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SoftBank Group (MEX:SOFT N) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 159.95 (As of Jun. 29, 2025)


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What is SoftBank Group Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2025-06-29), SoftBank Group's current share price is MXN1206.00. SoftBank Group's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was MXN7.54. SoftBank Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 159.95.

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

MEX:SOFT N' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 47.61   Med: 90.53   Max: 587.07
Current: 215.52

During the past years, SoftBank Group's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 587.07. The lowest was 47.61. And the median was 90.53.

MEX:SOFT N's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
96.34% of 191 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 14.78 vs MEX:SOFT N: 215.52

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.

SoftBank Group's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was MXN-22.807. 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 MXN7.54 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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SoftBank Group Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for SoftBank Group'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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SoftBank Group Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

SoftBank Group Annual Data
Trend Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 70.06 66.60 114.42 159.90

SoftBank Group 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 114.42 144.54 134.83 150.96 159.90

Competitive Comparison of SoftBank Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Telecom Services subindustry, SoftBank Group'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.


SoftBank Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, SoftBank Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

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


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SoftBank Group 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.

SoftBank Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=1206.00/7.54
=159.95

* 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.

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

For example, SoftBank Group'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)
=-22.807/111.1000*111.1000
=-22.807

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 111.1000.

SoftBank Group Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201506 -14.110 98.400 -15.931
201509 -20.508 98.500 -23.131
201512 5.069 98.100 5.741
201603 6.875 97.900 7.802
201606 1.433 98.100 1.623
201609 47.188 98.000 53.496
201612 -9.662 98.400 -10.909
201703 9.288 98.100 10.519
201706 -6.581 98.500 -7.423
201709 23.930 98.800 26.909
201712 -11.032 99.400 -12.331
201803 -5.368 99.200 -6.012
201806 -4.826 99.200 -5.405
201809 10.755 99.900 11.961
201812 -18.966 99.700 -21.135
201903 -3.112 99.700 -3.468
201906 -73.761 99.800 -82.113
201909 53.556 100.100 59.441
201912 -4.283 100.500 -4.735
202003 20.920 100.300 23.173
202006 0.461 99.900 0.513
202009 20.623 99.900 22.935
202012 -77.614 99.300 -86.837
202103 49.624 99.900 55.187
202106 34.621 99.500 38.657
202109 132.074 100.100 146.588
202112 18.420 100.100 20.444
202203 17.105 101.100 18.797
202206 -2.708 101.800 -2.955
202209 21.514 103.100 23.183
202212 1.189 104.100 1.269
202303 -10.840 104.400 -11.536
202306 -30.151 105.200 -31.842
202309 7.357 106.200 7.696
202312 -7.641 106.800 -7.949
202403 -0.356 107.200 -0.369
202406 -19.776 108.200 -20.306
202409 3.447 108.900 3.517
202412 -19.310 110.700 -19.380
202503 -22.807 111.100 -22.807

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.


SoftBank Group  (MEX:SOFT N) 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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SoftBank Group Business Description

Address
1-9-1 Higashi-shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 105-7303
SoftBank is a Japan-based telecom and e-commerce conglomerate that has expanded mainly through acquisitions, and its key assets include a 40%-owned mobile and fixed broadband telecom operator business in Japan. It also owns 90% of semiconductor chip designer Arm Holdings following the 2023 IPO of this business, and has a vast portfolio of mainly internet- and e-commerce-focused early-stage investments. It is also general partner of the $100 billion SoftBank Vision Fund 1 and sole investor in SoftBank Vision Fund 2, both of which primarily invest in pre-IPO internet and AI companies.

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