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U.S. Insurance Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 16, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies128
  • 7D2.7%
  • 3M2.8%
  • 1Y-4.6%
  • YTD-1.9%

In the last week, the Insurance industry is up 2.7%, with MetLife leading the way with a 3.9% gain. Meanwhile, Accelerant Holdings actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 9.2% in the last week. In the past year, the industry is down 4.6%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 2.3% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 16 Jun 2026US$1.3tUS$959.6bUS$114.0b11.2x11.7x1.4x
Thu, 14 May 2026US$1.3tUS$960.5bUS$114.1b10.8x11.3x1.3x
Sat, 11 Apr 2026US$1.3tUS$946.2bUS$105.4b11.4x12.5x1.4x
Mon, 09 Mar 2026US$1.3tUS$948.2bUS$105.3b11.6x12.7x1.4x
Wed, 04 Feb 2026US$1.4tUS$937.9bUS$101.7b13.3x13.3x1.4x
Fri, 02 Jan 2026US$1.4tUS$931.1bUS$99.3b13.2x14.1x1.5x
Sun, 30 Nov 2025US$1.4tUS$931.0bUS$99.2b13.2x13.9x1.5x
Tue, 28 Oct 2025US$1.4tUS$925.9bUS$90.6b13.5x14.9x1.5x
Thu, 25 Sep 2025US$1.4tUS$919.1bUS$88.7b13.7x15.8x1.5x
Sat, 23 Aug 2025US$1.4tUS$918.4bUS$88.5b14.7x16.1x1.5x
Mon, 21 Jul 2025US$1.4tUS$908.2bUS$84.9b14.4x16.2x1.5x
Wed, 18 Jun 2025US$1.4tUS$904.1bUS$82.6b14.1x17.2x1.6x
Fri, 16 May 2025US$1.4tUS$902.8bUS$82.1b15.1x17.4x1.6x
Sun, 13 Apr 2025US$1.4tUS$897.3bUS$92.9b13x15.2x1.6x
Tue, 11 Mar 2025US$1.4tUS$897.4bUS$93.0b12.8x15.6x1.6x
Thu, 06 Feb 2025US$1.4tUS$895.8bUS$88.8b13.2x15.7x1.6x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025US$1.3tUS$892.9bUS$91.5b13x14.7x1.5x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024US$1.5tUS$893.2bUS$91.1b13.8x16.2x1.7x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024US$1.4tUS$865.5bUS$90.9b13.5x15.2x1.6x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024US$1.4tUS$855.0bUS$87.4b14.1x15.9x1.6x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024US$1.3tUS$855.4bUS$87.0b13.9x15.5x1.6x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024US$1.2tUS$825.2bUS$80.8b13x15x1.5x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024US$1.2tUS$823.4bUS$79.2b13.1x14.9x1.4x
Sat, 18 May 2024US$1.2tUS$781.0bUS$76.1b12.7x15.7x1.5x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024US$1.1tUS$795.6bUS$68.8b14.5x16.5x1.4x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024US$1.2tUS$792.4bUS$66.9b14.1x17.4x1.5x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024US$1.1tUS$785.9bUS$61.2b12.2x18.1x1.4x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024US$1.1tUS$790.2bUS$48.8b12.7x22.8x1.4x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023US$1.1tUS$792.8bUS$47.5b13x23.2x1.4x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023US$1.0tUS$809.9bUS$44.0b14.4x23.8x1.3x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023US$1.0tUS$799.4bUS$38.7b14.5x26.9x1.3x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023US$1.0tUS$799.2bUS$38.7b14.8x26.2x1.3x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023US$1.0tUS$783.9bUS$37.6b15.4x26.9x1.3x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023US$968.6bUS$774.5bUS$35.1b15.7x27.6x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

27.6x


Total Market Cap: US$968.6bTotal Earnings: US$35.1bTotal Revenue: US$774.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Insurance Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.2x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American 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 11.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 17.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Insurance industry have grown 48% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.4% 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 U.S. Financials industry?

US Market2.20%
Financials3.23%
Insurance2.73%
Reinsurance4.17%
Life and Health Insurance3.99%
General Insurance3.82%
Insurance Brokers2.37%
Property and Casualty Insurance2.35%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Insurance Brokers industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 35.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 13.3%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 58.4% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Reinsurance industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 10.3x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Insurance Brokers industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 13% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 58% per year.
  • In contrast, the Property and Casualty Insurance industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 4.3% 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
MET MetLifeUS$87.663.9%
+US$2.1b		11.8%PE16.4x
TRV Travelers CompaniesUS$306.473.3%
+US$2.1b		15.6%PE8.6x
CB ChubbUS$326.951.6%
+US$2.0b		14.1%PE11.2x
PGR ProgressiveUS$203.501.6%
+US$1.9b		-23.6%PE10.3x
MAAS MaaseUS$15.1137.7%
+US$1.8b		n/aPS12972.2x

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