China Telecom (STU:ZCH) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio: (As of Aug. 10, 2026)

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STU:ZCH China Telecom Corp Ltd STU:ZCH
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GF Value €0.62
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What is China Telecom 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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China Telecom  (STU:ZCH) 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.


China Telecom Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Related Terms


China Telecom Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for China Telecom'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.

China Telecom Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

China Telecom Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.46 0.52 0.64 0.82 0.90

China Telecom Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 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 0.98 0.94 0.89 0.90 0.80

STU:ZCH vs VZ, TMUS, T: Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Comparison

For the Telecom Services subindustry, China Telecom'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.


China Telecom Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio vs Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, China Telecom's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


STU:ZCH
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China Telecom 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.

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

For example, China Telecom'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)
=0.181/116.3033*116.3033
=0.181

Current CPI (Mar. 2026) = 116.3033.

China Telecom Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201606 0.151 101.400 0.173
201609 0.144 102.400 0.164
201612 0.150 102.600 0.170
201703 0.153 103.200 0.172
201706 0.150 103.100 0.169
201709 0.143 104.100 0.160
201712 0.145 104.500 0.161
201803 0.153 105.300 0.169
201806 0.158 104.900 0.175
201809 0.142 106.600 0.155
201812 0.145 106.500 0.158
201903 0.157 107.700 0.170
201906 0.150 107.700 0.162
201909 0.146 109.800 0.155
201912 0.147 111.200 0.154
202003 0.151 112.300 0.156
202006 0.153 110.400 0.161
202009 0.152 111.700 0.158
202012 0.157 111.500 0.164
202103 0.170 112.662 0.175
202106 0.179 111.769 0.186
202109 0.129 112.215 0.134
202112 0.168 113.108 0.173
202203 0.188 114.335 0.191
202206 0.189 114.558 0.192
202209 0.185 115.339 0.187
202212 0.179 115.116 0.181
202303 0.198 115.116 0.200
202306 0.176 114.558 0.179
202309 0.179 115.339 0.180
202312 0.179 114.781 0.181
202403 0.180 115.227 0.182
202406 0.195 114.781 0.198
202409 0.176 115.785 0.177
202412 0.193 114.893 0.195
202503 0.189 115.116 0.191
202506 0.179 114.907 0.181
202509 0.164 115.471 0.165
202512 0.176 115.832 0.177
202603 0.181 116.303 0.181

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.

Is China Telecom (STU:ZCH) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, China Telecom stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €0.57 is trading 8.9% below its estimated GF Value™ of €0.62.

Key valuation signals for STU:ZCH:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio:
  • GF Value™: €0.62 vs. price of €0.57 (8.9% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 86/100 with 7 warning signs

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China Telecom Business Description

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China Telecom is the largest fixed-line operator in China, originally covering 21 southern provinces but now operating nationally. It has 201 million broadband customers, and 439 million wireless subscribers, having overtaken China Unicom to become the second-largest wireless operator in China behind China Mobile. The firm is increasing its cross-selling of products and seeing strong growth from industrial digitization services, such as internet data centers and cloud computing. Its internet data center business is already the largest in China and it is expanding overseas.
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