NKX (Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipalome Fund) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: 0.66 (As of Jul. 30, 2026) — Near Median

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What is Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipalome Fund Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipalome Fund NKX -1.07% 33 Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 0.66 as of Jul. 30, 2026, which is 6% below its 10-year median of 0.70. GuruFocus rates NKX with a GF Score™ of 33/100. The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 999 Asset Management companies, Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipalome Fund ranks better than 63.16% on this metric.

As of today (2026-07-30), Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipalome Fund's current share price is $12.0201. Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipalome Fund's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Aug25 was $18.10. Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipalome Fund's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.66.

The historical rank and industry rank for Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipalome Fund's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

NKX' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.54   Med: 0.7   Max: 0.99
Current: 0.67

During the past 13 years, Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipalome Fund's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 0.99. The lowest was 0.54. And the median was 0.70.

NKX's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
63.16% of 999 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.84 vs NKX: 0.67

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.

Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipalome Fund's adjusted book value per share data of for the fiscal year that ended in Aug25 was $11.557. 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 $18.10 for the trailing ten years ended in Aug25.

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Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipalome Fund  (NYSE:NKX) 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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Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipalome Fund Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipalome Fund'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.

Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipalome Fund Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipalome Fund Annual Data
Trend Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Feb24 Aug25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.89 0.79 0.64 0.63 0.65

Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipalome Fund Semi-Annual Data
Aug16 Feb17 Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23 Feb24 Aug24 Feb25 Aug25 Feb26
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 0.63 0.00 0.00 0.65 0.00

NKX vs NMFC, BHK, ACP: Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipalome Fund'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.


Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipalome Fund Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipalome Fund's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipalome Fund's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipalome Fund 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.

Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipalome Fund's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=12.0201/18.10
=0.66

* 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.

Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipalome Fund's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Aug25 is calculated as:

For example, Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipalome Fund's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the fiscal year that ended in Aug25 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Aug25 (Change)*Current CPI (Aug25)
=11.557/323.9760*323.9760
=11.557

Current CPI (Aug25) = 323.9760.

Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipalome Fund Annual Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201602 16.171 237.111 22.095
201702 15.348 243.603 20.412
201802 15.260 248.991 19.856
201902 15.168 252.776 19.440
202002 17.270 258.678 21.629
202102 16.482 263.014 20.302
202202 15.635 283.716 17.854
202302 12.989 300.840 13.988
202402 13.325 310.326 13.911
202508 11.557 323.976 11.557

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 0.66 mean?
Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipalome Fund (NKX) has a Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 0.66 as of Jul. 30, 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 Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipalome Fund and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 0.70. Over the past decade, Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipalome Fund's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio has ranged from 0.54 to 0.99. According to the industry distribution chart, Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipalome Fund ranks #368 out of 999 companies in the Asset Management industry, placing it in the top 36.8%.
Is Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipalome Fund's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio too high?
Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipalome Fund's current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 0.66 is near median its 10-year median of 0.70. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.54 to a high of 0.99. The Asset Management industry median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 0.84. Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipalome Fund's value of 0.66 is 21.4% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipalome Fund ranks #368 out of 999 companies in the Asset Management industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipalome Fund has a GF Score™ of 33/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipalome Fund's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio compare to NMFC and BHK?
According to the Asset Management industry distribution chart, Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipalome Fund ranks #368 out of 999 companies for Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. This puts Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipalome Fund in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 0.84. Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipalome Fund's value of 0.66 is 21.4% below this benchmark. Historically, Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipalome Fund's own Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio has ranged from 0.54 to 0.99 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 0.70 vs. the industry median of 0.84, Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipalome Fund 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 0.84, based on 999 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. Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipalome Fund's current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 0.66 is 21.4% 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 Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipalome Fund and its competitors. For the Asset Management industry, the median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 0.84 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipalome Fund's current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 0.66, which is near median its own 10-year median of 0.70. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipalome Fund stock overvalued right now?
Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipalome Fund (NKX) has a current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 0.66. The current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 0.66, which is near median its 10-year median of 0.70 and 21.4% below the Asset Management industry median of 0.84. Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipalome Fund's overall GF Score™ is 33/100 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 Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipalome Fund (NKX), the current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 0.66 as of Jul. 30, 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.

Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipalome Fund Business Description

Address 333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, USA, 60606
Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund is a closed-end fixed income mutual fund. The Fund's primary investment objective is current income exempt from both regular federal income taxes and Arizona individual income taxes and to enhance portfolio value relative to the municipal bond market by investing in tax-exempt municipal bonds that the Fund's investment adviser believes are underrated or undervalued or that represent municipal market sectors that are undervalued. It invests across sectors such as healthcare, utilities, transportation, and housing.
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