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Japanese (NIKKEI) Life and Health Insurance Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 15, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D3.0%
  • 3M-2.7%
  • 1Y40.7%
  • YTDn/a

The Life and Health Insurance industry is up 6.0% in the last week, with Japan Post Holdings up 4.8%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 36%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 8.2% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 15 May 2026JP¥14.2tJP¥27.0tJP¥1.1t14.2x13.1x0.5x
Sun, 12 Apr 2026JP¥14.0tJP¥26.5tJP¥1.1t13.5x12.8x0.5x
Tue, 10 Mar 2026JP¥14.1tJP¥26.5tJP¥1.1t14x12.9x0.5x
Thu, 05 Feb 2026JP¥14.5tJP¥26.4tJP¥1.1t14.6x13.5x0.5x
Sat, 03 Jan 2026JP¥13.0tJP¥26.4tJP¥1.1t12.5x12.2x0.5x
Mon, 01 Dec 2025JP¥12.2tJP¥26.4tJP¥1.1t11.7x11.4x0.5x
Wed, 29 Oct 2025JP¥11.4tJP¥26.4tJP¥974.1b11.8x11.7x0.4x
Fri, 26 Sep 2025JP¥12.1tJP¥26.4tJP¥974.1b12.8x12.4x0.5x
Sun, 24 Aug 2025JP¥13.0tJP¥26.4tJP¥974.1b13.8x13.3x0.5x
Tue, 22 Jul 2025JP¥11.4tJP¥27.0tJP¥1.1t10.8x10.7x0.4x
Thu, 19 Jun 2025JP¥11.1tJP¥26.9tJP¥1.1t10.8x10.5x0.4x
Sat, 17 May 2025JP¥10.6tJP¥28.8tJP¥1.0t10.9x10.3x0.4x
Mon, 14 Apr 2025JP¥9.6tJP¥28.8tJP¥1.0t9.1x9.3x0.3x
Wed, 12 Mar 2025JP¥11.3tJP¥28.8tJP¥1.0t10.4x10.9x0.4x
Fri, 07 Feb 2025JP¥11.7tJP¥28.9tJP¥911.2b12.8x12.8x0.4x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025JP¥11.3tJP¥28.9tJP¥911.2b12.5x12.4x0.4x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024JP¥11.6tJP¥28.9tJP¥911.2b12.6x12.7x0.4x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024JP¥10.4tJP¥28.2tJP¥947.4b11.4x11x0.4x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024JP¥10.3tJP¥28.2tJP¥947.4b11.7x10.8x0.4x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024JP¥10.8tJP¥28.2tJP¥947.4b12.5x11.4x0.4x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024JP¥12.3tJP¥27.8tJP¥781.0b15.7x15.8x0.4x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024JP¥11.4tJP¥27.7tJP¥781.0b14x14.5x0.4x
Sun, 19 May 2024JP¥10.8tJP¥25.4tJP¥735.6b13.5x14.7x0.4x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024JP¥10.5tJP¥25.8tJP¥732.3b13.8x14.4x0.4x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024JP¥10.8tJP¥25.8tJP¥732.3b13.7x14.8x0.4x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024JP¥10.0tJP¥26.0tJP¥746.0b13.4x13.4x0.4x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024JP¥9.7tJP¥26.0tJP¥746.0b12.6x13x0.4x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023JP¥9.7tJP¥26.0tJP¥746.0b13x12.9x0.4x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023JP¥10.4tJP¥26.2tJP¥533.3b14.8x19.4x0.4x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023JP¥9.4tJP¥26.2tJP¥533.3b13.2x17.7x0.4x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023JP¥8.6tJP¥26.2tJP¥533.3b12.3x16.1x0.3x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023JP¥8.2tJP¥25.7tJP¥583.7b8.3x14.1x0.3x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023JP¥8.2tJP¥24.7tJP¥583.7b8.2x14x0.3x
Mon, 22 May 2023JP¥8.0tJP¥24.9tJP¥583.7b8.3x13.8x0.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13.8x


Total Market Cap: JP¥8.0tTotal Earnings: JP¥583.7bTotal Revenue: JP¥24.9tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Life and Health Insurance Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 13.1x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Japanese Life and Health Insurance industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 13.1x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.41x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Life and Health Insurance industry have grown 23% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 2.8% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does Japanese Life and Health Insurance compare with similar industries?

JP Market0.85%
Financials1.47%
Insurance3.62%
Life and Health Insurance3.01%
General Insurance6.81%
Property and Casualty Insurance3.97%
Insurance Brokers1.01%
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
6178 Japan Post HoldingsJP¥1.96k5.6%
+JP¥273.4b		44.7%PE14.2x
8750 Daiichi Life GroupJP¥1.51k4.7%
+JP¥238.1b		44.5%PE11.9x
7181 Japan Post InsuranceJP¥1.63k4.5%
+JP¥75.3b		61.5%PE11.2x
8795 T&D HoldingsJP¥4.03k3.9%
+JP¥73.4b		32.0%PE16.9x
7157 Lifenet InsuranceJP¥1.84k2.1%
+JP¥3.1b		-2.2%PE18.4x

Latest News

7157
JP¥1,838.00
Lifenet Insurance
7D
2.1%
1Y
-2.2%
8750
JP¥1,506.00
Daiichi Life Group
7D
4.7%
1Y
44.5%
8795
JP¥4,031.00
T&D Holdings
7D
3.9%
1Y
32.0%
7181
JP¥1,628.00
Japan Post Insurance
7D
4.5%
1Y
61.5%
Narrative Update • Apr 28

7181: Buybacks Stock Split And Leadership Transition Will Shape Balanced Future Outlook

Analysts have kept their price target for Japan Post Insurance steady at ¥1,692.67, citing unchanged views on fair value, discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E assumptions. What's in the News The board nomination committee decided on director candidates and an unofficial change in Representative Executive Officer, with the planned resignation of CEO TANIGAKI Kunio following the April 10, 2026 meeting (Key Developments).
6178
JP¥1,959.00
Japan Post Holdings
7D
5.6%
1Y
44.7%