MSCI (WBO:MSCI) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: (As of Jul. 17, 2026)

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WBO:MSCI MSCI Inc WBO:MSCI
96 GF Score
Price €549.20
GF Value €622.47
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is MSCI Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

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MSCI  (WBO:MSCI) 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.


MSCI Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms


MSCI Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for MSCI'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.

MSCI Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

MSCI Annual Data
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Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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MSCI Quarterly Data
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WBO:MSCI vs COIN, NDAQ, CBOE: Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Comparison

For the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges subindustry, MSCI'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.


MSCI Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Capital Markets Industry

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

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


WBO:MSCI
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MSCI 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.

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

For example, MSCI's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2026)
=-32.916/330.2130*330.2130
=-32.916

Current CPI (Mar. 2026) = 330.2130.

MSCI Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201606 5.014 241.018 6.870
201609 5.191 241.428 7.100
201612 3.298 241.432 4.511
201703 2.882 243.801 3.903
201706 3.034 244.955 4.090
201709 3.356 246.819 4.490
201712 3.761 246.524 5.038
201803 3.803 249.554 5.032
201806 3.338 251.989 4.374
201809 3.661 252.439 4.789
201812 -1.738 251.233 -2.284
201903 -3.308 254.202 -4.297
201906 -2.422 256.143 -3.122
201909 -1.585 256.759 -2.038
201912 -0.814 256.974 -1.046
202003 -3.831 258.115 -4.901
202006 -3.301 257.797 -4.228
202009 -3.952 260.280 -5.014
202012 -4.412 260.474 -5.593
202103 -4.908 264.877 -6.119
202106 -3.703 271.696 -4.501
202109 -2.887 274.310 -3.475
202112 -1.755 278.802 -2.079
202203 -9.835 287.504 -11.296
202206 -12.063 296.311 -13.443
202209 -13.582 296.808 -15.111
202212 -11.899 296.797 -13.239
202303 -10.515 301.836 -11.504
202306 -13.924 305.109 -15.070
202309 -12.429 307.789 -13.335
202312 -8.577 306.746 -9.233
202403 -7.554 312.332 -7.986
202406 -8.665 314.175 -9.107
202409 -8.634 315.301 -9.042
202412 -11.547 315.605 -12.081
202503 -11.426 319.799 -11.798
202506 -9.931 322.561 -10.167
202509 -21.713 324.800 -22.075
202512 -30.817 324.054 -31.403
202603 -32.916 330.213 -32.916

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 MSCI (WBO:MSCI) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, MSCI stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €549.20 is trading 11.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of €622.47. GuruFocus considers MSCI to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for WBO:MSCI:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio:
  • GF Value™: €622.47 vs. price of €549.20 (11.8% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 96/100 with 2 warning signs

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MSCI Business Description

Address 250 Greenwich Street, 49th Floor, 7 World Trade Center, New York, NY, USA, 10007
MSCI has described its mission as enabling investors to build better portfolios for a better world. MSCI's largest and most profitable segment is its index segment, where it provides benchmarking to asset managers and asset owners. MSCI boasts over $18 trillion (as of December 2025) in benchmarked assets, including over $2.3 trillion in ETF assets linked to MSCI indexes. The MSCI analytics segment provides portfolio management and risk management analytics software to asset managers and asset owners. In its sustainability and climate segment, MSCI provides ESG data to the investment industry. In private assets, MSCI provides real restate reporting, market data, benchmarking, and analytics to investors and real estate managers.
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