CVS Health (WBO:CVS) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: (As of Sep. 21, 2026)

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WBO:CVS CVS Health Corp WBO:CVS
74 GF Score
Price €77.10
GF Value €69.23
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
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What is CVS Health Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

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CVS Health  (WBO:CVS) 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.


CVS Health Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms


CVS Health Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for CVS Health'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.

CVS Health Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

CVS Health 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 2.37 2.02 1.52 0.85 1.29

CVS Health 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 1.15 1.24 1.32 1.17 1.68

WBO:CVS vs ELV, CI, HUM: Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Comparison

For the Healthcare Plans subindustry, CVS Health'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.


CVS Health Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Healthcare Plans Industry

For the Healthcare Plans industry and Healthcare sector, CVS Health's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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CVS Health 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.

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

For example, CVS Health'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)
=54.683/333.9520*333.9520
=54.683

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

CVS Health Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201609 30.012 241.428 41.514
201612 32.914 241.432 45.527
201703 30.809 243.801 42.201
201706 29.497 244.955 40.214
201709 29.116 246.819 39.395
201712 30.958 246.524 41.937
201803 30.953 249.554 41.421
201806 29.991 251.989 39.746
201809 30.942 252.439 40.933
201812 39.546 251.233 52.567
201903 41.172 254.202 54.089
201906 41.641 256.143 54.290
201909 44.371 256.759 57.711
201912 43.907 256.974 57.060
202003 45.725 258.115 59.160
202006 46.565 257.797 60.321
202009 45.024 260.280 57.768
202012 43.486 260.474 55.753
202103 46.115 264.877 58.141
202106 47.066 271.696 57.851
202109 48.739 274.310 59.336
202112 50.141 278.802 60.059
202203 51.021 287.504 59.264
202206 55.048 296.311 62.041
202209 55.123 296.808 62.021
202212 51.728 296.797 58.204
202303 51.512 301.836 56.993
202306 52.194 305.109 57.128
202309 54.682 307.789 59.330
202312 53.863 306.746 58.640
202403 54.838 312.332 58.634
202406 55.798 314.175 59.310
202409 53.495 315.301 56.659
202412 58.043 315.605 61.417
202503 56.565 319.799 59.068
202506 52.143 322.561 53.984
202509 48.993 324.800 50.373
202512 50.500 324.054 52.042
202603 52.931 330.213 53.530
202606 54.683 333.952 54.683

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 CVS Health (WBO:CVS) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, CVS Health stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €77.10 is trading 11.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of €69.23. GuruFocus considers CVS Health to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for WBO:CVS:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio:
  • GF Value™: €69.23 vs. price of €77.10 (11.4% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 74/100 with 3 warning signs

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CVS Health Business Description

Address One CVS Drive, Woonsocket, RI, USA, 02895
CVS Health offers a diverse set of healthcare services. Its roots are in its retail pharmacy operations, where it operates around 9,000 stores primarily in the US. CVS is also a large pharmacy benefit manager (acquired through Caremark), processing about 2 billion adjusted claims annually. It operates a top-tier health insurer (acquired through Aetna) through which it serves about 27 million medical members. The acquisition of Oak Street Health added primary care services to the mix, which could have significant synergies with all existing business lines.
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