--- title: "Valuation Lens — September 16, 2026" type: "valuation_lens" date: "2026-09-16" data_cutoff: "2026-09-17T00:30:00Z" status: "final" schema_version: "3.4.0" methodology_version: "cxpw_valuation_lens_v3.4" run_id: "valuation-lens-2026-09-16-260916001" canonical_url: "https://cxprowealth.com/valuation-lens-2026-09-16/" publisher: "CXProWealth" --- # Valuation Lens — September 16, 2026 > Valuation Lens answers "what is this worth?". Every fair-value figure is an INDEX where today's market price = 100. A median of 112.5 means the model's median fair value is 12.5% above the current price. Valuation scores run -3 to +3 where POSITIVE means cheap — the opposite convention to Market Lens scores. Modeled returns are scenario distributions under stated assumptions, not forecasts. **Data cutoff:** Sep 16, 2026, 8:30 PM EDT **One-year Treasury hurdle:** 4.45% (TREASURY_1Y) **Methodology:** cxpw_valuation_lens_v3.4 ## Overall **With the 1-year Treasury at 4.45%, only China, emerging-market equities and core bonds price below modeled fair value; US equities, Pacific ex-Japan and oil sit well above it.** A 4.45% one-year Treasury par yield, a 5.01% 10-year yield and a 2.68% 10-year real yield (top of their 10-year ranges) set a high hurdle for every risk asset. ## Asset classes, cheap to expensive | Asset class | Benchmark | Score | Label | Median FV | P25–P75 | Upside to median | 1y modeled | vs Treasury | | --- | --- | ---: | --- | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | | China & Hong Kong Equities | MCHI | +0.9 | Somewhat cheap | 106.0 | 95.9–116.8 | +6.0% | +8.0% | +3.6% | | Emerging Markets Equities | VWO | +0.8 | Somewhat cheap | 105.0 | 95.6–114.4 | +5.0% | +8.0% | +3.6% | | Fixed Income | BND | +0.7 | Somewhat cheap | 101.0 | 98.6–103.7 | +1.0% | +5.3% | +0.9% | | Europe Equities | VGK | -0.2 | Fair | 99.0 | 92.3–106.4 | -1.0% | +7.0% | +2.6% | | Crypto | BTC-USD | -0.2 | Fair | 97.0 | 78.1–118.6 | -3.0% | +3.0% | -1.5% | | Japan Equities | EWJ | -0.9 | Somewhat expensive | 96.0 | 89.3–102.7 | -4.0% | +6.5% | +2.1% | | Real Estate | VNQ | -1.1 | Somewhat expensive | 95.0 | 88.3–101.7 | -5.0% | +5.5% | +1.1% | | Metals | GLD | -1.1 | Somewhat expensive | 92.0 | 79.9–102.8 | -8.0% | +2.0% | -2.5% | | Developed Pacific Equities | EWA | -1.7 | Expensive | 92.0 | 85.3–98.7 | -8.0% | +5.0% | +0.6% | | US Equities | SPY | -1.8 | Expensive | 90.0 | 82.6–98.1 | -10.0% | +5.0% | +0.6% | | Energy | USO | -2.0 | Expensive | 85.0 | 75.6–95.8 | -15.0% | -2.0% | -6.5% | ### China & Hong Kong Equities — +0.9 (Somewhat cheap) Benchmark: MCHI (China Broad Market) **Fair-value distribution** (market = 100): P10 86.8, P25 95.9, median 106.0, P75 116.8, P90 126.5. The market price sits at the 34.5th percentile of that distribution. **One-year modeled return:** median +8.0%, P10 -17.6% to P90 +32.4%. Dividend yield (2.3%) + haircut EPS growth (about 6%, vs about 30% implied by consensus) + neutral multiple change, with wide two-piece dispersion reflecting policy and geopolitical risk. ### Emerging Markets Equities — +0.8 (Somewhat cheap) Benchmark: VWO (Emerging Markets Broad Index) **Fair-value distribution** (market = 100): P10 87.1, P25 95.6, median 105.0, P75 114.4, P90 122.9. The market price sits at the 36.1th percentile of that distribution. **One-year modeled return:** median +8.0%, P10 -15.1% to P90 +29.8%. Dividend yield (2.0%) + cycle-haircut EPS growth (about 5%, vs about 51% implied) + small partial multiple convergence; wide dispersion for semiconductor-cycle and USD risk. ### Fixed Income — +0.7 (Somewhat cheap) Benchmark: BND (US Broad Bond Market) **Fair-value distribution** (market = 100): P10 96.5, P25 98.6, median 101.0, P75 103.7, P90 106.1. The market price sits at the 38.8th percentile of that distribution. **One-year modeled return:** median +5.3%, P10 -0.5% to P90 +11.1%. Starting YTM 5.27% less expected credit losses, plus a duration x yield-change distribution (1-sigma about 80bp over one year) and a small spread-widening drag. **Probability note:** the 58% chance of beating the Treasury hurdle is scenario-implied, NOT a calibrated probability. The unconditional historical base rate is 44%. ### Europe Equities — -0.2 (Fair) Benchmark: VGK (Europe Broad Market) **Fair-value distribution** (market = 100): P10 86.2, P25 92.3, median 99.0, P75 106.4, P90 113.1. The market price sits at the 53.6th percentile of that distribution. **One-year modeled return:** median +7.0%, P10 -12.2% to P90 +23.7%. Dividend yield (2.8%) + haircut EPS growth (about 6%, vs about 18% implied) + slight multiple compression (-1%), USD-based. ### Crypto — -0.2 (Fair) Benchmark: BTC-USD (Bitcoin) **Fair-value distribution** (market = 100): P10 61.1, P25 78.1, median 97.0, P75 118.6, P90 138.0. The market price sits at the 53.7th percentile of that distribution. **One-year modeled return:** median +3.0%, P10 -48.3% to P90 +67.1%. No carry; median assumes mild convergence toward modeled fair value, with very wide two-piece dispersion reflecting historical crypto volatility and tight dollar liquidity. ### Japan Equities — -0.9 (Somewhat expensive) Benchmark: EWJ (Japan Broad Market) **Fair-value distribution** (market = 100): P10 83.2, P25 89.3, median 96.0, P75 102.7, P90 108.8. The market price sits at the 65.5th percentile of that distribution. **One-year modeled return:** median +6.5%, P10 -12.7% to P90 +24.4%. Dividend and buyback yield (about 2.5%) + haircut EPS growth (about 5%) + mild multiple compression (-1%); USD-based, so it includes yen risk. ### Real Estate — -1.1 (Somewhat expensive) Benchmark: VNQ (US Real Estate) **Fair-value distribution** (market = 100): P10 82.2, P25 88.3, median 95.0, P75 101.7, P90 107.8. The market price sits at the 69.1th percentile of that distribution. **One-year modeled return:** median +5.5%, P10 -13.7% to P90 +23.4%. Dividend yield (3.4%) + FFO growth (about 4%, normalized from 12.4%) + multiple drag (-2%) as the cap-rate spread partly normalizes. ### Metals — -1.1 (Somewhat expensive) Benchmark: GLD (Gold) **Fair-value distribution** (market = 100): P10 68.9, P25 79.9, median 92.0, P75 102.8, P90 112.5. The market price sits at the 69.1th percentile of that distribution. **One-year modeled return:** median +2.0%, P10 -21.1% to P90 +26.4%. No income; median reflects official-sector demand support offset by high real yields and partial convergence toward modeled fair value; fund expense drag included. **Probability note:** the 45% chance of beating the Treasury hurdle is scenario-implied, NOT a calibrated probability. The unconditional historical base rate is 71%. ### Developed Pacific Equities — -1.7 (Expensive) Benchmark: EWA (Australia Broad Market) **Fair-value distribution** (market = 100): P10 79.2, P25 85.3, median 92.0, P75 98.7, P90 104.8. The market price sits at the 78.8th percentile of that distribution. **One-year modeled return:** median +5.0%, P10 -12.9% to P90 +20.4%. Dividend yield (3.4%) + EPS growth (about 5%) + multiple compression (-3.5%) toward growth-adjusted fair value; USD-based. ### US Equities — -1.8 (Expensive) Benchmark: SPY (US Large-Cap Index) **Fair-value distribution** (market = 100): P10 75.9, P25 82.6, median 90.0, P75 98.1, P90 105.4. The market price sits at the 79.8th percentile of that distribution. **One-year modeled return:** median +5.0%, P10 -15.5% to P90 +22.9%. Dividend yield (about 1.1%) + NTM EPS growth haircut to about 11% for margin risk + multiple compression (about -7%) as a partial, not full, move toward rate-adjusted fair value. ### Energy — -2.0 (Expensive) Benchmark: USO (US Crude Oil) **Fair-value distribution** (market = 100): P10 67.1, P25 75.6, median 85.0, P75 95.8, P90 105.5. The market price sits at the 82.6th percentile of that distribution. **One-year modeled return:** median -2.0%, P10 -40.4% to P90 +42.9%. Futures-based return: collateral yield (about 4%) plus roll yield from backwardation, less a decline in the futures curve beyond what is already priced as the disruption premium fades toward EIA STEO levels; very wide dispersion. **Probability note:** the 43% chance of beating the Treasury hurdle is scenario-implied, NOT a calibrated probability. The unconditional historical base rate is 60%. ## Sources 1. Earnings Insight (September 11, 2026) — FactSet — https://advantage.factset.com/hubfs/Website/Resources%20Section/Research%20Desk/Earnings%20Insight/EarningsInsight_091126.pdf 2. Guide to the Markets – U.S. 3Q 2026 — J.P. Morgan Asset Management — https://am.jpmorgan.com/content/dam/jpm-am-aem/global/en/insights/market-insights/guide-to-the-markets/guide-to-the-markets-us.pdf 3. Shiller PE Ratio — multpl.com — https://www.multpl.com/shiller-pe 4. MSCI Europe Index (USD) Factsheet — MSCI — https://www.msci.com/documents/10199/255599/msci-europe-index-net.pdf 5. 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