STAA (Staar Surgical Co) Interest Coverage: N/A (As of Mar. 2026)


STAA Staar Surgical Co STAA
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Price $29.55
GF Value $31.39
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What is Staar Surgical Co 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. Staar Surgical Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was $17.4 Mil. Staar Surgical Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was $0.0 Mil. GuruFocus does not calculate 's interest coverage with the available data. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Staar Surgical Co has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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


STAA's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry.
Industry Median: 15.71
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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

Staar Surgical Co  (NAS:STAA) 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 .

Staar Surgical Co Interest Coverage Related Terms

Staar Surgical Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Staar Surgical Co'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.

Staar Surgical Co Interest Coverage Chart

Staar Surgical Co Annual Data
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Staar Surgical Co Quarterly Data
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STAA vs NNNN, ATRC, PLSE: Interest Coverage Comparison

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Staar Surgical Co'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.

Staar Surgical Co Interest Coverage vs Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Staar Surgical Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Staar Surgical Co's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Staar Surgical Co 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.

Staar Surgical Co'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, Staar Surgical Co's Interest Expense was $0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-45.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $32.5 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Staar Surgical Co's interest coverage with the available data.

Staar Surgical Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2026, Staar Surgical Co's Interest Expense was $0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $17.4 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $31.2 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Staar Surgical Co'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 Staar Surgical Co (STAA) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Staar Surgical Co stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $29.55 is trading 5.9% below its estimated GF Value™ of $31.39. GuruFocus considers Staar Surgical Co to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for STAA:

  • Interest Coverage: N/A
  • GF Value™: $31.39 vs. price of $29.55 (5.9% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 79/100 with 7 warning signs

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Staar Surgical Co Business Description

Other Exchanges SR3:Germany
Address 25510 Commercentre Drive, Lake Forest, CA, USA, 92630
Staar Surgical Co is a manufacturer of lenses. It designs, develops, manufactures, and sells implantable lenses for the eye and delivery systems used to deliver the lenses into the eye. The company offers two types of products: Implantable Collamer lenses (ICL), which are used in refractive surgery. The company generates almost all of its revenue from the sale of its ICL products. Geographically, the company generates key revenue from Foreign sales.
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