Dean Foods Long Term Debt

Dean Foods posts a long-term debt of $700M as of December 2019. That compares with $910M in the prior-year period — down 22.2% year over year. Comparing that reading with peers and prior periods is usually more useful than looking at the number in isolation.

In the prior comparable period, Dean Foods's long-term debt was $910M. The latest reading is $700M — a 22.2% year-over-year decrease (period ending December 2019). Use the history and growth charts on this page for a longer lookback.

Long-Term Debt is one piece of Dean Foods's financial statement story. At $700M, it should be interpreted next to related metrics — for example revenue with costs, assets with liabilities, or income with margins. Stockcircle links those related pages so you can move from this number to the surrounding context quickly.

Context for DFODQ's long-term debt usually means three checks: (1) trend versus prior periods, (2) level versus peers, and (3) consistency with growth and profitability. This page covers the first two; Dean Foods's other metric pages and overview cover the third.

Judging Dean Foods against Consumer Staples peers is usually better than using a market-wide rule of thumb. Business models inside Consumer Staples are more comparable, which makes gaps in long-term debt easier to interpret. Start with $700M here, then scan peer and history charts to see if the gap is persistent.