Safran (CHIX:SAFP) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Jun. 2026)

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CHIX:SAFP Safran SA CHIX:SAFP
91 GF Score
Price €330.30
GF Value €314.21
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Safran Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Safran's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €2,237 Mil. Safran's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €2,868 Mil. Safran's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €6,804 Mil. Safran's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 0.75.

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 Safran's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

CHIX:SAFp' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.95   Med: 1.22   Max: 7.48
Current: 0.68

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Safran was 7.48. The lowest was -4.95. And the median was 1.22.

CHIX:SAFp's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
73.79% of 248 companies
in the Aerospace & Defense industry
Industry Median: 1.885 vs CHIX:SAFp: 0.68

Safran  (CHIX:SAFp) 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.


Safran Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


Safran Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Safran'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.

Safran Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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CHIX:SAFP vs SPCX, GE, RTX: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Safran'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.


Safran Debt-to-EBITDA vs Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Safran's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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


CHIX:SAFP
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Safran Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Safran'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
=(2604 + 2721) / 11468
=0.46

Safran's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(2237 + 2868) / 6804
=0.75

* 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 two times the quarterly (Jun. 2026) EBITDA data.

Is Safran (CHIX:SAFP) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Safran stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €330.30 is trading 5.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of €314.21. GuruFocus considers Safran to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for CHIX:SAFP:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: €314.21 vs. price of €330.30 (5.1% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 91/100 with 6 warning signs

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Safran Business Description

Address 2, boulevard du General-Martial-Valin, Paris, FRA, 75015
Safran is a key player in the global commercial and military aerospace propulsion and equipment sectors. The group has three reportable segments: aerospace propulsion (commercial and military aircraft engines and spare parts); aircraft equipment, defense, and aerosystems (diversified business supplying components ranging from landing gear to avionics); and aircraft interiors (seats, cabins, and in-flight entertainment systems). Safran is a partner to the CFM joint venture with GE Aviation, which produces narrow-body engines.
91GF Score

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