PKP Cargo (FRA:PK3) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Mar. 2026)

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FRA:PK3 PKP Cargo SA FRA:PK3
59 GF Score
Price €2.32
GF Value €3.10
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is PKP Cargo Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

PKP Cargo's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was €320.6 Mil. PKP Cargo's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was €285.8 Mil. PKP Cargo's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was €62.1 Mil. PKP Cargo's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was 9.77.

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

FRA:PK3' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.53   Med: 2.83   Max: 5.24
Current: 4.38

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of PKP Cargo was 5.24. The lowest was -1.53. And the median was 2.83.

FRA:PK3's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
70.91% of 880 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 2.625 vs FRA:PK3: 4.38

PKP Cargo  (FRA:PK3) 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.


PKP Cargo Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


PKP Cargo Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for PKP Cargo'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.

PKP Cargo Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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FRA:PK3 vs UNP, CSX, NSC: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Railroads subindustry, PKP Cargo'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.


PKP Cargo Debt-to-EBITDA vs Transportation Industry

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

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


FRA:PK3
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PKP Cargo Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

PKP Cargo'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
=(320.83781018956 + 321.28779309305) / 131.62360207534
=4.88

PKP Cargo's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(320.59436085298 + 285.81344624153) / 62.05104493066
=9.77

* 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 (Mar. 2026) EBITDA data.

Is PKP Cargo (FRA:PK3) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, PKP Cargo stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €2.32 is trading 25.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of €3.10. GuruFocus considers PKP Cargo to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for FRA:PK3:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: €3.10 vs. price of €2.32 (25.1% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 59/100 with 3 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:PK3 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


PKP Cargo Business Description

Other Exchanges PKP:PolandPK3:Germany
Address Grojecka Street No. 17, Warsaw, POL, 02-021
PKP Cargo SA provides an integrated chain of logistics services. Its business activities involve domestic and international transport of freight and the provision of comprehensive logistics services relating to rail transport of freight. The company's logistics services portfolio covers transport, intermodal, forwarding, terminals, sidings, rolling stock. The company's main geographical area of operations is Poland.
59GF Score

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