SUNS (Sunrise Realty Trust) Debt-to-EBITDA : 8.19 (As of Mar. 2026) — 58% Below Median

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What is Sunrise Realty Trust Debt-to-EBITDA?

Sunrise Realty Trust SUNS +1.82% 16 Debt-to-EBITDA is 8.19 as of Mar. 2026, which is 58% below its 10-year median of 19.50. GuruFocus rates SUNS with a GF Score™ of 16/100. The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 572 REITs companies, Sunrise Realty Trust ranks worse than 77.27% on this metric.

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

Sunrise Realty Trust's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $139.40 Mil. Sunrise Realty Trust's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $0.00 Mil. Sunrise Realty Trust's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $17.01 Mil. Sunrise Realty Trust's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was 8.19.

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 Sunrise Realty Trust's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

SUNS' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.05   Med: 19.5   Max: 28.95
Current: 10.48

During the past 3 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Sunrise Realty Trust was 28.95. The lowest was 10.05. And the median was 19.50.

SUNS's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
77.27% of 572 companies
in the REITs industry
Industry Median: 6.55 vs SUNS: 10.48

Sunrise Realty Trust  (NAS:SUNS) 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.


Sunrise Realty Trust Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


Sunrise Realty Trust Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Sunrise Realty Trust'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.

Sunrise Realty Trust Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Sunrise Realty Trust Annual Data
Trend Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Debt-to-EBITDA
N/A 28.95 10.05

Sunrise Realty Trust Quarterly Data
Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Debt-to-EBITDA Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.49 4.84 4.14 18.71 8.19

SUNS vs RPT, ACR, CHMI: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the REIT - Mortgage subindustry, Sunrise Realty Trust'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.


Sunrise Realty Trust Debt-to-EBITDA vs REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Sunrise Realty Trust's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sunrise Realty Trust's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


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Sunrise Realty Trust Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Sunrise Realty Trust'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
=(122 + 0) / 12.142
=10.05

Sunrise Realty Trust's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(139.4 + 0) / 17.012
=8.19

* 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.

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What does a Debt-to-EBITDA of 8.19 mean?
Sunrise Realty Trust (SUNS) has a Debt-to-EBITDA of 8.19 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 Sunrise Realty Trust. This is 58% below median its historical median of 19.50. Over the past decade, Sunrise Realty Trust's Debt-to-EBITDA has ranged from 10.05 to 28.95. According to the industry distribution chart, Sunrise Realty Trust ranks #442 out of 572 companies in the REITs industry, placing it in the top 77.3%.
Is Sunrise Realty Trust's Debt-to-EBITDA too high?
Sunrise Realty Trust's current Debt-to-EBITDA of 8.19 is 58% below median its 10-year median of 19.50. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 10.05 to a high of 28.95. The REITs industry median Debt-to-EBITDA is 6.55. Sunrise Realty Trust's value of 8.19 is 25% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Sunrise Realty Trust ranks #442 out of 572 companies in the REITs industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Sunrise Realty Trust has a GF Score™ of 16/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Sunrise Realty Trust's Debt-to-EBITDA compare to RPT and ACR?
According to the REITs industry distribution chart, Sunrise Realty Trust ranks #442 out of 572 companies for Debt-to-EBITDA. This places Sunrise Realty Trust in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Debt-to-EBITDA is 6.55. Sunrise Realty Trust's value of 8.19 is 25% above this benchmark. Historically, Sunrise Realty Trust's own Debt-to-EBITDA has ranged from 10.05 to 28.95 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 19.50 vs. the industry median of 6.55, Sunrise Realty Trust has consistently been above the industry average. 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 REITs company?
The median Debt-to-EBITDA among REITs companies is 6.55, based on 572 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. Sunrise Realty Trust's current Debt-to-EBITDA of 8.19 is 25% above the industry median. 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 Sunrise Realty Trust. For the REITs industry, the median Debt-to-EBITDA is 6.55 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Sunrise Realty Trust's current Debt-to-EBITDA is 8.19, which is 58% below median its own 10-year median of 19.50. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Sunrise Realty Trust stock overvalued right now?
Sunrise Realty Trust (SUNS) has a current Debt-to-EBITDA of 8.19. The current Debt-to-EBITDA is 8.19, which is 58% below median its 10-year median of 19.50 and 25% above the REITs industry median of 6.55. Sunrise Realty Trust's overall GF Score™ is 16/100 with 5 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 Sunrise Realty Trust (SUNS), the current Debt-to-EBITDA is 8.19 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.

Sunrise Realty Trust Business Description

Industry Real EstateREITs
Address 525 Okeechobee Boulevard, Suite 1650, West Palm Beach, FL, USA, 33401
Sunrise Realty Trust Inc is a real estate investment trust company. It is focus on originating CRE debt investments and providing capital to high-quality borrowers and sponsors with transitional business plans collateralized by CRE assets with opportunities for near-term value creation, as well as recapitalization opportunities. It intends to create a diversified investment portfolio, targeting investments in senior mortgage loans, mezzanine loans, whole loans, B-notes, CMBS, and debt-like preferred equity securities across CRE asset classes and investment mix to include high-quality multi-family, condominiums, retail, office, hospitality, industrial, mixed-use, and specialty-use real estate. The company's portfolio is concentrated in the Southern U.S.
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