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Tialis Essential ITFRA:U6M -0.87%36 Debt-to-Equity is 0.26 as of Dec. 2025, which is 35% below its 10-year median of 0.40. GuruFocus rates FRA:U6M with a GF Score™ of 36/100. The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,243 Software companies, Tialis Essential IT ranks worse than 56.17% on this metric.
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 Tialis Essential IT's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:
FRA:U6M'
s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.1 Med: 0.4 Max: 1.82
Current: 0.26
During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Tialis Essential IT was 1.82. The lowest was -2.10. And the median was 0.40.
FRA:U6M's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than 56.17% of 2243
companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 0.2
vs FRA:U6M: 0.26
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.
Tialis Essential IT Debt-to-Equity Related Terms
Tialis Essential IT Debt-to-Equity Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Tialis Essential IT'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.
FRA:U6M vs IBM, ACN, FISV: Debt-to-Equity Comparison
For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Tialis Essential IT'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.
Tialis Essential IT Debt-to-Equity vs Software Industry
For the Software industry and Technology sector, Tialis Essential IT's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Tialis Essential IT'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.
Tialis Essential IT (FRA:U6M) has a Debt-to-Equity of 0.26 as of Dec. 2025. Debt-to-Equity ratio represents the ratio of total debt to total company equity. View historical data on Tialis Essential IT and its competitors. This is 35% below median its historical median of 0.40. According to the industry distribution chart, Tialis Essential IT ranks #1260 out of 2243 companies in the Software industry, placing it in the top 56.2%.
Is Tialis Essential IT's Debt-to-Equity too high?
Tialis Essential IT's current Debt-to-Equity of 0.26 is 35% below median its 10-year median of 0.40. The Software industry median Debt-to-Equity is 0.20. Tialis Essential IT's value of 0.26 is 30% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Tialis Essential IT ranks #1260 out of 2243 companies in the Software industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Tialis Essential IT has a GF Score™ of 36/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Tialis Essential IT's Debt-to-Equity compare to IBM and ACN?
According to the Software industry distribution chart, Tialis Essential IT ranks #1260 out of 2243 companies for Debt-to-Equity. This places Tialis Essential IT in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Debt-to-Equity is 0.20. Tialis Essential IT's value of 0.26 is 30% above this benchmark. While the company's 10-year median is 0.40 vs. the industry median of 0.20, Tialis Essential IT 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-Equity for a Software company?
The median Debt-to-Equity among Software companies is 0.20, based on 2,243 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. Tialis Essential IT's current Debt-to-Equity of 0.26 is 30% 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-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 Tialis Essential IT and its competitors. For the Software industry, the median Debt-to-Equity is 0.20 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Tialis Essential IT's current Debt-to-Equity is 0.26, which is 35% below median its own 10-year median of 0.40. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Tialis Essential IT stock overvalued right now?
Tialis Essential IT (FRA:U6M) has a current Debt-to-Equity of 0.26. The current Debt-to-Equity is 0.26, which is 35% below median its 10-year median of 0.40 and 30% above the Software industry median of 0.20. Tialis Essential IT's overall GF Score™ is 36/100 with 3 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 Tialis Essential IT (FRA:U6M), the current Debt-to-Equity is 0.26 as of Dec. 2025. 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.
Tialis Essential IT PLC is a specialist managed service provider with a broad portfolio of IT services and technology solutions. Its principal activities include the provision of end-to-end solutions to enterprise-scale end-customers, and public and private customers, concentrating on end-user device management and on-site support solutions. The company has two operating segment being the provision of end-to-end IT solutions, concentrating on end-user device management and on-site support solutions and AI consulting services. Geographically, it generates a majority of its revenue from the United Kingdom and the rest from Europe.
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