United Parcel Service (PFTS:UPS) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: (As of Aug. 25, 2026)

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What is United Parcel Service 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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United Parcel Service  (PFTS:UPS) 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.


United Parcel Service Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms


United Parcel Service Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for United Parcel Service's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

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United Parcel Service Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

United Parcel Service Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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United Parcel Service 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 9.09 7.21 8.31 7.85 8.26

PFTS:UPS vs FDX, JBHT, FDXF: Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Comparison

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, United Parcel Service'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.


United Parcel Service Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, United Parcel Service's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



United Parcel Service 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.

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

For example, United Parcel Service'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)
=791.359/333.9520*333.9520
=791.359

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

United Parcel Service Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201609 140.423 241.428 194.238
201612 20.844 241.432 28.832
201703 27.546 243.801 37.732
201706 64.273 244.955 87.625
201709 78.236 246.819 105.855
201712 51.715 246.524 70.055
201803 69.728 249.554 93.310
201806 120.979 251.989 160.329
201809 161.181 252.439 213.227
201812 157.358 251.233 209.168
201903 180.169 254.202 236.693
201906 229.287 256.143 298.938
201909 289.462 256.759 376.487
201912 170.370 256.974 221.405
202003 171.319 258.115 221.654
202006 226.048 257.797 292.824
202009 289.388 260.280 371.299
202012 33.961 260.474 43.541
202103 367.307 264.877 463.094
202106 553.966 271.696 680.901
202109 619.467 274.310 754.155
202112 732.423 278.802 877.304
202203 788.560 287.504 915.957
202206 836.952 296.311 943.272
202209 876.880 296.808 986.617
202212 1,029.654 296.797 1,158.553
202303 1,042.768 301.836 1,153.721
202306 1,046.654 305.109 1,145.598
202309 1,005.691 307.789 1,091.178
202312 906.064 306.746 986.425
202403 883.950 312.332 945.138
202406 888.198 314.175 944.109
202409 883.298 315.301 935.548
202412 874.989 315.605 925.855
202503 825.973 319.799 862.527
202506 830.159 322.561 859.475
202509 834.007 324.800 857.507
202512 854.293 324.054 880.387
202603 829.247 330.213 838.637
202606 791.359 333.952 791.359

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.


United Parcel Service Business Description

Address 55 Glenlake Parkway, N.E. Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30328
As the world's largest parcel delivery company, UPS manages a massive fleet of more than 500 planes and 100,000 vehicles, along with many hundreds of sorting facilities, to deliver an average of about 22 million packages per day to residences and businesses across the globe. UPS' domestic US package operations generate around 65% of total revenue, while international package makes up 20%. Air and ocean freight forwarding and contract logistics make up the remainder.