PARA (Paramount Global) Debt-to-Equity : 0.95 (As of Dec. 2024)

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What is Paramount Global Debt-to-Equity?

Paramount Global's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $0 Mil. Paramount Global's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $15,549 Mil. Paramount Global's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $16,320 Mil. Paramount Global's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.95.

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 Paramount Global's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

PARA' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.7 Med: 1.45 Max: 5.14
Current: 0.95

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Paramount Global was 5.14. The lowest was 0.70. And the median was 1.45.

PARA's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
75.75% of 833 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 0.26 vs PARA: 0.95

Paramount Global Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Paramount Global's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Paramount Global Debt-to-Equity Chart

Paramount Global Annual Data

Trend

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Dec17

Dec18

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Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Dec24

Debt-to-Equity

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1.39

0.86

0.75

0.70

0.95

Paramount Global Quarterly Data
	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24	Dec24
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.70	0.72	0.95	0.94	0.95

Competitive Comparison of Paramount Global's Debt-to-Equity

For the Entertainment subindustry, Paramount Global'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.

Paramount Global's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Paramount Global's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Paramount Global's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Paramount Global Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Paramount Global's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(0	+	15549)	/	16320
	=	0.95

Paramount Global's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(0	+	15549)	/	16320
	=	0.95

Paramount Global (NAS:PARA) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

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.

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Paramount Global Business Description

Industry

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Traded in Other Exchanges

PARAA:USA PARA:Mexico 0HQM:UK 0VVB:Germany C1BS34:Brazil PARA:Austria

Address

1515 Broadway, New York, NY, USA, 10036

Website

https://www.paramount.com

Paramount Global operates in three global business segments: TV media, filmed entertainment, and direct to consumer. The TV media business includes television production studios and various broadcast and cable networks, including CBS, 15 owned CBS affiliates, Paramount, Nickelodeon, MTV, BET, and VH1. Filmed entertainment consists multiple film studios, most importantly Paramount Pictures. The film studios produce and distribute movies that they license to movie theaters and other media outlets. Direct to consumer includes multiple streaming platforms, including Paramount+, which now includes Showtime, Pluto TV, and BET+. Much of the content on Paramount's streaming platforms is created by the production studios housed within the firm's other two business segments.

Executives

Dawn Ostroff	director	3100 OCEAN PARK BOULEVARD, SANTA MONICA CA 91405
Sumner M. Redstone National Amusements Part B General Trust	director, 10 percent owner	846 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, NORWORD MA 02062
National Amusements Inc /md/	director, 10 percent owner	846 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, NORWOOD MA 02062
Naveen K. Chopra	officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer	C/O 2160 GOLD STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95002
Linda M Griego	director	SOUTHWEST WATER CO, 624 SO. GRAND, STE 2900, LOS ANGELES CA 90017
Phillips Jr Charles E	director	113 WEST 88TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10024
Shari Redstone	director, officer: Vice Chair	C/O CBS CORPORATION, 51 WEST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Frederick Terrell	director	17 STATE STREET, NEW YORK NY 10004
Nicole Seligman	director	C/O VIACOM INC., 1515 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10036
Christina Spade	officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer	11 PENN PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10001
Barbara M Byrne	director	C/O CBS CORPORATION, 51 WEST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Christa A Dalimonte	officer: EVP, General Counsel & Secy	C/O VIACOM INC., 1515 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10036
Ronald L Nelson	director
Judith Mchale	director	C/O RALPH LAUREN CORPORATION, 650 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Robert M Bakish	director, officer: President and CEO	AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC., 75 NETWORK DRIVE, BURLINGTON MA 01803