Fairfax Financial Holdings (HAM:FFX) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: (As of Sep. 22, 2026)

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HAM:FFX Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd HAM:FFX
75 GF Score
Price €1,393.00
GF Value €1,408.19
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What is Fairfax Financial Holdings Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

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Fairfax Financial Holdings  (HAM:FFX) 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.


Fairfax Financial Holdings Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms


Fairfax Financial Holdings Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Fairfax Financial Holdings'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.

Fairfax Financial Holdings Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Fairfax Financial Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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Fairfax Financial Holdings Quarterly Data
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HAM:FFX vs CB, PGR, TRV: Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Comparison

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, Fairfax Financial Holdings'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.


Fairfax Financial Holdings Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Fairfax Financial Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Fairfax Financial Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Fairfax Financial Holdings 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.

Fairfax Financial Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, Fairfax Financial Holdings'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)
=1347.331/133.5265*133.5265
=1,347.331

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 133.5265.

Fairfax Financial Holdings Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201609 438.018 101.765 574.728
201612 430.439 101.449 566.544
201703 441.861 102.634 574.861
201706 430.611 103.029 558.077
201709 486.734 103.345 628.885
201712 512.446 103.345 662.106
201803 511.970 105.004 651.038
201806 533.377 105.557 674.706
201809 522.740 105.636 660.756
201812 514.811 105.399 652.197
201903 545.895 106.979 681.361
201906 539.238 107.690 668.608
201909 557.689 107.611 691.993
201912 550.228 107.769 681.734
202003 507.191 107.927 627.491
202006 510.661 108.401 629.021
202009 489.211 108.164 603.920
202012 505.547 108.559 621.816
202103 553.242 110.298 669.756
202106 592.035 111.720 707.595
202109 627.418 112.905 742.013
202112 736.176 113.774 863.985
202203 745.457 117.646 846.086
202206 744.591 120.806 822.995
202209 756.056 120.648 836.761
202212 871.024 120.964 961.483
202303 899.208 122.702 978.533
202306 919.803 124.203 988.847
202309 991.342 125.230 1,057.015
202312 1,037.577 125.072 1,107.711
202403 1,066.930 126.258 1,128.355
202406 1,109.542 127.522 1,161.789
202409 1,119.526 127.285 1,174.425
202412 1,214.073 127.364 1,272.819
202503 1,177.288 129.181 1,216.892
202506 1,153.661 129.892 1,185.942
202509 1,192.675 130.287 1,222.329
202512 1,250.995 130.366 1,281.322
202603 1,280.419 132.262 1,292.658
202606 1,347.331 133.527 1,347.331

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.

Is Fairfax Financial Holdings (HAM:FFX) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Fairfax Financial Holdings stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €1,393.00 is trading 1.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of €1,408.19.

Key valuation signals for HAM:FFX:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio:
  • GF Value™: €1,408.19 vs. price of €1,393.00 (1.1% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 75/100 with 4 warning signs

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


Fairfax Financial Holdings Business Description

Address 95 Wellington Street West, Suite 800, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5J 2N7
Fairfax Financial Holdings provides reinsurance and property and casualty insurance in Canada, the United States, and other international markets. The company also has some noninsurance operations such as restaurants. Fairfax has been led by Prem Watsa, its chair and CEO, since its formation in 1985.
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