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Healthy Choice WellnessHCWC +2.24%8 Debt-to-EBITDA is -1.92 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates HCWC with a GF Score™ of 8/100. The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,548 Consumer Packaged Goods companies, Healthy Choice Wellness ranks worse than 64599.42% on this metric.
Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.
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 Healthy Choice Wellness's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:
HCWC'
s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -29.94 Med: -2.5 Max: 21.41
Current: -29.94
During the past 5 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Healthy Choice Wellness was 21.41. The lowest was -29.94. And the median was -2.50.
HCWC's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than 100% of 1548
companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 2.055
vs HCWC: -29.94
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.
Healthy Choice Wellness Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms
Healthy Choice Wellness Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data
* 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.
HCWC vs GPOX, INBP, CYAN: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison
For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Healthy Choice Wellness'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.
Healthy Choice Wellness Debt-to-EBITDA vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Healthy Choice Wellness's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Healthy Choice Wellness's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.
* 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.
Healthy Choice Wellness (HCWC) has a Debt-to-EBITDA of -1.92 as of Mar. 2026. Debt-to-EBITDA ratio represents the ratio of total debt to total earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. View historical data on Healthy Choice Wellness. According to the industry distribution chart, Healthy Choice Wellness ranks #999999 out of 1548 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry.
Is Healthy Choice Wellness' Debt-to-EBITDA too high?
Healthy Choice Wellness' current Debt-to-EBITDA is -1.92. Based on the distribution chart, Healthy Choice Wellness ranks #999999 out of 1548 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Healthy Choice Wellness has a GF Score™ of 8/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Healthy Choice Wellness' Debt-to-EBITDA compare to GPOX and INBP?
According to the Consumer Packaged Goods industry distribution chart, Healthy Choice Wellness ranks #999999 out of 1548 companies for Debt-to-EBITDA. This places Healthy Choice Wellness in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Debt-to-EBITDA is 2.06. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Debt-to-EBITDA for a Consumer Packaged Goods company?
The median Debt-to-EBITDA among Consumer Packaged Goods companies is 2.06, based on 1,548 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Debt-to-EBITDA significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Debt-to-EBITDA should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Debt-to-EBITDA mean?
A high Debt-to-EBITDA can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Debt-to-EBITDA ratio represents the ratio of total debt to total earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. View historical data on Healthy Choice Wellness. For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, the median Debt-to-EBITDA is 2.06 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Healthy Choice Wellness's current Debt-to-EBITDA is -1.92. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Healthy Choice Wellness stock overvalued right now?
Healthy Choice Wellness (HCWC) has a current Debt-to-EBITDA of -1.92. The current Debt-to-EBITDA is -1.92. Healthy Choice Wellness' overall GF Score™ is 8/100 with 3 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Debt-to-EBITDA calculated?
Debt-to-EBITDA is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Healthy Choice Wellness (HCWC), the current Debt-to-EBITDA is -1.92 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Healthy Choice Wellness Corp is a holding company operating in the natural products retail industry in the United States. Through its subsidiaries, it operates natural and organic grocery stores offering fresh produce, bulk foods, vitamins and supplements, packaged groceries, meat and seafood, deli, baked goods, dairy products, frozen foods, health and beauty products, and natural household items. The company has two operating segments: Grocery and Wellness, which are aggregated into a single reportable segment. It generates maximum revenue from the retail sale of products at stores.
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