Fairfax Financial Holdings (MEX:FFHN) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: 2.33 (As of Aug. 13, 2026) — 60% Above Median

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MEX:FFHN Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd MEX:FFHN
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Price MXN29,240.98
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What is Fairfax Financial Holdings Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

Fairfax Financial Holdings MEX:FFHN 85 Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 2.33 as of Aug. 13, 2026, which is 60% above its 10-year median of 1.46. GuruFocus rates MEX:FFHN with a GF Score™ of 85/100 and a GF Value™ of MXN30,842.37. The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 418 Insurance companies, Fairfax Financial Holdings ranks worse than 72.97% on this metric.

As of today (2026-08-13), Fairfax Financial Holdings's current share price is MXN29240.98. Fairfax Financial Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was MXN12,565.12. Fairfax Financial Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 2.33.

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

MEX:FFHN' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.69   Med: 1.46   Max: 2.87
Current: 2.3

During the past years, Fairfax Financial Holdings's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 2.87. The lowest was 0.69. And the median was 1.46.

MEX:FFHN's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
72.97% of 418 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.405 vs MEX:FFHN: 2.30

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.

Fairfax Financial Holdings's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was MXN21,884.553. 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 MXN12,565.12 for the trailing ten years ended in Jun. 2026.

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Fairfax Financial Holdings  (MEX:FFHN) 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.


Fairfax Financial Holdings Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms


Fairfax Financial Holdings Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Fairfax Financial Holdings'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.

Fairfax Financial Holdings Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Fairfax Financial Holdings 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 1.10 1.26 1.69 2.45 2.82

Fairfax Financial Holdings 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 2.80 2.70 2.82 2.45 2.33

MEX:FFHN vs CB, PGR, TRV: Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Comparison

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, Fairfax Financial Holdings'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.


Fairfax Financial Holdings Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Insurance Industry

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

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


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Fairfax Financial Holdings 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=29240.98/12565.12
=2.33

* 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.

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

For example, Fairfax Financial Holdings'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)
=21884.553/133.5265*133.5265
=21,884.553

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 133.5265.

Fairfax Financial Holdings Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201609 7,862.731 101.765 10,316.780
201612 7,574.565 101.449 9,969.641
201703 6,797.592 102.634 8,843.671
201706 6,832.196 103.029 8,854.613
201709 7,330.491 103.345 9,471.360
201712 8,829.035 103.345 11,407.553
201803 8,378.538 105.004 10,654.421
201806 8,668.582 105.557 10,965.501
201809 8,206.152 105.636 10,372.778
201812 8,249.333 105.399 10,450.807
201903 8,747.873 106.979 10,918.691
201906 8,671.658 107.690 10,752.093
201909 8,875.787 107.611 11,013.274
201912 8,902.766 107.769 11,030.555
202003 9,608.700 107.927 11,887.781
202006 9,747.581 108.401 12,006.859
202009 9,479.315 108.164 11,702.010
202012 9,233.012 108.559 11,356.472
202103 10,163.763 110.298 12,304.272
202106 10,439.477 111.720 12,477.169
202109 10,477.367 112.905 12,391.014
202112 12,641.747 113.774 14,836.502
202203 12,063.671 117.646 13,692.149
202206 11,836.494 120.806 13,082.851
202209 11,464.761 120.648 12,688.571
202212 14,368.693 120.964 15,860.941
202303 14,482.543 122.702 15,760.148
202306 14,302.913 124.203 15,376.547
202309 14,310.065 125.230 15,258.059
202312 15,414.603 125.072 16,456.532
202403 15,160.324 126.258 16,033.134
202406 17,322.665 127.522 18,138.363
202409 19,630.080 127.285 20,592.702
202412 21,312.208 127.364 22,343.451
202503 21,312.872 129.181 22,029.830
202506 21,034.531 129.892 21,623.097
202509 21,282.522 130.287 21,811.681
202512 21,853.457 130.366 22,383.239
202603 22,543.411 132.262 22,758.887
202606 21,884.553 133.527 21,884.553

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 2.33 mean?
Fairfax Financial Holdings (MEX:FFHN) has a Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 2.33 as of Aug. 13, 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 Fairfax Financial Holdings and its competitors. This is 60% above median its historical median of 1.46. Over the past decade, Fairfax Financial Holdings' Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio has ranged from 0.69 to 2.87. According to the industry distribution chart, Fairfax Financial Holdings ranks #305 out of 418 companies in the Insurance industry, placing it in the top 73%.
Is Fairfax Financial Holdings' Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio too high?
Fairfax Financial Holdings' current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 2.33 is 60% above median its 10-year median of 1.46. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.69 to a high of 2.87. The Insurance industry median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.41. Fairfax Financial Holdings' value of 2.33 is 65.8% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Fairfax Financial Holdings ranks #305 out of 418 companies in the Insurance industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Fairfax Financial Holdings has a GF Score™ of 85/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Fairfax Financial Holdings' Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio compare to CB and PGR?
According to the Insurance industry distribution chart, Fairfax Financial Holdings ranks #305 out of 418 companies for Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. This places Fairfax Financial Holdings in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.41. Fairfax Financial Holdings' value of 2.33 is 65.8% above this benchmark. Historically, Fairfax Financial Holdings' own Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio has ranged from 0.69 to 2.87 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 1.46 vs. the industry median of 1.41, Fairfax Financial Holdings 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 1.41, based on 418 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. Fairfax Financial Holdings's current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 2.33 is 65.8% 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 Fairfax Financial Holdings and its competitors. For the Insurance industry, the median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.41 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Fairfax Financial Holdings's current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 2.33, which is 60% above median its own 10-year median of 1.46. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Fairfax Financial Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Fairfax Financial Holdings (MEX:FFHN) has a current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 2.33. The stock's GF Value™ is MXN30,842.37, compared to a current price of MXN29,240.98 — trading 5.2% below its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 2.33, which is 60% above median its 10-year median of 1.46 and 65.8% above the Insurance industry median of 1.41. Fairfax Financial Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 85/100 with 5 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 Fairfax Financial Holdings (MEX:FFHN), the current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 2.33 as of Aug. 13, 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 Fairfax Financial Holdings (MEX:FFHN) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Fairfax Financial Holdings stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of MXN29,240.98 is trading 5.2% below its estimated GF Value™ of MXN30,842.37.

Key valuation signals for MEX:FFHN:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: 2.33 (60% above median its 10-year median of 1.46)
  • GF Value™: MXN30,842.37 vs. price of MXN29,240.98 (5.2% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 85/100 with 5 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 65.8% above the Insurance median (#305 of 418)

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


Fairfax Financial Holdings Business Description

Address 95 Wellington Street West, Suite 800, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5J 2N7
Fairfax Financial Holdings provides reinsurance and property and casualty insurance in Canada, the United States, and other international markets. The company also has some noninsurance operations such as restaurants. Fairfax has been led by Prem Watsa, its chair and CEO, since its formation in 1985.
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