Safe Bulkers (STU:SBL) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: 1.09 (As of Aug. 07, 2026) — 110% Above Median

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STU:SBL Safe Bulkers Inc STU:SBL
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Price €6.65
GF Value €4.39
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
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What is Safe Bulkers Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

Safe Bulkers STU:SBL +0.76% 67 Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.09 as of Aug. 07, 2026, which is 110% above its 10-year median of 0.52. GuruFocus rates STU:SBL with a GF Score™ of 67/100 and a GF Value™ of €4.39 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 8 warning signs investors should review. Among 734 Transportation companies, Safe Bulkers ranks better than 58.31% on this metric.

As of today (2026-08-07), Safe Bulkers's current share price is €6.65. Safe Bulkers's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €6.09. Safe Bulkers's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.09.

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

STU:SBL' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.14   Med: 0.52   Max: 1.12
Current: 1.1

During the past years, Safe Bulkers's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 1.12. The lowest was 0.14. And the median was 0.52.

STU:SBL's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
58.31% of 734 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 1.27 vs STU:SBL: 1.10

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.

Safe Bulkers's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was €7.418. 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 €6.09 for the trailing ten years ended in Jun. 2026.

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Safe Bulkers  (STU:SBL) 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.


Safe Bulkers Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms


Safe Bulkers Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Safe Bulkers'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.

Safe Bulkers Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Safe Bulkers 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 0.57 0.42 0.56 0.51 0.70

Safe Bulkers 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 0.52 0.64 0.70 0.91 0.90

STU:SBL vs ASC, ESEA, PANL: Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Comparison

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Safe Bulkers'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.


Safe Bulkers Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Transportation Industry

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

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


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Safe Bulkers 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.

Safe Bulkers's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=6.65/6.09
=1.09

* 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.

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

For example, Safe Bulkers'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)
=7.418/333.9520*333.9520
=7.418

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

Safe Bulkers Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201609 6.092 241.428 8.427
201612 5.525 241.432 7.642
201703 5.267 243.801 7.215
201706 4.752 244.955 6.478
201709 4.511 246.819 6.103
201712 3.798 246.524 5.145
201803 3.593 249.554 4.808
201806 3.803 251.989 5.040
201809 3.852 252.439 5.096
201812 3.975 251.233 5.284
201903 3.925 254.202 5.156
201906 3.913 256.143 5.102
201909 4.035 256.759 5.248
201912 4.081 256.974 5.303
202003 3.884 258.115 5.025
202006 3.828 257.797 4.959
202009 3.516 260.280 4.511
202012 3.578 260.474 4.587
202103 3.601 264.877 4.540
202106 3.850 271.696 4.732
202109 4.310 274.310 5.247
202112 4.941 278.802 5.918
202203 5.276 287.504 6.128
202206 5.546 296.311 6.251
202209 6.347 296.808 7.141
202212 6.130 296.797 6.897
202303 6.352 301.836 7.028
202306 6.327 305.109 6.925
202309 6.486 307.789 7.037
202312 6.511 306.746 7.088
202403 6.795 312.332 7.265
202406 7.026 314.175 7.468
202409 6.964 315.301 7.376
202412 7.543 315.605 7.981
202503 7.265 319.799 7.587
202506 6.911 322.561 7.155
202509 6.880 324.800 7.074
202512 6.937 324.054 7.149
202603 7.133 330.213 7.214
202606 7.418 333.952 7.418

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 1.09 mean?
Safe Bulkers (STU:SBL) has a Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 1.09 as of Aug. 07, 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 Safe Bulkers and its competitors. This is 110% above median its historical median of 0.52. Over the past decade, Safe Bulkers' Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio has ranged from 0.14 to 1.12. According to the industry distribution chart, Safe Bulkers ranks #306 out of 734 companies in the Transportation industry, placing it in the top 41.7%.
Is Safe Bulkers' Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio too high?
Safe Bulkers' current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 1.09 is 110% above median its 10-year median of 0.52. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.14 to a high of 1.12. The Transportation industry median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.27. Safe Bulkers' value of 1.09 is 14.2% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Safe Bulkers ranks #306 out of 734 companies in the Transportation industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Safe Bulkers has a GF Score™ of 67/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Safe Bulkers' Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio compare to ASC and ESEA?
According to the Transportation industry distribution chart, Safe Bulkers ranks #306 out of 734 companies for Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. This puts Safe Bulkers in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.27. Safe Bulkers' value of 1.09 is 14.2% below this benchmark. Historically, Safe Bulkers' own Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio has ranged from 0.14 to 1.12 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 0.52 vs. the industry median of 1.27, Safe Bulkers 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 a Transportation company?
The median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio among Transportation companies is 1.27, based on 734 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. Safe Bulkers's current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 1.09 is 14.2% 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 Safe Bulkers and its competitors. For the Transportation industry, the median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.27 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Safe Bulkers's current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.09, which is 110% above median its own 10-year median of 0.52. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Safe Bulkers stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Safe Bulkers (STU:SBL) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €4.39, compared to a current price of €6.65 — trading 51.5% above its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.09, which is 110% above median its 10-year median of 0.52 and 14.2% below the Transportation industry median of 1.27. Safe Bulkers' overall GF Score™ is 67/100 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 Safe Bulkers (STU:SBL), the current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.09 as of Aug. 07, 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 Safe Bulkers (STU:SBL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Safe Bulkers stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €6.65 is trading 51.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of €4.39. GuruFocus considers Safe Bulkers to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for STU:SBL:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: 1.09 (110% above median its 10-year median of 0.52)
  • GF Value™: €4.39 vs. price of €6.65 (51.5% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 67/100 with 8 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 14.2% below the Transportation median (#306 of 734)

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


Safe Bulkers Business Description

Address 6, Avenue des Citronniers, Apartment D11, Les Acanthes, Monaco City, MCO, MC98000
Safe Bulkers Inc is an international provider of marine drybulk transportation services, transporting bulk cargoes, particularly coal, grain, and iron ore, along international shipping routes for consumers of marine drybulk transportation services. The company employs its vessels on both period time charters and spot time charters, according to the assessment of market conditions, with consumers of marine drybulk transportation services. The company generates almost all of its revenue from Time Charters.
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