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eBay (MIL:1EBAY) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 6.71 (As of Jun. 03, 2025)


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What is eBay Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-06-03), eBay's current share price is €64.85. eBay's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was €9.66. eBay's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 6.71.

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

MIL:1EBAY' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.82   Med: 3.35   Max: 7.09
Current: 7.09

During the past years, eBay's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 7.09. The lowest was 1.82. And the median was 3.35.

MIL:1EBAY's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
91.18% of 748 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 1.245 vs MIL:1EBAY: 7.09

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.

eBay's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was €9.889. 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 €9.66 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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eBay Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for eBay'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.

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eBay Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

eBay Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.39 5.45 3.44 3.87 5.82

eBay Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 4.68 4.83 5.97 5.82 6.44

Competitive Comparison of eBay's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Internet Retail subindustry, eBay'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.


eBay's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, eBay's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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eBay 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.

eBay's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=64.85/9.66
=6.71

* 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.

eBay's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, eBay's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=9.889/134.9266*134.9266
=9.889

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

eBay Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 14.488 100.684 19.415
201509 4.808 100.392 6.462
201512 5.099 99.792 6.894
201603 4.963 100.470 6.665
201606 5.073 101.688 6.731
201609 5.439 101.861 7.205
201612 9.191 101.863 12.174
201703 10.057 102.862 13.192
201706 9.526 103.349 12.437
201709 9.024 104.136 11.692
201712 6.610 104.011 8.575
201803 6.118 105.290 7.840
201806 6.185 106.317 7.849
201809 6.166 106.507 7.811
201812 6.034 105.998 7.681
201903 5.256 107.251 6.612
201906 4.316 108.070 5.389
201909 3.625 108.329 4.515
201912 3.245 108.420 4.038
202003 2.730 108.902 3.382
202006 3.655 108.767 4.534
202009 3.598 109.815 4.421
202012 4.279 109.897 5.254
202103 4.650 111.754 5.614
202106 16.344 114.631 19.238
202109 14.697 115.734 17.134
202112 14.568 117.630 16.710
202203 11.217 121.301 12.477
202206 9.034 125.017 9.750
202209 9.010 125.227 9.708
202212 9.025 125.222 9.724
202303 9.387 127.348 9.946
202306 9.123 128.729 9.562
202309 10.630 129.860 11.045
202312 11.345 129.419 11.828
202403 11.338 131.776 11.609
202406 10.390 132.554 10.576
202409 10.132 133.029 10.277
202412 10.458 133.157 10.597
202503 9.889 134.927 9.889

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.


eBay  (MIL:1EBAY) 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.


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eBay Business Description

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2025 Hamilton Avenue, San Jose, CA, USA, 95125
EBay operates one of the largest e-commerce marketplaces in the world, with $75 billion in 2024 gross merchandise volume rendering the firm a top 10 global e-commerce company. It generates revenue from listing fees, advertising, revenue-sharing arrangements with service providers, and managed payments, with its platform connecting more than 130 million buyers and roughly 20 million sellers across almost 190 global markets at the end of 2024. EBay generates just north of 50% of its GMV in international markets, with a large presence in the UK, Germany, and Australia.

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