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DPZ (Domino's Pizza) Debt-to-EBITDA : 4.21 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Domino's Pizza Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Domino's Pizza's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $1,190 Mil. Domino's Pizza's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $4,008 Mil. Domino's Pizza's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $1,233 Mil. Domino's Pizza's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 4.21.

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

DPZ' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.44   Med: 5.58   Max: 6.27
Current: 5.17

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Domino's Pizza was 6.27. The lowest was 4.44. And the median was 5.58.

DPZ's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
68.42% of 285 companies
in the Restaurants industry
Industry Median: 3.12 vs DPZ: 5.17

Domino's Pizza Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Domino's Pizza'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.

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Domino's Pizza Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Domino's Pizza Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.50 5.94 6.17 5.60 5.17

Domino's Pizza Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
Debt-to-EBITDA Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.47 6.04 5.60 5.20 4.21

Competitive Comparison of Domino's Pizza's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Restaurants subindustry, Domino's Pizza'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.


Domino's Pizza's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Domino's Pizza's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Domino's Pizza Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Domino's Pizza's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(1189.599 + 4007.642) / 1005.817
=5.17

Domino's Pizza's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(1189.599 + 4007.642) / 1233.312
=4.21

* 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 (Dec. 2024) EBITDA data.


Domino's Pizza  (NAS:DPZ) 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.


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Domino's Pizza Business Description

Address
30 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, 48105
Domino's is a restaurant operator and franchiser with nearly 21,400 global stores across more than 90 international markets at the end of 2024. The firm generates revenue through the sales of pizza, wings, salads, sandwiches, and desserts at company-owned stores, royalty and marketing contributions from franchise-operated stores, and its network of 25 domestic (and five Canadian) dough manufacturing and supply chain facilities, which centralize purchasing, preparation, and last-mile delivery for the firm's US and Canadian restaurants. With roughly $19.2 billion in 2024 system sales, Domino's is the largest player in the global pizza market, ahead of Pizza Hut, Little Caesars, and narrow-moat Papa John's.
Executives
Cynthia A Headen officer: EVP, Supply Chain Services 30 FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT DR, ANN ARBOR MI 48105
Kevin Scott Morris officer: EVP, Gen'l Counsel, Secretary 30 FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT DR, ANN ARBOR MI 48105
Reddy Sandeep officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer C/O GUESS?, INC., 1444 SOUTH ALAMEDA STREET, LOS ANGELES CA 90021
Kelly E Garcia officer: EVP. Chief Technology Officer 30 FRANK LLOYD WRIGH DR, ANN ARBOR MI 48105
James A Goldman director
Diana F Cantor director 9201 FOREST HILL AVENUE, RICHMOND VA 23235
Andrew Balson director, 10 percent owner
Andy Ballard director ONE MARITIME PLAZA, SUITE 1350, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Jessica L Parrish officer: VP, Treasurer, Corp Controller 30 FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT DRIVE, ANN ARBOR MI 48105
Frank Garrido officer: EVP, U.S. Operations & Support 30 FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT DRIVE, ANN ARBOR MI 48105
Russell J Weiner officer: President, Domino's U.S.A. 30 FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT DR, ANN ARBOR MI 48105
Joseph Hugh Jordan officer: EVP, International 30 FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT DR, ANN ARBOR MI 48105
Sam Jackson officer: EVP, Human Resources 30 FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT DRIVE, ANN ARBOR MI 48105
Lisa V Price officer: EVP, Chief Human Resources Ofc 30 FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT DR, ANN ARBOR MI 48105
Patricia E Lopez director 333 LUDLOW ST, STAMFORD CT 06902