Step-by-step instructions
- Enter or select Total debt.
- Enter or select Shareholders' equity.
- Tap Calculate.
- Review the result shown directly below the calculator.
Debt-to-Equity Ratio Calculator
Calculate total debt divided by shareholder equity.
How to use the Debt-to-Equity Ratio Calculator
Calculate total debt divided by shareholder equity.
What the inputs mean
- Total debt
- Enter the full amount, target, goal, or capacity used as the comparison value.
- Shareholders' equity
- Enter the value requested by this field label.
Formula or calculation method
Total debt is divided by Shareholders' equity. The calculator formats the quotient as the requested result.
Example
For example, entering 100 for Total debt and 4 for Shareholders' equity gives a result of 25.
How to understand the result
The result is the rate, ratio, or amount produced by dividing the first quantity by the second.
Tip: Keep all values in compatible units and use values from the same time period when the calculator compares two amounts.