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SFTBY (SoftBank Group) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 138.63 (As of May. 29, 2025)


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

As of today (2025-05-29), SoftBank Group's current share price is $26.34. SoftBank Group's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $0.19. SoftBank Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 138.63.

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

SFTBY' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 47.61   Med: 90.26   Max: 587.07
Current: 122.68

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 90.26.

SFTBY's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
95.11% of 184 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 13.665 vs SFTBY: 122.68

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 Dec. 2024 was $-0.463. 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 $0.19 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2024.

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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 -

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 -

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
=26.34/0.19
=138.63

* 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 Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, SoftBank Group's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Dec. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2024)
=-0.463/110.7000*110.7000
=-0.463

Current CPI (Dec. 2024) = 110.7000.

SoftBank Group Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201503 -0.085 97.900 -0.096
201506 -0.450 98.400 -0.506
201509 -0.607 98.500 -0.682
201512 0.147 98.100 0.166
201603 0.200 97.900 0.226
201606 0.039 98.100 0.044
201609 1.220 98.000 1.378
201612 -0.234 98.400 -0.263
201703 0.247 98.100 0.279
201706 -0.182 98.500 -0.205
201709 0.659 98.800 0.738
201712 -0.281 99.400 -0.313
201803 -0.148 99.200 -0.165
201806 -0.123 99.200 -0.137
201809 0.288 99.900 0.319
201812 -0.483 99.700 -0.536
201903 -0.080 99.700 -0.089
201906 -1.920 99.800 -2.130
201909 1.356 100.100 1.500
201912 -0.114 100.500 -0.126
202003 0.446 100.300 0.492
202006 0.010 99.900 0.011
202009 0.467 99.900 0.517
202012 -1.951 99.300 -2.175
202103 1.214 99.900 1.345
202106 0.870 99.500 0.968
202109 3.212 100.100 3.552
202112 0.449 100.100 0.497
202203 0.430 101.100 0.471
202206 -0.067 101.800 -0.073
202209 0.535 103.100 0.574
202212 0.031 104.100 0.033
202303 -0.301 104.400 -0.319
202306 -0.879 105.200 -0.925
202309 0.211 106.200 0.220
202312 -0.225 106.800 -0.233
202403 -0.011 107.200 -0.011
202406 -0.540 108.200 -0.552
202409 0.088 108.900 0.089
202412 -0.463 110.700 -0.463

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  (OTCPK:SFTBY) 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.