Debt to Equity Ratio Chart

Historical Debt to Equity Ratio Data

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Date Value
August 31, 2009 0.8746
May 31, 2009 0.87
February 28, 2009 0.8265
November 30, 2008 0.7637
August 31, 2008 0.7529
May 31, 2008 0.7434
February 29, 2008 0.74
August 31, 2005 1.089
May 31, 2005 1.020
February 28, 2005 1.154
November 30, 2004 1.217
August 31, 2004 0.9914
May 31, 2004 1.026
February 29, 2004 1.074
November 30, 2003 1.074
August 31, 2003 1.089
May 31, 2003 1.114
February 28, 2003 1.218
November 30, 2002 1.347
Date Value
August 31, 2002 1.618
May 31, 2002 1.670
February 28, 2002 1.510
November 30, 2001 1.452
August 31, 2001 0.9256
May 31, 2001 0.9412
February 28, 2001 0.9416
November 30, 2000 1.010
August 31, 2000 0.7102
May 31, 2000 0.7781
February 29, 2000 0.7144
November 30, 1999 0.7293
August 31, 1999 0.6621
May 31, 1999 0.8176
February 28, 1999 0.8315
November 30, 1998 0.6051
August 31, 1998 0.819
May 31, 1998 0.9356
February 28, 1998 0.925

Debt to Equity Ratio Definition

The debt to equity ratio measures the (Long Term Debt + Current Portion of Long Term Debt) / Total Shareholders' Equity. This metric is useful when analyzing the health of a company's balance sheet.

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Debt to Equity Ratio Range, Past 5 Years

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Debt to Equity Ratio Benchmarks

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Deluxe Corp. 2.082
DSS, Inc. -112.92
Ennis, Inc. 0.0104
Quad/Graphics, Inc. 3.763
Cimpress Plc -3.620