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U.K. (FTSE) General Insurance Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 19, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies3
  • 7D-2.0%
  • 3M-6.0%
  • 1Y7.6%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the General Insurance industry has dropped 1.6%, driven by Aviva declining 1.7%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 9.6%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 6.1% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. General Insurance Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 19 Dec 2024UK£12.7bUK£23.7bUK£1.1b9.7x11.1x0.5x
Sat, 16 Nov 2024UK£13.2bUK£23.7bUK£1.1b8.8x11.5x0.6x
Mon, 14 Oct 2024UK£13.1bUK£23.7bUK£1.1b8.8x11.5x0.6x
Wed, 11 Sep 2024UK£13.4bUK£23.6bUK£1.2b9x11.4x0.6x
Fri, 09 Aug 2024UK£13.0bUK£22.5bUK£937.4m10x13.8x0.6x
Sun, 07 Jul 2024UK£12.8bUK£22.5bUK£937.4m9.9x13.7x0.6x
Tue, 04 Jun 2024UK£13.1bUK£22.5bUK£925.0m21.8x14.2x0.6x
Thu, 02 May 2024UK£12.8bUK£22.5bUK£925.0m22.3x13.8x0.6x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024UK£13.7bUK£22.4bUK£974.1m22.9x14.1x0.6x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024UK£284.7mUK£811.0m-UK£59,859,000.0026x-4.8x0.4x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024UK£322.9mUK£811.0m-UK£59,859,000.0027.8x-5.4x0.4x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023UK£308.6mUK£811.0m-UK£59,859,000.0028.1x-5.2x0.4x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023UK£302.3mUK£811.0m-UK£59,859,000.0029.2x-5.1x0.4x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023UK£266.5mUK£811.0m-UK£59,859,000.0025.5x-4.5x0.3x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023UK£278.0mUK£732.3m-UK£262,517,000.00n/a-1.1x0.4x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023UK£307.7mUK£732.3m-UK£262,517,000.00n/a-1.2x0.4x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023UK£307.5mUK£732.3m-UK£262,517,000.00n/a-1.2x0.4x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023UK£297.5mUK£682.6m-UK£260,960,000.00n/a-1.1x0.4x
Fri, 05 May 2023UK£289.8mUK£682.6m-UK£260,960,000.00n/a-1.1x0.4x
Sun, 02 Apr 2023UK£310.9mUK£578.3m-UK£289,760,000.00n/a-1.1x0.5x
Tue, 28 Feb 2023UK£12.8bUK£4.9b-UK£766,760,000.00n/a-16.7x2.6x
Thu, 26 Jan 2023UK£13.1bUK£4.9b-UK£766,760,000.00n/a-17.1x2.7x
Sat, 24 Dec 2022UK£12.7bUK£4.9b-UK£766,760,000.00n/a-16.6x2.6x
Mon, 21 Nov 2022UK£13.0bUK£4.9b-UK£766,760,000.00n/a-16.9x2.6x
Wed, 19 Oct 2022UK£11.5bUK£4.9b-UK£766,760,000.00n/a-15x2.3x
Fri, 16 Sep 2022UK£12.7bUK£4.8b-UK£505,434,000.00n/a-25.1x2.6x
Sun, 14 Aug 2022UK£13.4bUK£4.8b-UK£505,434,000.00n/a-26.6x2.8x
Tue, 12 Jul 2022UK£11.5bUK£17.1bUK£220.6m44.6x52x0.7x
Thu, 09 Jun 2022UK£12.3bUK£17.1bUK£220.6m47.8x55.9x0.7x
Sat, 07 May 2022UK£15.7bUK£17.1bUK£219.1m61.2x71.5x0.9x
Mon, 04 Apr 2022UK£16.8bUK£17.1bUK£219.1m65.7x76.7x1x
Wed, 02 Mar 2022UK£15.6bUK£33.2bUK£1.2b12.5x13.1x0.5x
Fri, 28 Jan 2022UK£16.9bUK£33.2bUK£1.2b13.6x14.3x0.5x
Sun, 26 Dec 2021UK£16.0bUK£33.2bUK£1.2b12.9x13.4x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13.4x


Total Market Cap: UK£16.0bTotal Earnings: UK£1.2bTotal Revenue: UK£33.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. General Insurance Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 7.7x202220232024
Current Industry PE
    There are only 3 companies in the British Multi-line Insurance industry, so there is insufficient data to make an industry-wide assessment of both the PE and PS ratio.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Multi-line Insurance industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 11% 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 U.K. General Insurance compare with similar industries?

GB Market-1.51%
Financials0.071%
Insurance-2.86%
General Insurance-2.05%
Insurance Brokers0%
Property and Casualty Insurance-1.50%
Reinsurance-1.94%
Life and Health Insurance-3.93%
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
HUW Helios UnderwritingUK£2.402.6%
+UK£4.3m		56.4%PE9.7x
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HUW

UK£2.40

Helios Underwriting

7D

2.6%

1Y

56.4%

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AV.

UK£4.64

Aviva

7D

-2.1%

1Y

7.5%

SAGA

UK£1.25

Saga

7D

-0.5%

1Y

-13.3%