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

UpdatedAug 11, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D2.7%
  • 3M12.5%
  • 1Y46.8%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Life and Health Insurance industry has risen 2.7%, driven by gains from every company within the industry. This means that the industry has gained 47% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 29% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 11 Aug 2025UK£34.4bUK£33.3bUK£654.0m24.3x52.5x1x
Wed, 09 Jul 2025UK£31.9bUK£33.1bUK£639.5m16.9x49.9x1x
Fri, 06 Jun 2025UK£30.9bUK£33.1bUK£641.5m17.8x48.1x0.9x
Sun, 04 May 2025UK£29.1bUK£33.3bUK£679.0m17.1x42.9x0.9x
Tue, 01 Apr 2025UK£29.3bUK£33.6bUK£726.8m17.5x40.3x0.9x
Thu, 27 Feb 2025UK£40.8bUK£50.0bUK£538.1m27.8x75.8x0.8x
Sat, 25 Jan 2025UK£38.3bUK£50.1bUK£549.1m24.7x69.7x0.8x
Mon, 23 Dec 2024UK£36.9bUK£50.1bUK£544.6m23.9x67.7x0.7x
Wed, 20 Nov 2024UK£36.2bUK£50.0bUK£539.0m24x67.2x0.7x
Fri, 18 Oct 2024UK£38.4bUK£49.8bUK£521.1m26.1x73.6x0.8x
Sun, 15 Sep 2024UK£37.7bUK£44.7bUK£911.9m25.3x41.4x0.8x
Tue, 13 Aug 2024UK£37.6bUK£44.8bUK£1.6b13x23.2x0.8x
Thu, 11 Jul 2024UK£27.1bUK£32.4bUK£1.3b12.4x20.4x0.8x
Sat, 08 Jun 2024UK£26.5bUK£32.5bUK£1.3b12.5x19.7x0.8x
Mon, 06 May 2024UK£27.4bUK£32.7bUK£1.4b12.7x20.2x0.8x
Wed, 03 Apr 2024UK£27.3bUK£32.6bUK£1.4b12.5x20.1x0.8x
Fri, 01 Mar 2024UK£67.4mUK£90.2mUK£5.7m9.8x11.8x0.7x
Sun, 28 Jan 2024UK£61.1mUK£90.2mUK£5.7m9.7x10.7x0.7x
Tue, 26 Dec 2023UK£56.2mUK£90.2mUK£5.7m9.3x9.9x0.6x
Thu, 23 Nov 2023UK£61.7mUK£90.2mUK£5.7m9.9x10.8x0.7x
Sat, 21 Oct 2023UK£63.0mUK£90.2mUK£5.7m9.5x11.1x0.7x
Mon, 18 Sep 2023UK£0UK£0UK£010.6xn/an/a
Wed, 16 Aug 2023UK£0UK£0UK£023xn/an/a
Fri, 14 Jul 2023UK£0UK£0UK£013.1xn/an/a
Sun, 11 Jun 2023UK£0UK£0UK£014.8xn/an/a
Tue, 09 May 2023UK£0UK£0UK£014xn/an/a
Thu, 06 Apr 2023UK£0UK£0UK£012.9xn/an/a
Sat, 04 Mar 2023UK£35.5bUK£1.6bUK£840.4m17.8x42.2x22.4x
Mon, 30 Jan 2023UK£38.4bUK£1.5bUK£807.6m14.9x47.6x25x
Wed, 28 Dec 2022UK£31.4bUK£1.6bUK£834.8m15x37.6x19.9x
Fri, 25 Nov 2022UK£26.8bUK£1.6bUK£829.2m16.4x32.3x17x
Sun, 23 Oct 2022UK£24.9bUK£1.7bUK£912.5m14.7x27.3x14.7x
Tue, 20 Sep 2022UK£27.0bUK£1.8bUK£897.5m12.2x30.1x15x
Thu, 18 Aug 2022UK£27.3bUK£3.2bUK£867.3m15.1x31.5x8.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

31.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£27.3bTotal Earnings: UK£867.3mTotal Revenue: UK£3.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Life and Health Insurance Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 159.9x202320242025
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 52.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 160x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 5.3x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Life and Health Insurance industry have declined 9.0% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 118% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Comparison

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

GB Market3.24%
Financials2.67%
Insurance2.10%
Life and Health Insurance2.72%
General Insurance2.45%
Property and Casualty Insurance0.92%
Insurance Brokers0%0
Reinsurance-1.13%
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
PRU PrudentialUK£9.621.3%
+UK£298.4m		51.5%PE14.5x
PHNX Phoenix Group HoldingsUK£6.800.8%
+UK£54.9m		26.3%PS0.3x
JUST Just GroupUK£2.131.4%
+UK£31.2m		81.4%PE34x
CSN ChesnaraUK£2.803.1%
+UK£19.6m		9.4%PE165.6x
HSD Hansard GlobalUK£0.504.2%
+UK£2.7m		7.5%PE13.1x

Latest News

JUST
UK£2.13
Just Group
7D
1.4%
1Y
81.4%
LGEN
UK£2.56
Legal & General Group
7D
-1.2%
1Y
13.5%

Legal & General Group (LON:LGEN) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.0612

Aug 09
Legal & General Group (LON:LGEN) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.0612
PRU
UK£9.62
Prudential
7D
1.3%
1Y
51.5%
CSN
UK£2.80
Chesnara
7D
3.1%
1Y
9.4%
HSD
UK£0.50
Hansard Global
7D
4.2%
1Y
7.5%
PHNX
UK£6.80
Phoenix Group Holdings
7D
0.8%
1Y
26.3%