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FedEx (FDX) Debt-to-EBITDA : 3.86 (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is FedEx Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

FedEx's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $2,514 Mil. FedEx's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $35,000 Mil. FedEx's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $9,716 Mil. FedEx's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 3.86.

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

FDX' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.74   Med: 2.82   Max: 6.07
Current: 3.39

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of FedEx was 6.07. The lowest was 0.74. And the median was 2.82.

FDX's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
57.71% of 849 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 2.83 vs FDX: 3.39

FedEx Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for FedEx'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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FedEx Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

FedEx Annual Data
Trend May14 May15 May16 May17 May18 May19 May20 May21 May22 May23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.83 6.07 3.24 3.89 3.75

FedEx Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
Debt-to-EBITDA 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 4.34 2.72 3.59 3.88 3.86

Competitive Comparison of FedEx's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, FedEx'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.


FedEx's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, FedEx's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



FedEx Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

FedEx's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(2516 + 35816) / 10233
=3.75

FedEx's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(2514 + 35000) / 9716
=3.86

* 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 (Feb. 2024) EBITDA data.


FedEx  (NYSE:FDX) 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.


FedEx Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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FedEx (FDX) Business Description

Address
942 South Shady Grove Road, Memphis, TN, USA, 38120
FedEx pioneered overnight delivery in 1973 and remains the world's largest express package provider. In its fiscal 2023, which ended May 2023, FedEx derived 47% of revenue from its express division, 37% from ground, and 11% from freight, its asset-based less-than-truckload shipping segment. The remainder comes from other services, including FedEx Office, which provides document production/shipping, and FedEx Logistics, which provides global forwarding. FedEx acquired Dutch parcel delivery firm TNT Express in 2016. TNT was previously the fourth-largest global parcel delivery provider.
Executives
John W Dietrich officer: EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFF
Amy B Lane director 1626 EAST JEFFERSON ST, ROCKVILLE MD 20852
Erwin Guy M Ii officer: STAFF VP INT PRIN ACCT OFFICER 942 S SHADY GROVE ROAD, MEMPHIS TN 38120
Jennifer L Johnson officer: CVP PRIN ACCT OFFICER 942 S. SHADY GROVE ROAD, MEMPHIS TN 38120
Michael C. Lenz officer: EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFF 942 S. SHADY GROVE ROAD, MEMPHIS TN 38120
Robert B Carter officer: EVP CHIEF INFO OFFICER 942 S SHADY GROVE RD, MEMPHIS TN 38120
Tracy B Brightman officer: EVP - Chief People Officer 942 S SHADY GROVE ROAD, MEMPHIS TN 38120
Stephen E Gorman director 370 KNOLLWOOD STREET, SUITE 500, WINSTON SALEM NC 27103
Susan C Schwab director 2101 VAN MUNCHING HALL, COLLEGE PARK MD 20742
Richard W Smith officer: President/CEO FedEx Express 3610 HACKS CROSS ROAD, BUILDING A 3RD FLOOR, MEMPHIS TN 38125
Frederick W Smith director, officer: CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD 942 S SHADY GROVE RD, MEMPHIS TN 38120
Brie Carere officer: EVP/Chief Mkt & Comm Officer 942 S. SHADY GROVE ROAD, MEMPHIS TN 38120
David P Steiner director 1001 FANNIN ST, STE 4000, HOUSTON TX 77002
R Brad Martin director
Paul S Walsh director 8 HENRIETTA PLACE, LONDON X0 94111

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