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Swiss (SMI) Insurance Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 30, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies6
  • 7D2.7%
  • 3M12.4%
  • 1Y29.2%
  • YTD3.6%

All of the companies in the Insurance industry have been up over the last week, with the industry up 2.7%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 29%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 9.2% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Swiss Insurance Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 30 Jan 2025CHF 159.8bCHF 139.9bCHF 8.9b18.7x18x1.1x
Sat, 28 Dec 2024CHF 152.3bCHF 139.2bCHF 8.8b17.8x17.3x1.1x
Mon, 25 Nov 2024CHF 154.6bCHF 138.2bCHF 8.7b18.6x17.7x1.1x
Wed, 23 Oct 2024CHF 144.7bCHF 139.4bCHF 9.0b18x16x1x
Fri, 20 Sep 2024CHF 143.1bCHF 137.0bCHF 8.9b18x16.1x1x
Sun, 18 Aug 2024CHF 135.4bCHF 136.7bCHF 9.1b16.9x14.8x1x
Tue, 16 Jul 2024CHF 135.4bCHF 138.3bCHF 8.9b17.6x15.2x1x
Thu, 13 Jun 2024CHF 132.7bCHF 138.1bCHF 8.9b17.2x14.9x1x
Sat, 11 May 2024CHF 129.8bCHF 140.4bCHF 8.6b17x15.1x0.9x
Mon, 08 Apr 2024CHF 131.6bCHF 139.0bCHF 8.9b13.7x14.8x0.9x
Wed, 06 Mar 2024CHF 131.7bCHF 147.4bCHF 9.3b11.5x14.1x0.9x
Fri, 02 Feb 2024CHF 123.1bCHF 121.3bCHF 9.5b11.1x13x1x
Sun, 31 Dec 2023CHF 121.7bCHF 119.7bCHF 9.4b10.6x13x1x
Tue, 28 Nov 2023CHF 123.0bCHF 123.5bCHF 9.7b10.7x12.7x1x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023CHF 120.2bCHF 123.9bCHF 8.5b11.3x14.2x1x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023CHF 120.3bCHF 124.4bCHF 8.5b12.1x14.1x1x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023CHF 113.2bCHF 121.4bCHF 8.4b11.7x13.4x0.9x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023CHF 115.5bCHF 115.6bCHF 7.8b11.4x14.8x1x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023CHF 118.8bCHF 118.6bCHF 8.0b11.7x14.8x1x
Sun, 14 May 2023CHF 119.1bCHF 119.1bCHF 8.0b11.7x14.8x1x
Tue, 11 Apr 2023CHF 126.2bCHF 118.8bCHF 7.3b12.4x17.3x1.1x
Thu, 09 Mar 2023CHF 128.1bCHF 123.6bCHF 7.3b13.4x17.5x1x
Sat, 04 Feb 2023CHF 123.5bCHF 128.2bCHF 7.2b13.2x17.3x1x
Mon, 02 Jan 2023CHF 118.6bCHF 128.0bCHF 7.1b11.6x16.6x0.9x
Wed, 30 Nov 2022CHF 120.2bCHF 130.6bCHF 7.3b12.2x16.5x0.9x
Fri, 28 Oct 2022CHF 112.5bCHF 134.3bCHF 8.1b11.8x13.9x0.8x
Sun, 25 Sep 2022CHF 108.3bCHF 133.5bCHF 8.1b11.3x13.4x0.8x
Tue, 23 Aug 2022CHF 114.6bCHF 136.8bCHF 8.0b12.2x14.3x0.8x
Thu, 21 Jul 2022CHF 110.4bCHF 159.4bCHF 8.3b11.9x13.2x0.7x
Sat, 18 Jun 2022CHF 111.6bCHF 159.2bCHF 8.3b12.1x13.4x0.7x
Mon, 16 May 2022CHF 123.6bCHF 163.0bCHF 9.1b13x13.6x0.8x
Wed, 13 Apr 2022CHF 128.3bCHF 154.7bCHF 8.6b13.9x14.9x0.8x
Fri, 11 Mar 2022CHF 114.7bCHF 155.0bCHF 8.6b12.4x13.3x0.7x
Sun, 06 Feb 2022CHF 127.1bCHF 155.2bCHF 8.0b13.8x15.9x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.9x


Total Market Cap: CHF 127.1bTotal Earnings: CHF 8.0bTotal Revenue: CHF 155.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swiss Insurance Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.9x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Swiss Insurance industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 18.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 14.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.94x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Insurance industry have grown 3.4% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 3.4% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since cost of doing business is lower, profits have been increasing.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Swiss Financials industry?

CH Market2.13%
Financials2.06%
Insurance2.70%
General Insurance3.27%
Life and Health Insurance1.97%
Reinsurance1.74%
Insurance Brokers0%0
Property and Casualty Insurance0%0
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Life and Health Insurance industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 13.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 1.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 0.4% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Reinsurance industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Reinsurance industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 12% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 8.8% per year.
  • In contrast, the Life and Health Insurance industry is expected to see its earnings growth to stay flat over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
ZURN Zurich Insurance GroupCHF 558.603.9%
+CHF 3.0b		27.2%PE18.1x
SREN Swiss ReCHF 140.251.7%
+CHF 700.1m		41.5%PE15.3x
SLHN Swiss Life HoldingCHF 746.202.0%
+CHF 403.6m		20.1%PE19.3x
HELN Helvetia HoldingCHF 161.000.6%
+CHF 47.6m		28.7%PE31.2x
BALN Baloise HoldingCHF 167.200.5%
+CHF 40.8m		20.9%PE29.9x
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SREN

CHF 140.25

Swiss Re

7D

1.7%

1Y

41.5%

SLHN

CHF 746.20

Swiss Life Holding

7D

2.0%

1Y

20.1%

HELN

CHF 161.00

Helvetia Holding

7D

0.6%

1Y

28.7%

BALN

CHF 167.20

Baloise Holding

7D

0.5%

1Y

20.9%

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ZURN

CHF 558.60

Zurich Insurance Group

7D

3.9%

1Y

27.2%

VAHN

CHF 506.00

Vaudoise Assurances Holding

7D

1.2%

1Y

15.3%