GE Aerospace (XSGO:GE) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Jun. 2026)

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XSGO:GE GE Aerospace XSGO:GE
76 GF Score
Price $319.06
GF Value $267.34
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What is GE Aerospace Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

GE Aerospace's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $2,287 Mil. GE Aerospace's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $17,943 Mil. GE Aerospace's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $13,316 Mil. GE Aerospace's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 1.52.

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 GE Aerospace's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

XSGO:GE' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -271.35   Med: 1.83   Max: 14.73
Current: 1.51

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of GE Aerospace was 14.73. The lowest was -271.35. And the median was 1.83.

XSGO:GE's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
56.05% of 248 companies
in the Aerospace & Defense industry
Industry Median: 1.885 vs XSGO:GE: 1.51

GE Aerospace  (XSGO:GE) 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.


GE Aerospace Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


GE Aerospace Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for GE Aerospace'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.

GE Aerospace Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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XSGO:GE vs RTX, BA, LMT: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, GE Aerospace'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.


GE Aerospace Debt-to-EBITDA vs Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, GE Aerospace's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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


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GE Aerospace Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

GE Aerospace'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
=(1966 + 19591) / 12063
=1.79

GE Aerospace'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
=(2287 + 17943) / 13316
=1.52

* 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 GE Aerospace (XSGO:GE) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, GE Aerospace stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $319.06 is trading 19.3% above its estimated GF Value™ of $267.34.

Key valuation signals for XSGO:GE:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: $267.34 vs. price of $319.06 (19.3% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 76/100 with 3 warning signs

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


GE Aerospace Business Description

Address 1 Neumann Way, Evendale, OH, USA, 45215
GE Aerospace is the global leader in designing, manufacturing, and servicing commercial aircraft turbine engines, along with partner Safran in their CFM joint venture. With its massive global installed base of nearly 80,000 commercial and military engines, GE Aerospace earns most of its profits on recurring service revenue of that equipment, which operates for decades. GE Aerospace is the remaining core business of the company formed in 1892 with historical ties to American inventor Thomas Edison; General Electric became a storied conglomerate, with peak revenue of $130 billion in 2000, until it spun off its appliance, finance, healthcare, and wind and power businesses between 2016 and 2024.
76GF Score

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