Debt-to-Equity Ratio

The debt-to-equity ratio compares a company’s total debt to its shareholders’ equity, with COO’s current 0.30x meaning it uses only $0.30 of debt for every $1 of equity — a low leverage level that suggests conservative financing.

Among its sector peers, the median ratio is 0.72x, and COO sits at the 25th percentile, indicating it carries less debt than three-quarters of comparable companies. Because the year-over-year and quarter-over-quarter changes are both marked N/A, and no historical trend beyond the single value is available, no direction can be determined. The combination of a low 0.30x debt level with no trend data implies a reduced risk of financial distress, but it also means the company may be underutilizing debt to potentially boost returns — a neutral trade-off. This metric supports the overall NEUTRAL verdict, as the low ratio aligns with a conservative risk profile that neither clearly encourages nor discourages investment.

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