HP (LIM:HPQ) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: (As of Sep. 14, 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 Jul. 2026 is calculated as:

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

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Jul. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jul. 2026)
=-0.189/333.9180*333.9180
=-0.189

Current CPI (Jul. 2026) = 333.9180.

HP Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201610 -7.648 241.729 -10.565
201701 -8.536 242.839 -11.738
201704 -7.870 244.524 -10.747
201707 -8.672 244.786 -11.830
201710 -6.865 246.663 -9.293
201801 -5.634 247.867 -7.590
201804 -3.828 250.546 -5.102
201807 -3.631 252.006 -4.811
201810 -1.313 252.885 -1.734
201901 -3.774 251.712 -5.007
201904 -3.055 255.548 -3.992
201907 -2.324 256.571 -3.025
201910 -2.451 257.346 -3.180
202001 -3.357 257.971 -4.345
202004 -1.527 256.389 -1.989
202007 -4.080 259.101 -5.258
202010 -4.578 260.388 -5.871
202101 -6.647 261.582 -8.485
202104 -6.904 267.054 -8.633
202107 -8.099 273.003 -9.906
202110 -3.378 276.589 -4.078
202201 -4.783 281.148 -5.681
202204 -3.900 289.109 -4.504
202207 -4.763 296.276 -5.368
202210 -6.215 298.012 -6.964
202301 -7.664 299.170 -8.554
202304 -5.104 303.363 -5.618
202307 -4.613 305.691 -5.039
202310 -2.196 307.671 -2.383
202401 -3.370 308.417 -3.649
202404 -1.882 313.548 -2.004
202407 -2.860 314.540 -3.036
202410 -2.718 315.664 -2.875
202501 -2.203 317.671 -2.316
202504 -2.622 320.795 -2.729
202507 -1.851 323.048 -1.913
202510 -0.711 0.000
202601 -1.574 325.252 -1.616
202604 -0.296 333.020 -0.297
202607 -0.189 333.918 -0.189

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.