RKUNF (Rakuten Group) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Jun. 2026)

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RKUNF Rakuten Group Inc RKUNF
72 GF Score
Price $4.50
GF Value $5.88
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is Rakuten Group Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Rakuten Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $0 Mil. Rakuten Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $29,510 Mil. Rakuten Group's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $2,485 Mil. Rakuten Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 11.88.

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

RKUNF' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.1   Med: 19.33   Max: 4166.88
Current: 10.8

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Rakuten Group was 4166.88. The lowest was 5.10. And the median was 19.33.

RKUNF's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
92.23% of 914 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 2.23 vs RKUNF: 10.80

Rakuten Group  (OTCPK:RKUNF) 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.


Rakuten Group Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


Rakuten Group Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Rakuten Group'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.

Rakuten Group Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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RKUNF vs AMZN, BABA, PDD: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Internet Retail subindustry, Rakuten Group'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.


Rakuten Group Debt-to-EBITDA vs Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Rakuten Group's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Rakuten Group Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Rakuten Group'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
=(16415.464608121 + 21423.477622891) / 2712.5956834365
=13.95

Rakuten Group'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
=(0 + 29510.395323796) / 2484.7126744976
=11.88

* 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.

Is Rakuten Group (RKUNF) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Rakuten Group stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $4.50 is trading 23.5% below its estimated GF Value™ of $5.88. GuruFocus considers Rakuten Group to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for RKUNF:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: $5.88 vs. price of $4.50 (23.5% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 72/100 with 5 warning signs

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


Rakuten Group Business Description

Address 1-14-1 Tamagawa, Rakuten Crimson House, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 158-0094
Rakuten is a leading e-commerce and financial technology service provider in Japan. It has built up a comprehensive Rakuten ecosystem in Japan, including Rakuten Ichiba for e-commerce, Rakuten Travel, Rakuten Card, Rakuten Bank, and Rakuten Securities, and became the fourth mobile network operator in Japan in April 2020. The loyalty program, Rakuten Super Points, has encouraged cross-use of services in its ecosystem. About 90% of its revenue is generated from the Japanese market.
72GF Score

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