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ALLY (Ally Financial) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.00 (As of Jul. 05, 2025)


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What is Ally Financial Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-07-05), Ally Financial's current share price is $41.21. Ally Financial's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $41.26. Ally Financial's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.00.

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

ALLY' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.36   Med: 0.89   Max: 1.62
Current: 1

During the past years, Ally Financial's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 1.62. The lowest was 0.36. And the median was 0.89.

ALLY's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
50.72% of 414 companies
in the Credit Services industry
Industry Median: 1 vs ALLY: 1.00

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.

Ally Financial's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $38.769. 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 $41.26 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Ally Financial Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ally Financial'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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Ally Financial Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Ally Financial 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 1.06 1.31 0.63 0.88 0.88

Ally Financial 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 1.01 0.98 0.87 0.88 0.88

Competitive Comparison of Ally Financial's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Credit Services subindustry, Ally Financial'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.


Ally Financial's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Ally Financial's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Ally Financial 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.

Ally Financial's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=41.21/41.26
=1.00

* 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.

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

For example, Ally Financial'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)
=38.769/134.9266*134.9266
=38.769

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Ally Financial Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 27.985 100.684 37.503
201509 28.617 100.392 38.461
201512 26.439 99.792 35.747
201603 27.151 100.470 36.462
201606 28.136 101.688 37.333
201609 28.666 101.861 37.971
201612 28.516 101.863 37.772
201703 28.916 102.862 37.930
201706 29.788 103.349 38.889
201709 30.584 104.136 39.627
201712 30.875 104.011 40.052
201803 30.234 105.290 38.744
201806 30.861 106.317 39.166
201809 31.410 106.507 39.791
201812 32.769 105.998 41.712
201903 34.268 107.251 43.111
201906 36.448 108.070 45.506
201909 37.677 108.329 46.928
201912 38.511 108.420 47.926
202003 36.229 108.902 44.887
202006 36.984 108.767 45.879
202009 37.785 109.815 46.425
202012 39.242 109.897 48.180
202103 39.335 111.754 47.491
202106 42.175 114.631 49.642
202109 42.806 115.734 49.905
202112 43.576 117.630 49.984
202203 39.990 121.301 44.482
202206 37.278 125.017 40.233
202209 33.662 125.227 36.269
202212 35.196 125.222 37.924
202303 36.746 127.348 38.933
202306 37.159 128.729 38.948
202309 34.814 129.860 36.172
202312 37.622 129.419 39.223
202403 37.282 131.776 38.173
202406 37.836 132.554 38.513
202409 40.697 133.029 41.278
202412 37.937 133.157 38.441
202503 38.769 134.927 38.769

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.


Ally Financial  (NYSE:ALLY) 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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Ally Financial Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
500 Woodward Avenue, Floor 10, Ally Detroit Center, Detroit, MI, USA, 48226
Formerly the captive financial arm of General Motors, Ally Financial became an independent publicly traded firm in 2014 and is one of the largest consumer auto lenders in the country. While the firm has expanded its product offerings over time, it remains primarily focused on auto lending, with more than 70% of its loan book in consumer auto loans and dealer financing. Ally also offers auto insurance, commercial loans, credit cards, and holds a portfolio of mortgage debt, giving the bank a diversified business model, which includes brokerage services.
Executives
Russell E. Hutchinson officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O ALLY FINANCIAL INC., 500 WOODWARD AVE., 10TH FLOOR, DETROIT MI 48226
David J Debrunner officer: VP, CAO, Controller
Thomas P Gibbons director THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION, 225 LIBERTY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10286
Marjorie Magner director GANNETT CO., INC., 7950 JONES BRANCH DRIVE, MCLEAN VA 22107
Bradley J. Brown officer: Interim CFO C/O ALLY FINANCIAL INC., 500 WOODWARD AVE., 10TH FLOOR, DETROIT MI 48226
Melissa Goldman director C/O ALLY FINANCIAL INC, 500 WOODWARD AVE, 10TH FLOOR, DETROIT MI 48226
David Reilly director C/O ALLY FINANCIAL INC., 500 WOODWARD AVE, 10TH FLOOR, DETROIT MI 48226
Jason E. Schugel officer: Chief Risk Officer ALLY DETROIT CENTER, 500 WOODWARD AVENUE, DETROIT MI 48226
Douglas R. Timmerman officer: President, Auto Finance ALLY DETROIT CENTER, 500 WOODWARD AVENUE, DETROIT MI 48226
Diane E. Morais officer: CEO & President, Ally Bank ALLY FINANCIAL INC., 440 SOUTH CHURCH STREET, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Scott A Stengel officer: General Counsel 1010 GRAND BLVD, KANSAS CITY MO 64106
Jeffrey Jonathan Brown officer: Sr Executive Vice President C/O ALLY FINANCIAL INC., 200 RENAISSANCE CENTER, DETROIT MI 48265
Jennifer A. Laclair officer: Chief Financial Officer ALLY DETROIT CENTER, 500 WOODWARD AVENUE, DETROIT MI 48226
Mayree C Clark director C/O ALLY FINANCIAL INC., 200 RENAISSANCE CENTER, DETROIT MI 48265
Hobbs Franklin W Iv director 1801 CALIFORNIA STREET, SUITE 4600, DENVER CO 80202