China Petroleum & Chemical (BUE:SNP) Interest Coverage: N/A (As of Jun. 2026)

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BUE:SNP China Petroleum & Chemical Corp BUE:SNP
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What is China Petroleum & Chemical Interest Coverage?

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income by its Interest Expense. China Petroleum & Chemical's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was ARS0 Mil. China Petroleum & Chemical's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was ARS0 Mil. GuruFocus does not calculate 's interest coverage with the available data. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for China Petroleum & Chemical's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

BUE:SNP' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.96   Med: 6   Max: 16.06
Current: 2.21

BUE:SNP's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
79.09% of 751 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 6.31 vs BUE:SNP: 2.21

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

China Petroleum & Chemical  (BUE:SNP) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .

China Petroleum & Chemical Interest Coverage Related Terms

China Petroleum & Chemical Interest Coverage Historical Data

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The historical data trend for China Petroleum & Chemical's Interest Coverage 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.

Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

China Petroleum & Chemical Interest Coverage Chart

China Petroleum & Chemical Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Interest Coverage
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China Petroleum & Chemical Quarterly Data
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BUE:SNP vs XOM, CVX: Interest Coverage Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Integrated subindustry, China Petroleum & Chemical's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage 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.

China Petroleum & Chemical Interest Coverage vs Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, China Petroleum & Chemical's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where China Petroleum & Chemical's Interest Coverage falls into.


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China Petroleum & Chemical Interest Coverage Calculation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

China Petroleum & Chemical's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025, China Petroleum & Chemical's Interest Expense was ARS-3,794,826 Mil. Its Operating Income was ARS10,821,044 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ARS80,923,102 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2025 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2025 )
=-1*10821044.23/-3794825.711
=2.85

China Petroleum & Chemical's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jun. 2026, China Petroleum & Chemical's Interest Expense was ARS0 Mil. Its Operating Income was ARS0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ARS92,457,908 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate China Petroleum & Chemical's interest coverage with the available data.

* 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.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.

Is China Petroleum & Chemical (BUE:SNP) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, China Petroleum & Chemical stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of ARS335.00 is trading 7.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of ARS311.86.

Key valuation signals for BUE:SNP:

  • Interest Coverage: N/A
  • GF Value™: ARS311.86 vs. price of ARS335.00 (7.4% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 68/100 with 8 warning signs

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China Petroleum & Chemical Business Description

Industry EnergyOil & Gas
Address No. 22 Chaoyangmen North Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing, CHN, 100728
China Petroleum & Chemical, or Sinopec, is one of China's national oil companies and one of Asian's largest integrated oil companies in revenue. Its income is derived primarily from refining and marketing of oil products and petrochemical production. Sinopec has China's largest petrol station network with over 30,000 stations and enjoys a significant market share in petrochemicals. Established in 2000 by China Petrochemical Corporation, a stateowned enterprise and majority shareholder, the company also owns oil and gas assets in Shandong and Sichuan provinces. It has a smaller global upstream presence than its peers, PetroChina and CNOOC. In 2025, Sinopec's production of oil and gas equivalent was 525.28 million barrels. The firm also processed 250.33 million metric tons of crude oil.
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