Australian (ASX) Healthcare Sector Analysis

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

Date	Market Cap	Revenue	Earnings	PE	Absolute PE	PS
Mon, 18 May 2026	AU$149.0b	AU$77.7b	AU$1.8b	23.9x	82.7x	1.9x
Wed, 15 Apr 2026	AU$172.6b	AU$77.8b	AU$2.0b	25.7x	88.5x	2.2x
Fri, 13 Mar 2026	AU$175.4b	AU$77.8b	AU$2.0b	24.8x	89.9x	2.3x
Sun, 08 Feb 2026	AU$208.1b	AU$72.6b	AU$4.3b	31.1x	48.1x	2.9x
Tue, 06 Jan 2026	AU$213.3b	AU$73.9b	AU$4.5b	33.4x	47.3x	2.9x
Thu, 04 Dec 2025	AU$222.0b	AU$74.3b	AU$4.5b	33.8x	49.1x	3x
Sat, 01 Nov 2025	AU$225.2b	AU$74.8b	AU$4.6b	33.7x	49x	3x
Mon, 29 Sep 2025	AU$231.5b	AU$74.7b	AU$4.6b	29.5x	50.4x	3.1x
Wed, 27 Aug 2025	AU$245.5b	AU$71.5b	AU$4.7b	31.9x	52.5x	3.4x
Fri, 25 Jul 2025	AU$276.4b	AU$71.4b	AU$4.2b	31.4x	65.6x	3.9x
Sun, 22 Jun 2025	AU$255.3b	AU$71.9b	AU$4.3b	25.3x	59.5x	3.6x
Tue, 20 May 2025	AU$254.2b	AU$72.0b	AU$4.3b	27x	59.1x	3.5x
Thu, 17 Apr 2025	AU$243.1b	AU$70.8b	AU$4.9b	27.2x	49.5x	3.4x
Sat, 15 Mar 2025	AU$252.2b	AU$71.1b	AU$4.9b	27.8x	51.3x	3.5x
Mon, 10 Feb 2025	AU$248.1b	AU$65.2b	AU$3.4b	30.2x	74x	3.8x
Wed, 08 Jan 2025	AU$249.7b	AU$68.7b	AU$3.3b	26.5x	75x	3.6x
Fri, 06 Dec 2024	AU$250.0b	AU$68.3b	AU$3.2b	27.1x	77.2x	3.7x
Sun, 03 Nov 2024	AU$236.2b	AU$67.8b	AU$3.2b	25.2x	74.4x	3.5x
Tue, 01 Oct 2024	AU$238.0b	AU$66.5b	AU$3.0b	28.9x	79.9x	3.6x
Thu, 29 Aug 2024	AU$243.6b	AU$65.2b	AU$3.1b	35.4x	78x	3.7x
Sat, 27 Jul 2024	AU$244.4b	AU$63.1b	AU$2.7b	32.1x	91.4x	3.9x
Mon, 24 Jun 2024	AU$236.1b	AU$62.8b	AU$2.6b	33.5x	89.8x	3.8x
Wed, 22 May 2024	AU$222.0b	AU$61.0b	AU$2.6b	27.9x	85.7x	3.6x
Fri, 19 Apr 2024	AU$216.9b	AU$61.9b	AU$2.7b	25.9x	79.8x	3.5x
Sun, 17 Mar 2024	AU$221.8b	AU$61.6b	AU$2.6b	26x	83.7x	3.6x
Tue, 13 Feb 2024	AU$228.3b	AU$59.2b	AU$3.0b	25.8x	75x	3.9x
Thu, 11 Jan 2024	AU$227.2b	AU$60.0b	AU$2.8b	24.5x	81.5x	3.8x
Sat, 09 Dec 2023	AU$210.2b	AU$60.4b	AU$2.9b	24.8x	73.5x	3.5x
Mon, 06 Nov 2023	AU$193.6b	AU$60.7b	AU$2.9b	24.4x	66.6x	3.2x
Wed, 04 Oct 2023	AU$197.9b	AU$61.3b	AU$2.9b	24.9x	67.3x	3.2x
Fri, 01 Sep 2023	AU$214.0b	AU$61.3b	AU$2.6b	27.8x	83.7x	3.5x
Sun, 30 Jul 2023	AU$212.6b	AU$57.8b	AU$2.9b	27.5x	73.4x	3.7x
Tue, 27 Jun 2023	AU$216.1b	AU$57.7b	AU$2.9b	26.2x	74.8x	3.7x
Thu, 25 May 2023	AU$230.4b	AU$58.0b	AU$2.9b	27.3x	78.8x	4x

Current Industry PE

Investors are optimistic on the Australian Healthcare industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.

The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 82.7x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 70.5x.

The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.4x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.9x.

Past Earnings Growth

The earnings for companies in the Healthcare industry have declined 15% per year over the last three years.
Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 10% per year.
This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

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


AU Market	-1.36%
Healthcare	-7.01%
Life Sciences	5.55%
Healthcare Services	-0.11%
Medical Equipment	-0.77%
Pharma	-2.02%
Healthtech	-4.25%
Biotech	-14.79%

Industry PE

Investors are most optimistic about the Healthtech industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 2kx.

Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 6.0%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 92.7% per year.

Forecasted Growth

Analysts are most optimistic on the Pharma industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 48% over the next 5 years.
This is better than its past earnings decline of 60% per year.

In contrast, the Healthtech industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.0% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

Company	Last Price	7D	1Y	Valuation
4DX 4DMedical	AU$4.17	29.9% +AU$569.0m	1,389.3%	PS425.4x
PYC PYC Therapeutics	AU$1.43	16.3% +AU$196.7m	15.3%	PS68.4x
RHC Ramsay Health Care	AU$37.56	2.0% +AU$167.8m	4.1%	PE31.6x
PNV PolyNovo	AU$1.20	18.3% +AU$127.8m	-19.8%	PE83.6x
AVR Anteris Technologies Global	AU$9.95	14.4% +AU$121.7m	45.3%	PS374.1x

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Australian (ASX) Healthcare Sector Analysis

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