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Snap (SNAP) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : (As of Jul. 09, 2025)


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What is Snap Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

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Snap Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Snap's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can be seen below:

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Snap Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Snap's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Snap's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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.


Snap's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Snap's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Snap's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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Snap Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF 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 Price-to-FCF.

Snap's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec24 is calculated as:

For example, Snap's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the fiscal year that ended in Dec24 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Dec24 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec24)
=0.132/133.1571*133.1571
=0.132

Current CPI (Dec24) = 133.1571.

Snap Annual Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201512 -0.329 99.792 -0.439
201612 -0.586 101.863 -0.766
201712 -0.703 104.011 -0.900
201812 -0.623 105.998 -0.783
201912 -0.248 108.420 -0.305
202012 -0.155 109.897 -0.188
202112 0.143 117.630 0.162
202212 0.034 125.222 0.036
202312 0.022 129.419 0.023
202412 0.132 133.157 0.132

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF 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.


Snap  (NYSE:SNAP) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow 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 Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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Snap Business Description

Address
3000 31st Street, Santa Monica, CA, USA, 90405
Snap is a technology company best known for its marquis social media application Snapchat, a visual messaging application that has amassed hundreds of millions of users. The app was initially only used to communicate with family and friends through photographs and short videos (known as "Snaps"). Users can now enjoy augmented reality, or AR, lenses, content from famous creators and celebrities, updates about local events, and more. Although the app offers a paid subscription option with premium features, advertising sales produce most of the app's revenue. The firm also sells wearable devices called AR Spectacles, which can capture photos and videos overlayed with AR lenses, but these make up a small portion of Snap's overall sales.
Executives
Eric Young officer: SVP of Engineering 3000 31ST STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Michael J. O'sullivan officer: General Counsel C/O SNAP INC., 3000 31ST STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Derek Andersen officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O SNAP INC., 3000 31ST STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Rebecca Morrow officer: CAO and Controller C/O SNAP INC., 3000 31ST STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Robert C. Murphy director, officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O SNAP INC., 3000 31ST STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Evan Spiegel director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O SNAP INC., 3000 31ST STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Joanna Coles director C/O SNAP INC., 3000 31ST STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Elizabeth Jenkins director C/O SNAP INC., 3000 31ST STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Michael Lynton director 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS 12TH FL, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Jerry James Hunter officer: Senior VP, Engineering 3000 31ST STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Patrick Spence director C/O SONOS, INC., 614 CHAPALA STREET, SANTA BARBARA CA 93101
Poppy Thorpe director C/O SNAP INC., 3000 31ST STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Jeremi Gorman officer: Chief Business Officer C/O SNAP INC., 3000 31ST STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Fidel Vargas director 3000 31ST STREET, C/O SNAP INC, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Jared Grusd officer: Chief Strategy Officer C/O SNAP INC., 2772 DONALD DOUGLAS LOOP NORTH, SANTA MONICA CA 90405