Nomad Foods (NOMD) Interest Coverage Ratio (2015 - 2026)
Nomad Foods' (NOMD) Interest Coverage Ratio was 2.75 for Q3 2026, down 12.4% from 3.14 a year earlier and down 1.8% from the prior quarter.
Nomad Foods (NOMD) Interest Coverage Ratio (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Nomad Foods' Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 2.65, down 0.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 1.66, down 40.4% from FY2024.
- Interest Coverage Ratio has declined for three consecutive years.
- By year, Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 2.78 in FY2024 (-10.5%), 3.11 in FY2023 (-45.0%), 5.65 in FY2022 (+74.8%) and 3.23 in FY2021 (-38.5%).
- Five-year quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio spans a low of 0.67 in Q4 2025 and a high of 6.59 in Q3 2022.
- Year over year, Interest Coverage Ratio has now declined in each of the last six quarters, with an average decline of 15.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Interest Coverage Ratio in five years was Q1 2022 (growth of 119.0%); the low point was Q4 2025 (a decline of 74.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 2.80 (Q2 2026), 1.96 (Q1 2026) and 0.67 (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 144.95 Bn | 98.82 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 84.23 Bn | 77.29 Bn | 3.92 Bn | - |
| 3 | Hershey | 34.99 Bn | 31.72 Bn | 1.51 Bn | - |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 28.72 Bn | 16.47 Bn | 1.99 Bn | 4.17 |
| 5 | General Mills | 18.50 Bn | 16.16 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 4.46 |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 14.27 Bn | 14.05 Bn | 979.60 Mn | - |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.58 Bn | 12.23 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 3.17 |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 12.22 Bn | 8.90 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 5.65 |
| 9 | Chewy | 9.17 Bn | 6.46 Bn | 1.01 Bn | - |
| 10 | Nomad Foods | 1.68 Bn | 347.66 Mn | 238.48 Mn | 2.73 |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2.73 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.80 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.96 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.67 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.14 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.87 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.07 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.64 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.29 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.22 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.00 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.06 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.73 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.57 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.64 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.47 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.59 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.03 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.65 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.69 |
Nomad Foods Interest Coverage Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=NOMD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-coverage-ratio", "ticker": "NOMD", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=NOMD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();