Manulife Financial (LTS:0V5H) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: 2.21 (As of Aug. 23, 2026) — 65% Above Median

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LTS:0V5H Manulife Financial Corp LTS:0V5H
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Price C$59.04
GF Value C$47.05
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
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What is Manulife Financial Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

Manulife Financial LTS:0V5H -0.19% 55 Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 2.21 as of Aug. 23, 2026, which is 65% above its 10-year median of 1.34. GuruFocus rates LTS:0V5H with a GF Score™ of 55/100 and a GF Value™ of C$47.05 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 9 warning signs investors should review. Among 413 Insurance companies, Manulife Financial ranks worse than 70.94% on this metric.

As of today (2026-08-23), Manulife Financial's current share price is C$59.04. Manulife Financial's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was C$26.71. Manulife Financial's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 2.21.

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

LTS:0V5H' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.75   Med: 1.34   Max: 2.32
Current: 2.18

During the past years, Manulife Financial's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 2.32. The lowest was 0.75. And the median was 1.34.

LTS:0V5H's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
70.94% of 413 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.38 vs LTS:0V5H: 2.18

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.

Manulife Financial's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was C$28.041. 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 C$26.71 for the trailing ten years ended in Jun. 2026.

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Manulife Financial  (LTS:0V5H) 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.


Manulife Financial Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms


Manulife Financial Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Manulife Financial'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.

Manulife Financial Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Manulife Financial Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.15 1.04 1.20 1.74 1.91

Manulife Financial 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 1.68 1.66 1.91 1.80 2.14

LTS:0V5H vs AFL, MET, PRU: Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Comparison

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, Manulife Financial'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.


Manulife Financial Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Insurance Industry

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

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


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Manulife Financial 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.

Manulife Financial's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=59.04/26.71
=2.21

* 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.

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

For example, Manulife Financial'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)
=28.041/133.5265*133.5265
=28.041

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 133.5265.

Manulife Financial Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201609 20.007 101.765 26.251
201612 19.491 101.449 25.654
201703 20.010 102.634 26.033
201706 20.129 103.029 26.087
201709 19.866 103.345 25.668
201712 19.001 103.345 24.550
201803 19.811 105.004 25.192
201806 20.390 105.557 25.793
201809 20.426 105.636 25.819
201812 21.429 105.399 27.148
201903 22.386 106.979 27.941
201906 22.906 107.690 28.401
201909 23.465 107.611 29.116
201912 23.128 107.769 28.656
202003 26.323 107.927 32.567
202006 24.927 108.401 30.705
202009 25.085 108.164 30.967
202012 24.599 108.559 30.256
202103 22.987 110.298 27.828
202106 24.324 111.720 29.072
202109 25.182 112.905 29.781
202112 20.114 113.774 23.606
202203 25.643 117.646 29.105
202206 24.826 120.806 27.440
202209 25.417 120.648 28.130
202212 21.523 120.964 23.758
202303 21.935 122.702 23.870
202306 21.293 124.203 22.891
202309 22.441 125.230 23.928
202312 22.500 125.072 24.021
202403 23.267 126.258 24.607
202406 23.913 127.522 25.039
202409 24.683 127.285 25.893
202412 25.961 127.364 27.217
202503 26.258 129.181 27.141
202506 25.357 129.892 26.067
202509 26.504 130.287 27.163
202512 26.412 130.366 27.052
202603 26.821 132.262 27.077
202606 28.041 133.527 28.041

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 2.21 mean?
Manulife Financial (LTS:0V5H) has a Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 2.21 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 Manulife Financial and its competitors. This is 65% above median its historical median of 1.34. Over the past decade, Manulife Financial's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio has ranged from 0.75 to 2.32. According to the industry distribution chart, Manulife Financial ranks #293 out of 413 companies in the Insurance industry, placing it in the top 70.9%.
Is Manulife Financial's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio too high?
Manulife Financial's current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 2.21 is 65% above median its 10-year median of 1.34. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.75 to a high of 2.32. The Insurance industry median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.38. Manulife Financial's value of 2.21 is 60.1% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Manulife Financial ranks #293 out of 413 companies in the Insurance industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Manulife Financial has a GF Score™ of 55/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Manulife Financial's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio compare to AFL and MET?
According to the Insurance industry distribution chart, Manulife Financial ranks #293 out of 413 companies for Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. This places Manulife Financial in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.38. Manulife Financial's value of 2.21 is 60.1% above this benchmark. Historically, Manulife Financial's own Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio has ranged from 0.75 to 2.32 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 1.34 vs. the industry median of 1.38, Manulife Financial 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 an Insurance company?
The median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio among Insurance companies is 1.38, based on 413 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. Manulife Financial's current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 2.21 is 60.1% 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 Manulife Financial and its competitors. For the Insurance industry, the median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.38 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Manulife Financial's current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 2.21, which is 65% above median its own 10-year median of 1.34. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Manulife Financial stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Manulife Financial (LTS:0V5H) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is C$47.05, compared to a current price of C$59.04 — trading 25.5% above its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 2.21, which is 65% above median its 10-year median of 1.34 and 60.1% above the Insurance industry median of 1.38. Manulife Financial's overall GF Score™ is 55/100 with 9 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 Manulife Financial (LTS:0V5H), the current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 2.21 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 Manulife Financial (LTS:0V5H) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Manulife Financial stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of C$59.04 is trading 25.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of C$47.05. GuruFocus considers Manulife Financial to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for LTS:0V5H:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: 2.21 (65% above median its 10-year median of 1.34)
  • GF Value™: C$47.05 vs. price of C$59.04 (25.5% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 55/100 with 9 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 60.1% above the Insurance median (#293 of 413)

No single metric tells the full story. See the LTS:0V5H stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Manulife Financial Business Description

Address 200 Bloor Street East, Toronto, ON, CAN, M4W 1E5
Manulife Financial is one of the Big Three Canadian life insurers. The firm provides life insurance, annuities, asset management, and wealth management products to individuals and group customers in Canada, the United States, and Asia. The Canadian business segment contributes approximately 21% of 2025 adjusted earnings. The Asia segment operates across 12 countries and contributes around 38% of earnings, with a significant presence in Hong Kong and Singapore. The US business, which primarily operates under the John Hancock brand, contributes about 16% of earnings. Manulife's global asset and wealth management business contributes approximately 25% of its earnings and had around CAD 1.1 trillion in assets under management and administration as of the end of 2025.
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