HP (HPQ) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Jul. 2026)

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What is HP Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

HP's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2026 was $1,701 Mil. HP's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2026 was $8,638 Mil. HP's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2026 was $4,616 Mil. HP's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2026 was 2.24.

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

HPQ' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.02   Med: 1.87   Max: 2.63
Current: 2.46

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of HP was 2.63. The lowest was 1.02. And the median was 1.87.

HPQ's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
60.68% of 1803 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.69 vs HPQ: 2.46

HP  (NYSE:HPQ) 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.


HP Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


HP Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for HP'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.

HP Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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HPQ vs P, SMCI, IONQ: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, HP'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.


HP Debt-to-EBITDA vs Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, HP's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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


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HP Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

HP's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2025 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(1246 + 9636) / 4047
=2.69

HP's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(1701 + 8638) / 4616
=2.24

* 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 (Jul. 2026) EBITDA data.

Is HP (HPQ) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, HP stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $34.40 is trading 5.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of $32.56. GuruFocus considers HP to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for HPQ:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: $32.56 vs. price of $34.40 (5.7% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 78/100 with 8 warning signs

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


HP Business Description

Address 1501 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA, USA, 94304
HP (formerly Hewlett-Packard) is a behemoth in the PC and printing markets. It has focused on these markets since it exited IT infrastructure in 2015 with the split from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. HP focuses on the commercial market, but maintains sales of consumer devices and printers. The firm has a broad and global customer base, with only one third of sales coming from the US. HP completely outsources manufacturing and relies heavily on channel partners for its sales and marketing.
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