IBKR (Interactive Brokers Group) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio: 6.53 (As of Aug. 05, 2026) — 189% Above Median

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What is Interactive Brokers Group Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

Interactive Brokers Group IBKR +0.16% 86 Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is 6.53 as of Aug. 05, 2026, which is 189% above its 10-year median of 2.26. GuruFocus rates IBKR with a GF Score™ of 86/100 and a GF Value™ of $39.40 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review. Among 606 Capital Markets companies, Interactive Brokers Group ranks worse than 69.14% on this metric.

As of today (2026-08-05), Interactive Brokers Group's current share price is $88.74. Interactive Brokers Group's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $13.58. Interactive Brokers Group's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 6.53.

The historical rank and industry rank for Interactive Brokers Group's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

IBKR' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.01   Med: 2.26   Max: 7.07
Current: 6.46

During the past years, Interactive Brokers Group's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 7.07. The lowest was 1.01. And the median was 2.26.

IBKR's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked worse than
69.14% of 606 companies
in the Capital Markets industry
Industry Median: 3.36 vs IBKR: 6.46

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 PS Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted revenue per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Interactive Brokers Group's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was $5.847. Add all the adjusted revenue per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share, which is $13.58 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2026.

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Interactive Brokers Group  (NAS:IBKR) 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.


Interactive Brokers Group Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Related Terms


Interactive Brokers Group Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Interactive Brokers Group's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio 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.

Interactive Brokers Group Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

Interactive Brokers Group Annual Data
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Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
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Interactive Brokers Group Quarterly Data
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IBKR vs LPLA, TW, CRCL: Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Comparison

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Interactive Brokers Group'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.


Interactive Brokers Group Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio vs Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Interactive Brokers Group's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Interactive Brokers Group's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio falls into.


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Interactive Brokers Group 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.

Interactive Brokers Group's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=88.74/13.58
=6.53

* 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.

Interactive Brokers Group's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, Interactive Brokers Group's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Mar. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2026)
=5.847/330.2130*330.2130
=5.847

Current CPI (Mar. 2026) = 330.2130.

Interactive Brokers Group Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201606 1.222 241.018 1.674
201609 1.271 241.428 1.738
201612 1.268 241.432 1.734
201703 1.179 243.801 1.597
201706 1.318 244.955 1.777
201709 1.446 246.819 1.935
201712 1.632 246.524 2.186
201803 1.863 249.554 2.465
201806 1.842 251.989 2.414
201809 1.756 252.439 2.297
201812 2.340 251.233 3.076
201903 2.011 254.202 2.612
201906 2.167 256.143 2.794
201909 2.156 256.759 2.773
201912 2.012 256.974 2.585
202003 2.204 258.115 2.820
202006 1.750 257.797 2.242
202009 1.778 260.280 2.256
202012 1.778 260.474 2.254
202103 2.325 264.877 2.898
202106 1.817 271.696 2.208
202109 1.753 274.310 2.110
202112 1.820 278.802 2.156
202203 1.860 287.504 2.136
202206 2.063 296.311 2.299
202209 2.812 296.808 3.128
202212 3.566 296.797 3.967
202303 4.190 301.836 4.584
202306 4.594 305.109 4.972
202309 4.736 307.789 5.081
202312 4.879 306.746 5.252
202403 5.055 312.332 5.344
202406 5.273 314.175 5.542
202409 5.467 315.301 5.726
202412 5.452 315.605 5.704
202503 5.206 319.799 5.376
202506 5.621 322.561 5.754
202509 6.066 324.800 6.167
202512 6.165 324.054 6.282
202603 5.847 330.213 5.847

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.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio of 6.53 mean?
Interactive Brokers Group (IBKR) has a Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio of 6.53 as of Aug. 05, 2026. Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is the ratio of share price to a company's inflation-adjusted revenue per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Interactive Brokers Group and its competitors. This is 189% above median its historical median of 2.26. Over the past decade, Interactive Brokers Group's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio has ranged from 1.01 to 7.07. According to the industry distribution chart, Interactive Brokers Group ranks #419 out of 606 companies in the Capital Markets industry, placing it in the top 69.1%.
Is Interactive Brokers Group's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio too high?
Interactive Brokers Group's current Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio of 6.53 is 189% above median its 10-year median of 2.26. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 1.01 to a high of 7.07. The Capital Markets industry median Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is 3.36. Interactive Brokers Group's value of 6.53 is 94.3% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Interactive Brokers Group ranks #419 out of 606 companies in the Capital Markets industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Interactive Brokers Group has a GF Score™ of 86/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Interactive Brokers Group's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio compare to LPLA and TW?
According to the Capital Markets industry distribution chart, Interactive Brokers Group ranks #419 out of 606 companies for Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio. This places Interactive Brokers Group in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is 3.36. Interactive Brokers Group's value of 6.53 is 94.3% above this benchmark. Historically, Interactive Brokers Group's own Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio has ranged from 1.01 to 7.07 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 2.26 vs. the industry median of 3.36, Interactive Brokers Group has consistently been above the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for a Capital Markets company?
The median Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio among Capital Markets companies is 3.36, based on 606 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Interactive Brokers Group's current Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio of 6.53 is 94.3% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is the ratio of share price to a company's inflation-adjusted revenue per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Interactive Brokers Group and its competitors. For the Capital Markets industry, the median Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is 3.36 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Interactive Brokers Group's current Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is 6.53, which is 189% above median its own 10-year median of 2.26. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Interactive Brokers Group stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Interactive Brokers Group (IBKR) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $39.40, compared to a current price of $88.74 — trading 125.2% above its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is 6.53, which is 189% above median its 10-year median of 2.26 and 94.3% above the Capital Markets industry median of 3.36. Interactive Brokers Group's overall GF Score™ is 86/100 with 7 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Interactive Brokers Group (IBKR), the current Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is 6.53 as of Aug. 05, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Interactive Brokers Group (IBKR) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Interactive Brokers Group stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $88.74 is trading 125.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of $39.40. GuruFocus considers Interactive Brokers Group to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for IBKR:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio: 6.53 (189% above median its 10-year median of 2.26)
  • GF Value™: $39.40 vs. price of $88.74 (125.2% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 86/100 with 7 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 94.3% above the Capital Markets median (#419 of 606)

No single metric tells the full story. See the IBKR stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Interactive Brokers Group Business Description

Address One Pickwick Plaza, Greenwich, CT, USA, 06830
Interactive Brokers is a large, automated, retail and institutional brokerage that boasted nearly $780 billion in customer equity at the end of 2025. The company cut its teeth as a market maker, introducing US financial markets to automated and algorithmic training before expanding into brokerage services in 1993. The firm has a wide-ranging client base, with its best-in-class order execution and extremely low margin lending rates catering to a sophisticated audience of hedge funds, proprietary traders, and introducing brokers that account for about 45% of the firm's commissions. With operations spanning more than 170 electronic exchanges, 40 countries, and 29 currencies, Interactive Brokers caters to a global clientele, with more than 80% of active accounts sitting outside the US.
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