MSFT (Microsoft) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: (As of Sep. 22, 2026)

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Price $496.91
GF Value $586.56
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is Microsoft Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

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Microsoft  (NAS:MSFT) 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.


Microsoft Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms


Microsoft Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Microsoft'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.

Microsoft Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Microsoft Annual Data
Trend Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24 Jun25 Jun26
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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Microsoft 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 22.24 22.12 19.87 14.31 13.65

MSFT vs PLTR, ORCL, PANW: Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Comparison

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Microsoft'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.


Microsoft Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Microsoft's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Microsoft 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.

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

For example, Microsoft'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)
=59.565/333.9520*333.9520
=59.565

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

Microsoft Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201609 9.041 241.428 12.506
201612 8.902 241.432 12.313
201703 9.029 243.801 12.368
201706 11.379 244.955 15.513
201709 11.612 246.819 15.711
201712 10.170 246.524 13.777
201803 10.304 249.554 13.789
201806 10.775 251.989 14.280
201809 11.194 252.439 14.809
201812 11.991 251.233 15.939
201903 12.375 254.202 16.257
201906 13.389 256.143 17.456
201909 13.893 256.759 18.070
201912 14.467 256.974 18.801
202003 15.086 258.115 19.518
202006 15.626 257.797 20.242
202009 16.313 260.280 20.930
202012 17.259 260.474 22.128
202103 17.853 264.877 22.509
202106 18.884 271.696 23.211
202109 20.242 274.310 24.643
202112 21.335 278.802 25.555
202203 21.773 287.504 25.291
202206 22.313 296.311 25.147
202209 23.276 296.808 26.189
202212 24.592 296.797 27.671
202303 26.178 301.836 28.963
202306 27.748 305.109 30.371
202309 29.702 307.789 32.227
202312 32.060 306.746 34.903
202403 34.058 312.332 36.416
202406 36.115 314.175 38.388
202409 38.693 315.301 40.982
202412 40.712 315.605 43.079
202503 43.300 319.799 45.216
202506 46.204 322.561 47.836
202509 48.840 324.800 50.216
202512 52.615 324.054 54.222
202603 55.777 330.213 56.409
202606 59.565 333.952 59.565

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.

Is Microsoft (MSFT) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Microsoft stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $496.91 is trading 15.3% below its estimated GF Value™ of $586.56. GuruFocus considers Microsoft to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for MSFT:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio:
  • GF Value™: $586.56 vs. price of $496.91 (15.3% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 99/100 with 3 warning signs

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Microsoft Business Description

Address One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA, USA, 98052-6399
Microsoft develops and licenses consumer and enterprise software. It is known for its Windows operating systems and Office productivity suite. The company is organized into three equally sized broad segments: productivity and business processes (legacy Microsoft Office, cloud-based Office 365, Exchange, SharePoint, Skype, LinkedIn, Dynamics), intelligence cloud (infrastructure- and platform-as-a-service offerings Azure, Windows Server OS, SQL Server), and more personal computing (Windows Client, Xbox, Bing search, display advertising, and Surface laptops, tablets, and desktops).
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