Premier Foods (LSE:PFD) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio: 1.53 (As of Jul. 14, 2026) — 273% Above Median

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LSE:PFD Premier Foods PLC LSE:PFD
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Price £2.00
GF Value £1.85
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What is Premier Foods Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

Premier Foods LSE:PFD +0.20% 84 Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is 1.53 as of Jul. 14, 2026, which is 273% above its 10-year median of 0.41. GuruFocus rates LSE:PFD with a GF Score™ of 84/100 and a GF Value™ of £1.85 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,447 Consumer Packaged Goods companies, Premier Foods ranks worse than 70.08% on this metric.

As of today (2026-07-14), Premier Foods's current share price is £2.00. Premier Foods's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Mar26 was £1.31. Premier Foods's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 1.53.

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

LSE:PFD' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.03   Med: 0.41   Max: 1.67
Current: 1.52

During the past 13 years, Premier Foods's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 1.67. The lowest was 0.03. And the median was 0.41.

LSE:PFD's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked worse than
70.08% of 1447 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 0.76 vs LSE:PFD: 1.52

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.

Premier Foods's adjusted revenue per share data of for the fiscal year that ended in Mar26 was £1.332. 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 £1.31 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar26.

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Premier Foods  (LSE:PFD) 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.


Premier Foods Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Related Terms


Premier Foods Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Premier Foods'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.

Premier Foods Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

Premier Foods Annual Data
Trend Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25 Mar26
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.56 0.76 1.06 1.45 1.41

Premier Foods Semi-Annual Data
Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24 Mar25 Sep25 Mar26
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 1.06 0.00 1.45 0.00 1.41

LSE:PFD vs KHC, GIS: Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Comparison

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Premier Foods'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.


Premier Foods Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Premier Foods's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Premier Foods's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio falls into.


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Premier Foods 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.

Premier Foods's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=2.00/1.31
=1.53

* 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.

Premier Foods's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Mar26 is calculated as:

For example, Premier Foods's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the fiscal year that ended in Mar26 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Mar26 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar26)
=1.332/140.8000*140.8000
=1.332

Current CPI (Mar26) = 140.8000.

Premier Foods Annual Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201703 0.941 102.700 1.290
201803 0.973 105.100 1.304
201903 0.980 107.000 1.290
202003 0.991 108.600 1.285
202103 1.090 109.700 1.399
202203 1.028 116.500 1.242
202303 1.143 126.800 1.269
202403 1.287 131.600 1.377
202503 1.298 136.100 1.343
202603 1.332 140.800 1.332

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 1.53 mean?
Premier Foods (LSE:PFD) has a Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio of 1.53 as of Jul. 14, 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 Premier Foods and its competitors. This is 273% above median its historical median of 0.41. Over the past decade, Premier Foods' Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio has ranged from 0.03 to 1.67. According to the industry distribution chart, Premier Foods ranks #1014 out of 1447 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, placing it in the top 70.1%.
Is Premier Foods' Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio too high?
Premier Foods' current Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio of 1.53 is 273% above median its 10-year median of 0.41. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.03 to a high of 1.67. The Consumer Packaged Goods industry median Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is 0.76. Premier Foods' value of 1.53 is 101.3% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Premier Foods ranks #1014 out of 1447 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Premier Foods has a GF Score™ of 84/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Premier Foods' Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio compare to KHC and GIS?
According to the Consumer Packaged Goods industry distribution chart, Premier Foods ranks #1014 out of 1447 companies for Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio. This places Premier Foods in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is 0.76. Premier Foods' value of 1.53 is 101.3% above this benchmark. Historically, Premier Foods' own Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio has ranged from 0.03 to 1.67 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 0.41 vs. the industry median of 0.76, Premier Foods 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 Consumer Packaged Goods company?
The median Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio among Consumer Packaged Goods companies is 0.76, based on 1,447 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. Premier Foods's current Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio of 1.53 is 101.3% 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 Premier Foods and its competitors. For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, the median Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is 0.76 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Premier Foods's current Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is 1.53, which is 273% above median its own 10-year median of 0.41. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Premier Foods stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Premier Foods (LSE:PFD) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is £1.85, compared to a current price of £2.00 — trading 8.1% above its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is 1.53, which is 273% above median its 10-year median of 0.41 and 101.3% above the Consumer Packaged Goods industry median of 0.76. Premier Foods' overall GF Score™ is 84/100 with 5 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 Premier Foods (LSE:PFD), the current Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is 1.53 as of Jul. 14, 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 Premier Foods (LSE:PFD) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Premier Foods stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of £2.00 is trading 8.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of £1.85. GuruFocus considers Premier Foods to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for LSE:PFD:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio: 1.53 (273% above median its 10-year median of 0.41)
  • GF Value™: £1.85 vs. price of £2.00 (8.1% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 84/100 with 5 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 101.3% above the Consumer Packaged Goods median (#1014 of 1447)

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


Premier Foods Business Description

Address Premier House, Griffiths Way, Centrium Business Park, Saint Albans, Hertfordshire, GBR, AL1 2RE
Premier Foods PLC is a food manufacturing company. It manufactures, processes, and distributes food products. The company's operating segments include Grocery, International, and Sweet Treats. The Grocery segment sells savoury ambient food products. The Sweet Treats segment sells sweet ambient food products. It generates maximum revenue from the Grocery segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from the United Kingdom and also has a presence in Other Europe and Rest of world. The company brands include Ambrosia, Angel Delight, Atora, Batchelors, Be-Ro, Bird's, Bisto, Cadbury, Coffee Compliment, Homepride, and others.
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