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Elevance Health (WBO:ELV) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 2.09 (As of Jul. 08, 2025)


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What is Elevance Health Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-07-08), Elevance Health's current share price is €297.60. Elevance Health's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was €142.26. Elevance Health's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 2.09.

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

WBO:ELV' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.67   Med: 3.01   Max: 4.28
Current: 2.26

During the past years, Elevance Health's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 4.28. The lowest was 1.67. And the median was 3.01.

WBO:ELV's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
57.14% of 14 companies
in the Healthcare Plans industry
Industry Median: 2.14 vs WBO:ELV: 2.26

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.

Elevance Health's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was €174.238. 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 €142.26 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Elevance Health Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Elevance Health'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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Elevance Health Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Elevance Health 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 3.12 3.98 3.96 3.38 2.46

Elevance Health 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 3.61 3.71 3.51 2.46 2.83

Competitive Comparison of Elevance Health's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Healthcare Plans subindustry, Elevance Health'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.


Elevance Health's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Healthcare Plans Industry

For the Healthcare Plans industry and Healthcare sector, Elevance Health's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Elevance Health 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.

Elevance Health's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=297.60/142.26
=2.09

* 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.

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

For example, Elevance Health'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)
=174.238/134.9266*134.9266
=174.238

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Elevance Health Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 78.558 100.684 105.276
201509 79.314 100.392 106.598
201512 80.978 99.792 109.488
201603 80.449 100.470 108.039
201606 81.959 101.688 108.749
201609 83.703 101.861 110.874
201612 90.220 101.863 119.505
201703 92.034 102.862 120.723
201706 89.413 103.349 116.732
201709 84.577 104.136 109.585
201712 87.452 104.011 113.446
201803 85.727 105.290 109.858
201806 94.523 106.317 119.959
201809 96.294 106.507 121.989
201812 97.467 105.998 124.067
201903 103.158 107.251 129.778
201906 106.504 108.070 132.972
201909 112.103 108.329 139.627
201912 112.901 108.420 140.503
202003 113.809 108.902 141.007
202006 121.354 108.767 150.540
202009 115.452 109.815 141.853
202012 111.204 109.897 136.532
202103 116.096 111.754 140.168
202106 118.987 114.631 140.053
202109 125.084 115.734 145.827
202112 131.997 117.630 151.407
202203 135.461 121.301 150.677
202206 141.128 125.017 152.315
202209 152.112 125.227 163.895
202212 143.779 125.222 154.922
202303 147.147 127.348 155.904
202306 149.508 128.729 156.706
202309 153.262 129.860 159.242
202312 154.646 129.419 161.227
202403 160.654 131.776 164.495
202406 169.017 132.554 172.043
202409 170.057 133.029 172.483
202412 173.447 133.157 175.752
202503 174.238 134.927 174.238

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.


Elevance Health  (WBO:ELV) 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.


Elevance Health Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms

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Elevance Health Business Description

Address
220 Virginia Avenue, Indianapolis, IN, USA, 46204
Elevance Health remains one of the leading health insurers in the US, providing medical benefits to 46 million medical members as of December 2024. The company offers employer, individual, and government-sponsored coverage plans. Elevance differs from its peers in its unique position as the largest single provider of Blue Cross Blue Shield branded coverage, operating as the licensee for the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association in 14 states. Through acquisitions, such as the Amerigroup deal in 2012 and MMM in 2021, Elevance's reach expands beyond those states through government-sponsored programs, such as Medicaid and Medicare Advantage plans, too. It is also an emerging player in pharmacy benefit management and other healthcare services.

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