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Ryder System (Ryder System) Debt-to-EBITDA

: 2.84 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Ryder System's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,817 Mil. Ryder System's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $6,331 Mil. Ryder System's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,868 Mil. Ryder System's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.84.

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 Ryder System's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

R' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.16   Med: 3.03   Max: 3.74
Current: 2.99

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Ryder System was 3.74. The lowest was 2.16. And the median was 3.03.

R's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
63.35% of 824 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.88 vs R: 2.99

Ryder System Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ryder System'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.

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Ryder System Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.74 3.02 2.55 2.16 2.99

Ryder System Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.13 2.38 3.36 2.62 2.84

Competitive Comparison

For the Rental & Leasing Services subindustry, Ryder System'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.


Ryder System Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Ryder System's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Ryder System Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Ryder System's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(1817 + 6331) / 2728
=2.99

Ryder System's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(1817 + 6331) / 2868
=2.84

* 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 (Dec. 2023) EBITDA data.


Ryder System  (NYSE:R) 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.


Ryder System Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Ryder System (Ryder System) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
11690 N.W. 105th Street, Miami, FL, USA, 33178
Ryder System Inc operates in three business segments: (1) Fleet Management Solutions which provides full-service leasing and leasing with flexible maintenance options, commercial rental and maintenance services of trucks, tractors and trailers to customers; (2) Supply Chain Solutions (SCS), which provides integrated logistics solutions, including distribution management, dedicated transportation, transportation management, brokerage, e-commerce, last mile, and professional services; and (3) Dedicated Transportation Solutions (DTS), which provides turnkey transportation solutions in the U.S., including dedicated vehicles, professional drivers, management, and administrative support.
Executives
Robert D Fatovic officer: EVP, CLO & Corp. Secretary 11690 N.W. 105TH STREET, MIAMI FL 33178
Thomas M. Havens officer: President, Global FMS 11690 N.W. 105TH STREET, MIAMI FL 33178
Karen M. Jones officer: EVP & Chief Marketing Officer 11690 N.W. 105TH STREET, MIAMI FL 33178
John S. Sensing officer: President, Global Supply Chain 11690 N.W. 105TH STREET, MIAMI FL 33178
Robert E Sanchez director, officer: Chair and CEO 11690 N.W. 105TH STREET, MIAMI FL 33178
John J. Diez officer: President, Ryder Dedicated 11690 N.W. 105TH STREET, MIAMI FL 33178
Francisco Jr. Lopez officer: SVP & Chief HR Officer 11690 N.W. 105TH STREET, MIAMI FL 33178
Nieto Luis P Jr director 11690 N.W. 105TH STREET, MIAMI FL 33178
E Follin Smith director C/O CONSTELLATION ENERGY GROUP INC, 250 W. PRATT ST., BALTIMORE MD 21201
Sanford J. Hodes officer: SVP, Chief Procurement Officer 11690 NW 105 STREET, MIAMI FL 33178
Rajeev Ravindran officer: SVP & CIO 11690 N.W. 105TH STREET, MIAMI FL 33178
Charles M Swoboda director C/O CREE, INC., 4600 SILICON DRIVE, DURHAM NC 27703
Cristina Gallo-aquino officer: SVP and Controller 11690 N.W. 105TH STREET, MIAMI FL 33178
Scott T Parker officer: EVP & CFO C/O RYDER SYSTEM, INC., 11690 N.W. 105TH STREET, MIAMI FL 33178
John J Gleason officer: EVP Chief Sales Officer 11690 N.W. 105TH STREET, MIAMI FL 33178