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National Grid (BSP:N1GG34) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.59 (As of Jun. 03, 2025)


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What is National Grid Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-06-03), National Grid's current share price is R$67.57. National Grid's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Mar25 was R$42.62. National Grid's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.59.

The historical rank and industry rank for National Grid's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:N1GG34' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.38   Med: 2.1   Max: 4.35
Current: 1.52

During the past 13 years, National Grid's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 4.35. The lowest was 1.38. And the median was 2.10.

BSP:N1GG34's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
50.61% of 411 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 1.5 vs BSP:N1GG34: 1.52

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.

National Grid's adjusted book value per share data of for the fiscal year that ended in Mar25 was R$47.857. 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 R$42.62 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar25.

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National Grid Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for National Grid's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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.

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National Grid Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

National Grid Annual Data
Trend Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.81 2.18 1.75 1.55 1.47

National Grid Semi-Annual Data
Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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 1.75 - 1.55 - 1.47

Competitive Comparison of National Grid's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, National Grid'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.


National Grid's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, National Grid's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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National Grid Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

National Grid's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=67.57/42.62
=1.59

* 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.

National Grid's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Mar25 is calculated as:

For example, National Grid's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the fiscal year that ended in Mar25 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar25 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar25)
=47.857/136.1000*136.1000
=47.857

Current CPI (Mar25) = 136.1000.

National Grid Annual Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201603 15.931 100.400 21.596
201703 17.523 102.700 23.222
201803 19.689 105.100 25.496
201903 22.215 107.000 28.257
202003 26.142 108.600 32.762
202103 33.463 109.700 41.516
202203 32.835 116.500 38.359
202303 38.899 126.800 41.752
202403 38.914 131.600 40.245
202503 47.857 136.100 47.857

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


National Grid  (BSP:N1GG34) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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National Grid Business Description

Address
1-3 Strand, London, GBR, WC2N 5EH
National Grid owns and operates the electric transmission system in England and Wales. It sold the bulk of its UK gas transmission business in fiscal 2023 to fund the acquisition of PPL's UK power distribution assets. In the Northeastern United States, it serves electricity and gas customers combined in three states. It also owns regulated transmission and electricity generation in the United States, metering services, merchant transmission lines in the UK, and the Grain (UK) liquefied natural gas facility.

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