National Beverage (MEX:FIZZ) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Jul. 2026)

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MEX:FIZZ National Beverage Corp MEX:FIZZ
74 GF Score
Price MXN1,115.00
GF Value MXN1,628.60
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is National Beverage Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

National Beverage's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2026 was MXN251 Mil. National Beverage's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2026 was MXN768 Mil. National Beverage's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2026 was MXN4,728 Mil. National Beverage's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2026 was 0.22.

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

MEX:FIZZ' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.17   Med: 0.23   Max: 0.28
Current: 0.24

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of National Beverage was 0.28. The lowest was 0.17. And the median was 0.23.

MEX:FIZZ's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
78.57% of 98 companies
in the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry
Industry Median: 1.14 vs MEX:FIZZ: 0.24

National Beverage  (MEX:FIZZ) 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.

National Beverage Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

National Beverage Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for National Beverage'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.

National Beverage Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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MEX:FIZZ vs COCO, SUJA, BUDA: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic subindustry, National Beverage'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.

National Beverage Debt-to-EBITDA vs Beverages - Non-Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, National Beverage's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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


MEX:FIZZ
74GF Score
National Beverage Corp MEX:FIZZ
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National Beverage Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

National Beverage's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(253.170984 + 778.916248) / 4816.6196849537
=0.21

National Beverage'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
=(251.3899456 + 768.3104128) / 4727.9269119272
=0.22

* 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 National Beverage (MEX:FIZZ) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, National Beverage stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of MXN1,115.00 is trading 31.5% below its estimated GF Value™ of MXN1,628.60.

Key valuation signals for MEX:FIZZ:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: MXN1,628.60 vs. price of MXN1,115.00 (31.5% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 74/100 with 2 warning signs

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

National Beverage Business Description

Other Exchanges FIZZ:USA0K50:UK
Address 8050 SW Tenth Street, Suite 4000, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA, 33324
National Beverage Corp is a non-alcoholic beverage company in the U.S. Its portfolio skews toward functional drinks (that is those purporting to offer health benefits) and is anchored by the popular LaCroix sparkling water trademark. Other offerings include Rip It energy drinks, Everfresh juices, and soda brands like Shasta and Faygo. The firm controls the majority of its production and distribution apparatus, with very little outsourcing. In terms of go-to-market, it uses warehouse distribution for retailers, direct-store delivery for convenience stores and other small outlets, and food-service distributors for the food-service channel (schools, hospitals, restaurants).
74GF Score

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MXN1,115.00
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