Walgreens Boots Alliance (BUE:WBA) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: (As of Jul. 26, 2026)

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What is Walgreens Boots Alliance Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

Note: If the price history is too short, we do not calculate current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for this stock. All the historical data is shown as the company's primary share's data instead.

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Walgreens Boots Alliance  (BUE:WBA) 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.


Walgreens Boots Alliance Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms


Walgreens Boots Alliance Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Walgreens Boots Alliance's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

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Walgreens Boots Alliance Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Walgreens Boots Alliance Annual Data
Trend Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23 Aug24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.49 1.84 1.15 0.80 0.30

Walgreens Boots Alliance Quarterly Data
Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24 Nov24 Feb25 May25
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 0.52 0.30 0.29 0.35 0.38

BUE:WBA vs WGRX, PETS, BHIC: Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Comparison

For the Pharmaceutical Retailers subindustry, Walgreens Boots Alliance'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.


Walgreens Boots Alliance Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Walgreens Boots Alliance's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Walgreens Boots Alliance 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.

Walgreens Boots Alliance's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in May. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Walgreens Boots Alliance's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in May. 2025 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of May. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (May. 2025)
=9829.92/321.4650*321.4650
=9,829.920

Current CPI (May. 2025) = 321.4650.

Walgreens Boots Alliance Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201508 260.198 238.316 350.982
201511 270.050 237.336 365.775
201602 420.306 237.111 569.833
201605 405.578 240.229 542.729
201608 409.123 240.849 546.063
201611 406.144 241.353 540.955
201702 428.500 243.603 565.460
201705 456.216 244.733 599.255
201708 451.671 245.519 591.386
201711 446.635 246.669 582.066
201802 554.135 248.991 715.427
201805 571.635 251.588 730.403
201808 728.153 252.146 928.334
201811 966.057 252.038 1,232.169
201902 991.865 252.776 1,261.393
201905 1,171.717 256.092 1,470.823
201908 1,143.753 256.558 1,433.113
201911 1,578.814 257.208 1,973.241
202002 1,614.192 258.678 2,005.993
202005 1,578.058 256.394 1,978.558
202008 1,720.980 259.918 2,128.498
202011 1,676.258 260.229 2,070.708
202102 2,136.078 263.014 2,610.790
202105 2,382.921 269.195 2,845.616
202108 2,525.027 273.567 2,967.126
202111 3,021.637 277.948 3,494.720
202202 3,244.238 283.716 3,675.891
202205 3,498.478 292.296 3,847.600
202208 3,851.109 296.171 4,180.007
202211 3,745.899 297.711 4,044.780
202302 4,596.754 300.840 4,911.898
202305 5,423.272 304.127 5,732.448
202308 6,399.301 307.026 6,700.251
202311 7,901.159 307.051 8,272.066
202402 5,472.174 310.326 5,668.595
202405 13,834.563 314.069 14,160.353
202408 11,272.053 314.796 11,510.853
202411 11,392.221 315.493 11,607.866
202502 8,738.147 319.082 8,803.406
202505 9,829.920 321.465 9,829.920

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.


Walgreens Boots Alliance Business Description

Address 108 Wilmot Road, Deerfield, IL, USA, 60015
Walgreens Boots Alliance is one of the largest retail pharmacy chains in the US, with over 8,000 locations. Nearly three quarters of Americans live within five miles of a Walgreens location. Roughly two thirds of revenue is generated from prescription drug sales; Walgreens makes up 20% of total prescription revenue in the US. Walgreens also generates sales from retail products (general wellness consumables and its own branded merchandise), European drug wholesale, and healthcare. With more locations incorporating additional services like Health Corner and Village Medical, Walgreens creates an omnichannel experience for patients and positions itself as a one-stop healthcare provider.