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OVV (Ovintiv) Interest Coverage : 6.71 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Ovintiv 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. Ovintiv's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $651 Mil. Ovintiv's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-97 Mil. Ovintiv's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 6.71. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

OVV' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.49   Med: 4.47   Max: 12.39
Current: 5.39


OVV's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
52.16% of 717 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 5.96 vs OVV: 5.39

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


Ovintiv Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ovintiv'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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Ovintiv Interest Coverage Chart

Ovintiv Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.49 4.47 12.39 8.33 5.03

Ovintiv 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 5.04 5.29 5.12 4.56 6.71

Competitive Comparison of Ovintiv's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Ovintiv'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.


Ovintiv's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

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


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Ovintiv 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.

Ovintiv'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, Ovintiv's Interest Expense was $-412 Mil. Its Operating Income was $2,071 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5,602 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*2071/-412
=5.03

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, Ovintiv's Interest Expense was $-97 Mil. Its Operating Income was $651 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5,511 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*651/-97
=6.71

* 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.


Ovintiv  (NYSE:OVV) 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 .


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Ovintiv Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
370 - 17th Street, Suite 1700, Denver, CO, USA, 80202
Ovintiv Inc is a North American oil and natural gas exploration and production company that is focused on developing its multi-basin portfolio of high-quality assets located in the United States and Canada. Its operations also include the marketing of oil, NGLs and natural gas. The company has two operating segments: USA Operations, and Canadian Operations. The USA Operations include the exploration for, development of, and production and marketing of oil, NGLs, natural gas and other related activities within the United States. The Canadian Operations include the exploration for, development of, and production and marketing of oil, NGLs, natural gas and other related activities within Canada.
Executives
Howard John Mayson director C/O 500 CENTRE STREET SE, CALGARY A0 T2P 2S5
Steven W Nance director 130 EAST RANDOLPH DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60601
Renee Ellen Zemljak officer: EVP, Midstream, Mrktg & Fndmtl SUITE 1700, 370 - 17TH STREET, DENVER CO 80202
Rachel Maureen Moore officer: EVP, Corporate Services C/O 500 CENTRE STREET SE, CALGARY A0 T2P 2S5
Meghan Nicole Eilers officer: EVP, GC & Corporate Secretary 4 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE 100, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Ralph Izzo director PSEG 80 PARK PLAZA, T6B NEWARK NJ 07102-4194
Thomas G Ricks director H&S VENTURES LLC, 2101 EAST COAST HWY - 3RD FLOOR, CORONA DEL MAR CA 92625
Katherine Lucas Minyard director 370 17TH STREET, SUITE 1700, DENVER CO 80202
George Pita director 3000 NW 107TH AVENUE, MIAMI FL 33172
Joanne Linette Alexander officer: EVP, General Counsel & CorpSec 500 CENTRE STREET SE, CALGARY A0 T2P 2S5
Meg Gentle director 717 TEXAS AVENUE, SUITE 3100, HOUSTON TX 77002
Douglas James Suttles director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 500 CENTRE STREET SE, CALGARY A0 T2P 2S5
Brendan Michael Mccracken officer: EVP, Corp Dev & Ext Relations C/O 500 CENTRE STREET SE, CALGARY A0 T2P 2S5
Brian Gordon Shaw director 40 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, SUITE 1300, TORONTO A6 M5P 2E9
Code Corey Douglas officer: EVP & CFO 500 CENTRE STREET SE, CALGARY A0 T2P 2S5