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Chubb (CB) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 2.15 (As of Jul. 17, 2025)


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What is Chubb Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-07-17), Chubb's current share price is $274.605. Chubb's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $127.92. Chubb's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 2.15.

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

CB' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.06   Med: 1.79   Max: 2.43
Current: 2.17

During the past years, Chubb's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 2.43. The lowest was 1.06. And the median was 1.79.

CB's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
76.46% of 412 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.275 vs CB: 2.17

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 PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Chubb's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $164.008. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is $127.92 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Chubb Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Chubb's Cyclically Adjusted PB 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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Chubb Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Chubb Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.59 1.84 1.97 1.90 2.20

Chubb Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted PB 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 2.14 2.07 2.32 2.20 2.36

Competitive Comparison of Chubb's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, Chubb's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB 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.


Chubb's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Chubb's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Chubb's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Chubb Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

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

Chubb's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=274.605/127.92
=2.15

* 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.

Chubb's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Chubb's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=164.008/107.7224*107.7224
=164.008

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 107.7224.

Chubb Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 91.272 100.464 97.867
201509 89.881 99.785 97.030
201512 89.767 99.386 97.296
201603 98.855 99.475 107.051
201606 101.558 100.088 109.305
201609 103.962 99.604 112.435
201612 103.601 99.380 112.298
201703 105.354 100.040 113.445
201706 108.190 100.285 116.213
201709 108.736 100.254 116.837
201712 110.324 100.213 118.591
201803 110.098 100.836 117.617
201806 109.969 101.435 116.785
201809 110.462 101.246 117.529
201812 109.564 100.906 116.965
201903 114.268 101.571 121.189
201906 117.967 102.044 124.532
201909 120.326 101.396 127.834
201912 122.421 101.063 130.487
202003 115.642 101.048 123.281
202006 121.322 100.743 129.727
202009 124.980 100.585 133.849
202012 131.876 100.241 141.719
202103 131.374 100.800 140.396
202106 136.904 101.352 145.509
202109 137.668 101.533 146.061
202112 139.985 101.776 148.165
202203 133.824 103.205 139.682
202206 123.465 104.783 126.929
202209 114.787 104.835 117.949
202212 121.851 104.666 125.409
202303 127.939 106.245 129.718
202306 128.746 106.576 130.131
202309 128.370 106.570 129.759
202312 146.833 106.461 148.572
202403 149.089 107.355 149.599
202406 151.057 107.991 150.681
202409 163.155 107.468 163.541
202412 159.771 107.128 160.657
202503 164.008 107.722 164.008

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book 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.


Chubb  (NYSE:CB) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

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


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Chubb Business Description

Industry
Address
Baerengasse 32, Zurich, CHE, CH-8001
ACE acquired Chubb in the first quarter of 2016 and assumed the Chubb name. The combination made the new Chubb one of the largest domestic property and casualty insurers, with operations in 54 countries spanning commercial and personal P&C insurance, reinsurance, and life insurance.
Executives
John W Keogh officer: CEO of ACE Overseas General ACE OVERSEAS GENERAL, 1133 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Juan Luis Ortega officer: Executive Vice President* CHUBB, AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Joseph F Wayland officer: General Counsel 1133 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 45TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Timothy Alan Boroughs officer: Chief Investment Officer* 1133 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Evan G Greenberg director, officer: President & COO THE CHUBB BUILDING, 17 WOODBOURNE AVENUE, HAMILTON D0 HM 08
John J Lupica officer: Chrm, Ins - NA, Pres.- ACE USA 436 WALNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA PA 19106-3703
Michael G Atieh director MERCK MEDCO MANAGED CARE INC, 100 SUMMIT AVE, MONTVALE NJ 07645
Peter C. Enns officer: Executive Vice President and* THE CHUBB BUILDING, 17 WOODBOURNE AVENUE, HAMILTON D0 HM 08
Annmarie T Hagan officer: Chief Accounting Officer TWO LIBERTY PLACE, 1601 CHESTNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA PA 19192
Theodore Shasta director C/O MBIA INC., 113 KING STREET, ARMONK NY 10504
Frances D. O'brien officer: Chief Risk Officer THE CHUBB BUILDING, 17 WOODBOURNE AVENUE, HAMILTON D0 HM 08
Nancy Buese director 1515 ARAPAHOE STREET, DENVER CO 80202-2126
Michael Corbat director 388 GREENWICH STREET, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10013
Bryce L. Johns officer: Senior Vice President, * THE CHUBB BUILDING, 17 WOODBOURNE AVENUE, HAMILTON D0 HM 08
Sean Ringsted officer: Chief Risk Officer and* THE ACE BLDG., 17 WOODBOURNE AVE., HAMILTON D0 HM 08