HP (LIM:HPQ) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: (As of Aug. 19, 2026)

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What is HP 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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HP  (LIM:HPQ) 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.


HP Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms


HP Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for HP'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.

HP Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

HP Annual Data
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HP Quarterly Data
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LIM:HPQ vs P, SMCI, IONQ: Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Comparison

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, HP'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.


HP Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, HP's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



HP 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.

HP's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, HP's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Apr. 2026 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Apr. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Apr. 2026)
=-0.296/333.0200*333.0200
=-0.296

Current CPI (Apr. 2026) = 333.0200.

HP Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201607 -7.731 240.628 -10.699
201610 -7.657 241.729 -10.549
201701 -8.546 242.839 -11.720
201704 -7.879 244.524 -10.730
201707 -8.683 244.786 -11.813
201710 -6.873 246.663 -9.279
201801 -5.641 247.867 -7.579
201804 -3.832 250.546 -5.093
201807 -3.635 252.006 -4.804
201810 -1.315 252.885 -1.732
201901 -3.779 251.712 -5.000
201904 -3.059 255.548 -3.986
201907 -2.327 256.571 -3.020
201910 -2.454 257.346 -3.176
202001 -3.361 257.971 -4.339
202004 -1.528 256.389 -1.985
202007 -4.085 259.101 -5.250
202010 -4.583 260.388 -5.861
202101 -6.655 261.582 -8.472
202104 -6.912 267.054 -8.619
202107 -8.109 273.003 -9.892
202110 -3.382 276.589 -4.072
202201 -4.789 281.148 -5.673
202204 -3.904 289.109 -4.497
202207 -4.768 296.276 -5.359
202210 -6.223 298.012 -6.954
202301 -7.673 299.170 -8.541
202304 -5.110 303.363 -5.610
202307 -4.618 305.691 -5.031
202310 -2.199 307.671 -2.380
202401 -3.374 308.417 -3.643
202404 -1.884 313.548 -2.001
202407 -2.864 314.540 -3.032
202410 -2.722 315.664 -2.872
202501 -2.205 317.671 -2.312
202504 -2.625 320.795 -2.725
202507 -1.853 323.048 -1.910
202510 -0.712 0.000
202601 -1.576 325.252 -1.614
202604 -0.296 333.020 -0.296

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.


HP Business Description

Address 1501 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA, USA, 94304
HP (formerly Hewlett-Packard) is a behemoth in the PC and printing markets. It has focused on these markets since it exited IT infrastructure in 2015 with the split from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. HP focuses on the commercial market, but maintains sales of consumer devices and printers. The firm has a broad and global customer base, with only one third of sales coming from the US. HP completely outsources manufacturing and relies heavily on channel partners for its sales and marketing.