PIAC (Princeton Capital) Shiller PE Ratio: (As of Jul. 30, 2026)

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What is Princeton Capital Shiller PE Ratio?

Shiller PE for Stocks: The True Measure of Stock Valuation


Princeton Capital  (OTCPK:PIAC) 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.


Princeton Capital Shiller PE Ratio Related Terms


Princeton Capital Shiller PE Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Princeton Capital'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.

Princeton Capital Shiller PE Ratio Chart

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PIAC vs ALP, CWD, TWAV: Shiller PE Ratio Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, Princeton Capital'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.


Princeton Capital Shiller PE Ratio vs Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Princeton Capital's Shiller PE Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Princeton Capital's Shiller PE Ratio falls into.



Princeton Capital 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.

Princeton Capital's E10 for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, Princeton Capital's adjusted earnings per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was:

Adj_EPS=Earnings per Share (Diluted)/CPI of Mar. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2026)
=-0.005/330.2130*330.2130
=-0.005

Current CPI (Mar. 2026) = 330.2130.

Princeton Capital Quarterly Data

Earnings per Share (Diluted) CPI Adj_EPS
201606 -0.041 241.018 -0.056
201609 -0.010 241.428 -0.014
201612 -0.001 241.432 -0.001
201703 -0.018 243.801 -0.024
201706 0.001 244.955 0.001
201709 0.008 246.819 0.011
201712 -0.012 246.524 -0.016
201803 -0.001 249.554 -0.001
201806 0.003 251.989 0.004
201809 -0.001 252.439 -0.001
201812 0.001 251.233 0.001
201903 -0.003 254.202 -0.004
201906 -0.033 256.143 -0.043
201909 -0.023 256.759 -0.030
201912 -0.009 256.974 -0.012
202003 -0.064 258.115 -0.082
202006 -0.037 257.797 -0.047
202009 0.003 260.280 0.004
202012 0.009 260.474 0.011
202103 0.034 264.877 0.042
202106 0.065 271.696 0.079
202109 -0.014 274.310 -0.017
202112 0.015 278.802 0.018
202203 -0.009 287.504 -0.010
202206 -0.001 296.311 -0.001
202209 0.058 296.808 0.065
202212 0.008 296.797 0.009
202303 -0.008 301.836 -0.009
202306 0.021 305.109 0.023
202309 -0.007 307.789 -0.008
202312 -0.007 306.746 -0.008
202403 -0.055 312.332 -0.058
202406 -0.009 314.175 -0.009
202409 -0.008 315.301 -0.008
202412 -0.017 315.605 -0.018
202503 -0.017 319.799 -0.018
202506 -0.004 322.561 -0.004
202509 -0.008 324.800 -0.008
202512 -0.027 324.054 -0.028
202603 -0.005 330.213 -0.005

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.


Princeton Capital Business Description

Address 800 Turnpike Street, Suite 300, North Andover, MA, USA, 01845
Princeton Capital Corp is an externally managed, non-diversified, closed-end investment company that has elected to be treated as a BDC. Its investment objective is to maximize the total return to its stockholders in the form of current income and capital appreciation through debt and related equity investments in private small and lower middle-market companies. While the company has sought to invest predominantly in private small and lower middle-market companies in various industries through first-lien loans, second-lien loans, unsecured loans, unitranche ,and mezzanine debt financing, often with a corresponding equity investment, the company is now investing only in current investments and otherwise conserving cash.