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Australian (ASX) Healthcare Sector Analysis

UpdatedFeb 04, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies125
  • 7D-2.6%
  • 3M-3.7%
  • 1Y-28.4%
  • YTD-0.9%

Over the last 7 days, the Healthcare industry has dropped 2.2%, driven by a pullback from CSL of 2.3%. Overall the industry is down 28% in 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 17% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Australian Healthcare Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 04 Feb 2026AU$213.1bAU$72.7bAU$4.3b32.2x49.4x2.9x
Fri, 02 Jan 2026AU$213.7bAU$74.0bAU$4.5b32.8x47.3x2.9x
Sun, 30 Nov 2025AU$227.8bAU$74.5bAU$4.6b31.9x50x3.1x
Tue, 28 Oct 2025AU$242.9bAU$74.7bAU$4.6b31.3x53x3.3x
Thu, 25 Sep 2025AU$235.5bAU$74.5bAU$4.6b30.9x51.6x3.2x
Sat, 23 Aug 2025AU$245.5bAU$71.3bAU$4.7b27x51.7x3.4x
Mon, 21 Jul 2025AU$270.7bAU$71.8bAU$4.3b29.5x63.3x3.8x
Wed, 18 Jun 2025AU$255.7bAU$71.7bAU$4.3b25.6x60x3.6x
Fri, 16 May 2025AU$252.0bAU$70.6bAU$4.9b26.9x51.7x3.6x
Sun, 13 Apr 2025AU$237.7bAU$71.1bAU$5.0b25.8x47.9x3.3x
Tue, 11 Mar 2025AU$259.4bAU$71.0bAU$4.9b28.5x52.8x3.7x
Thu, 06 Feb 2025AU$248.8bAU$65.2bAU$3.3b26.5x74.4x3.8x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025AU$247.0bAU$68.9bAU$3.4b25.9x73.4x3.6x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024AU$248.2bAU$67.9bAU$3.2b26.8x77.8x3.7x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024AU$242.2bAU$67.8bAU$3.2b25.8x76.4x3.6x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024AU$239.2bAU$66.6bAU$3.0b25x79.9x3.6x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024AU$244.4bAU$64.1bAU$3.2b36.9x76.8x3.8x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024AU$243.6bAU$62.7bAU$2.6b32.2x93x3.9x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024AU$235.8bAU$62.7bAU$2.6b33.4x90.2x3.8x
Sat, 18 May 2024AU$225.3bAU$61.1bAU$2.6b26.6x86.6x3.7x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024AU$223.9bAU$61.8bAU$2.7b25.8x83x3.6x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024AU$223.1bAU$61.4bAU$2.6b25.7x85.4x3.6x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024AU$232.6bAU$59.3bAU$3.1b25.5x76.1x3.9x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024AU$225.1bAU$60.0bAU$2.8b24.5x80.9x3.8x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023AU$206.9bAU$60.2bAU$2.8b24.8x73x3.4x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023AU$187.6bAU$61.3bAU$3.0b24.4x62.4x3.1x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023AU$200.1bAU$61.0bAU$2.9b24.9x69.2x3.3x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023AU$207.7bAU$61.5bAU$2.9b24.9x71.1x3.4x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023AU$211.2bAU$57.4bAU$2.9b26.9x74.1x3.7x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023AU$221.3bAU$57.4bAU$2.9b26x77.6x3.9x
Sun, 21 May 2023AU$231.6bAU$57.8bAU$2.9b27.7x80.3x4x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023AU$231.5bAU$57.1bAU$2.9b28x81x4.1x
Thu, 16 Mar 2023AU$219.2bAU$57.2bAU$2.9b24.9x76.2x3.8x
Sat, 11 Feb 2023AU$226.1bAU$55.2bAU$3.9b24.9x57.3x4.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

57.3x


Total Market Cap: AU$226.1bTotal Earnings: AU$3.9bTotal Revenue: AU$55.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Healthcare Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 69.8x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Australian Healthcare industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 48.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 69.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.6x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Healthcare industry have grown 3.4% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 9.7% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Australian Healthcare sector?

AU Market-1.35%
Healthcare-2.64%
Healthcare Services0.66%
Biotech-3.07%
Medical Equipment-3.35%
Healthtech-6.38%
Life Sciences-9.62%
Pharma-10.75%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Healthtech industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 2kx.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 25.3%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 62.7% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Life Sciences industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 70% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 2.4% per year.
  • In contrast, the Biotech industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 13% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
SIG Sigma HealthcareAU$3.141.6%
+AU$575.1m		n/aPE68.2x
REG Regis HealthcareAU$6.863.0%
+AU$60.5m		6.4%PE42.4x
LDX Lumos Diagnostics HoldingsAU$0.2731.7%
+AU$51.5m		800.0%PS12.1x
IMR Imricor Medical SystemsAU$2.036.8%
+AU$41.7m		52.1%PS609.3x
SPL Starpharma HoldingsAU$0.4220.0%
+AU$29.4m		320.0%PS30.1x

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AU$178.11
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7D
-2.3%
1Y
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7D
17.6%
1Y
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SIG
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7D
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1Y
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SLD
AU$1.31
Saluda Medical
7D
9.7%
1Y
n/a
SPL
AU$0.42
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7D
20.0%
1Y
320.0%
CU6
AU$2.96
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7D
-14.9%
1Y
-16.9%