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Japanese (NIKKEI) Life and Health Insurance Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 15, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D7.6%
  • 3M-10.7%
  • 1Y-6.1%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Life and Health Insurance industry has dropped 5.7%. On the other hand Dai-ichi Life Holdings is actually up 8.8%. Overall the industry is down 6.8% in 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 5.0% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Japanese Life and Health Insurance Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 15 Apr 2025JP¥9.7tJP¥28.8tJP¥1.0t9.2x9.4x0.3x
Thu, 13 Mar 2025JP¥11.5tJP¥28.8tJP¥1.0t10.9x11.1x0.4x
Sat, 08 Feb 2025JP¥11.7tJP¥28.9tJP¥911.2b12.9x12.9x0.4x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025JP¥11.3tJP¥28.9tJP¥911.2b12.5x12.4x0.4x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024JP¥11.7tJP¥28.9tJP¥911.2b12.6x12.8x0.4x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024JP¥10.4tJP¥28.2tJP¥947.4b11.4x11x0.4x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024JP¥10.3tJP¥28.2tJP¥947.4b11.7x10.8x0.4x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024JP¥10.6tJP¥28.2tJP¥947.4b12.3x11.2x0.4x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024JP¥12.0tJP¥27.8tJP¥781.0b15.2x15.4x0.4x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024JP¥11.5tJP¥27.7tJP¥781.0b14.1x14.7x0.4x
Mon, 20 May 2024JP¥10.8tJP¥27.7tJP¥781.0b13.5x13.8x0.4x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024JP¥10.5tJP¥25.8tJP¥732.3b13.5x14.4x0.4x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024JP¥10.8tJP¥25.8tJP¥732.3b13.8x14.8x0.4x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024JP¥10.0tJP¥26.0tJP¥746.0b13.4x13.4x0.4x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024JP¥9.7tJP¥26.0tJP¥746.0b12.6x13x0.4x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023JP¥9.8tJP¥26.0tJP¥746.0b13.2x13.1x0.4x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023JP¥10.4tJP¥26.2tJP¥533.3b14.8x19.4x0.4x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023JP¥9.4tJP¥26.2tJP¥533.3b13.2x17.7x0.4x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023JP¥8.6tJP¥26.2tJP¥533.3b12.4x16.1x0.3x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023JP¥8.3tJP¥25.7tJP¥583.7b8.4x14.3x0.3x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023JP¥8.2tJP¥24.7tJP¥583.7b8.2x14x0.3x
Tue, 23 May 2023JP¥8.0tJP¥24.9tJP¥583.7b8.3x13.8x0.3x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023JP¥8.1tJP¥26.1tJP¥637.5b8.2x12.7x0.3x
Sat, 18 Mar 2023JP¥7.9tJP¥26.1tJP¥637.5b8.1x12.4x0.3x
Mon, 13 Feb 2023JP¥9.2tJP¥25.1tJP¥737.1b9x12.5x0.4x
Wed, 11 Jan 2023JP¥8.7tJP¥25.1tJP¥737.9b8.6x11.8x0.3x
Fri, 09 Dec 2022JP¥8.1tJP¥25.1tJP¥737.9b7.8x11x0.3x
Sun, 06 Nov 2022JP¥7.7tJP¥24.5tJP¥925.1b6.8x8.3x0.3x
Tue, 04 Oct 2022JP¥7.4tJP¥24.5tJP¥925.1b6.6x8x0.3x
Thu, 01 Sep 2022JP¥7.7tJP¥24.5tJP¥925.1b7x8.3x0.3x
Sat, 30 Jul 2022JP¥7.6tJP¥24.2tJP¥1.1t6.4x7x0.3x
Mon, 27 Jun 2022JP¥7.8tJP¥24.2tJP¥1.1t6.5x7.2x0.3x
Wed, 25 May 2022JP¥7.6tJP¥24.2tJP¥1.1t6.4x7x0.3x
Fri, 22 Apr 2022JP¥7.9tJP¥25.3tJP¥1.2t6.6x6.8x0.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

6.8x


Total Market Cap: JP¥7.9tTotal Earnings: JP¥1.2tTotal Revenue: JP¥25.3tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Life and Health Insurance Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 12.3x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Japanese 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 9.3x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 12.3x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.36x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Life and Health Insurance industry have declined 3.5% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 4.4% 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 Japanese Life and Health Insurance compare with similar industries?

JP Market8.73%
Financials10.05%
Insurance9.76%
Life and Health Insurance7.60%
Insurance Brokers11.73%
Property and Casualty Insurance10.96%
General Insurance10.95%
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
8750 Dai-ichi Life HoldingsJP¥913.808.8%
+JP¥271.3b		0.09%PE7.4x
6178 Japan Post HoldingsJP¥1.30k6.9%
+JP¥249.6b		-12.7%PE12.4x
8795 T&D HoldingsJP¥2.73k9.9%
+JP¥126.3b		4.5%PE9.2x
7181 Japan Post InsuranceJP¥2.63k3.3%
+JP¥30.9b		-13.7%PE9.2x
7157 Lifenet InsuranceJP¥1.62k8.3%
+JP¥10.0b		17.5%PE20.5x
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8795

JP¥2,733.00

T&D Holdings

7D

9.9%

1Y

4.5%

8750

JP¥913.80

Dai-ichi Life Holdings

7D

8.8%

1Y

0.09%

6178

JP¥1,301.00

Japan Post Holdings

7D

6.9%

1Y

-12.7%

7181

JP¥2,626.00

Japan Post Insurance

7D

3.3%

1Y

-13.7%

7157

JP¥1,616.00

Lifenet Insurance

7D

8.3%

1Y

17.5%