HURN (Huron Consulting Group) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: 5.17 (As of Aug. 20, 2026) — 124% Above Median

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HURN Huron Consulting Group Inc HURN
75 GF Score
Price $162.39
GF Value $163.78
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Huron Consulting Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

Huron Consulting Group HURN +2.43% 75 Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 5.17 as of Aug. 20, 2026, which is 124% above its 10-year median of 2.31. GuruFocus rates HURN with a GF Scoreâ„¢ of 75/100 and a GF Valueâ„¢ of $163.78 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 718 Business Services companies, Huron Consulting Group ranks worse than 86.91% on this metric.

As of today (2026-08-20), Huron Consulting Group's current share price is $162.39. Huron Consulting Group's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $31.44. Huron Consulting Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 5.17.

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

HURN' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.41   Med: 2.31   Max: 5.87
Current: 5.04

During the past years, Huron Consulting Group's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 5.87. The lowest was 1.41. And the median was 2.31.

HURN's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
86.91% of 718 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.53 vs HURN: 5.04

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.

Huron Consulting Group's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was $24.097. 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 $31.44 for the trailing ten years ended in Jun. 2026.

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Huron Consulting Group  (NAS:HURN) 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.


Huron Consulting Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms


Huron Consulting Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Huron Consulting Group'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.

Huron Consulting Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Huron Consulting Group Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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Huron Consulting Group Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
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 4.36 4.65 5.53 4.05 2.87

HURN vs ICFI, CRAI, ROMA: Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Comparison

For the Consulting Services subindustry, Huron Consulting Group'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.


Huron Consulting Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Huron Consulting Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Huron Consulting Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Huron Consulting Group 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.

Huron Consulting Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=162.39/31.44
=5.17

* 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.

Huron Consulting Group's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, Huron Consulting Group'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)
=24.097/333.9520*333.9520
=24.097

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

Huron Consulting Group Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201609 29.414 241.428 40.687
201612 29.839 241.432 41.274
201703 30.089 243.801 41.215
201706 23.445 244.955 31.963
201709 23.694 246.819 32.059
201712 22.757 246.524 30.828
201803 22.641 249.554 30.298
201806 23.090 251.989 30.600
201809 23.492 252.439 31.078
201812 23.979 251.233 31.874
201903 24.020 254.202 31.556
201906 24.801 256.143 32.335
201909 25.634 256.759 33.341
201912 25.770 256.974 33.490
202003 22.964 258.115 29.711
202006 23.442 257.797 30.367
202009 24.267 260.280 31.136
202012 24.247 260.474 31.087
202103 23.652 264.877 29.820
202106 23.990 271.696 29.487
202109 24.332 274.310 29.622
202112 26.150 278.802 31.323
202203 27.299 287.504 31.709
202206 27.647 296.311 31.159
202209 27.596 296.808 31.049
202212 27.888 296.797 31.379
202303 27.543 301.836 30.474
202306 28.996 305.109 31.737
202309 29.514 307.789 32.023
202312 28.861 306.746 31.421
202403 27.266 312.332 29.153
202406 28.149 314.175 29.921
202409 29.484 315.301 31.228
202412 31.687 315.605 33.529
202503 28.037 319.799 29.278
202506 27.458 322.561 28.428
202509 29.001 324.800 29.818
202512 30.741 324.054 31.680
202603 24.247 330.213 24.522
202606 24.097 333.952 24.097

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.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 5.17 mean?
Huron Consulting Group (HURN) has a Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 5.17 as of Aug. 20, 2026. Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is the ratio of share price to a company's inflation-adjusted book value per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Huron Consulting Group and its competitors. This is 124% above median its historical median of 2.31. Over the past decade, Huron Consulting Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio has ranged from 1.41 to 5.87. According to the industry distribution chart, Huron Consulting Group ranks #624 out of 718 companies in the Business Services industry, placing it in the top 86.9%.
Is Huron Consulting Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio too high?
Huron Consulting Group's current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 5.17 is 124% above median its 10-year median of 2.31. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 1.41 to a high of 5.87. The Business Services industry median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.53. Huron Consulting Group's value of 5.17 is 237.9% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Huron Consulting Group ranks #624 out of 718 companies in the Business Services industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Huron Consulting Group has a GF Scoreâ„¢ of 75/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Huron Consulting Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio compare to ICFI and CRAI?
According to the Business Services industry distribution chart, Huron Consulting Group ranks #624 out of 718 companies for Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. This places Huron Consulting Group in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.53. Huron Consulting Group's value of 5.17 is 237.9% above this benchmark. Historically, Huron Consulting Group's own Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio has ranged from 1.41 to 5.87 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 2.31 vs. the industry median of 1.53, Huron Consulting Group has consistently been above the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for a Business Services company?
The median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio among Business Services companies is 1.53, based on 718 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Huron Consulting Group's current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 5.17 is 237.9% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is the ratio of share price to a company's inflation-adjusted book value per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Huron Consulting Group and its competitors. For the Business Services industry, the median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.53 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Huron Consulting Group's current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 5.17, which is 124% above median its own 10-year median of 2.31. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Huron Consulting Group stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Huron Consulting Group (HURN) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $163.78, compared to a current price of $162.39 — trading 0.8% below its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 5.17, which is 124% above median its 10-year median of 2.31 and 237.9% above the Business Services industry median of 1.53. Huron Consulting Group's overall GF Score™ is 75/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Huron Consulting Group (HURN), the current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 5.17 as of Aug. 20, 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 Huron Consulting Group (HURN) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Huron Consulting Group stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $162.39 is trading 0.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of $163.78. GuruFocus considers Huron Consulting Group to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for HURN:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: 5.17 (124% above median its 10-year median of 2.31)
  • GF Value™: $163.78 vs. price of $162.39 (0.8% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 75/100 with 2 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 237.9% above the Business Services median (#624 of 718)

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


Huron Consulting Group Business Description

Other Exchanges HUR:Germany
Address 550 West Van Buren Street, Chicago, IL, USA, 60607
Huron Consulting Group Inc is a professional services firm. The company provides expertise in technology, operations, advisory services, & analytics through three operating segments namely Healthcare, Education, and Commercial. Healthcare segment helps the firms to transform and innovate the delivery model to focus on patient wellness by improving quality outcomes, minimizing care variation and fundamentally improving patient and population health, Education segment provides management consulting and technology solutions, and Commercial segment is focused on serving industries and organizations facing disruption and regulatory change. It generates a majority of its revenue from the Healthcare Segment.
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