Walgreens Boots Alliance (BUE:WBA) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio: (As of Jul. 21, 2026)

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What is Walgreens Boots Alliance Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

Note: If the price history is too short, we do not calculate current Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for this stock. All the historical data is shown as the company's primary share's data instead.

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Walgreens Boots Alliance  (BUE:WBA) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue 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 PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


Walgreens Boots Alliance Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Related Terms


Walgreens Boots Alliance Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Walgreens Boots Alliance's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio can be seen below:

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Walgreens Boots Alliance Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

Walgreens Boots Alliance Annual Data
Trend Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23 Aug24
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
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Walgreens Boots Alliance Quarterly Data
Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24 Nov24 Feb25 May25
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio 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 0.10 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.07

BUE:WBA vs WGRX, PETS, BHIC: Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Comparison

For the Pharmaceutical Retailers subindustry, Walgreens Boots Alliance's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio 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.


Walgreens Boots Alliance Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio vs Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Walgreens Boots Alliance's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Walgreens Boots Alliance's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio falls into.



Walgreens Boots Alliance Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio takes the Revenue per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/S calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPS 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 PS Ratio.

Walgreens Boots Alliance's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in May. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Walgreens Boots Alliance's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in May. 2025 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of May. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (May. 2025)
=53352.256/321.4650*321.4650
=53,352.256

Current CPI (May. 2025) = 321.4650.

Walgreens Boots Alliance Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201508 240.477 238.316 324.380
201511 255.311 237.336 345.812
201602 429.964 237.111 582.927
201605 387.414 240.229 518.422
201608 392.090 240.849 523.329
201611 394.731 241.353 525.754
201702 419.650 243.603 553.781
201705 449.030 244.733 589.816
201708 495.792 245.519 649.155
201711 529.506 246.669 690.065
201802 668.912 248.991 863.613
201805 707.619 251.588 904.156
201808 936.321 252.146 1,193.731
201811 1,274.785 252.038 1,625.940
201902 1,382.604 252.776 1,758.311
201905 1,679.478 256.092 2,108.201
201908 834.854 256.558 1,046.065
201911 2,291.318 257.208 2,863.747
202002 2,132.476 258.678 2,650.076
202005 2,310.772 256.394 2,897.230
202008 2,532.643 259.918 3,132.357
202011 2,627.160 260.229 3,245.372
202102 3,316.526 263.014 4,053.575
202105 3,669.101 269.195 4,381.536
202108 3,694.115 273.567 4,340.906
202111 3,900.412 277.948 4,511.081
202202 4,101.284 283.716 4,646.968
202205 4,343.881 292.296 4,777.369
202208 4,944.199 296.171 5,366.450
202211 6,077.256 297.711 6,562.153
202302 7,561.913 300.840 8,080.343
202305 9,118.604 304.127 9,638.447
202308 11,321.913 307.026 11,854.367
202311 14,886.964 307.051 15,585.808
202402 15,035.594 310.326 15,575.289
202405 36,864.112 314.069 37,732.224
202408 40,516.155 314.796 41,374.496
202411 45,223.906 315.493 46,079.954
202502 47,424.420 319.082 47,778.600
202505 53,352.256 321.465 53,352.256

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue 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.


Walgreens Boots Alliance Business Description

Address 108 Wilmot Road, Deerfield, IL, USA, 60015
Walgreens Boots Alliance is one of the largest retail pharmacy chains in the US, with over 8,000 locations. Nearly three quarters of Americans live within five miles of a Walgreens location. Roughly two thirds of revenue is generated from prescription drug sales; Walgreens makes up 20% of total prescription revenue in the US. Walgreens also generates sales from retail products (general wellness consumables and its own branded merchandise), European drug wholesale, and healthcare. With more locations incorporating additional services like Health Corner and Village Medical, Walgreens creates an omnichannel experience for patients and positions itself as a one-stop healthcare provider.