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FAF (First American Financial) PB Ratio : 1.30 (As of Jul. 05, 2025)


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What is First American Financial PB Ratio?

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. As of today (2025-07-05), First American Financial's share price is $63.25. First American Financial's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $48.64. Hence, First American Financial's PB Ratio of today is 1.30.

The historical rank and industry rank for First American Financial's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

FAF' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.88   Med: 1.39   Max: 1.98
Current: 1.3

During the past 13 years, First American Financial's highest PB Ratio was 1.98. The lowest was 0.88. And the median was 1.39.

FAF's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
50.1% of 497 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.3 vs FAF: 1.30

During the past 12 months, First American Financial's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 5.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -3.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 8.30% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of First American Financial was 16.10% per year. The lowest was -3.20% per year. And the median was 5.70% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


First American Financial PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for First American Financial's 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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First American Financial PB Ratio Chart

First American Financial Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.16 1.49 1.16 1.37 1.31

First American Financial Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 1.32 1.16 1.33 1.31 1.35

Competitive Comparison of First American Financial's PB Ratio

For the Insurance - Specialty subindustry, First American Financial's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 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.


First American Financial's PB Ratio Distribution in the Insurance Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where First American Financial's PB Ratio falls into.


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First American Financial PB Ratio Calculation

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks.

First American Financial's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Mar. 2025)
=63.25/48.637
=1.30

* 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.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

A closely related ratio is called Price-to-Tangible-Book. The difference between Price-to-Tangible-Book and PB Ratio is that book value other than intangibles are used in the calculation.


First American Financial  (NYSE:FAF) PB Ratio Explanation

Unlike valuation ratios relative to the earning power such as PE Ratio, PE Ratio without NRI, PS Ratio, Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow , or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, the PB Ratio measures the valuation of the stock relative to the underlying asset of the company.

The PB Ratio works the best for the businesses that earn most of their profit from their assets, e.g. banks and insurance companies.


Be Aware

Some businesses have very light assets, such as software companies or insurance agencies. The PB Ratio does not work well for these companies. Some companies even have negative equity, so the PB Ratio cannot be applied to them.


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First American Financial Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
1 First American Way, Santa Ana, CA, USA, 92707-5913
First American Financial Corp is a financial services business providing insurance through segments: Title insurance and related services segment include real estate insurance, property closing services, third-party handling of real estate funds (escrow), risk mitigation, real estate data products, and related real estate transaction services; The home warranty segment provides residential service contracts that cover residential systems, such as heating and air conditioning systems, and certain appliances against failures that occur as the result of normal usage during the coverage period; and The corporate segment includes investments in venture-stage companies, certain financing facilities and corporate services supporting the company's business operations.
Executives
Lisa W Cornehl officer: SVP, Chief Legal Officer 1 FIRST AMERICAN WAY, SANTA ANA CA 92886
Mark Edward Seaton officer: Senior Vice President 1 FIRST AMERICAN WAY, SANTA ANA CA 92707
Dennis J Gilmore officer: Chief Executive Officer 1 FIRST AMERICAN WAY, SANTA ANA CA 92707
Steven A Adams officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer 2260 E IMPERIAL HIGHWAY, EL SEGUNDO X1 90245
Christopher Michael Leavell officer: COO of Subsidiary 1 FIRST AMERICAN WAY, SANTA ANA CA 92707
Marsha A Spence director 1 FIRST AMERICAN WAY, SANTA ANA CA 92707
Kenneth D Degiorgio director, officer: Executive Vice President
Jean C Latorre director 1 FIRST AMERICAN WAY, SANTA ANA CA 92707
Mark C Oman director ONE HOME CAMPUS X2401-06X, DES MOINES IA 50328
Matthew F. Wajner officer: Chief Accounting Officer 1 FIRST AMERICAN WAY, SANTA ANA CA 92707
Martha B Wyrsch director
Reginald Harold Gilyard director 1 FIRST AMERICAN WAY, SANTA ANA CA 92707
Parker S Kennedy director, officer: Executive Chairman 114 EAST FIFTH STREET, SANTA ANA CA 92701
James L Doti director
Margaret M Mccarthy director AETNA INC., 151 FARMINGTON AVENUE, HARTFORD CT 06156

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