GCO (Genesco) Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share: $51.37 (As of Apr. 2026)

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GCO Genesco Inc GCO
73 GF Score
Price $38.22
GF Value $30.75
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
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What is Genesco Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share?

Genesco GCO -0.98% 73 Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is $51.37 as of Apr. 2026. GuruFocus rates GCO with a GF Score™ of 73/100 and a GF Value™ of $30.75 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 3 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.

Genesco's adjusted book value per share for the three months ended in Apr. 2026 was $49.680. 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 $51.37 for the trailing ten years ended in Apr. 2026.

During the past 12 months, Genesco's average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was 1.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was 1.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was 4.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was 5.50% 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 Genesco was 23.10% per year. The lowest was -2.30% per year. And the median was 9.00% per year.

As of today (2026-08-02), Genesco's current stock price is $38.22. Genesco's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2026 was $51.37. Genesco's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of today is 0.74.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of Genesco was 2.35. The lowest was 0.26. And the median was 0.93.


Genesco  (NYSE:GCO) 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.

Genesco's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=38.22/51.37
=0.74

* 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 Genesco was 2.35. The lowest was 0.26. And the median was 0.93.


Be Aware

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


Genesco Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Related Terms


Genesco Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Genesco'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.

Genesco Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Chart

Genesco Annual Data
Trend Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24 Jan25 Jan26
Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 44.50 47.77 49.28 50.15 50.44

Genesco Quarterly Data
Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25 Apr25 Jul25 Oct25 Jan26 Apr26
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GCO vs CAL, SHOE, LE: Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Comparison

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, Genesco'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.


Genesco Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Genesco's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Genesco 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, Genesco's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Apr. 2026 was:

Adj_Book= Book Value per Share /CPI of Apr. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Apr. 2026)
=49.68/333.0200*333.0200
=49.680

Current CPI (Apr. 2026) = 333.0200.

Genesco Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201607 42.883 240.628 59.348
201610 43.430 241.729 59.832
201701 46.310 242.839 63.508
201704 46.464 244.524 63.280
201707 45.900 244.786 62.445
201710 37.747 246.663 50.962
201801 41.606 247.867 55.899
201804 41.468 250.546 55.118
201807 40.649 252.006 53.717
201810 41.519 252.885 54.676
201901 38.554 251.712 51.008
201904 38.341 255.548 49.964
201907 36.805 256.571 47.772
201910 38.941 257.346 50.392
202001 42.072 257.971 54.312
202004 32.338 256.389 42.003
202007 30.669 259.101 39.419
202010 31.281 260.388 40.006
202101 37.843 261.582 48.178
202104 38.659 267.054 48.208
202107 38.869 273.003 47.414
202110 40.501 276.589 48.764
202201 43.699 281.148 51.761
202204 43.668 289.109 50.300
202207 42.828 296.276 48.140
202210 44.292 298.012 49.495
202301 48.107 299.170 53.550
202304 46.312 303.363 50.839
202307 46.255 305.691 50.390
202310 46.666 307.671 50.511
202401 49.720 308.417 53.686
202404 47.072 313.548 49.995
202407 47.403 314.540 50.188
202410 46.025 315.664 48.556
202501 48.395 317.671 50.733
202504 48.367 320.795 50.210
202507 46.822 323.048 48.267
202510 47.525 0.000
202601 52.480 325.252 53.733
202604 49.680 333.020 49.680

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 $51.37 mean?
Genesco (GCO) has a Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share of $51.37 as of Apr. 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 Genesco and its competitors.
Is Genesco's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share too high?
Genesco's current Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is $51.37. Overall, Genesco has a GF Score™ of 73/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Genesco's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share compare to CAL and SHOE?
Genesco's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share of $51.37 can be compared against companies in the Retail - Cyclical 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 a Retail - Cyclical company?
A good Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share depends on the Retail - Cyclical 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 Genesco and its competitors. Genesco's current Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is $51.37. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Genesco stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Genesco (GCO) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $30.75, compared to a current price of $38.22 — trading 24.3% above its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is $51.37. Genesco's overall GF Score™ is 73/100 with 3 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 Genesco (GCO), the current Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is $51.37 as of Apr. 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 Genesco (GCO) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Genesco stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $38.22 is trading 24.3% above its estimated GF Value™ of $30.75. GuruFocus considers Genesco to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for GCO:

  • Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share: $51.37
  • GF Value™: $30.75 vs. price of $38.22 (24.3% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 73/100 with 3 warning signs

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


Genesco Business Description

Other Exchanges GN8:Germany
Address 535 Marriott Drive, Nashville, TN, USA, 37214
Genesco Inc sells footwear, headwear, sports apparel, and accessories. It has four reportable business segments. The Journeys Group generates the highest revenue, encompassing the Journeys, Journeys Kidz, and Little Burgundy brands, along with e-commerce and catalog sales. The Schuh Group targets teenagers and young adults aged 16 to 24, focusing on casual and athletic footwear. The Johnston & Murphy Group operates retail shops and factory stores across the United States. Finally, the Genesco Brands Group designs and sources licensed footwear for brands like Levi's, Dockers, and G.H. Bass. The brands of the company are: Journeys; Journeys Kidz; Little Burgundy; Schuh; Johnston & Murphy; and Genesco Brands Group.
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