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Air Canada (TSX:AC) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 0.32 (As of May. 19, 2025)


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What is Air Canada Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2025-05-19), Air Canada's current share price is C$18.73. Air Canada's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was C$58.30. Air Canada's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 0.32.

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

TSX:AC' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.11   Med: 0.37   Max: 0.94
Current: 0.32

During the past years, Air Canada's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 0.94. The lowest was 0.11. And the median was 0.37.

TSX:AC's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked better than
79.65% of 688 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 0.935 vs TSX:AC: 0.32

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.

Air Canada's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was C$14.931. 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 C$58.30 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Air Canada Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Air Canada'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.

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Air Canada Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

Air Canada Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.43 0.41 0.36 0.33 0.39

Air Canada Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 0.34 0.31 0.29 0.39 0.24

Competitive Comparison of Air Canada's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Airlines subindustry, Air Canada'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.


Air Canada's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Air Canada's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Air Canada 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.

Air Canada's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=18.73/58.30
=0.32

* 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.

Air Canada's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Air Canada's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=14.931/129.1809*129.1809
=14.931

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 129.1809.

Air Canada Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201506 11.573 100.500 14.876
201509 13.684 100.421 17.603
201512 11.010 99.947 14.230
201603 11.648 101.054 14.890
201606 12.219 102.002 15.475
201609 15.896 101.765 20.179
201612 12.276 101.449 15.632
201703 13.341 102.634 16.792
201706 14.116 103.029 17.699
201709 17.617 103.345 22.021
201712 13.594 103.345 16.993
201803 14.912 105.004 18.345
201806 15.872 105.557 19.424
201809 19.620 105.636 23.993
201812 15.326 105.399 18.784
201903 16.182 106.979 19.540
201906 17.355 107.690 20.818
201909 20.481 107.611 24.586
201912 16.465 107.769 19.736
202003 14.152 107.927 16.939
202006 1.938 108.401 2.309
202009 2.549 108.164 3.044
202012 2.785 108.559 3.314
202103 2.176 110.298 2.549
202106 2.358 111.720 2.727
202109 5.874 112.905 6.721
202112 7.650 113.774 8.686
202203 7.187 117.646 7.892
202206 9.781 120.806 10.459
202209 14.866 120.648 15.917
202212 13.073 120.964 13.961
202303 12.997 122.702 13.683
202306 15.159 124.203 15.767
202309 16.872 125.230 17.404
202312 13.763 125.072 14.215
202403 14.598 126.258 14.936
202406 14.678 127.522 14.869
202409 16.239 127.285 16.481
202412 14.372 127.364 14.577
202503 14.931 129.181 14.931

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.


Air Canada  (TSX:AC) 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.


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Air Canada Business Description

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Address
7373 Cote Vertu Boulevard West, Air Canada Centre, Saint-Laurent, QC, CAN, H4S 1Z3
Air Canada is Canada's largest airline, serving nearly 50 million passengers each year together with its low-cost subbrand, Rouge, and contracts for regional connection flights to its network. Air Canada is a sixth-freedom airline, which flies many US-based passengers on long-haul trips with a layover in Canada.