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CTTAF (Continental AG) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 9.66 (As of Jun. 03, 2025)


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What is Continental AG Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2025-06-03), Continental AG's current share price is $88.048. Continental AG's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $9.11. Continental AG's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 9.66.

The historical rank and industry rank for Continental AG's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

CTTAF' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.98   Med: 11.08   Max: 29.58
Current: 9.39

During the past years, Continental AG's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 29.58. The lowest was 4.98. And the median was 11.08.

CTTAF's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
76.57% of 495 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 20.15 vs CTTAF: 9.39

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 Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Continental AG's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-0.935. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $9.11 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Continental AG Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Continental AG's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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.

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Continental AG Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Continental AG Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
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Continental AG Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 7.81 6.35 7.03 7.66 7.84

Competitive Comparison of Continental AG's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Auto Parts subindustry, Continental AG's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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.


Continental AG's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Continental AG's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Continental AG's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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Continental AG Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF 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 Price-to-FCF.

Continental AG's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=88.048/9.11
=9.66

* 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.

Continental AG's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Continental AG's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=-0.935/127.7792*127.7792
=-0.935

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 127.7792.

Continental AG Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201506 3.111 100.417 3.959
201509 3.554 100.417 4.522
201512 6.288 99.717 8.058
201603 3.132 100.017 4.001
201606 2.579 100.717 3.272
201609 1.532 101.017 1.938
201612 4.931 101.217 6.225
201703 1.773 101.417 2.234
201706 0.874 102.117 1.094
201709 1.232 102.717 1.533
201712 9.324 102.617 11.610
201803 0.993 102.917 1.233
201806 0.582 104.017 0.715
201809 -0.743 104.718 -0.907
201812 8.863 104.217 10.867
201903 -3.633 104.217 -4.454
201906 -0.254 105.718 -0.307
201909 1.811 106.018 2.183
201912 8.635 105.818 10.427
202003 -1.263 105.718 -1.527
202006 -10.541 106.618 -12.633
202009 10.201 105.818 12.318
202012 5.848 105.518 7.082
202103 3.746 107.518 4.452
202106 1.695 108.486 1.996
202109 -0.114 109.435 -0.133
202112 1.045 110.384 1.210
202203 -1.025 113.968 -1.149
202206 -3.782 115.760 -4.175
202209 -2.498 118.818 -2.686
202212 8.108 119.345 8.681
202303 -5.155 122.402 -5.381
202306 -0.340 123.140 -0.353
202309 2.430 124.195 2.500
202312 9.532 123.773 9.841
202403 -4.878 125.038 -4.985
202406 0.681 125.882 0.691
202409 1.665 126.198 1.686
202412 8.628 127.041 8.678
202503 -0.935 127.779 -0.935

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF 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.


Continental AG  (OTCPK:CTTAF) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow 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 Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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Continental AG Business Description

Address
Continental-Plaza 1, Hanover, NI, DEU, 30175
Continental is a global tier-one auto supplier and branded tiremaker. Its operating segments are automotive (market leader in wheel brake, electronic brake and airbag systems, radar and sensor systems, access systems and display solutions), Tires, ContiTech (rubber supplies for auto and industrial applications), and contract manufacturing (legacy manufacturing for spinoff of Vitesco) contributed 15%, 75%, 18% and 0%, respectively, to group adjusted EBIT in 2023. Its top five customers include BMW, Ford, Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis, and Volkswagen, representing 34% of total revenue. Europe is the firm's largest market at 49% of total revenue, followed by North America at 27%, Asia (mostly China) at 21%, and 4% in other regions. The firm intends to spin off the auto unit at the end of 2025.