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A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.
The historical rank and industry rank for Suedzucker AG's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:
CHIX:SZUd'
s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.27 Med: 0.65 Max: 0.75
Current: 0.74
During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Suedzucker AG was 0.75. The lowest was 0.27. And the median was 0.65.
CHIX:SZUd's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than 67.88% of 1753
companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 0.42
vs CHIX:SZUd: 0.74
Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.
Suedzucker AG Debt-to-Equity Related Terms
Suedzucker AG Debt-to-Equity Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Suedzucker AG's Debt-to-Equity 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.
CHIX:SZUD vs KHC, GIS, HRL: Debt-to-Equity Comparison
For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Suedzucker AG's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity 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.
Suedzucker AG Debt-to-Equity vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Suedzucker AG's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Suedzucker AG's Debt-to-Equity falls into.
* 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.
Suedzucker AG (CHIX:SZUD) has a Debt-to-Equity of 0.00 as of May. 2026. Debt-to-Equity ratio represents the ratio of total debt to total company equity. View historical data on Suedzucker AG and its competitors. Over the past decade, Suedzucker AG's Debt-to-Equity has ranged from 0.27 to 0.75. According to the industry distribution chart, Suedzucker AG ranks #1190 out of 1753 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, placing it in the top 67.9%.
Is Suedzucker AG's Debt-to-Equity too high?
Suedzucker AG's current Debt-to-Equity is 0.00. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.27 to a high of 0.75. Based on the distribution chart, Suedzucker AG ranks #1190 out of 1753 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Suedzucker AG has a GF Score™ of 68/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Suedzucker AG's Debt-to-Equity compare to KHC and GIS?
According to the Consumer Packaged Goods industry distribution chart, Suedzucker AG ranks #1190 out of 1753 companies for Debt-to-Equity. This places Suedzucker AG in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Debt-to-Equity is 0.42. Historically, Suedzucker AG's own Debt-to-Equity has ranged from 0.27 to 0.75 over the past decade. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Debt-to-Equity for a Consumer Packaged Goods company?
The median Debt-to-Equity among Consumer Packaged Goods companies is 0.42, based on 1,753 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Debt-to-Equity significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Debt-to-Equity should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Debt-to-Equity mean?
A high Debt-to-Equity can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Debt-to-Equity ratio represents the ratio of total debt to total company equity. View historical data on Suedzucker AG and its competitors. For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, the median Debt-to-Equity is 0.42 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Suedzucker AG's current Debt-to-Equity is 0.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Suedzucker AG stock overvalued right now?
Suedzucker AG (CHIX:SZUD) has a current Debt-to-Equity of 0.00. The stock's GF Value™ is €9.64, compared to a current price of €11.65 — trading 20.9% above its estimated fair value. The current Debt-to-Equity is 0.00. Suedzucker AG's overall GF Score™ is 68/100 with 8 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Debt-to-Equity calculated?
Debt-to-Equity is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Suedzucker AG (CHIX:SZUD), the current Debt-to-Equity is 0.00 as of May. 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.
Is Suedzucker AG (CHIX:SZUD) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Suedzucker AG stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of €11.65 is trading 20.9% above its estimated GF Value™ of €9.64.
Key valuation signals for CHIX:SZUD:
Debt-to-Equity: 0.00
GF Value™: €9.64 vs. price of €11.65 (20.9% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the CHIX:SZUD stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Suedzucker AG has five segments: Sugar, Special products, Crop energies, starch, and Fruit. The Sugar segment produces Sugar, sugar specialty products, animal feed, and fertilizer. Special products produce frozen pizzas, baguettes, snacks, pasta, food ingredients, animal feed, starch, and pharmaceuticals. Crop energies produce bioethanol, protein-based food, and liquid carbon dioxide. The fruit segment makes juice concentrates, pure juice, wines, and beverage bases. Suedzucker sells its products to retailers and companies in the food, beverage, agriculture, paper, textile, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, animal feed, and petroleum industries. Germany is Suedzucker's primary market, and the company generates the majority of its revenue in European Union countries.
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