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Canadian (TSX) Life and Health Insurance Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 17, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D-0.6%
  • 3M11.6%
  • 1Y28.8%
  • YTDn/a

Last week, the Life and Health Insurance industry hasn't moved much but Sun Life Financial is up 3.3% in that time. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 29% in that time. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 9.0% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 17 May 2026CA$283.4bCA$157.1bCA$18.1b16.3x15.6x1.8x
Tue, 14 Apr 2026CA$261.8bCA$154.5bCA$17.6b14.6x14.9x1.7x
Thu, 12 Mar 2026CA$243.6bCA$154.8bCA$18.3b13.3x13.3x1.6x
Sat, 07 Feb 2026CA$256.9bCA$155.5bCA$18.1b13.8x14.2x1.7x
Mon, 05 Jan 2026CA$261.5bCA$155.5bCA$18.1b14.9x14.5x1.7x
Wed, 03 Dec 2025CA$252.1bCA$155.6bCA$18.1b14.5x14x1.6x
Fri, 31 Oct 2025CA$242.0bCA$152.3bCA$17.5b14.7x13.8x1.6x
Sun, 28 Sep 2025CA$227.7bCA$152.3bCA$17.5b13.6x13x1.5x
Tue, 26 Aug 2025CA$226.6bCA$152.3bCA$17.5b13.5x12.9x1.5x
Thu, 24 Jul 2025CA$222.5bCA$149.3bCA$16.5b12.9x13.5x1.5x
Sat, 21 Jun 2025CA$221.3bCA$149.3bCA$16.5b12.5x13.4x1.5x
Mon, 19 May 2025CA$226.2bCA$149.3bCA$18.5b12.4x12.2x1.5x
Wed, 16 Apr 2025CA$210.9bCA$148.6bCA$17.6b12.1x12x1.4x
Fri, 14 Mar 2025CA$213.6bCA$147.4bCA$17.7b12.3x12.1x1.4x
Sun, 09 Feb 2025CA$219.5bCA$148.3bCA$18.4b12.7x11.9x1.5x
Tue, 07 Jan 2025CA$216.3bCA$146.9bCA$18.1b12.4x12x1.5x
Thu, 05 Dec 2024CA$222.6bCA$146.9bCA$18.1b12.9x12.3x1.5x
Sat, 02 Nov 2024CA$203.8bCA$142.3bCA$16.6b11.7x12.3x1.4x
Mon, 30 Sep 2024CA$201.3bCA$142.2bCA$16.5b11.5x12.2x1.4x
Wed, 28 Aug 2024CA$188.8bCA$142.2bCA$16.5b11.1x11.4x1.3x
Fri, 26 Jul 2024CA$179.6bCA$138.4bCA$16.1b11.7x11.2x1.3x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024CA$175.4bCA$138.4bCA$16.1b11.1x10.9x1.3x
Tue, 21 May 2024CA$185.3bCA$138.3bCA$16.1b12.2x11.5x1.3x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024CA$170.6bCA$139.5bCA$15.5b10.4x11x1.2x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024CA$180.8bCA$158.9bCA$14.7b12.3x12.3x1.1x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024CA$175.3bCA$168.4bCA$23.0b7.6x7.6x1x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024CA$171.0bCA$164.0bCA$23.6b7.3x7.3x1x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023CA$168.1bCA$164.1bCA$23.6b7.6x7.1x1x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023CA$157.4bCA$164.6bCA$21.9b7.4x7.2x1x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023CA$155.8bCA$164.6bCA$21.9b7.4x7.1x0.9x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023CA$157.0bCA$181.6bCA$21.9b7.5x7.2x0.9x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023CA$164.2bCA$176.4bCA$18.4b9.2x8.9x0.9x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023CA$153.4bCA$176.4bCA$18.4b8.8x8.3x0.9x
Wed, 24 May 2023CA$159.8bCA$171.6bCA$18.1b11.1x8.8x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

8.8x


Total Market Cap: CA$159.8bTotal Earnings: CA$18.1bTotal Revenue: CA$171.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Life and Health Insurance Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 11.5x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Canadian Life and Health Insurance industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 15.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 11.5x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Life and Health Insurance industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 3.9% per year.
  • This means that the cost of doing business could be reducing since sales have declined but profits have remained steady.

Industry Comparison

How does Canadian Life and Health Insurance compare with similar industries?

CA Market-0.39%
Financials-0.10%
Insurance-0.54%
Life and Health Insurance-0.56%
General Insurance0%0
Reinsurance0%0
Property and Casualty Insurance-0.46%
Insurance Brokers-9.33%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
SLF Sun Life FinancialCA$99.033.3%
+CA$1.8b		12.6%PE18.2x
GWO Great-West LifecoCA$77.751.9%
+CA$1.3b		51.6%PE16.3x
IAG iA FinancialCA$170.972.9%
+CA$436.8m		20.4%PE15.2x
POW Power Corporation of CanadaCA$79.760.5%
+CA$198.3m		59.6%PE18.6x

Latest News

ELF
CA$17.02
E-L Financial
7D
-3.8%
1Y
8.5%
MFC
CA$51.72
Manulife Financial
7D
-5.5%
1Y
15.5%
POW
CA$79.76
Power Corporation of Canada
7D
0.5%
1Y
59.6%
SLF
CA$99.03
Sun Life Financial
7D
3.3%
1Y
12.6%
SFC
CA$8.52
Sagicor Financial
7D
-9.1%
1Y
5.4%
IAG
CA$170.97
iA Financial
7D
2.9%
1Y
20.4%
GWO
CA$77.75
Great-West Lifeco
7D
1.9%
1Y
51.6%