WCPRF (Whitecap Resources) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Jun. 2026)

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WCPRF Whitecap Resources Inc WCPRF
64 GF Score
Price $13.06
GF Value $7.86
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 7 Warning Signs
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What is Whitecap Resources Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Whitecap Resources's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $185 Mil. Whitecap Resources's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $1,770 Mil. Whitecap Resources's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $5,146 Mil. Whitecap Resources's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 0.38.

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 Whitecap Resources's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

WCPRF' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.58   Med: 0.92   Max: 5.04
Current: 0.65

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Whitecap Resources was 5.04. The lowest was -0.58. And the median was 0.92.

WCPRF's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
76.85% of 717 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 1.83 vs WCPRF: 0.65

Whitecap Resources  (OTCPK:WCPRF) 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.


Whitecap Resources Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


Whitecap Resources Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Whitecap Resources'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.

Whitecap Resources Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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WCPRF vs COP, EOG, OXY: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Whitecap Resources'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.


Whitecap Resources Debt-to-EBITDA vs Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Whitecap Resources's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Whitecap Resources Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Whitecap Resources'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
=(188.29108152471 + 2559.9854094474) / 2309.1150094265
=1.19

Whitecap Resources'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
=(184.95154185022 + 1770.1497797357) / 5145.6817849748
=0.38

* 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 Whitecap Resources (WCPRF) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Whitecap Resources stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $13.06 is trading 66.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of $7.86. GuruFocus considers Whitecap Resources to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for WCPRF:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: $7.86 vs. price of $13.06 (66.2% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 64/100 with 7 warning signs

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


Whitecap Resources Business Description

Industry EnergyOil & Gas
Address 525 - 8th Avenue South West, Suite 3800, Calgary, AB, CAN, T2P 1G1
Whitecap Resources Inc is engaged in the business of acquiring, developing, and holding interests in petroleum and natural gas properties and assets. The company acquires assets with discovered petroleum initially in place and low current recovery factors. Light oil is the primary byproduct of Whitecap's Canadian assets.
64GF Score

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