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SLB (SLB) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.49 (As of Jul. 08, 2025)


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What is SLB Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-07-08), SLB's current share price is $34.95. SLB's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $23.48. SLB's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.49.

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

SLB' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.48   Med: 1.79   Max: 4.06
Current: 1.49

During the past years, SLB's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 4.06. The lowest was 0.48. And the median was 1.79.

SLB's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
65.74% of 788 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 0.98 vs SLB: 1.49

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.

SLB's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $14.348. 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 $23.48 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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SLB Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

SLB 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 0.80 1.09 1.97 2.03 1.61

SLB 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 2.15 1.89 1.72 1.61 1.78

Competitive Comparison of SLB's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, SLB'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.


SLB's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, SLB's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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SLB 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=34.95/23.48
=1.49

* 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.

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

For example, SLB'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)
=14.348/134.9266*134.9266
=14.348

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

SLB Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 30.001 100.684 40.204
201509 30.086 100.392 40.436
201512 28.362 99.792 38.347
201603 28.234 100.470 37.917
201606 30.639 101.688 40.654
201609 30.356 101.861 40.210
201612 29.525 101.863 39.109
201703 29.224 102.862 38.334
201706 28.544 103.349 37.265
201709 28.567 104.136 37.014
201712 26.621 104.011 34.534
201803 26.657 105.290 34.160
201806 26.359 106.317 33.452
201809 26.381 106.507 33.420
201812 26.148 105.998 33.284
201903 26.065 107.251 32.791
201906 25.923 108.070 32.365
201909 17.273 108.329 21.514
201912 17.161 108.420 21.357
202003 11.213 108.902 13.893
202006 8.674 108.767 10.760
202009 8.578 109.815 10.540
202012 8.670 109.897 10.645
202103 8.970 111.754 10.830
202106 9.126 114.631 10.742
202109 9.526 115.734 11.106
202112 10.691 117.630 12.263
202203 10.858 121.301 12.078
202206 11.542 125.017 12.457
202209 12.129 125.227 13.069
202212 12.453 125.222 13.418
202303 12.676 127.348 13.430
202306 13.093 128.729 13.723
202309 13.619 129.860 14.150
202312 14.148 129.419 14.750
202403 14.507 131.776 14.854
202406 14.840 132.554 15.106
202409 15.233 133.029 15.450
202412 15.084 133.157 15.284
202503 14.348 134.927 14.348

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.


SLB  (NYSE:SLB) 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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SLB Business Description

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5599 San Felipe, 17th Floor, Houston, TX, USA, 77056
SLB is the world's premier oilfield-services company as measured by market share. While the industry is mostly fragmented, SLB holds the first or second competitive position in many of the differentiated oligopolies it operates in. Also known as Schlumberger, the company was founded in 1926 by two brothers bearing the same last name. Today it's most known as a global industry leader in innovation, while it focuses its strategy on its three growth engines: its core, digital, and new energy businesses. Over three fourths of its revenue base is tied to international markets, while the company boasts roughly $3 billion in digital-related revenue.
Executives
De La Chevardiere Patrick director 5599 SAN FELIPE, 17TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77056
Gavin Rennick officer: VP, Human Resources 5599 SAN FELIPE, 17TH FL, HOUSTON TX 77056
Bejar Carmen Rando officer: Chief People Officer 5599 SAN FELIPE, 17TH FL, HOUSTON TX 77056
Abdellah Merad officer: VP Controller, Operations 5599 SAN FELIPE, 17TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77056
Vijay Kasibhatla officer: Director, M&A 5599 SAN FELIPE 17 FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77056
Stephane Biguet officer: VP Controller C/O SCHLUMBERGER LIMITED, 5599 SAN FELIPE, 17TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77056
Mogharbel Khaled Al officer: President Drilling Group C/O SCHLUMBERGER LIMITED, 5599 SAN FELIPE, 17TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77056
Howard Guild officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O SCHLUMBERGER LIMITED, 5599 SAN FELIPE, 17TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77046
Dianne B. Ralston officer: Chief Legal Officer C/O TECHNIPFMC PLC, 11740 KATY FREEWAY, ENERGY TOWER 3, HOUSTON TX 77079
Ugo Prechner officer: VP Controller 5599 SAN FELIPE, 17TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77056
Demosthenis Pafitis officer: Chief Technology Officer 5599 SAN FELIPE, 17TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77056
Katharina Beumelburg officer: Chief Sustainability Officer 5599 SAN FELIPE, 17TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77056
Kevin Fyfe officer: VP Controller-Operations 5599 SAN FELIPE, 17TH FL, HOUSTON TX 77056
James T Hackett director C/O FLUOR CORPORATION, 6700 LAS COLINAS BLVD, IRVING TX 75039
Rakesh Jaggi officer: Pres Digital & Integration 5599 SAN FELIPE, 17TH FL, HOUSTON TX 77056