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Fresenius Medical Care AG (WBO:FME) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 8.54 (As of Jun. 01, 2025)


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What is Fresenius Medical Care AG Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2025-06-01), Fresenius Medical Care AG's current share price is €50.04. Fresenius Medical Care AG's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was €5.86. Fresenius Medical Care AG's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 8.54.

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

WBO:FME' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.33   Med: 19.01   Max: 37.98
Current: 8.49

During the past years, Fresenius Medical Care AG's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 37.98. The lowest was 5.33. And the median was 19.01.

WBO:FME's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
76.17% of 193 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 19.89 vs WBO:FME: 8.49

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.

Fresenius Medical Care AG's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was €0.058. 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 €5.86 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Fresenius Medical Care AG Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fresenius Medical Care 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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Fresenius Medical Care AG Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Fresenius Medical Care AG Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
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Fresenius Medical Care AG Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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Competitive Comparison of Fresenius Medical Care AG's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Fresenius Medical Care 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.


Fresenius Medical Care AG's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Fresenius Medical Care AG's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Fresenius Medical Care 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.

Fresenius Medical Care AG's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=50.04/5.86
=8.54

* 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.

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

For example, Fresenius Medical Care 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)
=0.058/127.7792*127.7792
=0.058

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 127.7792.

Fresenius Medical Care AG Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201506 0.469 100.417 0.597
201509 1.016 100.417 1.293
201512 0.742 99.717 0.951
201603 -0.209 100.017 -0.267
201606 1.236 100.717 1.568
201609 0.577 101.017 0.730
201612 1.661 101.217 2.097
201703 -0.091 101.417 -0.115
201706 1.567 102.117 1.961
201709 1.250 102.717 1.555
201712 0.694 102.617 0.864
201803 -0.869 102.917 -1.079
201806 1.336 104.017 1.641
201809 1.589 104.718 1.939
201812 1.213 104.217 1.487
201903 -0.409 104.217 -0.501
201906 1.832 105.718 2.214
201909 1.917 106.018 2.310
201912 1.449 105.818 1.750
202003 1.014 105.718 1.226
202006 7.177 106.618 8.601
202009 1.707 105.818 2.061
202012 0.949 105.518 1.149
202103 0.080 107.518 0.095
202106 2.430 108.486 2.862
202109 1.696 109.435 1.980
202112 1.375 110.384 1.592
202203 -0.012 113.968 -0.013
202206 1.399 115.760 1.544
202209 1.695 118.818 1.823
202212 1.262 119.345 1.351
202303 0.002 122.402 0.002
202306 2.375 123.140 2.464
202309 1.667 124.195 1.715
202312 3.061 123.773 3.160
202403 -0.022 125.038 -0.022
202406 0.443 125.882 0.450
202409 2.198 126.198 2.226
202412 3.557 127.041 3.578
202503 0.058 127.779 0.058

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.


Fresenius Medical Care AG  (WBO:FME) 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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Fresenius Medical Care AG Business Description

Address
Else-Kroner-Strasse 1, Bad Homburg, HE, DEU, 61352
Fresenius Medical Care is the largest dialysis company in the world, treating about 300,000 patients from nearly 3,700 clinics worldwide as of December 2024. In addition to providing dialysis services, the firm is a leading supplier of dialysis products, including machines, dialyzers, and concentrates. Fresenius accounts for about 35% of the global dialysis products market, creating the world's only fully integrated dialysis business. Services account for about three quarters of sales while the balance is generated from medical technology products that enable dialysis treatments.

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