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Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (WBO:AFX) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 22.28 (As of Jun. 05, 2025)


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What is Carl Zeiss Meditec AG Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2025-06-05), Carl Zeiss Meditec AG's current share price is €57.25. Carl Zeiss Meditec AG's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was €2.57. Carl Zeiss Meditec AG's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 22.28.

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

WBO:AFX' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 18.32   Med: 93.25   Max: 145.26
Current: 22.32

During the past years, Carl Zeiss Meditec AG's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 145.26. The lowest was 18.32. And the median was 93.25.

WBO:AFX's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
67.34% of 248 companies
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry
Industry Median: 36.435 vs WBO:AFX: 22.32

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.

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was €0.399. 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 €2.57 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Carl Zeiss Meditec AG Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Carl Zeiss Meditec 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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Carl Zeiss Meditec AG Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG Annual Data
Trend Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 103.52 99.60 56.05 37.21 28.48

Carl Zeiss Meditec 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 50.61 28.79 28.48 18.17 23.77

Competitive Comparison of Carl Zeiss Meditec AG's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Carl Zeiss Meditec 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.


Carl Zeiss Meditec AG's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Carl Zeiss Meditec AG's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Carl Zeiss Meditec 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.

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=57.25/2.57
=22.28

* 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.

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

For example, Carl Zeiss Meditec 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)
=0.399/127.7792*127.7792
=0.399

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 127.7792.

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201506 0.064 100.417 0.081
201509 0.493 100.417 0.627
201512 0.035 99.717 0.045
201603 0.363 100.017 0.464
201606 0.445 100.717 0.565
201609 0.183 101.017 0.231
201612 0.000 101.217 0.000
201703 0.000 101.417 0.000
201706 0.000 102.117 0.000
201709 0.000 102.717 0.000
201712 -0.019 102.617 -0.024
201803 0.405 102.917 0.503
201806 0.761 104.017 0.935
201809 0.937 104.718 1.143
201812 0.263 104.217 0.322
201903 0.736 104.217 0.902
201906 0.394 105.718 0.476
201909 1.061 106.018 1.279
201912 0.293 105.818 0.354
202003 0.160 105.718 0.193
202006 0.250 106.618 0.300
202009 1.309 105.818 1.581
202012 0.455 105.518 0.551
202103 1.251 107.518 1.487
202106 0.857 108.486 1.009
202109 1.505 109.435 1.757
202112 -0.165 110.384 -0.191
202203 0.995 113.968 1.116
202206 0.161 115.760 0.178
202209 1.107 118.818 1.190
202212 0.203 119.345 0.217
202303 0.329 122.402 0.343
202306 0.622 123.140 0.645
202309 1.658 124.195 1.706
202312 0.011 123.773 0.011
202403 0.663 125.038 0.678
202406 -0.031 125.882 -0.031
202409 2.177 126.198 2.204
202412 -0.302 127.041 -0.304
202503 0.399 127.779 0.399

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.


Carl Zeiss Meditec AG  (WBO:AFX) 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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Carl Zeiss Meditec AG Business Description

Address
Goschwitzer Strasse 51-52, Jena, TH, DEU, 07745
Carl Zeiss Meditec is one of the largest medical technology companies in the world, and it operates in two segments: ophthalmic devices and microsurgery. OPT, which made up 75% of sales in 2022, includes refractive lasers, surgical ophthalmic devices, equipment for ophthalmic diagnostics, as well as a portfolio of intraocular lenses and disposable medical instruments. With a low-teens share of the market, Zeiss is the second-largest player in the space. MCS is composed of implants, surgical instruments, and visualization devices used during neurosurgery, spine surgery, and otolaryngology surgery. With over 60% market share, Zeiss is the clear leader in the microsurgery space.

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