EQNR (Equinor ASA) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Jun. 2026)

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74 GF Score
Price $42.49
GF Value $34.81
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
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What is Equinor ASA Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Equinor ASA's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $8,176 Mil. Equinor ASA's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $24,244 Mil. Equinor ASA's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $63,493 Mil. Equinor ASA's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 0.51.

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

EQNR' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.37   Med: 0.86   Max: 3.19
Current: 0.69

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Equinor ASA was 3.19. The lowest was 0.37. And the median was 0.86.

EQNR's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
75.03% of 717 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 1.83 vs EQNR: 0.69

Equinor ASA  (NYSE:EQNR) 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.


Equinor ASA Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


Equinor ASA Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Equinor ASA'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.

Equinor ASA Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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EQNR vs XOM, CVX: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Integrated subindustry, Equinor ASA'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.


Equinor ASA Debt-to-EBITDA vs Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Equinor ASA's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Equinor ASA Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Equinor ASA'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
=(5236.053977924 + 25984.267869056) / 36455.668654253
=0.86

Equinor ASA'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
=(8176.32074448 + 24243.95105289) / 63492.866716756
=0.51

* 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.

Is Equinor ASA (EQNR) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Equinor ASA stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $42.49 is trading 22.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of $34.81. GuruFocus considers Equinor ASA to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for EQNR:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: $34.81 vs. price of $42.49 (22.1% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 74/100 with 7 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the EQNR stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Equinor ASA Business Description

Industry EnergyOil & Gas
Address Forusbeen 50, Stavanger, NOR, NO-4035
Equinor is a Norway-based integrated oil and gas company. It has been publicly listed since 2001, but the government retains a 67% stake. Operating primarily on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, the firm produced 2.1 million barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2025 (50% liquids) and ended 2025 with 5.2 billion barrels of proven reserves (45% liquids). Operations also include oil refineries and natural gas processing, marketing, and trading. The renewables portfolio includes offshore and onshore wind and solar, with total power generation of 5.65 TWh in 2025.
74GF Score

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