Debt-to-Equity Ratio

A company’s debt-to-equity (D/E) ratio compares its total liabilities to shareholders’ equity, with a lower number indicating less reliance on borrowed money.

PBR’s current D/E of 0.32x is well below the Energy sector median of 0.74x, placing it in the 26th percentile among peers — meaning it uses less debt than about three-quarters of comparable firms. The year-over-year change is not available, but the quarter-over-quarter decline of -61.4% shows the ratio dropped sharply from 0.83x in the prior period to 0.32x currently. The combination of a low absolute level and a large quarterly reduction implies that PBR has rapidly reduced its financial leverage, lowering default risk and potentially creating a more conservative balance sheet. This metric supports the overall NEUTRAL verdict because while the low D/E is a

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