SAF Holland SE (FRA:SFQ) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Jun. 2026)

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FRA:SFQ SAF Holland SE FRA:SFQ
58 GF Score
Price €22.60
GF Value €14.47
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
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What is SAF Holland SE Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

SAF Holland SE's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €52 Mil. SAF Holland SE's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €749 Mil. SAF Holland SE's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €258 Mil. SAF Holland SE's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 3.10.

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 SAF Holland SE's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:SFQ' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.01   Med: 4.18   Max: 5.16
Current: 3.86

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of SAF Holland SE was 5.16. The lowest was 3.01. And the median was 4.18.

FRA:SFQ's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
70.78% of 1102 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 2.275 vs FRA:SFQ: 3.86

SAF Holland SE  (FRA:SFQ) 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.


SAF Holland SE Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


SAF Holland SE Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for SAF Holland SE'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.

SAF Holland SE Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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FRA:SFQ vs ORLY, AZO, GPC: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Auto Parts subindustry, SAF Holland SE'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.


SAF Holland SE Debt-to-EBITDA vs Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, SAF Holland SE's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where SAF Holland SE's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


FRA:SFQ
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SAF Holland SE Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

SAF Holland SE'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
=(68.138 + 724.171) / 206.754
=3.83

SAF Holland SE'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
=(51.658 + 748.585) / 257.8
=3.10

* 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 SAF Holland SE (FRA:SFQ) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, SAF Holland SE stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €22.60 is trading 56.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of €14.47. GuruFocus considers SAF Holland SE to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for FRA:SFQ:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: €14.47 vs. price of €22.60 (56.2% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 58/100 with 8 warning signs

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


SAF Holland SE Business Description

Address Hauptstrasse 26, Bessenbach, BY, DEU, D-63856
SAF Holland SE is a manufacturer of chassis-related systems and components for trailers, trucks, and buses. The product range comprises axle and suspension systems, fifth wheels, kingpins, and landing gear, and is marketed under the brands SAF, Holland, V.Orlandi, Neway, KLL, V.ORLANDI, and York. It operates into three regions: EMEA, Americas, and APAC segments. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the EMEA region.
58GF Score

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