CNOOC (MEX:883N) Debt-to-EBITDA : N/A (As of Jun. 2026)

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What is CNOOC Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

CNOOC's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was MXN10,426.96 Mil. CNOOC's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was MXN164,912.85 Mil. CNOOC's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was MXN0.00 Mil.

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

MEX:883N' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.27   Med: 0.96   Max: 2.14
Current: 0.27

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of CNOOC was 2.14. The lowest was 0.27. And the median was 0.96.

MEX:883N's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
87.74% of 718 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 1.83 vs MEX:883N: 0.27

CNOOC  (MEX:883N) 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.


CNOOC Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


CNOOC Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for CNOOC'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.

CNOOC Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

CNOOC Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.85 0.51 0.48 0.34 0.27

CNOOC Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
Debt-to-EBITDA Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.38 0.41 0.15 0.33 N/A

MEX:883N vs COP, EOG, OXY: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, CNOOC'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.


CNOOC Debt-to-EBITDA vs Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, CNOOC's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



CNOOC Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

CNOOC'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
=(8574.386 + 169866.927) / 657694.29
=0.27

CNOOC'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
=(10426.961 + 164912.853) / 0
=N/A

* 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.


CNOOC Business Description

Industry EnergyOil & Gas
Other Exchanges 00883:Hong Kong600938:China
Address 1 Garden Road, 65th Floor, Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong, HKG, 999077
CNOOC is China's main offshore oil and gas exploration and production company. Through its parent company, it has exclusive rights to partner with foreign companies in offshore China projects. Net production for 2025 reached 777.3 million barrels of oil equivalent (77.2% oil), and year-end proven reserves were 7.77 billion barrels of oil equivalent. Assets outside China make up around 30.9% of production.