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SanDiskSNDK +7.39%51 Debt-to-EBITDA is 0.00 as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus rates SNDK with a GF Score™ of 51/100. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,793 Hardware companies, SanDisk ranks better than 99.94% 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 SanDisk's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:
SNDK'
s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.12 Med: 0.95 Max: 1.69
Current: 0.01
During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of SanDisk was 1.69. The lowest was -4.12. And the median was 0.95.
SNDK's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than 99.94% of 1793
companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.7
vs SNDK: 0.01
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.
SanDisk Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms
SanDisk Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data
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The historical data trend for SanDisk'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 Computer Hardware subindustry, SanDisk'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.
SanDisk Debt-to-EBITDA vs Hardware Industry
For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, SanDisk's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where SanDisk'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 (Jun. 2026) EBITDA data.
SanDisk (SNDK) has a Debt-to-EBITDA of 0.00 as of Jun. 2026. Debt-to-EBITDA ratio represents the ratio of total debt to total earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. View historical data on SanDisk. According to the industry distribution chart, SanDisk ranks #1 out of 1793 companies in the Hardware industry, placing it in the top 0.099999999999994%.
Is SanDisk's Debt-to-EBITDA too high?
SanDisk's current Debt-to-EBITDA is 0.00. Based on the distribution chart, SanDisk ranks #1 out of 1793 companies in the Hardware industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, SanDisk has a GF Score™ of 51/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does SanDisk's Debt-to-EBITDA compare to ANET and STX?
According to the Hardware industry distribution chart, SanDisk ranks #1 out of 1793 companies for Debt-to-EBITDA. This places SanDisk in the top 0% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.70. 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 Hardware company?
The median Debt-to-EBITDA among Hardware companies is 1.70, based on 1,793 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 SanDisk. For the Hardware industry, the median Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.70 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. SanDisk's current Debt-to-EBITDA is 0.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is SanDisk stock overvalued right now?
SanDisk (SNDK) has a current Debt-to-EBITDA of 0.00. The current Debt-to-EBITDA is 0.00. SanDisk's overall GF Score™ is 51/100 with 2 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 SanDisk (SNDK), the current Debt-to-EBITDA is 0.00 as of Jun. 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.
Sandisk is one of the five largest suppliers of NAND flash memory semiconductors globally. Sandisk is vertically integrated, producing substantially all of its flash chips at manufacturing sites across Japan via a joint-venture framework with Kioxia. Sandisk then repackages most of its chips into SSDs for consumer electronics, external storage, or cloud storage. Sandisk was formerly a piece of Western Digital for nine years (after being acquired in 2016) and was spun off as an independent company in 2025.
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