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Swiss (SMI) Insurance Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies6
  • 7D2.1%
  • 3M6.5%
  • 1Y28.9%
  • YTD11.0%

The Insurance industry is up 2.1% in the last week, with Zurich Insurance Group up 2.9%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 29%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 6.1% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 21 May 2025CHF 171.0bCHF 122.5bCHF 9.8b18.2x17.4x1.4x
Fri, 18 Apr 2025CHF 163.3bCHF 121.8bCHF 9.6b17.6x17x1.3x
Sun, 16 Mar 2025CHF 170.0bCHF 126.8bCHF 10.1b17.1x16.8x1.3x
Tue, 11 Feb 2025CHF 162.2bCHF 140.3bCHF 8.9b19.1x18.3x1.2x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025CHF 155.2bCHF 140.3bCHF 8.9b18.1x17.5x1.1x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024CHF 154.6bCHF 136.2bCHF 8.6b18.3x17.9x1.1x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024CHF 143.5bCHF 140.0bCHF 9.1b18x15.8x1x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024CHF 143.3bCHF 136.9bCHF 8.9b17.9x16.1x1x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024CHF 139.6bCHF 136.1bCHF 8.9b17.4x15.7x1x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024CHF 134.5bCHF 136.8bCHF 8.8b17.6x15.3x1x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024CHF 136.9bCHF 138.1bCHF 8.9b17.7x15.4x1x
Thu, 23 May 2024CHF 132.8bCHF 140.7bCHF 9.1b16.7x14.6x0.9x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024CHF 123.7bCHF 138.4bCHF 8.6b16.1x14.3x0.9x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024CHF 135.9bCHF 137.5bCHF 9.1b12x15x1x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024CHF 125.1bCHF 124.1bCHF 9.7b11.1x12.8x1x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024CHF 121.3bCHF 120.8bCHF 9.5b10.6x12.8x1x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023CHF 124.3bCHF 123.3bCHF 9.7b10.6x12.8x1x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023CHF 122.9bCHF 124.0bCHF 8.5b11.6x14.4x1x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023CHF 117.3bCHF 125.8bCHF 8.6b11.2x13.6x0.9x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023CHF 116.1bCHF 121.7bCHF 8.5b12.1x13.7x1x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023CHF 120.1bCHF 116.5bCHF 7.9b11.8x15.2x1x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023CHF 117.6bCHF 118.8bCHF 8.0b11.4x14.7x1x
Fri, 26 May 2023CHF 118.3bCHF 119.8bCHF 8.1b11.7x14.6x1x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023CHF 122.2bCHF 117.7bCHF 7.2b12.5x16.9x1x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023CHF 116.0bCHF 121.3bCHF 7.4b11x15.6x1x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023CHF 123.4bCHF 122.3bCHF 6.6b13.3x18.8x1x
Sat, 14 Jan 2023CHF 122.9bCHF 128.4bCHF 7.2b12.7x17.2x1x
Mon, 12 Dec 2022CHF 120.9bCHF 128.8bCHF 7.2b12x16.8x0.9x
Wed, 09 Nov 2022CHF 113.0bCHF 134.4bCHF 8.1b11.8x13.9x0.8x
Fri, 07 Oct 2022CHF 106.1bCHF 134.2bCHF 8.1b11.1x13.1x0.8x
Sun, 04 Sep 2022CHF 116.4bCHF 135.0bCHF 8.1b12.1x14.3x0.9x
Tue, 02 Aug 2022CHF 111.4bCHF 156.7bCHF 8.2b12.1x13.6x0.7x
Thu, 30 Jun 2022CHF 112.4bCHF 157.2bCHF 8.2b12.1x13.7x0.7x
Sat, 28 May 2022CHF 121.5bCHF 157.5bCHF 8.2b13.2x14.7x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

14.7x


Total Market Cap: CHF 121.5bTotal Earnings: CHF 8.2bTotal Revenue: CHF 157.5bTotal 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 17.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 15.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.99x 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 6.0% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 8.1% 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 Market2.01%
Financials0.61%
Insurance2.10%
General Insurance2.94%
Reinsurance1.50%
Life and Health Insurance-0.41%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Life and Health Insurance industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 14.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 1.9%, 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 9.4% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 8.4% 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 586.202.9%
+CHF 2.3b		24.0%PE17.3x
SREN Swiss ReCHF 148.551.5%
+CHF 647.0m		34.7%PE15.7x
HELN Helvetia HoldingCHF 190.104.0%
+CHF 386.0m		47.9%PE21.1x
BALN Baloise HoldingCHF 192.703.3%
+CHF 282.1m		26.1%PE22.8x
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