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KDP (Keurig Dr Pepper) Debt-to-EBITDA : 4.54 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Keurig Dr Pepper Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Keurig Dr Pepper's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $4,267 Mil. Keurig Dr Pepper's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $13,371 Mil. Keurig Dr Pepper's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $3,884 Mil. Keurig Dr Pepper's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 4.54.

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 Keurig Dr Pepper's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

KDP' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.21   Med: 4.04   Max: 9.54
Current: 5.17

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Keurig Dr Pepper was 9.54. The lowest was 2.21. And the median was 4.04.

KDP's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
89.13% of 92 companies
in the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry
Industry Median: 1.165 vs KDP: 5.17

Keurig Dr Pepper Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Keurig Dr Pepper'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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Keurig Dr Pepper Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Keurig Dr Pepper Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.81 3.31 4.35 3.73 5.11

Keurig Dr Pepper Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 4.37 3.80 3.82 15.65 4.54

Competitive Comparison of Keurig Dr Pepper's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic subindustry, Keurig Dr Pepper'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.


Keurig Dr Pepper's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Keurig Dr Pepper's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Keurig Dr Pepper Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Keurig Dr Pepper's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(2895 + 14379) / 3382
=5.11

Keurig Dr Pepper's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(4267 + 13371) / 3884
=4.54

* 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 (Mar. 2025) EBITDA data.


Keurig Dr Pepper  (NAS:KDP) 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.


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Keurig Dr Pepper Business Description

Address
53 South Avenue, Burlington, MA, USA, 01803
Keurig Dr Pepper was established in 2018 following a merger between Keurig Green Mountain Coffee and Dr Pepper Snapple. The company manufactures and distributes coffee systems (including coffee brewers and single-serve coffee pods) under the Keurig and Green Mountain brands, as well as ready-to-drink beverages including flavored (non-cola) sparkling soft drinks under well-known brands such as Dr Pepper, Snapple, and Canada Dry. The company controls production and route to market for its own brands through in-house manufacturing plants and distribution infrastructure and leverages these facilities to manufacture and distribute for third-party coffee and beverage brands via licensing and partnership agreements. The US and Canada make up 95% of revenue, with the rest from Mexico.
Executives
Mary Beth Denooyer officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 53 SOUTH AVENUE, BURLINGTON MA 01803
Angela A. Stephens officer: Sr. Vice President, Controller 6425 HALL OF FAME LANE, FRISCO TX 75034
Robert James Gamgort director, officer: CEO & President KEURIG DR PEPPER INC., 6425 HALL OF FAME LANE, FRISCO TX 75034
Maple Holdings B.v. 10 percent owner OOSTERDOKSSTRAAT 80, AMSTERDAM P7 1011DK
Matthew Andrew Archambault officer: President, Commercial 6425 HALL OF FAME LANE, FRISCO TX 75034
Roger Frederick Johnson officer: Chief Supply Chain Officer 53 SOUTH AVENUE, BURLINGTON MA 01803
Jab Holdings B.v. 10 percent owner PIET HEINKADE 55, AMSTERDAM P7 NL 1019 GM
Karin Rotem-wildeman officer: Chief R&D Officer 6425 HALL OF FAME LANE, FRISCO TX 75034
Robert S Singer director 6301 FITCH PATH, NEW ALBANY OH 43054
Sudhanshu Shekhar Priyadarshi officer: Chief Financial Officer 6425 HALL OF FAME LANE, FRISCO TX 75034
Olivier Goudet director 350 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10118
Peter Harf director C/O COTY INC., 350 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10118
Timothy P. Cofer officer: Chief Operating Officer 6425 HALL OF FAME LANE, FRISCO TX 75034
Anthony Shoemaker officer: Chief Legal Officer 6425 HALL OF FAME LANE, FRISCO TX 75034
Maria A. Sceppaguercio-gever officer: Chief Corp. Affairs Officer 53 SOUTH AVENUE, BURLINGTON MA 01803