WES (Western Midstream Partners LP) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: (As of Sep. 21, 2026)

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WES Western Midstream Partners LP WES
86 GF Score
Price $47.29
GF Value $46.97
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Western Midstream Partners LP Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

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Western Midstream Partners LP  (NYSE:WES) 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.


Western Midstream Partners LP Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms


Western Midstream Partners LP Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Western Midstream Partners LP'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.

Western Midstream Partners LP Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Western Midstream Partners LP 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 1.40 1.63 1.80 2.53 2.79

Western Midstream Partners LP 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 2.73 2.83 2.93 3.08 3.33

WES vs PAA, VNOM, DTM: Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, Western Midstream Partners LP'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.


Western Midstream Partners LP Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Western Midstream Partners LP's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Western Midstream Partners LP's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Western Midstream Partners LP 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.

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

For example, Western Midstream Partners LP'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)
=10.655/333.9520*333.9520
=10.655

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

Western Midstream Partners LP Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201609 18.967 241.428 26.236
201612 18.777 241.432 25.973
201703 18.463 243.801 25.290
201706 18.437 244.955 25.136
201709 18.243 246.819 24.683
201712 18.019 246.524 24.409
201803 17.581 249.554 23.527
201806 16.789 251.989 22.250
201809 16.519 252.439 21.853
201812 22.347 251.233 29.705
201903 7.929 254.202 10.417
201906 7.707 256.143 10.048
201909 7.362 256.759 9.575
201912 7.535 256.974 9.792
202003 6.289 258.115 8.137
202006 6.612 257.797 8.565
202009 6.705 260.280 8.603
202012 6.996 260.474 8.970
202103 7.123 264.877 8.981
202106 7.391 271.696 9.085
202109 7.578 274.310 9.226
202112 7.682 278.802 9.202
202203 8.109 287.504 9.419
202206 8.257 296.311 9.306
202209 7.795 296.808 8.771
202212 8.093 296.797 9.106
202303 8.064 301.836 8.922
202306 7.858 305.109 8.601
202309 7.786 307.789 8.448
202312 7.981 306.746 8.689
202403 8.874 312.332 9.488
202406 8.999 314.175 9.565
202409 8.875 315.301 9.400
202412 8.869 315.605 9.385
202503 8.742 319.799 9.129
202506 8.742 322.561 9.051
202509 8.729 324.800 8.975
202512 10.200 324.054 10.512
202603 8.906 330.213 9.007
202606 10.655 333.952 10.655

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 Western Midstream Partners LP (WES) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Western Midstream Partners LP stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $47.29 is trading 0.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of $46.97. GuruFocus considers Western Midstream Partners LP to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for WES:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio:
  • GF Value™: $46.97 vs. price of $47.29 (0.7% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 86/100 with 8 warning signs

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Western Midstream Partners LP Business Description

Industry EnergyOil & Gas
Address 9950 Woodloch Forest Drive, Suite 2800, The Woodlands, TX, USA, 77380
Western Midstream Partners LP is a USA-based company which own, operate, acquire and develop midstream energy assets. The company through its subsidiary is engaged in the business of gathering, processing, compressing, treating and transporting natural gas, condensate, NGLs and crude oil. It owns or has investments in assets located in the Rocky Mountains (Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming), the Mid-Continent (Kansas and Oklahoma) and Texas.
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