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SPHR (Sphere Entertainment Co) Debt-to-Equity : 0.68 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Sphere Entertainment Co Debt-to-Equity?

Sphere Entertainment Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $848 Mil. Sphere Entertainment Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $641 Mil. Sphere Entertainment Co's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $2,201 Mil. Sphere Entertainment Co's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.68.

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 Sphere Entertainment Co's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

SPHR' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.02   Med: 0.62   Max: 1.26
Current: 0.68

During the past 8 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Sphere Entertainment Co was 1.26. The lowest was 0.02. And the median was 0.62.

SPHR's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
68.07% of 833 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 0.26 vs SPHR: 0.68

Sphere Entertainment Co Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sphere Entertainment Co'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.

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Sphere Entertainment Co Debt-to-Equity Chart

Sphere Entertainment Co Annual Data
Trend Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.09 0.93 0.55 0.51 0.63

Sphere Entertainment Co 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.62 0.63 0.63 0.65 0.68

Competitive Comparison of Sphere Entertainment Co's Debt-to-Equity

For the Entertainment subindustry, Sphere Entertainment Co'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.


Sphere Entertainment Co's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Sphere Entertainment Co's Debt-to-Equity falls into.



Sphere Entertainment Co Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Sphere Entertainment Co's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Sphere Entertainment Co's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

* 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.


Sphere Entertainment Co  (NYSE:SPHR) 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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Sphere Entertainment Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Two Penn Plaza, New York, NY, USA, 10121
Sphere Entertainment Co is a live entertainment and media company. The firm creates, writes, casts, produces, and tours shows and events. The group has two reportable segments which includeSphere and MSG Networks. Sphere is a next-generation entertainment medium, and MSG Networks operates two regional sports and entertainment networks, as well as a direct-to-consumer (DTC) and authenticated streaming product.
Executives
Andrea Greenberg officer: President/CEO-MSG Networks 11 PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10001
James Lawrence Dolan director, officer: Executive Chairman / CEO, other: Member of 13(d) Group BAKER BOTTS L.L.P., 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
David F. Byrnes officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer C/O CBS CORPORATION, 51 WEST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
David Granville-smith officer: Executive Vice President TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10121
Gregory Brunner officer: SVP, Controller & PAO TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10121
Carl E Vogel director C/O SIRIUS XM RADIO INC., 1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10020
Gautam Ranji officer: EVP, CFO & Treasurer TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10121
Isiah Iii Thomas director TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10121
Philip Gerard D'ambrosio officer: Interim CFO, Treasurer & Sec. TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10121
Dolan Leinauer Corby other: Trustee of 13(d) Group Member BAKER BOTTS L.L.P., 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
Zeppetella Courtney M officer: SVP, Controller & CAO TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10121
Jamal H Haughton officer: EVP & General Counsel TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10121
Joseph F Yospe officer: SVP, Controller & PAO 551 5TH AVENUE, SUITE 300, NEW YORK NY 10176
Joel M. Litvin director TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10011
Scott S Packman officer: EVP & General Counsel TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10121