FAF (First American Financial) Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share: $49.75 (As of Jun. 2026)

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FAF First American Financial Corp FAF
73 GF Score
Price $75.13
GF Value $70.67
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is First American Financial Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share?

First American Financial FAF +8.95% 73 Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is $49.75 as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus rates FAF with a GF Score™ of 73/100 and a GF Value™ of $70.67 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review.

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Book Value per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

First American Financial's adjusted book value per share for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was $55.106. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is $49.75 for the trailing ten years ended in Jun. 2026.

During the past 12 months, First American Financial's average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was 7.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was 7.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was 9.50% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate of First American Financial was 12.20% per year. The lowest was 7.00% per year. And the median was 10.50% per year.

As of today (2026-07-26), First American Financial's current stock price is $75.13. First American Financial's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $49.75. First American Financial's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of today is 1.51.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of First American Financial was 2.43. The lowest was 1.16. And the median was 1.56.


First American Financial  (NYSE:FAF) Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share may underestimate the company's equity. Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can seem to be too high even the actual PB Ratio is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, the book value of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/B calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is also called CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

First American Financial's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=75.13/49.75
=1.51

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of First American Financial was 2.43. The lowest was 1.16. And the median was 1.56.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real book value.


First American Financial Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Related Terms


First American Financial Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Historical Data

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The historical data trend for First American Financial's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

First American Financial Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Chart

First American Financial Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
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First American Financial Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
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FAF vs ACT, ESNT, MTG: Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Comparison

For the Insurance - Specialty subindustry, First American Financial's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


First American Financial Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, First American Financial's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where First American Financial's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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First American Financial Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Book Value per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

What is Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share?

Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Book Value per Share of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the book value per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 book value per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent book value in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's book value is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent book value in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's book value is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 book value in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent book value per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, First American Financial's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was:

Adj_Book= Book Value per Share /CPI of Jun. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2026)
=55.106/333.9520*333.9520
=55.106

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

First American Financial Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201609 27.520 241.428 38.067
201612 27.361 241.432 37.846
201703 27.798 243.801 38.077
201706 28.842 244.955 39.321
201709 29.724 246.819 40.217
201712 31.372 246.524 42.498
201803 31.113 249.554 41.635
201806 31.968 251.989 42.366
201809 32.868 252.439 43.481
201812 33.561 251.233 44.611
201903 34.603 254.202 45.459
201906 36.402 256.143 47.460
201909 37.763 256.759 49.116
201912 39.302 256.974 51.075
202003 39.126 258.115 50.622
202006 40.938 257.797 53.031
202009 42.311 260.280 54.287
202012 44.494 260.474 57.045
202103 45.154 264.877 56.929
202106 47.887 271.696 58.860
202109 50.966 274.310 62.047
202112 52.571 278.802 62.970
202203 49.338 287.504 57.309
202206 46.819 296.311 52.767
202209 43.430 296.808 48.865
202212 45.134 296.797 50.784
202303 46.045 301.836 50.944
202306 46.244 305.109 50.616
202309 43.826 307.789 47.551
202312 47.023 306.746 51.194
202403 46.163 312.332 49.358
202406 46.689 314.175 49.628
202409 49.493 315.301 52.421
202412 47.653 315.605 50.423
202503 48.637 319.799 50.789
202506 50.109 322.561 51.879
202509 52.023 324.800 53.489
202512 53.917 324.054 55.564
202603 53.767 330.213 54.376
202606 55.106 333.952 55.106

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share of $49.75 mean?
First American Financial (FAF) has a Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share of $49.75 as of Jun. 2026. Cyclically adjusted book value per share represents the company's inflation-adjusted book value per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on First American Financial and its competitors.
Is First American Financial's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share too high?
First American Financial's current Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is $49.75. Overall, First American Financial has a GF Score™ of 73/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does First American Financial's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share compare to ACT and ESNT?
First American Financial's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share of $49.75 can be compared against companies in the Insurance industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for an Insurance company?
A good Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share depends on the Insurance industry context. However, Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically adjusted book value per share represents the company's inflation-adjusted book value per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on First American Financial and its competitors. First American Financial's current Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is $49.75. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is First American Financial stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, First American Financial (FAF) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $70.67, compared to a current price of $75.13 — trading 6.3% above its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is $49.75. First American Financial's overall GF Score™ is 73/100 with 7 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is calculated from a company's financial statements. For First American Financial (FAF), the current Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is $49.75 as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is First American Financial (FAF) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, First American Financial stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $75.13 is trading 6.3% above its estimated GF Value™ of $70.67. GuruFocus considers First American Financial to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for FAF:

  • Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share: $49.75
  • GF Value™: $70.67 vs. price of $75.13 (6.3% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 73/100 with 7 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the FAF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


First American Financial Business Description

Other Exchanges Y1F:Germany
Address 1 First American Way, Santa Ana, CA, USA, 92707-5913
First American Financial Corp is engaged in the business of providing title insurance, settlement services, and other financial services and risk solutions. The group's reportable segments are: Title insurance and services, Home warranty, and Corporate. Maximum revenue is generated from the Title insurance and services segment, which provides title insurance, closing, escrow, and related services domestically and internationally in connection with residential and commercial real estate transactions. This segment also provides solutions to mitigate risk and facilitate real estate transactions, along with offering banking, trust, warehouse lending, mortgage subservicing and wealth management services. The majority of the group's revenue is generated from escrow fees and insurance premiums.
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