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SCHW (Charles Schwab) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 4.70 (As of May. 29, 2025)


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What is Charles Schwab Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-05-29), Charles Schwab's current share price is $87.735. Charles Schwab's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $18.65. Charles Schwab's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 4.70.

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

SCHW' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.02   Med: 4.94   Max: 7.82
Current: 4.72

During the past years, Charles Schwab's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 7.82. The lowest was 3.02. And the median was 4.94.

SCHW's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
83.44% of 483 companies
in the Capital Markets industry
Industry Median: 1.21 vs SCHW: 4.72

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.

Charles Schwab's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $22.203. 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 $18.65 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Charles Schwab Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Charles Schwab'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.

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Charles Schwab Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Charles Schwab Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.73 6.09 5.35 4.11 4.08

Charles Schwab Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 4.20 4.20 3.63 4.08 4.20

Competitive Comparison of Charles Schwab's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Charles Schwab'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.


Charles Schwab's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Charles Schwab's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Charles Schwab 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.

Charles Schwab's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=87.735/18.65
=4.70

* 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.

Charles Schwab's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Charles Schwab's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=22.203/134.9266*134.9266
=22.203

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Charles Schwab Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 8.782 100.684 11.769
201509 8.918 100.392 11.986
201512 9.045 99.792 12.229
201603 9.328 100.470 12.527
201606 9.677 101.688 12.840
201609 10.028 101.861 13.283
201612 10.233 101.863 13.555
201703 10.621 102.862 13.932
201706 10.989 103.349 14.347
201709 11.376 104.136 14.740
201712 11.694 104.011 15.170
201803 12.266 105.290 15.719
201806 12.809 106.317 16.256
201809 13.347 106.507 16.908
201812 13.417 105.998 17.079
201903 14.113 107.251 17.755
201906 14.159 108.070 17.678
201909 14.400 108.329 17.936
201912 14.740 108.420 18.344
202003 18.237 108.902 22.595
202006 19.831 108.767 24.600
202009 20.217 109.815 24.840
202012 25.697 109.897 31.550
202103 23.899 111.754 28.854
202106 25.159 114.631 29.613
202109 25.139 115.734 29.308
202112 24.459 117.630 28.056
202203 19.734 121.301 21.951
202206 18.610 125.017 20.085
202209 14.255 125.227 15.359
202212 14.517 125.222 15.642
202303 14.931 127.348 15.820
202306 15.357 128.729 16.096
202309 15.699 129.860 16.312
202312 17.421 129.419 18.162
202403 18.184 131.776 18.619
202406 19.011 132.554 19.351
202409 20.783 133.029 21.079
202412 21.398 133.157 21.682
202503 22.203 134.927 22.203

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.


Charles Schwab  (NYSE:SCHW) 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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Charles Schwab Business Description

Address
3000 Schwab Way, Westlake, TX, USA, 76262
Charles Schwab is one of the largest retail-oriented financial services companies in the US, with $10.1 trillion in client assets across its brokerage, banking, asset-management, custody, financial advisory, and wealth-management businesses at year-end 2024. While best known for its retail brokerage offering, Schwab generates the lion's share of its revenue and profits through its Charles Schwab Bank and asset-management segments. The firm is a dominant player in registered investment advisor custody, with over 40% market share, and has recently pushed into wealth management with robo-advisory, direct indexing, and other managed-investment solutions.
Executives
Carolyn Schwab-pomerantz director 3000 SCHWAB WAY, WESTLAKE TX 76262
Jonathan M. Craig officer: Please see remarks 3000 SCHWAB WAY, WESTLAKE TX 76262
Nigel J Murtagh officer: MD, EVP - Corporate Risk C/O THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION, 211 MAIN STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Charles R. Schwab director, officer: Co-Chairman PO BOX 2226, PALM BEACH FL 33480
Walter W Bettinger officer: EVP/COO - Individual Investor 211 MAIN STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Arun Sarin director C/O SAFEWAY INC., 5918 STONERIDGE MALL ROAD, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Morgan Peter J. Iii officer: General Counsel 211 MAIN STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Christopher V Dodds officer: EVP and CFO ITG INC., ONE LIBERTY PLAZA, 165 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10006
Charles A. Ruffel director 3000 SCHWAB WAY, WESTLAKE TX 76262
Richard A Wurster officer: President 3000 SCHWAB WAY, WESTLAKE TX 76262
Bernard J. Clark officer: MD, Head of Adivsor Services C/O THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION, 211 MAIN STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Peter B. Crawford officer: CFO 211 MAIN STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Stephen A Ellis director C/O THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION, 211 MAIN STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Mark A Goldfarb director C/O THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION, 211 MAIN STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Joseph R Martinetto officer: MD and COO 211 MAIN STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105