Cathay Financial Holding Co (TPE:2882) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: NT$3.53 (As of Dec. 2025)

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TPE:2882 Cathay Financial Holding Co Ltd TPE:2882
54 GF Score
Price NT$94.30
GF Value NT$75.88
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
! 4 Warning Signs
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What is Cathay Financial Holding Co Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Cathay Financial Holding Co TPE:2882 -3.08% 54 Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is NT$3.53 as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates TPE:2882 with a GF Score™ of 54/100 and a GF Value™ of NT$75.88 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 4 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.

Cathay Financial Holding Co's adjusted free cash flow per share for the three months ended in Dec. 2025 was NT$-4.302. 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 NT$3.53 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2025.

During the past 12 months, Cathay Financial Holding Co's average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 11666.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 3.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was -42.50% 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 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 Cathay Financial Holding Co was 3.10% per year. The lowest was -82.00% per year. And the median was -28.40% per year.

As of today (2026-07-19), Cathay Financial Holding Co's current stock price is NT$94.30. Cathay Financial Holding Co's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was NT$3.53. Cathay Financial Holding Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is 26.71.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Cathay Financial Holding Co was 2296.67. The lowest was 3.94. And the median was 12.77.


Cathay Financial Holding Co  (TPE:2882) 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.

Cathay Financial Holding Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=94.30/3.53
=26.71

* 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 Cathay Financial Holding Co was 2296.67. The lowest was 3.94. And the median was 12.77.


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.


Cathay Financial Holding Co Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Related Terms


Cathay Financial Holding Co Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Cathay Financial Holding Co'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.

Cathay Financial Holding Co Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Chart

Cathay Financial Holding Co Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
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Cathay Financial Holding Co Quarterly Data
Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25
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 0.03 0.41 2.15 3.01 3.53

TPE:2882 vs AFL, MET, PRU: Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Comparison

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, Cathay Financial Holding Co'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.


Cathay Financial Holding Co Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF vs Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Cathay Financial Holding Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cathay Financial Holding Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


TPE:2882
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Cathay Financial Holding Co 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, Cathay Financial Holding Co's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2025 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare= Free Cash Flow per Share /CPI of Dec. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2025)
=-4.302/324.0540*324.0540
=-4.302

Current CPI (Dec. 2025) = 324.0540.

Cathay Financial Holding Co Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201603 6.772 238.132 9.215
201606 -5.956 241.018 -8.008
201609 8.249 241.428 11.072
201612 -11.998 241.432 -16.104
201703 1.504 243.801 1.999
201706 14.270 244.955 18.878
201709 -3.140 246.819 -4.123
201712 -3.639 246.524 -4.783
201803 3.573 249.554 4.640
201806 -0.191 251.989 -0.246
201809 -2.995 252.439 -3.845
201812 -7.422 251.233 -9.573
201903 6.340 254.202 8.082
201906 7.155 256.143 9.052
201909 -2.844 256.759 -3.589
201912 1.350 256.974 1.702
202003 -1.280 258.115 -1.607
202006 8.969 257.797 11.274
202009 5.638 260.280 7.019
202012 1.123 260.474 1.397
202103 -5.241 264.877 -6.412
202106 10.384 271.696 12.385
202109 -3.445 274.310 -4.070
202112 2.299 278.802 2.672
202203 -8.356 287.504 -9.418
202206 -4.276 296.311 -4.676
202209 11.344 296.808 12.385
202212 0.026 296.797 0.028
202303 5.655 301.836 6.071
202306 3.703 305.109 3.933
202309 -7.630 307.789 -8.033
202312 -6.732 306.746 -7.112
202403 -1.335 312.332 -1.385
202406 4.878 314.175 5.031
202409 4.858 315.301 4.993
202412 -15.635 315.605 -16.054
202503 -2.054 319.799 -2.081
202506 15.708 322.561 15.781
202509 3.116 324.800 3.109
202512 -4.302 324.054 -4.302

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 NT$3.53 mean?
Cathay Financial Holding Co (TPE:2882) has a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of NT$3.53 as of Dec. 2025. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Cathay Financial Holding Co and its competitors.
Is Cathay Financial Holding Co's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share too high?
Cathay Financial Holding Co's current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is NT$3.53. Overall, Cathay Financial Holding Co has a GF Score™ of 54/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Cathay Financial Holding Co's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share compare to AFL and MET?
Cathay Financial Holding Co's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of NT$3.53 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 FCF per Share for an Insurance company?
A good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share depends on the Insurance 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 Cathay Financial Holding Co and its competitors. Cathay Financial Holding Co's current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is NT$3.53. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Cathay Financial Holding Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Cathay Financial Holding Co (TPE:2882) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is NT$75.88, compared to a current price of NT$94.30 — trading 24.3% above its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is NT$3.53. Cathay Financial Holding Co's overall GF Score™ is 54/100 with 4 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 Cathay Financial Holding Co (TPE:2882), the current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is NT$3.53 as of Dec. 2025. 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 Cathay Financial Holding Co (TPE:2882) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Cathay Financial Holding Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of NT$94.30 is trading 24.3% above its estimated GF Value™ of NT$75.88. GuruFocus considers Cathay Financial Holding Co to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for TPE:2882:

  • Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: NT$3.53
  • GF Value™: NT$75.88 vs. price of NT$94.30 (24.3% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 54/100 with 4 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the TPE:2882 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Cathay Financial Holding Co Business Description

Address No. 296, Jen Ai Road, Section 4, Taipei, TWN, 10633
Cathay Financial Holding Co Ltd is a financial holding company. It has five operating segments Banking segment is engaged in permitted businesses of commercial banks; Life insurance segments is engaged in traditional insurance, investment-linked insurance and interest-sensitive sales of annuity insurance and providing financial planning services and policy loan services; Property insurance segment is engaged in fire insurance, marine insurance, land and air insurance, liability insurance, financial guarantee insurance, reinsurance and other insurance; Securities segment is engaged in brokerage, dealership, and underwriting business; and Other operating segment of which majority of revenue is from Life insurance. Geographically revenue comes from Taiwan.
54GF Score

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NT$94.30
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