Alimentation Couche-Tard (STU:CJA0) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: €2.09 (As of Apr. 2026)

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STU:CJA0 Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc STU:CJA0
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Price €56.60
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What is Alimentation Couche-Tard Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Alimentation Couche-Tard STU:CJA0 +0.78% 80 Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is €2.09 as of Apr. 2026. GuruFocus rates STU:CJA0 with a GF Score™ of 80/100 and a GF Value™ of €53.81 (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 FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

Alimentation Couche-Tard's adjusted free cash flow per share for the three months ended in Apr. 2026 was €1.039. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is €2.09 for the trailing ten years ended in Apr. 2026.

During the past 12 months, Alimentation Couche-Tard's average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 15.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 14.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 16.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 19.90% 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 FCF Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate of Alimentation Couche-Tard was 67.10% per year. The lowest was 14.30% per year. And the median was 22.80% per year.

As of today (2026-08-04), Alimentation Couche-Tard's current stock price is €56.60. Alimentation Couche-Tard's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2026 was €2.09. Alimentation Couche-Tard's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is 27.08.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Alimentation Couche-Tard was 57.27. The lowest was 22.54. And the median was 31.13.


Alimentation Couche-Tard  (STU:CJA0) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share may underestimate the company's free cash flow. Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can seem to be too high even the actual Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, the free cash flow per share of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/FCF calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is also called CAPFCF 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 Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Alimentation Couche-Tard's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=56.60/2.09
=27.08

* 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 Price-to-FCF of Alimentation Couche-Tard was 57.27. The lowest was 22.54. And the median was 31.13.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real free cash flow value.


Alimentation Couche-Tard Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Related Terms


Alimentation Couche-Tard Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Alimentation Couche-Tard's Cyclically Adjusted FCF 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.

Alimentation Couche-Tard Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Chart

Alimentation Couche-Tard Annual Data
Trend Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23 Apr24 Apr25 Apr26
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.40 1.47 1.75 1.85 2.09

Alimentation Couche-Tard Quarterly Data
Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25 Apr25 Jul25 Oct25 Jan26 Apr26
Cyclically Adjusted FCF 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 1.85 1.93 1.87 1.96 2.09

STU:CJA0 vs CASY, WSM, ULTA: Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Comparison

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Alimentation Couche-Tard's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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.


Alimentation Couche-Tard Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF vs Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Alimentation Couche-Tard's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Alimentation Couche-Tard's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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Alimentation Couche-Tard Cyclically Adjusted FCF 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 FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

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

Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow 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 FCF per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the free cash flow per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 free cash flow per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent free cash flow in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent free cash flow in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 free cash flow in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent free cash flow per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get Cyclically Adjusted FCF 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, Alimentation Couche-Tard's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Apr. 2026 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare= Free Cash Flow per Share /CPI of Apr. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Apr. 2026)
=1.039/132.7364*132.7364
=1.039

Current CPI (Apr. 2026) = 132.7364.

Alimentation Couche-Tard Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201607 0.224 101.844 0.292
201610 0.261 102.002 0.340
201701 -0.019 102.318 -0.025
201704 0.283 103.029 0.365
201707 0.258 103.029 0.332
201710 0.180 103.424 0.231
201801 0.003 104.056 0.004
201804 0.295 105.320 0.372
201807 0.388 106.110 0.485
201810 0.355 105.952 0.445
201901 0.442 105.557 0.556
201904 0.310 107.453 0.383
201907 0.488 108.243 0.598
201910 0.466 107.927 0.573
202001 0.300 108.085 0.368
202004 0.607 107.216 0.751
202007 0.886 108.401 1.085
202010 0.463 108.638 0.566
202101 0.145 109.192 0.176
202104 0.736 110.851 0.881
202107 0.691 112.431 0.816
202110 0.470 113.695 0.549
202201 0.056 114.801 0.065
202204 0.638 118.357 0.716
202207 0.716 120.964 0.786
202210 0.833 121.517 0.910
202301 0.100 121.596 0.109
202304 0.762 123.571 0.819
202307 1.010 124.914 1.073
202310 0.504 125.310 0.534
202401 0.345 125.072 0.366
202404 0.873 126.890 0.913
202407 0.561 128.075 0.581
202410 0.792 127.838 0.822
202501 0.228 127.443 0.237
202504 1.018 129.102 1.047
202507 0.766 130.290 0.780
202510 0.678 130.603 0.689
202601 0.610 130.366 0.621
202604 1.039 132.736 1.039

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of €2.09 mean?
Alimentation Couche-Tard (STU:CJA0) has a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of €2.09 as of Apr. 2026. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Alimentation Couche-Tard and its competitors.
Is Alimentation Couche-Tard's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share too high?
Alimentation Couche-Tard's current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is €2.09. Overall, Alimentation Couche-Tard has a GF Score™ of 80/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Alimentation Couche-Tard's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share compare to CASY and WSM?
Alimentation Couche-Tard's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of €2.09 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 FCF per Share for a Retail - Cyclical company?
A good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share depends on the Retail - Cyclical industry context. However, Cyclically Adjusted FCF 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 FCF per Share mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Alimentation Couche-Tard and its competitors. Alimentation Couche-Tard's current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is €2.09. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Alimentation Couche-Tard stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Alimentation Couche-Tard (STU:CJA0) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is €53.81, compared to a current price of €56.60 — trading 5.2% above its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is €2.09. Alimentation Couche-Tard's overall GF Score™ is 80/100 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 FCF per Share calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Alimentation Couche-Tard (STU:CJA0), the current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is €2.09 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 Alimentation Couche-Tard (STU:CJA0) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Alimentation Couche-Tard stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €56.60 is trading 5.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of €53.81. GuruFocus considers Alimentation Couche-Tard to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for STU:CJA0:

  • Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: €2.09
  • GF Value™: €53.81 vs. price of €56.60 (5.2% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 80/100 with 7 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the STU:CJA0 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Alimentation Couche-Tard Business Description

Other Exchanges ANCTF:USAATD:Canada
Address 4204 Boulevard Industriel, Laval, QC, CAN, H7L 0E3
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc operates a network of convenience stores across North America, Europe, and Asia. The company generates income through the sale of tobacco products, groceries, beverages, fresh food, quick service restaurants, car wash services, other retail products and services, road transportation fuel, stationary energy, marine fuel, and chemicals. In addition, the company operates stores under the Circle K banner in other countries such as Indonesia, Egypt, Macau, and others. Its operation is geographically divided into the U.S., Europe and other regions, and Canada. Revenue from external customers falls mainly into three categories: merchandise and services, road transportation fuel, and others. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the United States.
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