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Swiss (SMI) Insurance Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 13, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies6
  • 7D-1.8%
  • 3M4.4%
  • 1Y31.8%
  • YTD10.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Insurance industry has remained flat. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 33% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 6.4% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 13 May 2025CHF 169.5bCHF 124.8bCHF 9.8b18.1x17.3x1.4x
Thu, 10 Apr 2025CHF 153.2bCHF 126.1bCHF 9.9b16x15.4x1.2x
Sat, 08 Mar 2025CHF 168.2bCHF 128.1bCHF 9.9b17.8x17x1.3x
Mon, 03 Feb 2025CHF 158.8bCHF 140.3bCHF 8.9b18.6x17.9x1.1x
Wed, 01 Jan 2025CHF 152.1bCHF 139.9bCHF 8.9b17.8x17.2x1.1x
Fri, 29 Nov 2024CHF 155.1bCHF 136.9bCHF 8.7b18.6x17.9x1.1x
Sun, 27 Oct 2024CHF 144.3bCHF 139.5bCHF 9.1b18x15.9x1x
Tue, 24 Sep 2024CHF 142.9bCHF 137.4bCHF 8.9b17.9x16x1x
Thu, 22 Aug 2024CHF 136.1bCHF 134.7bCHF 9.0b17x15.1x1x
Sat, 20 Jul 2024CHF 132.8bCHF 137.5bCHF 8.9b17.4x15x1x
Mon, 17 Jun 2024CHF 132.3bCHF 137.6bCHF 8.9b17.2x14.9x1x
Wed, 15 May 2024CHF 128.5bCHF 140.4bCHF 8.6b16.9x15x0.9x
Fri, 12 Apr 2024CHF 130.0bCHF 139.9bCHF 9.0b13.5x14.5x0.9x
Sun, 10 Mar 2024CHF 133.6bCHF 146.7bCHF 9.3b11.7x14.4x0.9x
Tue, 06 Feb 2024CHF 125.3bCHF 122.5bCHF 9.6b11.2x13x1x
Thu, 04 Jan 2024CHF 122.3bCHF 120.8bCHF 9.5b10.6x12.9x1x
Sat, 02 Dec 2023CHF 122.4bCHF 122.5bCHF 9.6b10.7x12.7x1x
Mon, 30 Oct 2023CHF 119.8bCHF 124.5bCHF 8.5b11.3x14x1x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023CHF 119.8bCHF 125.1bCHF 8.6b12x14x1x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023CHF 113.9bCHF 121.4bCHF 8.4b11.9x13.5x0.9x
Sun, 23 Jul 2023CHF 119.1bCHF 116.3bCHF 7.9b11.7x15.2x1x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023CHF 118.6bCHF 118.9bCHF 8.0b11.6x14.8x1x
Thu, 18 May 2023CHF 117.5bCHF 119.2bCHF 8.1b11.8x14.6x1x
Sat, 15 Apr 2023CHF 120.9bCHF 117.9bCHF 7.2b12.6x16.7x1x
Mon, 13 Mar 2023CHF 123.7bCHF 122.0bCHF 7.2b12.8x17.1x1x
Wed, 08 Feb 2023CHF 122.9bCHF 127.8bCHF 7.1b13.2x17.2x1x
Fri, 06 Jan 2023CHF 121.5bCHF 129.2bCHF 7.2b12x16.9x0.9x
Sun, 04 Dec 2022CHF 120.2bCHF 129.4bCHF 7.2b12.4x16.6x0.9x
Tue, 01 Nov 2022CHF 112.4bCHF 135.5bCHF 8.2b11.8x13.7x0.8x
Thu, 29 Sep 2022CHF 104.7bCHF 133.5bCHF 8.1b10.8x13x0.8x
Sat, 27 Aug 2022CHF 114.7bCHF 136.9bCHF 8.0b12x14.3x0.8x
Mon, 25 Jul 2022CHF 109.9bCHF 158.1bCHF 8.3b11.8x13.3x0.7x
Wed, 22 Jun 2022CHF 112.0bCHF 158.4bCHF 8.3b12.2x13.5x0.7x
Fri, 20 May 2022CHF 118.8bCHF 159.6bCHF 8.9b12.7x13.3x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13.3x


Total Market Cap: CHF 118.8bTotal Earnings: CHF 8.9bTotal Revenue: CHF 159.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swiss Insurance Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 15.2x202320242025
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 17.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 15.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.98x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Insurance industry have grown 2.5% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 8.7% 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 Market0.34%
Financials1.31%
Insurance-1.85%
Life and Health Insurance-1.45%
Reinsurance-1.72%
General Insurance-1.99%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Life and Health Insurance industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 14.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 1.7%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 12.1% 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 10% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 4.5% 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
BALN Baloise HoldingCHF 188.300.6%
+CHF 50.0m		28.9%PE22.3x
VAHN Vaudoise Assurances HoldingCHF 617.001.5%
+CHF 26.1m		40.2%PE12.2x
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Swiss Life Holding

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Zurich Insurance Group

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-2.5%

1Y

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VAHN

CHF 617.00

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1Y

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0.6%

1Y

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1Y

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