Prairie Operating CoPROP -4.15%29 Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.55 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates PROP with a GF Score™ of 29/100. The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review. Among 701 Oil & Gas companies, Prairie Operating Co ranks worse than 142653.21% 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 Prairie Operating Co's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:
PROP'
s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -9.96 Med: -0.78 Max: 2.83
Current: -9.96
During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Prairie Operating Co was 2.83. The lowest was -9.96. And the median was -0.78.
PROP's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than 100% of 701
companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 2.02
vs PROP: -9.96
Prairie Operating Co (NAS:PROP) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation
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.
Prairie Operating Co Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms
Prairie Operating Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Prairie Operating Co'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.
For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Prairie Operating Co'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.
Prairie Operating Co Debt-to-EBITDA vs Oil & Gas Industry
For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Prairie Operating Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Prairie Operating Co'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.
Prairie Operating Co (PROP) has a Debt-to-EBITDA of -0.55 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 Prairie Operating Co. According to the industry distribution chart, Prairie Operating Co ranks #999999 out of 701 companies in the Oil & Gas industry.
Is Prairie Operating Co's Debt-to-EBITDA too high?
Prairie Operating Co's current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.55. Based on the distribution chart, Prairie Operating Co ranks #999999 out of 701 companies in the Oil & Gas industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Prairie Operating Co has a GF Score™ of 29/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Prairie Operating Co's Debt-to-EBITDA compare to LRDC and NRT?
According to the Oil & Gas industry distribution chart, Prairie Operating Co ranks #999999 out of 701 companies for Debt-to-EBITDA. This places Prairie Operating Co in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Debt-to-EBITDA is 2.02. 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 an Oil & Gas company?
The median Debt-to-EBITDA among Oil & Gas companies is 2.02, based on 701 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 Prairie Operating Co. For the Oil & Gas industry, the median Debt-to-EBITDA is 2.02 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Prairie Operating Co's current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.55. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Prairie Operating Co stock overvalued right now?
Prairie Operating Co (PROP) has a current Debt-to-EBITDA of -0.55. The current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.55. Prairie Operating Co's overall GF Score™ is 29/100 with 7 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 Prairie Operating Co (PROP), the current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.55 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.
Prairie Operating Co is an independent oil and natural gas company focused on the acquisition and development of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (NGLs). Its assets and operations are located in the oil region of rural Weld County, Colorado, within the Denver-Julesburg Basin in Colorado (the DJ Basin). The company generates maximum revenue from crude oil sales, and the rest from the sale of natural gas and natural gas liquids.
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