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U.S. Life and Health Insurance Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 29, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies22
  • 7D-0.3%
  • 3M-7.1%
  • 1Y8.1%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Life and Health Insurance industry has dropped 1.7%, driven by a pullback from Aflac of 1.5%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 9.4%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 9.0% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 29 May 2025US$227.3bUS$243.3bUS$17.6b12.2x12.9x0.9x
Sat, 26 Apr 2025US$227.5bUS$250.3bUS$22.4b10.7x10.2x0.9x
Mon, 24 Mar 2025US$238.5bUS$250.3bUS$22.4b11.3x10.7x1x
Wed, 19 Feb 2025US$232.8bUS$249.4bUS$21.6b12.4x10.8x0.9x
Fri, 17 Jan 2025US$236.2bUS$242.9bUS$14.3b14.2x16.6x1x
Sun, 15 Dec 2024US$233.8bUS$242.9bUS$14.3b14x16.4x1x
Tue, 12 Nov 2024US$237.0bUS$242.9bUS$14.2b14.8x16.7x1x
Thu, 10 Oct 2024US$239.5bUS$229.8bUS$16.6b13.4x14.4x1x
Sat, 07 Sep 2024US$228.8bUS$229.8bUS$16.6b12.7x13.8x1x
Mon, 05 Aug 2024US$218.0bUS$227.8bUS$16.4b10.2x13.3x1x
Wed, 03 Jul 2024US$215.6bUS$225.3bUS$14.8b10.6x14.5x1x
Fri, 31 May 2024US$214.1bUS$225.4bUS$14.8b10.4x14.4x0.9x
Sun, 28 Apr 2024US$210.6bUS$218.2bUS$11.0b14.4x19.2x1x
Tue, 26 Mar 2024US$220.3bUS$216.9bUS$10.3b15.2x21.5x1x
Thu, 22 Feb 2024US$212.7bUS$209.6bUS$10.3b13.6x20.6x1x
Sat, 20 Jan 2024US$258.4bUS$213.6bUS$2.7b13.4x95.5x1.2x
Mon, 18 Dec 2023US$253.8bUS$216.4bUS$1.6b13.4x155.8x1.2x
Wed, 15 Nov 2023US$239.4bUS$216.4bUS$1.6b11.1x147.1x1.1x
Fri, 13 Oct 2023US$244.2bUS$238.9bUS$1.0b12.8x238.9x1x
Sun, 10 Sep 2023US$241.8bUS$238.9bUS$1.0b12.9x236.5x1x
Tue, 08 Aug 2023US$249.9bUS$239.9bUS$3.5b13.8x70.6x1x
Thu, 06 Jul 2023US$233.4bUS$240.0bUS$5.5b12.3x42.5x1x
Sat, 03 Jun 2023US$221.5bUS$240.0bUS$5.5b12.4x40.3x0.9x
Mon, 01 May 2023US$233.1bUS$235.8bUS$11.0b6.8x21.2x1x
Wed, 29 Mar 2023US$219.6bUS$236.5bUS$11.4b8.4x19.3x0.9x
Fri, 24 Feb 2023US$253.9bUS$240.1bUS$10.5b7x24.3x1.1x
Sun, 22 Jan 2023US$254.0bUS$252.2bUS$14.9b6.2x17x1x
Tue, 20 Dec 2022US$248.9bUS$252.2bUS$14.9b5.9x16.7x1x
Thu, 17 Nov 2022US$257.5bUS$248.8bUS$14.2b6.4x18.1x1x
Sat, 15 Oct 2022US$237.6bUS$246.2bUS$19.4b8.6x12.2x1x
Mon, 12 Sep 2022US$244.3bUS$246.2bUS$19.4b9x12.6x1x
Wed, 10 Aug 2022US$192.8bUS$242.2bUS$17.0b9.1x11.3x0.8x
Fri, 08 Jul 2022US$187.4bUS$247.1bUS$21.6b7.6x8.7x0.8x
Sun, 05 Jun 2022US$243.7bUS$247.1bUS$21.6b8.1x11.3x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

11.3x


Total Market Cap: US$243.7bTotal Earnings: US$21.6bTotal Revenue: US$247.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Life and Health Insurance Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 43.6x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American 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 12.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 43.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.99x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Life and Health Insurance industry have declined 6.6% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that although sales have remained flat, 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.S. Life and Health Insurance compare with similar industries?

US Market0.79%
Financials0.66%
Insurance-0.089%
Life and Health Insurance-0.34%
General Insurance0.45%
Insurance Brokers0.45%
Property and Casualty Insurance-0.22%
Reinsurance-0.77%
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 Prudential FinancialUS$102.891.1%
+US$385.9m		-12.4%PE16.1x
PFG Principal Financial GroupUS$77.670.4%
+US$69.5m		-3.4%PE16x
MET MetLifeUS$77.990.1%
+US$60.4m		10.7%PE12.2x
UNM Unum GroupUS$80.590.4%
+US$50.6m		53.8%PE8.9x
LNC Lincoln NationalUS$32.890.8%
+US$46.1m		1.5%PE4.5x
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1.1%

1Y

39.5%

LNC

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7D

0.8%

1Y

1.5%

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PFG

US$77.67

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7D

0.4%

1Y

-3.4%

GL

US$120.05

Globe Life

7D

-0.1%

1Y

45.7%

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OSCR

US$13.89

Oscar Health

7D

-6.5%

1Y

-31.2%

AFL

US$101.99

Aflac

7D

-1.5%

1Y

17.0%

UNM

US$80.59

Unum Group

7D

0.4%

1Y

53.8%

PRI

US$268.33

Primerica

7D

-1.4%

1Y

20.9%

MET

US$77.99

MetLife

7D

0.1%

1Y

10.7%

FG

US$31.36

F&G Annuities & Life

7D

-1.9%

1Y

-19.7%

CIA

US$3.60

Citizens

7D

-5.5%

1Y

18.0%

PRU

US$102.89

Prudential Financial

7D

1.1%

1Y

-12.4%

CNO

US$37.45

CNO Financial Group

7D

-0.9%

1Y

35.6%

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GNW

US$6.88

Genworth Financial

7D

-1.1%

1Y

10.6%