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Fresenius Medical Care AG Debt to Equity

Valuation check: FMS's debt-to-equity ratio is 0.87, above the Healthcare sector average of 0.3.

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Debt to Equity

0.87

Debt to Equity

0.87

Debt-to-Equity ratio measures a company's financial leverage by comparing its total debt to shareholder equity. A lower D/E ratio generally indicates a more financially stable company with less risk.

Debt to Equity (Comparison Companies)

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Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) FAQ

Fresenius Medical Care AG's debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.87. That is above the Healthcare sector average of 0.3. Stockcircle updates this page with the newest filings so you can track how the metric evolves quarter by quarter.

Fresenius Medical Care AG sits higher the Healthcare benchmark (0.3) with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87. That is roughly 191.7% above the sector mean. Peer context matters because what looks expensive or cheap in absolute terms can be normal for the sector.

Whether 0.87 is attractive depends on Fresenius Medical Care AG's earnings outlook, competitive position, and how peers are valued. Investors typically ask: is growth accelerating, are margins stable, and is the multiple expanding or compressing over time? The history and comparison charts below are built for those checks.

The history chart shows how Fresenius Medical Care AG's debt-to-equity ratio evolved across reporting periods, while the comparison chart places FMS next to similar companies. Use both: a rising metric that still lags peers tells a different story than a rising metric that already leads the group. Growth charts, when available, highlight acceleration or slowdown.

Yes — within Healthcare, debt-to-equity ratio is commonly used to spot outliers. Fresenius Medical Care AG's reading of 0.87 (sector avg 0.3) is a starting point; confirm whether differences come from growth, margins, accounting choices, or one-time items before treating an outlier as a buy or sell signal.