Apple (WBO:AAPL) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: (As of Jul. 31, 2026)

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What is Apple Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

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Apple  (WBO:AAPL) 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.


Apple Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms


Apple Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Apple'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.

Apple Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Apple Annual Data
Trend Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24 Sep25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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Apple 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 34.19 42.55 45.90 42.22 0.00

WBO:AAPL vs SONO, TBCH, VUZI: Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Comparison

For the Consumer Electronics subindustry, Apple'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.


Apple Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Apple's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Apple 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.

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

For example, Apple'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)
=6.342/333.9520*333.9520
=6.342

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

Apple Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201609 5.354 241.428 7.406
201612 5.970 241.432 8.258
201703 6.021 243.801 8.247
201706 5.699 244.955 7.770
201709 5.485 246.819 7.421
201712 5.828 246.524 7.895
201803 5.204 249.554 6.964
201806 5.079 251.989 6.731
201809 4.828 252.439 6.387
201812 5.477 251.233 7.280
201903 5.084 254.202 6.679
201906 4.710 256.143 6.141
201909 4.623 256.759 6.013
201912 4.594 256.974 5.970
202003 4.104 258.115 5.310
202006 3.746 257.797 4.853
202009 3.268 260.280 4.193
202012 3.236 260.474 4.149
202103 3.482 264.877 4.390
202106 3.222 271.696 3.960
202109 3.265 274.310 3.975
202112 3.896 278.802 4.667
202203 3.776 287.504 4.386
202206 3.415 296.311 3.849
202209 3.210 296.808 3.612
202212 3.380 296.797 3.803
202303 3.692 301.836 4.085
202306 3.555 305.109 3.891
202309 3.745 307.789 4.063
202312 4.395 306.746 4.785
202403 4.450 312.332 4.758
202406 4.071 314.175 4.327
202409 3.394 315.301 3.595
202412 4.239 315.605 4.485
202503 4.136 319.799 4.319
202506 3.842 322.561 3.978
202509 4.252 324.800 4.372
202512 5.122 324.054 5.278
202603 6.280 330.213 6.351
202606 6.342 333.952 6.342

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.

Is Apple (WBO:AAPL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Apple stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €262.55 is trading 12.6% above its estimated GF Value™ of €233.14. GuruFocus considers Apple to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for WBO:AAPL:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio:
  • GF Value™: €233.14 vs. price of €262.55 (12.6% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 95/100 with 5 warning signs

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