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U.K. (FTSE) Life and Health Insurance Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 19, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies6
  • 7D3.3%
  • 3M11.9%
  • 1Y-3.1%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Life and Health Insurance industry is up 3.3%, with Prudential up 6.5%. In contrast, the industry has lost 3.1% in the last 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 28% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Life and Health Insurance Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 20 Feb 2025UK£40.5bUK£50.0bUK£542.6m27.5x74.6x0.8x
Sat, 18 Jan 2025UK£38.1bUK£50.3bUK£567.3m24x67.1x0.8x
Mon, 16 Dec 2024UK£38.1bUK£50.0bUK£542.2m24.8x70.3x0.8x
Wed, 13 Nov 2024UK£35.5bUK£49.9bUK£535.3m23.6x66.3x0.7x
Fri, 11 Oct 2024UK£38.6bUK£49.7bUK£518.9m27.6x74.3x0.8x
Sun, 08 Sep 2024UK£37.5bUK£44.6bUK£925.2m20.8x40.5x0.8x
Tue, 06 Aug 2024UK£24.1bUK£32.5bUK£1.3b11.5x18x0.7x
Thu, 04 Jul 2024UK£26.6bUK£32.5bUK£1.3b12.1x19.9x0.8x
Sat, 01 Jun 2024UK£27.0bUK£32.5bUK£1.3b12.7x20.1x0.8x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024UK£26.2bUK£32.7bUK£1.4b12.5x19.2x0.8x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024UK£27.4bUK£30.7bUK£1.3b9.8x20.5x0.9x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024UK£64.9mUK£90.2mUK£5.7m9.8x11.4x0.7x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024UK£61.5mUK£90.2mUK£5.7m9.4x10.8x0.7x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023UK£55.3mUK£90.2mUK£5.7m9.2x9.7x0.6x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023UK£57.5mUK£90.2mUK£5.7m9.7x10.1x0.6x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023UK£63.4mUK£90.2mUK£5.7m9.8x11.1x0.7x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023UK£0UK£0UK£010.3xn/an/a
Wed, 09 Aug 2023UK£0UK£0UK£011.8xn/an/a
Fri, 07 Jul 2023UK£0UK£0UK£013.1xn/an/a
Sun, 04 Jun 2023UK£0UK£0UK£014.7xn/an/a
Tue, 02 May 2023UK£0UK£0UK£014.7xn/an/a
Thu, 30 Mar 2023UK£0UK£0UK£013.2xn/an/a
Sat, 25 Feb 2023UK£34.2bUK£1.6bUK£844.7m19.1x40.5x21.5x
Mon, 23 Jan 2023UK£36.5bUK£1.5bUK£807.3m15.9x45.2x23.7x
Wed, 21 Dec 2022UK£29.7bUK£1.6bUK£827.7m15x35.9x19x
Fri, 18 Nov 2022UK£28.0bUK£1.6bUK£859.3m16.2x32.6x17.4x
Sun, 16 Oct 2022UK£24.5bUK£1.7bUK£911.7m14.7x26.9x14.4x
Tue, 13 Sep 2022UK£27.5bUK£1.8bUK£870.0m11.8x31.7x15.6x
Thu, 11 Aug 2022UK£35.3bUK£46.5bUK£772.2m13.9x45.7x0.8x
Sat, 09 Jul 2022UK£49.5bUK£59.1bUK£3.0b15.3x16.6x0.8x
Mon, 06 Jun 2022UK£50.7bUK£58.2bUK£2.9b15.9x17.4x0.9x
Wed, 04 May 2022UK£50.0bUK£58.2bUK£2.9b15.7x17.2x0.9x
Fri, 01 Apr 2022UK£54.7bUK£57.3bUK£2.8b13.4x19.2x1x
Sun, 27 Feb 2022UK£56.5bUK£84.8bUK£3.5b11.3x16.3x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

16.3x


Total Market Cap: UK£56.5bTotal Earnings: UK£3.5bTotal Revenue: UK£84.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Life and Health Insurance Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 155.3x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Life and Health Insurance industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 74.6x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 155x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 5.3x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.81x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Life and Health Insurance industry have declined 46% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 16% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Life and Health Insurance compare with similar industries?

GB Market-0.17%
Financials1.36%
Insurance1.77%
Life and Health Insurance3.30%
General Insurance0.92%
Insurance Brokers0%0
Property and Casualty Insurance-0.21%
Reinsurance-3.32%
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

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+UK£340.8k		4.4%PE13x
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