Princes Group (CHIX:PRNL) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Dec. 2025)

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CHIX:PRNL Princes Group PLC CHIX:PRNL
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What is Princes Group Debt-to-EBITDA?

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Princes Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was £95 Mil. Princes Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was £171 Mil. Princes Group's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was £166 Mil. Princes Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was 1.60.

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for Princes Group's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

CHIX:PRNl' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.6   Med: 6.5   Max: 30.87
Current: 1.6

During the past 5 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Princes Group was 30.87. The lowest was 1.60. And the median was 6.50.

CHIX:PRNl's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
57.32% of 1572 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 2.115 vs CHIX:PRNl: 1.60

Princes Group  (CHIX:PRNl) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation

In the calculation of Debt-to-EBITDA, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by EBITDA. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.

According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

Princes Group Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

Princes Group Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Princes Group's Debt-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Princes Group Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Princes Group Annual Data
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Princes Group Semi-Annual Data
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CHIX:PRNL vs KHC, GIS: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Princes Group's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Princes Group Debt-to-EBITDA vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Princes Group's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Princes Group's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


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Princes Group Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Princes Group's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(94.517 + 171.499) / 165.817
=1.60

Princes Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(94.517 + 171.499) / 165.817
=1.60

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In the calculation of annual Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the EBITDA data used here is one times the quarterly (Dec. 2025) EBITDA data.

Princes Group Business Description

Other Exchanges PRN:UK7XN:Germany
Address Royal Liver Building, Pier Head, Liverpool, GBR, L3 1NX
Princes Group PLC is a food and beverage manufacturing company. Its portfolio spans five strategic business units - Foods, Fish, Italian, Oils and Drinks. Its segments include Food: supplies a variety of foods such as baked beans, soups, ready meals, peas and pulses through the large food retailer and foodservice sales channels, which are predominantly manufactured in the UK; Fish: supplies ambient tuna, mackerel, salmon and other fish in the UK and the EEA; Italian: supplies canned tomatoes, branded pasta, pulses and oil products through the large food retailer; Oils: consists of seed, olive and speciality oils, and compound fats; and Drinks: supplies own brand juices, squash and carbonates, operating out of three production facilities in the UK.
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