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ALGN (Align Technology) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 28.65 (As of Apr. 29, 2025)


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What is Align Technology Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2025-04-29), Align Technology's current share price is $181.09. Align Technology's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $6.32. Align Technology's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 28.65.

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

ALGN' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 24.29   Med: 70.38   Max: 199.6
Current: 28.99

During the past years, Align Technology's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 199.60. The lowest was 24.29. And the median was 70.38.

ALGN's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
56.79% of 243 companies
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry
Industry Median: 35.59 vs ALGN: 28.99

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.

Align Technology's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $3.531. 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 $6.32 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2024.

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Align Technology Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Align Technology'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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Align Technology Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Align Technology 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 157.58 147.09 42.52 48.45 32.97

Align Technology Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 48.45 56.90 41.38 41.89 32.97

Competitive Comparison of Align Technology's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Align Technology'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.


Align Technology's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Align Technology's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Align Technology 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.

Align Technology's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=181.09/6.32
=28.65

* 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.

Align Technology's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Align Technology's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Dec. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2024)
=3.531/133.1571*133.1571
=3.531

Current CPI (Dec. 2024) = 133.1571.

Align Technology Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201503 0.245 99.621 0.327
201506 0.644 100.684 0.852
201509 0.611 100.392 0.810
201512 0.769 99.792 1.026
201603 0.129 100.470 0.171
201606 0.706 101.688 0.924
201609 0.521 101.861 0.681
201612 0.821 101.863 1.073
201703 -0.147 102.862 -0.190
201706 1.127 103.349 1.452
201709 0.856 104.136 1.095
201712 1.131 104.011 1.448
201803 0.242 105.290 0.306
201806 1.007 106.317 1.261
201809 0.523 106.507 0.654
201812 2.314 105.998 2.907
201903 1.016 107.251 1.261
201906 1.638 108.070 2.018
201909 2.605 108.329 3.202
201912 2.217 108.420 2.723
202003 -0.459 108.902 -0.561
202006 0.324 108.767 0.397
202009 2.398 109.815 2.908
202012 4.119 109.897 4.991
202103 2.303 111.754 2.744
202106 2.427 114.631 2.819
202109 2.901 115.734 3.338
202112 2.056 117.630 2.327
202203 -0.718 121.301 -0.788
202206 0.650 125.017 0.692
202209 2.443 125.227 2.598
202212 1.177 125.222 1.252
202303 1.761 127.348 1.841
202306 2.520 128.729 2.607
202309 3.457 129.860 3.545
202312 0.178 129.419 0.183
202403 0.256 131.776 0.259
202406 1.414 132.554 1.420
202409 3.128 133.029 3.131
202412 3.531 133.157 3.531

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.


Align Technology  (NAS:ALGN) 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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Align Technology Business Description

Address
410 North Scottsdale Road, Suite 1300, Tempe, AZ, USA, 85288
Align Technology is the leading manufacturer of clear aligners. Invisalign, its main product, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1998 and has since dominated, controlling over 90% of the market. Invisalign can treat roughly 90% of all malocclusion cases (misaligned teeth), and there are over 230,000 Invisalign-trained dentists and orthodontists. In 2022, Invisalign treated over 2 million cases, or roughly 10% of all orthodontic cases for the year, and it has treated over 14 million patients since its launch. Align also sells intraoral scanners under the brand iTero, which captures digital impressions of patients' teeth and illustrates treatment plans. Over 85% of Invisalign cases are submitted by digital scans, and iTero scans make up over half of these scans.
Executives
Larkin C Raymond Jr director C/O MALLINCKRODT INC, 7733 FORSYTH BLVD, ST LOUIS MO 63105
Joseph Lacob director 2820 ORCHARD PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Emory Wright officer: VP, Operations C/O ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC., 2820 ORCHARD PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Joseph M Hogan director, officer: President and CEO C/O ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC., 410 NORTH SCOTTSDALE ROAD, SUITE 1300, TEMPE AZ 85281
Kevin J Dallas director C/O ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC., 2560 ORCHARD PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95134
John Morici officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC., 2820 ORCHARD PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 94131
Warren S Thaler director C/O ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC., 410 NORTH SCOTTSDALE ROAD, SUITE 1300, TEMPE AZ 85281
Anne Myong director 2820 ORCHARD PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95141
Julie Ann Coletti officer: SVP, Chief Legal & Regulatory 2820 ORCHARD PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Greg J Santora director 4201 GRANT COURT, PLEASANTON CA 94566
Stuart A Hockridge officer: VP, Global Human Resources C/O ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC., 2820 ORCHARD PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95131
George J Morrow director AMGEN INC., ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE, THOUSAND OAKS CA 91320-1799
Andrea Lynn Saia director C/O COCA-COLA ENTERPRISES, INC., 2500 WINDY RIDGE PARKWAY, NW, 14TH FLOOR, ATLANTA GA 30339
Thomas M Prescott director C/O ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC, 2820 ORCHARD PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Yuval Shaked officer: SVP and Mgng Director, Itero C/O ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC., 2820 ORCHARD PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95134