Total debt ÷ total assets. The share of assets financed by debt.
What this ratio is
Debt Ratio: total debt ÷ total assets, the share of assets financed by debt.
How to read it
The share of assets financed by debt. Below 30% is conservative, above 60% is heavy, and the sector decides what is normal.
Common mistake
Banks and utilities run high leverage by nature. Compare them with their peers, not with tech companies.
Where to see it on the platform
The fundamentals comparison page shows it for each company against the market median, in the "leverage indicators" family, with five years of history and a 12-month window.
Questions about Debt Ratio
What is Debt Ratio?
Total debt ÷ total assets. The share of assets financed by debt.
How does Debt Ratio appear on the trading platform?
It appears as "cmp:debt_ratio" (full term: Debt Ratio), which is what you see in the option chain or the order screen.
