Stadler Rail AG (FRA:6RL) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Jun. 2026)

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FRA:6RL Stadler Rail AG FRA:6RL
77 GF Score
Price €31.58
GF Value €31.37
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 6 Warning Signs
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What is Stadler Rail AG Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Stadler Rail AG's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €508 Mil. Stadler Rail AG's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €527 Mil. Stadler Rail AG's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €314 Mil. Stadler Rail AG's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 3.29.

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 Stadler Rail AG's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:6RL' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.36   Med: 3.14   Max: 5.91
Current: 2.61

During the past 9 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Stadler Rail AG was 5.91. The lowest was 0.36. And the median was 3.14.

FRA:6RL's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
50.34% of 880 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 2.625 vs FRA:6RL: 2.61

Stadler Rail AG  (FRA:6RL) 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.

Stadler Rail AG Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

Stadler Rail AG Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Stadler Rail AG'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.

Stadler Rail AG Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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FRA:6RL vs UNP, CSX, NSC: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Railroads subindustry, Stadler Rail AG'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.

Stadler Rail AG Debt-to-EBITDA vs Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Stadler Rail AG's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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


FRA:6RL
77GF Score
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Stadler Rail AG Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Stadler Rail AG'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
=(466.33592722165 + 543.53554185767) / 330.70994440944
=3.05

Stadler Rail AG'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
=(507.6905196602 + 526.98153196499) / 314.4205750633
=3.29

* 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 Stadler Rail AG (FRA:6RL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Stadler Rail AG stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €31.58 is trading 0.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of €31.37. GuruFocus considers Stadler Rail AG to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for FRA:6RL:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: €31.37 vs. price of €31.58 (0.7% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 77/100 with 6 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:6RL stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Stadler Rail AG Business Description

Address Ernst-Stadler-Strasse 1, Bussnang, CHE, CH-9565
Stadler Rail AG is a Switzerland based producer of rolling stock and related systems. The company operates in three reportable segments that are Rolling Stock segment which include the manufacturing of various types of rail vehicles. The Service & Components segment offers full service, modernization and revision, spare parts service, and vehicle repairs, including the maintenance and assessment of defects, and Signalling segment develops and distributes various signalling solutions for vehicles and infrastructures. Geographically, the company operates in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, America, CIS and Rest of the world.
77GF Score

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