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WRB (WR Berkley) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 15.34 (As of Jul. 04, 2025)


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What is WR Berkley Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2025-07-04), WR Berkley's current share price is $71.49. WR Berkley's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $4.66. WR Berkley's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 15.34.

The historical rank and industry rank for WR Berkley's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

WRB' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.57   Med: 14.46   Max: 21.39
Current: 15.35

During the past years, WR Berkley's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 21.39. The lowest was 8.57. And the median was 14.46.

WRB's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
60.25% of 322 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 12.63 vs WRB: 15.35

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 Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

WR Berkley's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $1.820. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $4.66 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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WR Berkley Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for WR Berkley's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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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WR Berkley Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

WR Berkley Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 15.09 14.94 15.90 12.95 13.20

WR Berkley Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 15.35 12.95 13.27 13.20 15.28

Competitive Comparison of WR Berkley's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, WR Berkley'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.


WR Berkley's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, WR Berkley's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

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


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WR Berkley 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.

WR Berkley's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=71.49/4.66
=15.34

* 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.

WR Berkley's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, WR Berkley's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=1.82/134.9266*134.9266
=1.820

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

WR Berkley Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201506 0.584 100.684 0.783
201509 0.622 100.392 0.836
201512 0.546 99.792 0.738
201603 0.296 100.470 0.398
201606 0.421 101.688 0.559
201609 0.870 101.861 1.152
201612 0.251 101.863 0.332
201703 0.145 102.862 0.190
201706 0.166 103.349 0.217
201709 0.718 104.136 0.930
201712 0.341 104.011 0.442
201803 -0.079 105.290 -0.101
201806 0.286 106.317 0.363
201809 0.501 106.507 0.635
201812 0.610 105.998 0.776
201903 0.173 107.251 0.218
201906 0.729 108.070 0.910
201909 0.922 108.329 1.148
201912 0.667 108.420 0.830
202003 0.322 108.902 0.399
202006 0.991 108.767 1.229
202009 1.300 109.815 1.597
202012 1.126 109.897 1.382
202103 0.714 111.754 0.862
202106 0.825 114.631 0.971
202109 1.959 115.734 2.284
202112 1.555 117.630 1.784
202203 1.119 121.301 1.245
202206 1.228 125.017 1.325
202209 1.799 125.227 1.938
202212 1.859 125.222 2.003
202303 1.043 127.348 1.105
202306 1.696 128.729 1.778
202309 2.605 129.860 2.707
202312 1.692 129.419 1.764
202403 1.705 131.776 1.746
202406 2.123 132.554 2.161
202409 3.055 133.029 3.099
202412 1.987 133.157 2.013
202503 1.820 134.927 1.820

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.


WR Berkley  (NYSE:WRB) 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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WR Berkley Business Description

Industry
Address
475 Steamboat Road, Greenwich, CT, USA, 06830
W.R. Berkley is an insurance holding company with a host of subsidiaries that primarily underwrite commercial casualty insurance. The firm specializes in niche products that include various excess and surplus lines, workers' compensation insurance, self-insurance consulting, reinsurance, and regional commercial lines for small and midsize businesses.
Executives
Daniel Lynn Mosley director 475 STEAMBOAT ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06830
Mark Ellwood Brockbank director ROC FLEURI APT C41, 1 RUE DU TENAO, MONTE CARLO O9 98000
Jonathan Talisman director 475 STEAMBOAT ROAD, W R BERKLEY CORPORATION, GREENWICH CT 06830
Philip S Welt officer: EVP & General Counsel W. R. BERKLEY CORPORATION, 475 STEAMBOAT ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06830
James G Shiel officer: Sr.Vice Pres. - Investments C/O W R BERKLEY CORP, 475 STEAMBOAT RD, GREENWICH CT 06830
Leigh Ann Pusey director LILLY CORPORATE CENTER, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46285
Maria Luisa Ferre director PO BOX 9066590, SAN JUAN PR 00906-6590
Matthew M Ricciardi officer: SVP AND GENERAL COUNSEL W. R. BERKLEY CORPORATION, 475 STEAMBOAT ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06830
Ira S Lederman officer: SVP-General Counsel & Sec. 475 STEAMBOAT ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06830
Clement P Patafio officer: V.P.-Corp. Controller C/O W R BERKLEY CORP, 475 STEAMBOAT RD, GREENWICH CT 06830
Christopher L Augostini director C/O W. R. BERKLEY CORPORATION, 475 STEAMBOAT ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06830
Eugene G Ballard officer: Sr.V.P.- CFO & Treas. C/O W R BERKLEY CORP, 475 STEAMBOAT RD, GREENWICH CT 06830
Ronald E Blaylock director
Lucille T Sgaglione officer: Senior Vice President C/O W. R. BERKLEY CORPORATION, 475 STEAMBOAT ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06830
Jeffrey Marc Hafter officer: SVP W. R. BERKLEY CORPORATION, 475 STEAMBOAT ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06830