Zimmer Biomet Holdings ZBH
NYSE ZBH
$88.83 -2.49 (-2.73%)
At close: Sep 30, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Zimmer Biomet Holdings (ZBH) Interest Coverage Ratio (2011 - 2018)

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Zimmer Biomet Holdings' Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 3.27 for Q3 2018, up 27.4% from 2.57 a year earlier but down 16.2% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Zimmer Biomet Holdings (ZBH) Interest Coverage Ratio (2011 - 2018) Analysis & Trends

Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2018, Zimmer Biomet Holdings reported Interest Coverage Ratio of 2.59, down 14.2% year-over-year; for FY2017, it was 2.44, up 6.4% from FY2016.

  • Going back by year, Interest Coverage Ratio was 2.29 in FY2016 (+40.7%), 1.63 in FY2015 (-90.1%), 16.44 in FY2014 (+7.8%) and 15.24 in FY2013 (+6.1%).
  • The five-year range for quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio is -1.60 (Q2 2015) to 21.11 (Q4 2013).
  • Year-over-year, Interest Coverage Ratio increased in five of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 19.6%.
  • The fastest year-over-year change in Interest Coverage Ratio over five years came in Q4 2013 (growth of 99.0%), and the weakest in Q3 2015 (a decline of 91.8%).
  • Business Quant data shows ZBH's Interest Coverage Ratio at 3.90 (Q2 2018), 3.87 (Q1 2018) and -0.50 (Q4 2017) in the three quarters before Q3 2018.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Thermo Fisher Scientific 249.71 Bn 228.86 Bn 4.88 Bn 5.20
2 Abbott Laboratories 171.00 Bn 142.08 Bn 7.27 Bn 4.82
3 Danaher 155.79 Bn 139.61 Bn 3.61 Bn 10.53
4 Intuitive Surgical 143.91 Bn 123.46 Bn 1.96 Bn -
5 Medtronic 110.42 Bn 76.29 Bn 6.34 Bn 9.48
6 Stryker 105.71 Bn 91.82 Bn 4.50 Bn 11.77
7 Boston Scientific 63.26 Bn 58.27 Bn 3.85 Bn 12.27
8 Edwards Lifesciences 49.80 Bn 33.91 Bn 1.35 Bn -
9 Becton Dickinson 48.78 Bn 45.93 Bn 2.32 Bn 5.02
10 Zimmer Biomet Holdings 16.94 Bn 14.23 Bn 1.54 Bn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Sep 30, 2018 3.27
Jun 30, 2018 3.90
Mar 31, 2018 3.87
Dec 31, 2017 -0.50
Sep 30, 2017 2.57
Jun 30, 2017 3.40
Mar 31, 2017 4.20
Dec 31, 2016 1.98
Sep 30, 2016 2.14
Jun 30, 2016 2.29
Mar 31, 2016 2.78
Dec 31, 2015 2.37
Sep 30, 2015 1.28
Jun 30, 2015 -1.60
Mar 31, 2015 11.68
Dec 31, 2014 14.14
Sep 30, 2014 15.66
Jun 30, 2014 16.51
Mar 31, 2014 20.01
Dec 31, 2013 21.11
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