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Swiss (SMI) Insurance Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 08, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies6
  • 7D1.5%
  • 3M10.2%
  • 1Y32.0%
  • YTD4.4%

In the last week, Insurance has been flat. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 31% in that time. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 9.2% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 08 Feb 2025CHF 161.1bCHF 140.2bCHF 8.9b18.9x18.2x1.1x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025CHF 154.1bCHF 140.0bCHF 8.9b18.1x17.4x1.1x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024CHF 155.5bCHF 137.1bCHF 8.7b18.3x17.9x1.1x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024CHF 143.5bCHF 139.1bCHF 9.0b18x15.9x1x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024CHF 144.8bCHF 136.2bCHF 8.8b18.2x16.4x1.1x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024CHF 138.7bCHF 136.2bCHF 8.9b17.3x15.6x1x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024CHF 133.6bCHF 137.0bCHF 8.8b17.6x15.1x1x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024CHF 136.1bCHF 138.1bCHF 8.9b17.6x15.3x1x
Mon, 20 May 2024CHF 132.8bCHF 139.8bCHF 9.0b16.9x14.7x0.9x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024CHF 128.6bCHF 138.5bCHF 8.6b16.5x14.9x0.9x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024CHF 135.6bCHF 147.5bCHF 9.3b11.9x14.5x0.9x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024CHF 123.1bCHF 122.9bCHF 9.6b10.9x12.8x1x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024CHF 122.1bCHF 120.2bCHF 9.4b10.6x13x1x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023CHF 123.5bCHF 122.8bCHF 9.6b10.7x12.8x1x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023CHF 123.3bCHF 124.1bCHF 8.5b11.7x14.5x1x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023CHF 113.1bCHF 119.6bCHF 8.1b11.5x14x0.9x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023CHF 115.5bCHF 121.2bCHF 8.4b12x13.7x1x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023CHF 119.6bCHF 115.4bCHF 7.8b11.8x15.3x1x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023CHF 117.9bCHF 119.0bCHF 8.0b11.4x14.7x1x
Tue, 23 May 2023CHF 120.0bCHF 119.2bCHF 8.1b11.9x14.9x1x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023CHF 121.8bCHF 118.3bCHF 7.2b12.6x16.8x1x
Sat, 18 Mar 2023CHF 113.8bCHF 121.6bCHF 7.4b10.9x15.3x0.9x
Mon, 13 Feb 2023CHF 122.2bCHF 128.0bCHF 7.1b13.2x17.1x1x
Wed, 11 Jan 2023CHF 123.0bCHF 127.9bCHF 7.1b12.3x17.2x1x
Fri, 09 Dec 2022CHF 120.2bCHF 129.1bCHF 7.2b11.9x16.7x0.9x
Sun, 06 Nov 2022CHF 113.0bCHF 135.1bCHF 8.2b11.8x13.8x0.8x
Tue, 04 Oct 2022CHF 105.9bCHF 134.6bCHF 8.1b11x13x0.8x
Thu, 01 Sep 2022CHF 115.5bCHF 134.4bCHF 8.1b12.1x14.3x0.9x
Sat, 30 Jul 2022CHF 111.4bCHF 156.9bCHF 8.2b12.1x13.6x0.7x
Mon, 27 Jun 2022CHF 112.7bCHF 157.3bCHF 8.2b12.1x13.7x0.7x
Wed, 25 May 2022CHF 120.3bCHF 157.9bCHF 8.3b13.1x14.5x0.8x
Fri, 22 Apr 2022CHF 127.3bCHF 157.2bCHF 8.8b13.9x14.5x0.8x
Sun, 20 Mar 2022CHF 123.6bCHF 154.8bCHF 8.7b13x14.3x0.8x
Tue, 15 Feb 2022CHF 127.4bCHF 154.1bCHF 8.3b13.4x15.3x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.3x


Total Market Cap: CHF 127.4bTotal Earnings: CHF 8.3bTotal Revenue: CHF 154.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swiss Insurance Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 15x202320242025
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 18.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 15.0x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.94x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Insurance industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 3.2% per year.
  • This means that the cost of doing business could be reducing since sales have declined but profits have remained steady.

Industry Trends

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

CH Market-0.18%
Financials-1.29%
Insurance1.49%
Reinsurance1.61%
General Insurance1.51%
Life and Health Insurance1.12%
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 14.0x.
    • 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 563.401.7%
+CHF 1.4b
31.1%PE18.2x
SREN Swiss ReCHF 141.651.6%
+CHF 656.3m
42.0%PE15.5x
SLHN Swiss Life HoldingCHF 755.401.1%
+CHF 235.4m
23.6%PE19.6x
HELN Helvetia HoldingCHF 160.800.8%
+CHF 68.7m
33.7%PE31.2x
BALN Baloise HoldingCHF 167.000.3%
+CHF 22.7m
20.8%PE29.8x
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HELN

CHF 160.80

Helvetia Holding

7D

0.8%

1Y

33.7%

SLHN

CHF 755.40

Swiss Life Holding

7D

1.1%

1Y

23.6%

SREN

CHF 141.65

Swiss Re

7D

1.6%

1Y

42.0%

ZURN

CHF 563.40

Zurich Insurance Group

7D

1.7%

1Y

31.1%

VAHN

CHF 504.00

Vaudoise Assurances Holding

7D

-0.4%

1Y

13.3%