Total debt ÷ shareholders' equity. How much funding relies on borrowing versus ownership.
What this ratio is
Debt to Equity: total debt ÷ shareholders' equity, how much a company relies on borrowing versus ownership.
How to read it
Debt against shareholders' money. Above 1× creditors fund more than the owners do.
Common mistake
It is missing or turns negative when shareholders' equity is negative. In that case, read it through Debt Ratio.
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 to Equity
What is Debt to Equity?
Total debt ÷ shareholders' equity. How much funding relies on borrowing versus ownership.
How does Debt to Equity appear on the trading platform?
It appears as "cmp:debt_to_equity" (full term: Debt to Equity), which is what you see in the option chain or the order screen.
