PZAKY (Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: 1.98 (As of Sep. 04, 2026) — 25% Above Median

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PZAKY Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA PZAKY
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Price $20.30
GF Value $16.89
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
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What is Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen PZAKY 86 Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.98 as of Sep. 04, 2026, which is 25% above its 10-year median of 1.59. GuruFocus rates PZAKY with a GF Score™ of 86/100 and a GF Value™ of $16.89 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 8 warning signs investors should review. Among 408 Insurance companies, Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen ranks worse than 65.93% on this metric.

As of today (2026-09-04), Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen's current share price is $20.3036. Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $10.27. Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.98.

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

PZAKY' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.84   Med: 1.59   Max: 2.7
Current: 2.01

During the past years, Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 2.70. The lowest was 0.84. And the median was 1.59.

PZAKY's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
65.93% of 408 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.415 vs PZAKY: 2.01

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.

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was $10.740. 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 $10.27 for the trailing ten years ended in Jun. 2026.

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Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen  (OTCPK:PZAKY) 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.


Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms


Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen'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.

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.45 1.24 1.51 1.35 1.83

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen 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 1.78 1.51 1.83 1.70 1.75

PZAKY vs CB, PGR, TRV: Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Comparison

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen'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.


Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen 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.

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=20.3036/10.27
=1.98

* 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.

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

For example, Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen'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)
=10.74/162.2800*162.2800
=10.740

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 162.2800.

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201609 5.864 99.064 9.606
201612 6.154 100.366 9.950
201703 6.605 101.018 10.611
201706 6.232 101.180 9.995
201709 6.588 101.343 10.549
201712 6.917 102.564 10.944
201803 7.048 102.564 11.152
201806 6.292 103.378 9.877
201809 6.713 103.378 10.538
201812 7.071 103.785 11.056
201903 7.485 104.274 11.649
201906 6.780 105.983 10.381
201909 7.272 105.983 11.135
201912 7.660 107.123 11.604
202003 7.675 109.076 11.419
202006 8.043 109.402 11.931
202009 8.475 109.320 12.581
202012 8.896 109.565 13.176
202103 6.041 112.658 8.702
202106 5.274 113.960 7.510
202109 5.438 115.588 7.635
202112 6.882 119.088 9.378
202203 5.290 125.031 6.866
202206 4.667 131.705 5.750
202209 4.856 135.531 5.814
202212 8.157 139.113 9.515
202303 8.523 145.950 9.477
202306 8.354 147.009 9.222
202309 8.942 146.113 9.931
202312 9.366 147.741 10.288
202403 9.763 149.044 10.630
202406 9.032 150.997 9.707
202409 9.456 153.439 10.001
202412 10.012 154.660 10.505
202503 10.618 157.021 10.974
202506 9.965 157.509 10.267
202509 10.584 158.000 10.871
202512 11.060 158.320 11.337
202603 11.496 163.070 11.440
202606 10.740 162.280 10.740

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 1.98 mean?
Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen (PZAKY) has a Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 1.98 as of Sep. 04, 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 Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen and its competitors. This is 25% above median its historical median of 1.59. Over the past decade, Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio has ranged from 0.84 to 2.70. According to the industry distribution chart, Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen ranks #269 out of 408 companies in the Insurance industry, placing it in the top 65.9%.
Is Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio too high?
Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen's current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 1.98 is 25% above median its 10-year median of 1.59. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.84 to a high of 2.70. The Insurance industry median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.42. Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen's value of 1.98 is 39.9% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen ranks #269 out of 408 companies in the Insurance industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen has a GF Score™ of 86/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio compare to CB and PGR?
According to the Insurance industry distribution chart, Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen ranks #269 out of 408 companies for Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. This places Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.42. Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen's value of 1.98 is 39.9% above this benchmark. Historically, Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen's own Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio has ranged from 0.84 to 2.70 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 1.59 vs. the industry median of 1.42, Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen has consistently been above 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 Insurance company?
The median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio among Insurance companies is 1.42, based on 408 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. Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen's current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 1.98 is 39.9% above 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 Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen and its competitors. For the Insurance industry, the median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.42 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen's current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.98, which is 25% above median its own 10-year median of 1.59. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen (PZAKY) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $16.89, compared to a current price of $20.30 — trading 20.2% above its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.98, which is 25% above median its 10-year median of 1.59 and 39.9% above the Insurance industry median of 1.42. Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen's overall GF Score™ is 86/100 with 8 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 Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen (PZAKY), the current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.98 as of Sep. 04, 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.

Is Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen (PZAKY) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $20.30 is trading 20.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of $16.89. GuruFocus considers Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for PZAKY:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: 1.98 (25% above median its 10-year median of 1.59)
  • GF Value™: $16.89 vs. price of $20.30 (20.2% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 86/100 with 8 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 39.9% above the Insurance median (#269 of 408)

No single metric tells the full story. See the PZAKY stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen Business Description

Other Exchanges PZU:Poland7PZ:Germany
Address Al. Jana Pawla II 24, Warsaw, POL, 00-133
Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA is a property and casualty insurance company that operates in the Central and Eastern European region with an emphasis on the Polish market. The company's main strategic objectives include stable financial results, broad growth, and innovation. The vast majority of Powszechny's revenue is generated from gross written premiums, followed by results of its investment activities. The company serves clients through its own agency network along with sales through external agency centers.
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