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FL (Foot Locker) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 5.81 (As of May. 31, 2025)


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What is Foot Locker Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2025-05-31), Foot Locker's current share price is $23.76. Foot Locker's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2025 was $4.09. Foot Locker's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 5.81.

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

FL' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.75   Med: 11.39   Max: 38.26
Current: 5.81

During the past years, Foot Locker's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 38.26. The lowest was 2.75. And the median was 11.39.

FL's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
74.31% of 432 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 13.485 vs FL: 5.81

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.

Foot Locker's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Apr. 2025 was $-0.640. 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 $4.09 for the trailing ten years ended in Apr. 2025.

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Foot Locker Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Foot Locker'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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Foot Locker Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Foot Locker Annual Data
Trend Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24 Jan25
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 10.14 9.27 9.07 6.26 4.71

Foot Locker Quarterly Data
Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25 Apr25
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 4.79 6.70 5.47 4.71 3.00

Competitive Comparison of Foot Locker's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, Foot Locker'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.


Foot Locker's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Foot Locker's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Foot Locker 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.

Foot Locker's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=23.76/4.09
=5.81

* 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.

Foot Locker's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Foot Locker's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Apr. 2025 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Apr. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Apr. 2025)
=-0.64/135.3468*135.3468
=-0.640

Current CPI (Apr. 2025) = 135.3468.

Foot Locker Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201507 0.460 100.691 0.618
201510 0.163 100.346 0.220
201601 2.317 99.957 3.137
201604 1.154 100.947 1.547
201607 0.701 101.524 0.935
201610 0.224 101.988 0.297
201701 2.206 102.456 2.914
201704 0.633 103.167 0.830
201707 0.129 103.278 0.169
201710 1.511 104.070 1.965
201801 2.046 104.578 2.648
201804 2.947 105.708 3.773
201807 -0.333 106.324 -0.424
201810 -0.374 106.695 -0.474
201901 2.874 106.200 3.663
201904 2.414 107.818 3.030
201907 -0.234 108.250 -0.293
201910 0.224 108.577 0.279
202001 2.269 108.841 2.822
202004 -1.611 108.173 -2.016
202007 6.575 109.318 8.141
202010 0.313 109.861 0.386
202101 3.302 110.364 4.049
202104 3.305 112.673 3.970
202107 -0.304 115.183 -0.357
202110 0.441 116.696 0.511
202201 0.955 118.619 1.090
202204 -1.193 121.978 -1.324
202207 -1.493 125.002 -1.617
202210 0.084 125.734 0.090
202301 1.454 126.223 1.559
202304 -1.861 127.992 -1.968
202307 -1.189 128.974 -1.248
202310 0.275 129.810 0.287
202401 1.185 130.124 1.233
202404 -0.189 132.289 -0.193
202407 0.126 132.708 0.129
202410 -0.853 133.182 -0.867
202501 2.008 134.029 2.028
202504 -0.640 135.347 -0.640

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.


Foot Locker  (NYSE:FL) 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.


Foot Locker Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Related Terms

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Foot Locker Business Description

Address
330 West 34th Street, New York, NY, USA, 10001
Foot Locker Inc operates footwear and apparel retailer in North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Asia, and has licensed store presence in the Middle East, Europe, and Asia. The company mainly sells athletically inspired shoes and apparel. Foot Locker's merchandise comes from only a few suppliers, with Nike providing the majority. Its portfolio of brands includes Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker, Champs Sports, WSS, and atmos. The company has omnichannel capabilities to bridge the digital world and physical stores, including order-in-store, buy online and pickup-in-store, and buy online and ship-from-store, as well as e-commerce. It has three operating segments, North America, EMEA, and Asia Pacific.
Executives
Ulice Jr Payne director MANPOWERGROUP INC., 100 MANPOWER PLACE, MILWAUKEE WI 53212
Vesa Equity Investment S.a R.l. 10 percent owner 2, PLACE DE PARIS, LUXEMBOURG N4 L-2314
Mary N Dillon director, officer: President & CEO ULTA BEAUTY, INC., 1000 REMINGTON BLVD SUITE 120, BOLINGBROOK IL 60440
Jennifer Kraft officer: EVP and General Counsel C/O FOOT LOCKER, INC., NEW YORK NY 10001
Michael Baughn officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer C/O FOOT LOCKER, INC., 140 FOUNTAIN PARKWAY, ST. PETERSBURG FL 33716
Robert Higginbotham officer: Interim CFO C/O FOOT LOCKER, INC., 330 WEST 34TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10001
John A Maurer officer: VP, Treasurer FOOT LOCKER, INC., 112 WEST 34TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10120
Giovanna Cipriano officer: SVP & Chief Accounting Officer FOOT LOCKER, INC., 112 WEST 34TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10120
Todd Greener officer: SVP, Global Supply Chain 330 WEST 34TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10001
Richard A Johnson director, officer: President & CEO FOOT LOCKER, INC., 112 WEST 34TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10120
Rosalind Reeves officer: EVP, Chief HR Officer C/O FOOT LOCKER, INC., 330 WEST 34TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10001
Elliott Rodgers officer: EVP, Chief Operations Officer C/O LEVI STRAUSS & CO., 1155 BATTERY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Nitin Neil Bansal officer: EVP,Chief Strat&Transform Off C/O FOOT LOCKER, INC., 330 WEST 34TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10001
Andrew E Page officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer C/O FOOT LOCKER, INC., 330 WEST 34TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10001
Samantha Lomow officer: President, Global Brands 2400 WEST CENTRAL ROAD, HOFFMAN ESTATES IL 60192