Basf SE (WBO:BAS) Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share: €48.36 (As of Jun. 2026)

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WBO:BAS Basf SE WBO:BAS
67 GF Score
Price €52.26
GF Value €45.16
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
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What is Basf SE Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share?

Basf SE WBO:BAS +3.06% 67 Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is €48.36 as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus rates WBO:BAS with a GF Score™ of 67/100 and a GF Value™ of €45.16 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 9 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.

Basf SE's adjusted book value per share for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was €43.437. 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 €48.36 for the trailing ten years ended in Jun. 2026.

During the past 12 months, Basf SE's average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was 1.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was 3.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was 6.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was 6.70% 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 Basf SE was 8.90% per year. The lowest was -2.30% per year. And the median was 6.75% per year.

As of today (2026-09-17), Basf SE's current stock price is €52.26. Basf SE's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €48.36. Basf SE's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of today is 1.08.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of Basf SE was 3.39. The lowest was 0.88. And the median was 1.52.


Basf SE  (WBO:BAS) 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.

Basf SE's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=52.26/48.356
=1.08

* 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 Basf SE was 3.39. The lowest was 0.88. And the median was 1.52.


Be Aware

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


Basf SE Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Related Terms


Basf SE Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Basf SE'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.

Basf SE Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Chart

Basf SE Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
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Basf SE Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 47.56 47.77 47.66 48.26 48.36

WBO:BAS vs DOW: Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Comparison

For the Chemicals subindustry, Basf SE'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.


Basf SE Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Basf SE's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Basf SE 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, Basf SE'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)
=43.437/131.3638*131.3638
=43.437

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 131.3638.

Basf SE Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201609 32.376 101.017 42.102
201612 35.459 101.217 46.020
201703 37.632 101.417 48.744
201706 35.321 102.117 45.437
201709 36.300 102.717 46.424
201712 37.841 102.617 48.442
201803 39.617 102.917 50.567
201806 38.434 104.017 48.538
201809 39.893 104.718 50.044
201812 39.314 104.217 49.554
201903 41.171 104.217 51.895
201906 43.923 105.718 54.578
201909 44.497 106.018 55.135
201912 46.109 105.818 57.241
202003 47.219 105.718 58.674
202006 41.788 106.618 51.487
202009 37.706 105.818 46.809
202012 37.451 105.518 46.625
202103 42.499 107.518 51.925
202106 41.467 108.486 50.212
202109 44.219 109.435 53.080
202112 45.816 110.384 54.524
202203 46.332 113.968 53.404
202206 51.527 115.760 58.472
202209 54.557 118.818 60.318
202212 45.783 119.345 50.394
202303 45.792 122.402 49.145
202306 44.064 123.140 47.007
202309 45.119 124.195 47.724
202312 41.058 123.773 43.576
202403 43.199 125.038 45.384
202406 41.143 125.882 42.935
202409 40.386 126.198 42.039
202412 41.324 127.041 42.730
202503 41.849 127.779 43.023
202506 37.539 128.412 38.402
202509 37.998 129.255 38.618
202512 38.828 129.361 39.429
202603 40.113 131.258 40.145
202606 43.437 131.364 43.437

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 €48.36 mean?
Basf SE (WBO:BAS) has a Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share of €48.36 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 Basf SE and its competitors.
Is Basf SE's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share too high?
Basf SE's current Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is €48.36. Overall, Basf SE has a GF Score™ of 67/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Basf SE's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share compare to DOW?
Basf SE's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share of €48.36 can be compared against companies in the Chemicals 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 Chemicals company?
A good Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share depends on the Chemicals 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 Basf SE and its competitors. Basf SE's current Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is €48.36. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Basf SE stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Basf SE (WBO:BAS) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €45.16, compared to a current price of €52.26 — trading 15.7% above its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is €48.36. Basf SE's overall GF Score™ is 67/100 with 9 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 Basf SE (WBO:BAS), the current Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is €48.36 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 Basf SE (WBO:BAS) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Basf SE stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €52.26 is trading 15.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of €45.16. GuruFocus considers Basf SE to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for WBO:BAS:

  • Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share: €48.36
  • GF Value™: €45.16 vs. price of €52.26 (15.7% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 67/100 with 9 warning signs

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


Basf SE Business Description

Address Carl-Bosch-Strasse 38, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, DEU, 67056
BASF is one of the world's leading chemical companies. It's headquartered in Germany near the Rhine River, which helps with logistics-related savings. Founded in 1865, it produces a vast array of chemicals, plastics, resins, and agricultural solutions. While the company serves multiple industries, it most prominently serves the automotive, agricultural, construction, and pharmaceutical industries. BASF is a first mover in the energy transition and aims to rapidly expand its recycled and bio-based product portfolio.
67GF Score

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