Is Akzo Nobel financially healthy?
Mostly
Akzo Nobel would need 2.0 years of earnings to pay off its debt, which is manageable.
The numbers behind it
Net debt / EBITDA2.0 years
Cash vs. debt€1.6B vs. €4.9B
Current ratio1.4×Short-term assets for each €1 of bills due within a year
Interest coverage5.7×How many times operating profit covers the interest bill
How we decide
We measure debt in years of earnings (net debt / EBITDA): under 1 is very comfortable, 1 to 3 is manageable, above 3 is heavy. A company that earns less than 3 times its interest bill also counts as weak.
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Data as of Nov 13, 2026.