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AAR (AIR) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 2.27 (As of Jul. 11, 2025)


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What is AAR Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-07-11), AAR's current share price is $74.84. AAR's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 was $32.98. AAR's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 2.27.

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

AIR' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.51   Med: 1.56   Max: 2.29
Current: 2.26

During the past years, AAR's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 2.29. The lowest was 0.51. And the median was 1.56.

AIR's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
64.56% of 206 companies
in the Aerospace & Defense industry
Industry Median: 3.175 vs AIR: 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.

AAR's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Feb. 2025 was $32.755. 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 $32.98 for the trailing ten years ended in Feb. 2025.

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AAR Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for AAR'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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AAR Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

AAR Annual Data
Trend May15 May16 May17 May18 May19 May20 May21 May22 May23 May24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.77 1.52 1.60 1.60 2.19

AAR Quarterly Data
May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24 Nov24 Feb25
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 2.08 2.19 2.02 2.13 1.97

Competitive Comparison of AAR's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, AAR'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.


AAR's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, AAR's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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AAR 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=74.84/32.98
=2.27

* 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.

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

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

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Feb. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Feb. 2025)
=32.755/134.6241*134.6241
=32.755

Current CPI (Feb. 2025) = 134.6241.

AAR Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201505 23.857 100.333 32.011
201508 24.342 100.548 32.592
201511 24.612 100.135 33.089
201602 24.701 100.040 33.240
201605 25.085 101.355 33.319
201608 25.121 101.617 33.281
201611 25.434 101.829 33.625
201702 25.804 102.779 33.799
201705 26.611 103.256 34.695
201708 26.708 103.587 34.710
201711 26.102 104.072 33.765
201802 26.421 105.052 33.859
201805 26.970 106.148 34.205
201808 26.515 106.383 33.554
201811 26.655 106.338 33.745
201902 25.648 106.649 32.376
201905 26.041 108.048 32.446
201908 26.008 108.245 32.346
201911 26.399 108.519 32.750
202002 26.478 109.139 32.661
202005 25.717 108.175 32.005
202008 25.229 109.662 30.972
202011 25.521 109.793 31.293
202102 26.399 110.968 32.027
202105 27.545 113.576 32.650
202108 27.859 115.421 32.494
202111 28.391 117.269 32.593
202202 28.914 119.703 32.518
202205 29.231 123.323 31.910
202208 29.544 124.958 31.829
202211 30.048 125.607 32.205
202302 30.763 126.928 32.628
202305 31.478 128.314 33.026
202308 31.786 129.538 33.034
202311 32.547 129.548 33.822
202402 32.969 130.930 33.899
202405 33.333 132.509 33.865
202408 33.703 132.816 34.162
202411 32.900 133.110 33.274
202502 32.755 134.624 32.755

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.


AAR  (NYSE:AIR) 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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AAR Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1100 N. Wood Dale Road, One AAR Place, Wood Dale, IL, USA, 60191
AAR Corp is engaged in providing products and services to aviation, government, and defense market. It operates in three segments namely Parts Supply, Repair & Engineering, and Integrated Solutions. The parts supply segment majorly consists of sales and leasing of USM and aftermarket distribution of new, OEM-supplied replacement parts. Repair & Engineering segment provides airframe maintenance, component repair, and landing gear overhaul services. Integrated Solutions segment majorly consists of its fleet management and operations of customer-owned aircraft, customized performance-based supply chain logistics programs in support of the U.S. Department of Defense and foreign governments, flight hour component inventory and repair programs for commercial airlines.
Executives
Holmes John Mcclain Iii officer: Group Vice President 1100 N. WOOD DALE ROAD, WOOD DALE IL 60191
Christopher A. Jessup officer: Vice President-CCO 1100 N. WOOD DALE ROAD, WOOD DALE IL 60191
Jessica A. Garascia officer: Vice President and Secretary 1100 N. WOOD DALE ROAD, WOOD DALE IL 60191
Sean M. Gillen officer: VP-CFO 1100 N. WOOD DALE ROAD, WOOD DALE IL 60191
Eric Pachapa officer: VP, Controller and CAO 1100 N. WOOD DALE ROAD, WOOD DALE IL 60191
Peter Pace director C/O AAR CORP., 1100 N. WOOD DALE ROAD, WOOD DALE IL 60191
Billy Nolen director 1100 N WOOD DALE RD, WOOD DALE IL 60191
Tracey Patterson officer: Sr. VP & Chief HR Officer 1100 N WOOD DALE RD, WOOD DALE IL 60191
Jennifer L Vogel director C/O AAR CORP., 1100 N. WOOD DALE ROAD, WOOD DALE IL 60191
John W Dietrich director
Anthony Anderson director 1100 N. WOOD DALE ROAD, WOOD DALE IL 60191
Gilbertson H John Jr director 3005 HIGHLAND PARKWAY, SUITE 200, DOWNERS GROVE IL 60515
David P Storch director, officer: President, CEO & Director C/O AAR CORP, 1111 NICHOLAS BLVD, 1111 NICHOLAS BLVD IL 60007
Michael Ross Boyce director 1100 N. WOOD DALE ROAD, WOOD DALE IL 60191
Ellen M. Lord director 1100 N. WOOD DALE ROAD, WOOD DALE IL 60191