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ROL (Rollins) Interest Coverage : 24.61 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Rollins 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. Rollins's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $143 Mil. Rollins's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-6 Mil. Rollins's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 24.61. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Rollins's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

ROL' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 23.75   Med: 363.18   Max: No Debt
Current: 25.92


ROL's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
70.13% of 77 companies
in the Personal Services industry
Industry Median: 12.24 vs ROL: 25.92

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


Rollins Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Rollins'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.

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Rollins Interest Coverage Chart

Rollins Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
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Rollins Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Interest Coverage 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 17.14 23.46 26.82 29.96 24.61

Competitive Comparison of Rollins's Interest Coverage

For the Personal Services subindustry, Rollins'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.


Rollins's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Personal Services Industry

For the Personal Services industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Rollins's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Rollins's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Rollins 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.

Rollins's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024, Rollins's Interest Expense was $-28 Mil. Its Operating Income was $657 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $691 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*657.224/-27.677
=23.75

Rollins's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, Rollins's Interest Expense was $-6 Mil. Its Operating Income was $143 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $784 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*142.648/-5.796
=24.61

* 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.


Rollins  (NYSE:ROL) 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 .


Rollins Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Rollins Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2170 Piedmont Road, N.E., Atlanta, GA, USA, 30324
Rollins is a global leader in route-based pest control services, with operations primarily in the United States, as well as in North, Central, and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Australia. Its portfolio of pest-control brands includes the prominent Orkin brand, a market leader in the US, which boasts near national coverage, and in Canada. Residential pest and termite prevention dominates the services provided by Rollins, owing to the group's ongoing focus on the US and Canadian markets.
Executives
Thomas D Tesh officer: Chief Admin. Officer and CIO 2170 N PIEDMONT ROAD NE, ATLANTA GA 30324
Traci Hornfeck officer: Principal Accounting Officer 2170 N PIEDMONT ROAD NE, ATLANTA GA 30324
Elizabeth B Chandler officer: Corporate Secretary C/O ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC., 2905 PREMIERE PKWY NW, 300, DULUTH GA 30097
Timothy Curtis Rollins 10 percent owner 2801 BUFORD HIGHWAY, NE, SUITE 520, ATLANTA GA 30329
Jerry Jr. Gahlhoff director, officer: PRESIDENT & CEO 2170 PIEDMONT ROAD N.E., ATLANTA GA 30324
Kenneth D. Krause officer: EXEC. VP, CFO AND TREASURER 1000 CRANBERRY WOODS DRIVE, CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP PA 16066
John F Wilson director, officer: President and COO 2170 PIEDMONT ROAD, NE, ATLANTA GA 30324
Paul Russell Hardin director 2999 WILDWOOD PARKWAY SE, ATLANTA GA 30339
Gary W. Rollins Voting Trust U/a Dated September 14, 1994 10 percent owner C/O RFA MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC, 1908 CLIFF VALLEY WAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30329
R. Randall Rollins Voting Trust U/a Dated August 25, 1994 10 percent owner C/O RFA MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC, 1908 CLIFF VALLEY WAY NE, ATLANTA GA 30329
Lor Inc 10 percent owner C/O RFA MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC, 1908 CLIFF VALLEY WAY NE, ATLANTA GA 30329
Patrick J. Gunning director 1958 CALDER COURT, DUNWOODY GA 30338
Jerry W Nix director 2999 WILDWOOD PARKWAY, ATLANTA GA 30339
Louise S Sams director C/O COSTAR GROUP, INC., 1331 L STREET NW, WASHINGTON DC 20005
Gregory B Morrison director 8214 WESTCHESTER DRIVE, SUITE 400, DALLAS TX 75225