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Creative RealitiesCREXW -6.52%53 Debt-to-EBITDA is 15.38 as of Jun. 2026, which is 470% above its 10-year median of 2.70. GuruFocus rates CREXW with a GF Score™ of 53/100. The stock has 8 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,727 Software companies, Creative Realities ranks worse than 57903.82% on this metric.
Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.
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 Creative Realities's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:
CREXW'
s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -14.92 Med: 2.7 Max: 36.49
Current: -14.92
During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Creative Realities was 36.49. The lowest was -14.92. And the median was 2.70.
CREXW's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than 100% of 1727
companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 1
vs CREXW: -14.92
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.
Creative Realities Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms
Creative Realities Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Creative Realities'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.
CREXW vs VIDA, MAPS, PHUN: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison
For the Software - Application subindustry, Creative Realities'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.
Creative Realities Debt-to-EBITDA vs Software Industry
For the Software industry and Technology sector, Creative Realities's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Creative Realities's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.
* 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 four times the quarterly (Jun. 2026) EBITDA data.
Creative Realities (CREXW) has a Debt-to-EBITDA of 15.38 as of Jun. 2026. Debt-to-EBITDA ratio represents the ratio of total debt to total earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. View historical data on Creative Realities. This is 470% above median its historical median of 2.70. According to the industry distribution chart, Creative Realities ranks #999999 out of 1727 companies in the Software industry.
Is Creative Realities' Debt-to-EBITDA too high?
Creative Realities' current Debt-to-EBITDA of 15.38 is 470% above median its 10-year median of 2.70. The Software industry median Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.00. Creative Realities' value of 15.38 is 1438% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Creative Realities ranks #999999 out of 1727 companies in the Software industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Creative Realities has a GF Score™ of 53/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Creative Realities' Debt-to-EBITDA compare to VIDA and MAPS?
According to the Software industry distribution chart, Creative Realities ranks #999999 out of 1727 companies for Debt-to-EBITDA. This places Creative Realities in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.00. Creative Realities' value of 15.38 is 1438% above this benchmark. While the company's 10-year median is 2.70 vs. the industry median of 1.00, Creative Realities has consistently been above the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Debt-to-EBITDA for a Software company?
The median Debt-to-EBITDA among Software companies is 1.00, based on 1,727 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Debt-to-EBITDA significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Debt-to-EBITDA should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Creative Realities's current Debt-to-EBITDA of 15.38 is 1438% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Debt-to-EBITDA mean?
A high Debt-to-EBITDA can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Debt-to-EBITDA ratio represents the ratio of total debt to total earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. View historical data on Creative Realities. For the Software industry, the median Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.00 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Creative Realities's current Debt-to-EBITDA is 15.38, which is 470% above median its own 10-year median of 2.70. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Creative Realities stock overvalued right now?
Creative Realities (CREXW) has a current Debt-to-EBITDA of 15.38. The current Debt-to-EBITDA is 15.38, which is 470% above median its 10-year median of 2.70 and 1438% above the Software industry median of 1.00. Creative Realities' overall GF Score™ is 53/100 with 8 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Debt-to-EBITDA calculated?
Debt-to-EBITDA is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Creative Realities (CREXW), the current Debt-to-EBITDA is 15.38 as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Creative Realities Inc, along with its subsidiaries, is engaged in providing digital marketing technology & solutions to world-wide retail companies, luxury and other individual retail brands, advertising networks, outdoor clients, enterprises, and other organizations. The company operates in one reportable segment, marketing technology solutions. It offers solutions related to digital merchandising systems, omnichannel customer engagement systems, interactive digital shopping assistants, advisors and kiosks, and high-end audio-visual networks, along with marketing technologies such as mobile, social media, point-of-sale transactions, beaconing, and web-based media. Geographically, the company generates maximum revenue from the United States, and the rest from Canada.
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