
Is Telenor financially healthy?
Mostly
Telenor would need 2.3 years of earnings to pay off its debt, which is manageable.
The numbers behind it
Net debt / EBITDA2.3 years
Cash vs. debtNOK 16.3B vs. NOK 100.7B
Current ratio0.7×Short-term assets for each NOK 1 of bills due within a year
Interest coverage6.0×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.