The Global Smaller Trust (LSE:GSCT) Shiller PE Ratio: (As of Sep. 20, 2026)

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LSE:GSCT The Global Smaller Companies Trust PLC LSE:GSCT
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What is The Global Smaller Trust Shiller PE Ratio?

Shiller PE for Stocks: The True Measure of Stock Valuation


The Global Smaller Trust  (LSE:GSCT) Shiller PE Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PE Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Shiller PE Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of profit margins during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Shiller PE Ratio should give similar results to regular PE Ratio.

Compared with the PS Ratio, the Shiller PE Ratio makes the comparison between different industries more meaningful.


Be Aware

Shiller PE Ratio assumes that over the long term, businesses and profitability revert to their means. If a company's business model does not work in the future compared with the past, Shiller PE Ratio and PS Ratio will give false valuations.


The Global Smaller Trust Shiller PE Ratio Related Terms


The Global Smaller Trust Shiller PE Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for The Global Smaller Trust's Shiller PE 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.

The Global Smaller Trust Shiller PE Ratio Chart

The Global Smaller Trust Annual Data
Trend Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23 Apr24 Apr25 Apr26
Shiller PE Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 11.16 11.85 12.61 14.15 13.72

The Global Smaller Trust Semi-Annual Data
Oct16 Apr17 Oct17 Apr18 Oct18 Apr19 Oct19 Apr20 Oct20 Apr21 Oct21 Apr22 Oct22 Apr23 Oct23 Apr24 Oct24 Apr25 Oct25 Apr26
Shiller PE 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 12.52 12.45 14.15 12.49 13.62

LSE:GSCT vs BLK, BX, KKR: Shiller PE Ratio Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, The Global Smaller Trust's Shiller PE Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Shiller PE 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.


The Global Smaller Trust Shiller PE Ratio vs Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, The Global Smaller Trust's Shiller PE Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where The Global Smaller Trust's Shiller PE Ratio falls into.


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The Global Smaller Trust Shiller PE Ratio Calculation

For Shiller PE Ratio, the earnings of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/E calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Shiller PE Ratio is also called PE10.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The same calculation is applied here to individual companies.

The Global Smaller Trust's E10 for the fiscal year that ended in Apr26 is calculated as:

For example, The Global Smaller Trust's adjusted earnings per share data for the fiscal year that ended in Apr26 was:

Adj_EPS=Earnings per Share (Diluted)/CPI of Apr26 (Change)*Current CPI (Apr26)
=0.3383/141.8000*141.8000
=0.338

Current CPI (Apr26) = 141.8000.

The Global Smaller Trust Annual Data

Earnings per Share (Diluted) CPI Adj_EPS
201704 0.282 103.200 0.387
201804 0.118 105.500 0.159
201904 0.052 107.600 0.069
202004 -0.188 108.600 -0.245
202104 0.558 110.400 0.716
202204 -0.016 119.000 -0.020
202304 -0.074 128.300 -0.082
202404 0.132 132.200 0.141
202504 -0.091 137.700 -0.093
202604 0.338 141.800 0.338

Add all the adjusted EPS together and divide 10 will get our E10.

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.


The Global Smaller Trust Business Description

Address 78 Cannon Street, Cannon Place, London, GBR, EC4N 6AG
The Global Smaller Companies Trust PLC offers investors access to a broad spread International smaller companies portfolio. Its investment objective is to invest in smaller companies world-wide to secure a high total return. The portfolio consists of individual smaller company investments within the the USA, UK, and European markets, and fund holdings targeting smaller companies in Japan, Asia, Latin America, and other smaller territories.
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