SPH (Suburban Propane Partners LP) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Jun. 2026)

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SPH Suburban Propane Partners LP SPH
63 GF Score
Price $16.75
GF Value $18.34
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 4 Warning Signs
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What is Suburban Propane Partners LP Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Suburban Propane Partners LP's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $30 Mil. Suburban Propane Partners LP's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $1,298 Mil. Suburban Propane Partners LP's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $73 Mil. Suburban Propane Partners LP's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 18.26.

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 Suburban Propane Partners LP's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

SPH' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.21   Med: 5.15   Max: 6.24
Current: 4.82

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Suburban Propane Partners LP was 6.24. The lowest was 4.21. And the median was 5.15.

SPH's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
59.51% of 452 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 4.065 vs SPH: 4.82

Suburban Propane Partners LP  (NYSE:SPH) 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.

Suburban Propane Partners LP Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

Suburban Propane Partners LP Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Suburban Propane Partners LP'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.

Suburban Propane Partners LP Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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SPH vs CTRI, NWN, RGCO: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Suburban Propane Partners LP'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.

Suburban Propane Partners LP Debt-to-EBITDA vs Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Suburban Propane Partners LP's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Suburban Propane Partners LP's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


SPH
63GF Score
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Suburban Propane Partners LP Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Suburban Propane Partners LP's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2025 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(34.329 + 1295.429) / 256.225
=5.19

Suburban Propane Partners LP'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
=(29.856 + 1297.848) / 72.704
=18.26

* 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 Suburban Propane Partners LP (SPH) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Suburban Propane Partners LP stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $16.75 is trading 8.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of $18.34. GuruFocus considers Suburban Propane Partners LP to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for SPH:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: $18.34 vs. price of $16.75 (8.7% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 63/100 with 4 warning signs

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

Suburban Propane Partners LP Business Description

Address 240 Route 10 West, Whippany, NJ, USA, 07981
Suburban Propane Partners LP distributes propane, renewable propane, renewable natural gas (RNG), fuel oil, refined fuels, and markets natural gas and electricity in deregulated markets. It produces and invests in low-carbon fuel alternatives. The company installs and services home comfort heating and ventilation equipment and distributes fuel oil, kerosene, diesel, and gasoline to about 25,000 residential and commercial customers mainly in the U.S. northeast. It operates three segments: Propane, Fuel Oil and Refined Fuels, and Natural Gas and Electricity, with the Propane segment generating the majority of revenue. Propane, a by-product of natural gas processing and petroleum refining, is a clean-burning energy source known for transportability and ease of use.
63GF Score

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