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Taiwanese (TAIEX) Insurance Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 26, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies13
  • 7D-1.6%
  • 3M-5.0%
  • 1Y5.5%
  • YTD-3.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Insurance industry has dropped 3.1%, driven by Cathay Financial Holding declining 2.7%. In the past year, the industry has gained 4.2%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 5.0% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Taiwanese Insurance Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 26 Mar 2026NT$2.8tNT$2.9tNT$267.1b10.1x10.5x1x
Sat, 21 Feb 2026NT$3.0tNT$2.7tNT$231.4b11.2x12.8x1.1x
Mon, 19 Jan 2026NT$2.9tNT$2.7tNT$231.4b11.4x12.5x1.1x
Wed, 17 Dec 2025NT$2.8tNT$2.7tNT$231.4b11.5x12.1x1x
Fri, 14 Nov 2025NT$2.8tNT$3.0tNT$226.0b11.2x12.2x0.9x
Sun, 12 Oct 2025NT$2.7tNT$3.0tNT$222.3b12.5x12x0.9x
Tue, 09 Sep 2025NT$2.6tNT$2.7tNT$222.2b11.7x11.5x0.9x
Thu, 07 Aug 2025NT$2.5tNT$2.3tNT$305.2b9.2x8.2x1.1x
Sat, 05 Jul 2025NT$2.6tNT$2.6tNT$310.0b9.6x8.5x1x
Mon, 02 Jun 2025NT$2.6tNT$2.6tNT$308.8b9.6x8.6x1x
Wed, 30 Apr 2025NT$2.6tNT$2.4tNT$322.4b9.8x8x1.1x
Fri, 28 Mar 2025NT$2.9tNT$2.4tNT$322.4b10.3x9x1.2x
Sun, 23 Feb 2025NT$3.0tNT$2.9tNT$258.5b10.4x11.6x1x
Tue, 21 Jan 2025NT$2.9tNT$2.7tNT$258.5b10.2x11.1x1.1x
Thu, 19 Dec 2024NT$3.0tNT$2.6tNT$254.8b10.9x11.6x1.1x
Sat, 16 Nov 2024NT$2.9tNT$2.1tNT$249.4b10.8x11.6x1.4x
Mon, 14 Oct 2024NT$2.9tNT$2.1tNT$249.7b11.2x11.7x1.4x
Wed, 11 Sep 2024NT$2.7tNT$2.1tNT$249.7b10.5x10.9x1.3x
Fri, 09 Aug 2024NT$2.5tNT$2.0tNT$192.8b10.2x13.1x1.2x
Sun, 07 Jul 2024NT$2.6tNT$2.0tNT$192.8b10.7x13.6x1.3x
Tue, 04 Jun 2024NT$2.4tNT$2.2tNT$192.8b10.6x12.3x1.1x
Thu, 02 May 2024NT$2.2tNT$2.3tNT$119.4b10.7x18.2x1x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024NT$2.1tNT$2.3tNT$119.3b9.8x17.7x0.9x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024NT$1.9tNT$2.0tNT$49.6b14.8x37.8x0.9x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024NT$1.8tNT$2.0tNT$49.6b14.4x37x0.9x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023NT$1.8tNT$2.0tNT$49.6b15.5x37.1x0.9x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023NT$2.1tNT$1.9tNT$29.4b15.3x70x1.1x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023NT$1.9tNT$1.9tNT$28.9b16x66.8x1x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023NT$2.0tNT$1.7tNT$28.9b16x68.3x1.2x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023NT$2.0tNT$1.8tNT$8.0b17.9x246.6x1.1x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023NT$1.8tNT$1.7tNT$8.0b17.7x226.9x1x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023NT$2.0tNT$1.6tNT$8.0b17.8x251.3x1.2x
Fri, 05 May 2023NT$1.9tNT$1.2tNT$88.4b15.1x21.8x1.7x
Sun, 02 Apr 2023NT$1.7tNT$975.1bNT$86.9b14.1x19.9x1.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.9x


Total Market Cap: NT$1.7tTotal Earnings: NT$86.9bTotal Revenue: NT$975.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Taiwanese Insurance Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 38.1x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Taiwanese 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 10.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 38.1x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.94x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Insurance industry have grown 45% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 44% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Taiwanese Financials industry?

TW Market-2.43%
Financials-0.49%
Insurance-1.55%
Reinsurance3.44%
Insurance Brokers-0.48%
Property and Casualty Insurance-1.01%
Life and Health Insurance-1.60%
General Insurance-7.41%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Insurance Brokers industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 19.5x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Reinsurance industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 17.1x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Life and Health Insurance industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 5.0% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 28% per year.
  • In contrast, the Life and Health Insurance industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 5.0% 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
2867 Mercuries Life InsuranceNT$7.701.6%
+NT$707.9m		16.0%PE38.6x
2905 Mercuries & Associates HoldingNT$14.552.5%
+NT$368.6m		2.5%PE20.3x
2851 Central ReinsuranceNT$30.651.0%
+NT$240.1m		8.9%PE8.4x
2850 Shinkong InsuranceNT$116.500.4%
+NT$158.0m		2.2%PE9.5x
2816 Union InsuranceNT$31.401.8%
+NT$123.0m		-3.1%PE6.7x

Latest News

2882
NT$70.70
Cathay Financial Holding
7D
-1.3%
1Y
8.3%

2882: Fair Value Will Hold As Margin Shift Reshapes Future P/E

Analysts now set their price target for Cathay Financial Holding at NT$75.09, up from NT$73.91. This reflects updated assumptions around discount rates, profit margins and future P/E expectations.
2883
NT$19.85
KGI Financial Holding
7D
-0.5%
1Y
9.9%
2867
NT$7.70
Mercuries Life Insurance
7D
1.6%
1Y
16.0%
2905
NT$14.55
Mercuries & Associates Holding
7D
2.5%
1Y
2.5%
5859
NT$15.75
Farglory Life Insurance
7D
-0.9%
1Y
-3.7%
2850
NT$116.50
Shinkong Insurance
7D
0.4%
1Y
2.2%
2816
NT$31.40
Union Insurance
7D
1.8%
1Y
-3.1%
5878
NT$41.40
Taiming Assurance BrokerLtd
7D
-1.0%
1Y
-9.0%
2832
NT$47.30
Taiwan Fire & Marine Insurance
7D
-0.2%
1Y
-4.9%
2851
NT$30.65
Central Reinsurance
7D
1.0%
1Y
8.9%
2852
NT$25.95
First Insurance
7D
0.4%
1Y
-15.7%
6028
NT$100.00
Golden Insurance BrokersLtd
7D
-7.0%
1Y
-21.4%