Retail Estates (XAMS:RET) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Mar. 2026)

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What is Retail Estates Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Retail Estates's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was €191.72 Mil. Retail Estates's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was €668.53 Mil. Retail Estates's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was €180.03 Mil. Retail Estates's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was 4.78.

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 Retail Estates's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

XAMS:RET' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.32   Med: 6.75   Max: 11.91
Current: 5.43

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Retail Estates was 11.91. The lowest was 4.32. And the median was 6.75.

XAMS:RET's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
59.51% of 573 companies
in the REITs industry
Industry Median: 6.32 vs XAMS:RET: 5.43

Retail Estates  (XAMS:RET) 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.

Retail Estates Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

Retail Estates Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Retail Estates'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.

Retail Estates Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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XAMS:RET vs SPG, O, KIM: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the REIT - Retail subindustry, Retail Estates'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.

Retail Estates Debt-to-EBITDA vs REITs Industry

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

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


Retail Estates Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Retail Estates's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year 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
=(191.723 + 668.531) / 150.782
=5.71

Retail Estates'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
=(191.723 + 668.531) / 180.026
=4.78

* 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 two times the quarterly (Mar. 2026) EBITDA data.

Retail Estates Business Description

Industry Real EstateREITs
Address Industrielaan 6, Ternat, BEL, 1740
Retail Estates SA is a real estate investment trust that invests mainly in retail properties. It is a niche player specialised in making out-of town retail properties located on the periphery of residential areas or along main access roads to urban centres available to users. It has distinguished between two geographical segments: Belgium and the Netherlands. The majority of revenue comes from Belgium.