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U.S. Insurance Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 07, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies124
  • 7D1.7%
  • 3M2.3%
  • 1Y16.8%
  • YTD6.2%

In the last week, the Insurance industry is up 1.7%, with Arthur J. Gallagher up 6.7%. This means that the industry has gained 17% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 07 May 2025US$1.4tUS$895.6bUS$84.9b14.4x16.8x1.6x
Fri, 04 Apr 2025US$1.5tUS$897.3bUS$92.9b13.8x16.2x1.7x
Sun, 02 Mar 2025US$1.5tUS$896.5bUS$93.2b13.3x15.8x1.6x
Tue, 28 Jan 2025US$1.4tUS$894.1bUS$91.8b12.8x15x1.5x
Thu, 26 Dec 2024US$1.4tUS$893.2bUS$91.1b13.1x15x1.5x
Sat, 23 Nov 2024US$1.4tUS$893.2bUS$91.0b13.7x15.8x1.6x
Mon, 21 Oct 2024US$1.4tUS$860.8bUS$89.4b14.2x15.9x1.7x
Wed, 18 Sep 2024US$1.4tUS$855.2bUS$87.4b14.3x16x1.6x
Fri, 16 Aug 2024US$1.3tUS$855.4bUS$87.0b13.5x15.1x1.5x
Sun, 14 Jul 2024US$1.2tUS$820.7bUS$79.0b13.5x15.2x1.5x
Tue, 11 Jun 2024US$1.2tUS$823.4bUS$79.2b13x14.9x1.4x
Thu, 09 May 2024US$1.2tUS$819.5bUS$79.4b13x14.8x1.4x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024US$1.2tUS$792.6bUS$66.9b14.6x17.6x1.5x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024US$1.1tUS$791.6bUS$66.6b14.9x17.1x1.4x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024US$1.2tUS$794.3bUS$49.9b12.9x23.2x1.5x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023US$1.1tUS$792.9bUS$47.7b13.1x22.9x1.4x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023US$1.1tUS$792.8bUS$47.5b12.6x23.2x1.4x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023US$1.0tUS$804.2bUS$40.0b14.5x25.5x1.3x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023US$1.1tUS$799.3bUS$38.7b14.8x27.3x1.3x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023US$1.0tUS$799.0bUS$38.6b15.2x26.2x1.3x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023US$974.2bUS$781.6bUS$37.8b15.2x25.8x1.2x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023US$970.4bUS$774.5bUS$35.1b15.4x27.6x1.3x
Fri, 12 May 2023US$973.0bUS$774.1bUS$35.7b15.9x27.3x1.3x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023US$966.4bUS$759.1bUS$44.1b15.3x21.9x1.3x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023US$1.0tUS$759.7bUS$44.1b17.3x23.1x1.3x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023US$1.0tUS$782.4bUS$53.2b16.4x19.6x1.3x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022US$1.0tUS$777.8bUS$54.7b14.9x18.6x1.3x
Mon, 28 Nov 2022US$1.0tUS$777.8bUS$54.6b14.4x19x1.3x
Wed, 26 Oct 2022US$957.1bUS$766.4bUS$63.5b13.7x15.1x1.2x
Fri, 23 Sep 2022US$921.2bUS$795.2bUS$74.2b13.1x12.4x1.2x
Sun, 21 Aug 2022US$983.4bUS$775.5bUS$56.6b14.3x17.4x1.3x
Tue, 19 Jul 2022US$924.8bUS$783.0bUS$77.4b11.3x12x1.2x
Thu, 16 Jun 2022US$938.1bUS$787.8bUS$79.3b11.2x11.8x1.2x
Sat, 14 May 2022US$1.0tUS$787.9bUS$79.2b10.9x12.9x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12.9x


Total Market Cap: US$1.0tTotal Earnings: US$79.2bTotal Revenue: US$787.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Insurance Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.5x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American 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 18.5x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.4x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Insurance industry have grown 2.3% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 4.4% 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 Market0.85%
Financials0.78%
Insurance1.69%
Insurance Brokers3.15%
Property and Casualty Insurance1.84%
Reinsurance1.07%
Life and Health Insurance-0.91%
General Insurance-1.70%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Insurance Brokers industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 36.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 19.7%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 5.4% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Life and Health Insurance industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 43.6x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Reinsurance industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 23% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 35% per year.
  • In contrast, the Property and Casualty Insurance industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.5% 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
AJG Arthur J. GallagherUS$338.276.7%
+US$5.5b
38.1%PE55.6x
PGR ProgressiveUS$283.662.7%
+US$4.3b
31.7%PE19.1x
MMC Marsh & McLennan CompaniesUS$226.702.1%
+US$2.3b
11.3%PE27.6x
AON AonUS$357.932.3%
+US$1.7b
24.1%PE30.3x
CB ChubbUS$289.001.4%
+US$1.6b
14.7%PE13.7x
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PRU

US$101.88

Prudential Financial

7D

-2.1%

1Y

-12.3%

AFL

US$105.90

Aflac

7D

-2.5%

1Y

25.1%

SPNT

US$19.54

SiriusPoint

7D

14.8%

1Y

60.6%

PGR

US$283.66

Progressive

7D

2.7%

1Y

31.7%

SLQT

US$2.48

SelectQuote

7D

-24.6%

1Y

2.1%

HIG

US$126.58

Hartford Insurance Group

7D

3.6%

1Y

27.4%

EG

US$344.61

Everest Group

7D

-4.1%

1Y

-9.0%

AON

US$357.93

Aon

7D

2.3%

1Y

24.1%

CB

US$289.00

Chubb

7D

1.4%

1Y

14.7%