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Hong Kong (HSI) Insurance Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 08, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D4.4%
  • 3M-5.9%
  • 1Y14.6%
  • YTD-11.8%

In the last week, the Insurance industry is up 4.4%, with China Life Insurance up 6.2%. During this same period, the Baige Online Digital Technology underperformed, falling 18%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 15%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 6.0% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Hong Kong Insurance Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 08 Jul 2026HK$2.8tHK$2.4tHK$361.2b6.3x7.6x1.2x
Fri, 05 Jun 2026HK$2.7tHK$2.4tHK$361.8b6.1x7.3x1.1x
Sun, 03 May 2026HK$2.9tHK$2.4tHK$359.6b6.2x8x1.2x
Tue, 31 Mar 2026HK$2.9tHK$2.3tHK$372.8b6.4x7.7x1.2x
Thu, 26 Feb 2026HK$3.3tHK$2.3tHK$376.0b9.5x8.8x1.4x
Sat, 24 Jan 2026HK$3.2tHK$2.3tHK$370.7b9.2x8.7x1.4x
Mon, 22 Dec 2025HK$3.2tHK$2.3tHK$366.4b8.6x8.8x1.4x
Wed, 19 Nov 2025HK$3.1tHK$2.3tHK$363.6b9.1x8.4x1.4x
Fri, 17 Oct 2025HK$3.0tHK$2.2tHK$289.0b8.8x10.3x1.4x
Sun, 14 Sep 2025HK$2.9tHK$2.2tHK$288.8b8.8x10.2x1.4x
Tue, 12 Aug 2025HK$2.9tHK$2.1tHK$291.8b10.4x9.8x1.4x
Thu, 10 Jul 2025HK$2.7tHK$2.1tHK$291.9b9.3x9.3x1.3x
Sat, 07 Jun 2025HK$2.6tHK$2.1tHK$291.5b7.9x9x1.3x
Mon, 05 May 2025HK$2.3tHK$2.0tHK$283.0b8.3x8.2x1.1x
Wed, 02 Apr 2025HK$2.4tHK$2.0tHK$274.4b7.9x8.6x1.2x
Fri, 28 Feb 2025HK$2.4tHK$2.5tHK$221.6b8.2x10.9x1x
Sun, 26 Jan 2025HK$2.3tHK$2.5tHK$222.6b7.4x10.5x0.9x
Tue, 24 Dec 2024HK$2.3tHK$2.5tHK$220.8b7.3x10.6x0.9x
Thu, 21 Nov 2024HK$2.5tHK$2.5tHK$222.5b7.7x11.1x1x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024HK$2.6tHK$2.5tHK$142.8b8.8x17.9x1x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024HK$2.1tHK$2.5tHK$143.5b7.6x14.4x0.8x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024HK$1.9tHK$2.4tHK$118.8b8.5x16x0.8x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024HK$1.9tHK$2.4tHK$117.9b7.7x16.2x0.8x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024HK$2.0tHK$2.4tHK$118.1b8.5x16.9x0.8x
Tue, 07 May 2024HK$2.0tHK$2.4tHK$118.6b8x17.3x0.9x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024HK$1.9tHK$2.4tHK$124.3b8.4x15.2x0.8x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024HK$2.0tHK$2.9tHK$92.5b7.5x22x0.7x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024HK$2.0tHK$2.9tHK$92.9b7.2x21.5x0.7x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023HK$2.7tHK$4.5tHK$179.0b6.9x15x0.6x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023HK$3.0tHK$4.5tHK$184.5b7.9x16.2x0.7x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023HK$3.0tHK$4.4tHK$191.6b8.1x15.7x0.7x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023HK$3.2tHK$4.4tHK$191.9b8.6x16.4x0.7x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023HK$3.2tHK$4.2tHK$206.8b8.8x15.4x0.8x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023HK$3.3tHK$4.2tHK$211.0b9.1x15.9x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.9x


Total Market Cap: HK$3.3tTotal Earnings: HK$211.0bTotal Revenue: HK$4.2tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Hong Kong Insurance Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 12.6x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Hong Kong 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 7.6x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 12.6x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.0x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Insurance industry have grown 20% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 18% 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 Hong Kong Financials industry?

HK Market1.04%
Financials0.40%
Insurance4.38%
General Insurance6.15%
Property and Casualty Insurance4.86%
Life and Health Insurance4.31%
Insurance Brokers0%0
Reinsurance0%0
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the General Insurance industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 13.5%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 72.6% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Reinsurance industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 5.0x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the General Insurance industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 14% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 73% per year.
  • In contrast, the Property and Casualty Insurance industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 5.9% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
2628 China Life InsuranceHK$29.069.0%
+HK$67.8b
60.9%PE4.9x
1299 AIA GroupHK$73.703.1%
+HK$23.3b
7.6%PE15.6x
1339 People's Insurance Company (Group) of ChinaHK$5.078.1%
+HK$16.8b
-10.1%PE4.6x
2328 PICC Property and CasualtyHK$14.883.9%
+HK$12.5b
0.7%PE7.1x
6963 Sunshine Insurance GroupHK$3.688.2%
+HK$3.2b
16.5%PE5.8x

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