Golub Capital BDC (LTS:0IZ6) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: 0.72 (As of Aug. 23, 2026) — 14% Below Median

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LTS:0IZ6 Golub Capital BDC Inc LTS:0IZ6
53 GF Score
Price $13.14
GF Value $7.56
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
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What is Golub Capital BDC Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

Golub Capital BDC LTS:0IZ6 -0.14% 53 Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 0.72 as of Aug. 23, 2026, which is 14% below its 10-year median of 0.84. GuruFocus rates LTS:0IZ6 with a GF Score™ of 53/100 and a GF Value™ of $7.56 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review. Among 985 Asset Management companies, Golub Capital BDC ranks better than 58.17% on this metric.

As of today (2026-08-23), Golub Capital BDC's current share price is $13.1418. Golub Capital BDC's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $18.17. Golub Capital BDC's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.72.

The historical rank and industry rank for Golub Capital BDC's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

LTS:0IZ6' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.58   Med: 0.84   Max: 1.16
Current: 0.73

During the past years, Golub Capital BDC's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 1.16. The lowest was 0.58. And the median was 0.84.

LTS:0IZ6's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
58.17% of 985 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.85 vs LTS:0IZ6: 0.73

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.

Golub Capital BDC's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was $14.248. 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 $18.17 for the trailing ten years ended in Jun. 2026.

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Golub Capital BDC  (LTS:0IZ6) 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.


Golub Capital BDC Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms


Golub Capital BDC Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Golub Capital BDC'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.

Golub Capital BDC Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Golub Capital BDC Annual Data
Trend Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24 Sep25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.95 0.70 0.82 0.84 0.76

Golub Capital BDC 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 0.81 0.76 0.76 0.70 0.71

LTS:0IZ6 vs NEA, CSQ, AB: Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, Golub Capital BDC'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.


Golub Capital BDC Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Golub Capital BDC's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Golub Capital BDC 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.

Golub Capital BDC's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=13.1418/18.17
=0.72

* 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.

Golub Capital BDC's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, Golub Capital BDC'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)
=14.248/333.9520*333.9520
=14.248

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

Golub Capital BDC Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201609 15.132 241.428 20.931
201612 14.924 241.432 20.643
201703 15.056 243.801 20.623
201706 15.176 244.955 20.690
201709 15.243 246.819 20.624
201712 15.207 246.524 20.600
201803 15.271 249.554 20.436
201806 15.314 251.989 20.295
201809 15.266 252.439 20.195
201812 15.140 251.233 20.125
201903 15.119 254.202 19.862
201906 15.118 256.143 19.710
201909 15.885 256.759 20.661
201912 15.793 256.974 20.524
202003 13.858 258.115 17.930
202006 14.050 257.797 18.200
202009 14.326 260.280 18.381
202012 14.601 260.474 18.720
202103 14.855 264.877 18.729
202106 15.057 271.696 18.507
202109 15.190 274.310 18.493
202112 15.260 278.802 18.279
202203 15.352 287.504 17.832
202206 15.142 296.311 17.066
202209 14.889 296.808 16.752
202212 14.709 296.797 16.550
202303 14.730 301.836 16.297
202306 14.834 305.109 16.236
202309 15.023 307.789 16.300
202312 15.030 306.746 16.363
202403 15.122 312.332 16.169
202406 15.319 314.175 16.283
202409 15.191 315.301 16.090
202412 15.132 315.605 16.012
202503 15.041 319.799 15.707
202506 14.999 322.561 15.529
202509 14.972 324.800 15.394
202512 14.842 324.054 15.295
202603 14.352 330.213 14.515
202606 14.248 333.952 14.248

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 0.72 mean?
Golub Capital BDC (LTS:0IZ6) has a Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 0.72 as of Aug. 23, 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 Golub Capital BDC and its competitors. This is 14% below median its historical median of 0.84. Over the past decade, Golub Capital BDC's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio has ranged from 0.58 to 1.16. According to the industry distribution chart, Golub Capital BDC ranks #412 out of 985 companies in the Asset Management industry, placing it in the top 41.8%.
Is Golub Capital BDC's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio too high?
Golub Capital BDC's current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 0.72 is 14% below median its 10-year median of 0.84. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.58 to a high of 1.16. The Asset Management industry median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 0.85. Golub Capital BDC's value of 0.72 is 15.3% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Golub Capital BDC ranks #412 out of 985 companies in the Asset Management industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Golub Capital BDC has a GF Score™ of 53/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Golub Capital BDC's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio compare to NEA and CSQ?
According to the Asset Management industry distribution chart, Golub Capital BDC ranks #412 out of 985 companies for Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. This puts Golub Capital BDC in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 0.85. Golub Capital BDC's value of 0.72 is 15.3% below this benchmark. Historically, Golub Capital BDC's own Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio has ranged from 0.58 to 1.16 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 0.84 vs. the industry median of 0.85, Golub Capital BDC has consistently been below 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 an Asset Management company?
The median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio among Asset Management companies is 0.85, based on 985 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. Golub Capital BDC's current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 0.72 is 15.3% below 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 Golub Capital BDC and its competitors. For the Asset Management industry, the median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 0.85 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Golub Capital BDC's current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 0.72, which is 14% below median its own 10-year median of 0.84. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Golub Capital BDC stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Golub Capital BDC (LTS:0IZ6) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $7.56, compared to a current price of $13.14 — trading 73.8% above its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 0.72, which is 14% below median its 10-year median of 0.84 and 15.3% below the Asset Management industry median of 0.85. Golub Capital BDC's overall GF Score™ is 53/100 with 7 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 Golub Capital BDC (LTS:0IZ6), the current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 0.72 as of Aug. 23, 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 Golub Capital BDC (LTS:0IZ6) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Golub Capital BDC stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $13.14 is trading 73.8% above its estimated GF Value™ of $7.56. GuruFocus considers Golub Capital BDC to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for LTS:0IZ6:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: 0.72 (14% below median its 10-year median of 0.84)
  • GF Value™: $7.56 vs. price of $13.14 (73.8% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 53/100 with 7 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 15.3% below the Asset Management median (#412 of 985)

No single metric tells the full story. See the LTS:0IZ6 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Golub Capital BDC Business Description

Other Exchanges GBDC:USAOGL:Germany
Address 200 Park Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10166
Golub Capital BDC Inc. is an externally managed, closed-end, non-diversified management investment company. Its investment objective is to generate current income and capital appreciation by investing in senior secured and one-stop loans in U.S. middle-market companies. It also invests in second-lien and subordinated loans, warrants, and minority equity securities in U.S. middle-market companies. The company generally invests in securities rated below investment grade by independent rating agencies, or those that would be rated below investment grade if evaluated. The company operates in the USA, Canada, and other countries, with the majority of its revenue coming from the USA.
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