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Kodiak SciencesMEX:KOD 27 Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.26 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates MEX:KOD with a GF Score™ of 27/100. The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 296 Biotechnology companies, Kodiak Sciences ranks worse than 337837.5% 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 Kodiak Sciences's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:
MEX:KOD'
s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.6 Med: -0.31 Max: -0.01
Current: -0.27
During the past 10 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Kodiak Sciences was -0.01. The lowest was -0.60. And the median was -0.31.
MEX:KOD's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than 100% of 296
companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 1.185
vs MEX:KOD: -0.27
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.
Kodiak Sciences Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms
Kodiak Sciences Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Kodiak Sciences'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.
MEX:KOD vs BEAM, TARS, VERA: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison
For the Biotechnology subindustry, Kodiak Sciences'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.
Kodiak Sciences Debt-to-EBITDA vs Biotechnology Industry
For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Kodiak Sciences's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Kodiak Sciences'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.
Kodiak Sciences (MEX:KOD) has a Debt-to-EBITDA of -0.26 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 Kodiak Sciences. According to the industry distribution chart, Kodiak Sciences ranks #999999 out of 296 companies in the Biotechnology industry.
Is Kodiak Sciences' Debt-to-EBITDA too high?
Kodiak Sciences' current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.26. Based on the distribution chart, Kodiak Sciences ranks #999999 out of 296 companies in the Biotechnology industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Kodiak Sciences has a GF Score™ of 27/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Kodiak Sciences' Debt-to-EBITDA compare to BEAM and TARS?
According to the Biotechnology industry distribution chart, Kodiak Sciences ranks #999999 out of 296 companies for Debt-to-EBITDA. This places Kodiak Sciences in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.19. 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 Biotechnology company?
The median Debt-to-EBITDA among Biotechnology companies is 1.19, based on 296 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 Kodiak Sciences. For the Biotechnology industry, the median Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.19 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Kodiak Sciences's current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.26. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Kodiak Sciences stock overvalued right now?
Kodiak Sciences (MEX:KOD) has a current Debt-to-EBITDA of -0.26. The current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.26. Kodiak Sciences' overall GF Score™ is 27/100 with 4 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 Kodiak Sciences (MEX:KOD), the current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.26 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.
Kodiak Sciences Inc has developed a new technology platform, the Antibody Biopolymer Conjugate (ABC) platform, for retinal medicines. Its investigational medicine, tarcocimab tedromer (Zenkuda or tarcocimab), is an anti-VEGF therapy built on Kodiak's proprietary ABC platform. Another investigational medicine, KSI-501, is an anti-interleukin 6, or IL-6, VEGF-trap bispecific therapy built on the ABC platform and is being developed for high-prevalence retinal vascular diseases and intended to address the unmet needs of extended durability and targeting disease biology beyond VEGF for differentiated efficacy. Its third investigational medicine, KSI-101, is a high-strength (100 mg/mL) bispecific protein targeting IL-6 and VEGF.
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