Meta Platforms (PFTS:META) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: (As of Aug. 19, 2026)

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What is Meta Platforms Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

Note: If the price history is too short, we do not calculate current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for this stock. All the historical data is shown as the company's primary share's data instead.

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Meta Platforms  (PFTS:META) 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.


Meta Platforms Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms


Meta Platforms Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Meta Platforms'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.

Meta Platforms Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Meta Platforms Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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Meta Platforms 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 16.00 15.34 13.37 10.97 10.30

PFTS:META vs SPOT, NBIS, BIDU: Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Comparison

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Meta Platforms'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.


Meta Platforms Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Meta Platforms's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Meta Platforms 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.

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

For example, Meta Platforms'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)
=4592.523/333.9520*333.9520
=4,592.523

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

Meta Platforms Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201609 842.723 241.428 1,165.685
201612 917.036 241.432 1,268.457
201703 963.086 243.801 1,319.209
201706 1,027.086 244.955 1,400.247
201709 1,097.843 246.819 1,485.408
201712 1,146.238 246.524 1,552.743
201803 1,198.349 249.554 1,603.625
201806 1,230.215 251.989 1,630.360
201809 1,252.893 252.439 1,657.454
201812 1,320.652 251.233 1,755.479
201903 1,357.205 254.202 1,782.997
201906 1,393.414 256.143 1,816.694
201909 1,475.626 256.759 1,919.264
201912 1,587.490 256.974 2,063.032
202003 1,654.835 258.115 2,141.044
202006 1,736.265 257.797 2,249.170
202009 1,850.773 260.280 2,374.632
202012 2,017.472 260.474 2,586.588
202103 2,107.791 264.877 2,657.464
202106 2,191.431 271.696 2,693.572
202109 2,139.251 274.310 2,604.379
202112 2,041.209 278.802 2,444.982
202203 2,034.261 287.504 2,362.908
202206 2,089.262 296.311 2,354.665
202209 2,086.223 296.808 2,347.303
202212 2,154.675 296.797 2,424.411
202303 2,178.952 301.836 2,410.797
202306 2,333.883 305.109 2,554.513
202309 2,489.747 307.789 2,701.383
202312 2,679.573 306.746 2,917.230
202403 2,640.657 312.332 2,823.446
202406 2,772.684 314.175 2,947.222
202409 2,920.520 315.301 3,093.278
202412 3,228.536 315.605 3,416.220
202503 3,285.713 319.799 3,431.125
202506 3,473.657 322.561 3,596.327
202509 3,448.680 324.800 3,545.855
202512 3,847.640 324.054 3,965.163
202603 4,301.030 330.213 4,349.731
202606 4,592.523 333.952 4,592.523

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.


Meta Platforms Business Description

Address 1 Meta Way, Menlo Park, CA, USA, 94025
Meta is the largest social media company in the world, boasting close to 4 billion monthly active users worldwide. The firm's "Family of Apps," its core business, consists of Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp. End users can leverage these applications for a variety of different purposes, from keeping in touch with friends to following celebrities and running digital businesses for free. Meta packages customer data, gleaned from its application ecosystem and sells ads to digital advertisers. While the firm has been investing heavily in its Reality Labs business, it remains a very small part of Meta's overall sales.