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U.S. Insurance Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 06, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies126
  • 7D-0.5%
  • 3M-1.9%
  • 1Y25.9%
  • YTD11.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Insurance industry has remained flat. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 26% in that time. Earnings are forecast to grow by 9.1% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 07 Jul 2024US$1.2tUS$823.2bUS$79.2b13.3x14.8x1.4x
Tue, 04 Jun 2024US$1.2tUS$823.4bUS$79.2b12.6x15.1x1.5x
Thu, 02 May 2024US$1.1tUS$812.9bUS$71.9b14.1x15.9x1.4x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024US$1.2tUS$792.6bUS$67.0b15.2x17.9x1.5x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024US$1.1tUS$791.7bUS$65.9b14.3x17.3x1.4x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024US$1.2tUS$790.3bUS$48.9b13.4x23.6x1.5x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023US$1.1tUS$792.9bUS$47.7b13.2x22.6x1.4x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023US$1.1tUS$792.6bUS$47.3b13x22.8x1.4x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023US$1.1tUS$802.3bUS$39.9b15x26.6x1.3x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023US$1.0tUS$799.3bUS$38.7b14.8x26.7x1.3x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023US$1.0tUS$799.0bUS$38.5b14.6x26.5x1.3x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023US$985.3bUS$777.8bUS$36.9b16.1x26.7x1.3x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023US$959.2bUS$774.5bUS$35.1b15.2x27.3x1.2x
Fri, 05 May 2023US$953.5bUS$775.9bUS$45.5b14.6x20.9x1.2x
Sun, 02 Apr 2023US$956.7bUS$759.1bUS$44.1b14.7x21.7x1.3x
Tue, 28 Feb 2023US$1.0tUS$763.4bUS$42.8b16.2x23.9x1.3x
Thu, 26 Jan 2023US$1.0tUS$779.2bUS$54.3b15.5x19.2x1.3x
Sat, 24 Dec 2022US$1.0tUS$777.8bUS$54.7b14.8x18.6x1.3x
Mon, 21 Nov 2022US$1.0tUS$774.6bUS$53.9b14.3x18.7x1.3x
Wed, 19 Oct 2022US$951.3bUS$768.0bUS$63.3b14.3x15x1.2x
Fri, 16 Sep 2022US$958.0bUS$795.2bUS$74.2b13.8x12.9x1.2x
Sun, 14 Aug 2022US$935.6bUS$767.4bUS$63.4b14x14.8x1.2x
Tue, 12 Jul 2022US$957.3bUS$783.4bUS$78.7b12x12.2x1.2x
Thu, 09 Jun 2022US$1.0tUS$787.8bUS$79.2b11.9x12.8x1.3x
Sat, 07 May 2022US$1.1tUS$785.8bUS$78.0b10.8x13.5x1.3x
Mon, 04 Apr 2022US$1.1tUS$789.0bUS$87.2b11.3x13x1.4x
Wed, 02 Mar 2022US$1.0tUS$816.8bUS$91.9b10x11.4x1.3x
Fri, 28 Jan 2022US$1.0tUS$803.6bUS$87.8b11x11.9x1.3x
Sun, 26 Dec 2021US$1.1tUS$801.0bUS$88.3b10.5x12.2x1.3x
Tue, 23 Nov 2021US$1.1tUS$801.0bUS$88.3b10.8x12.2x1.3x
Thu, 21 Oct 2021US$1.1tUS$772.9bUS$88.9b10.1x12.2x1.4x
Sat, 18 Sep 2021US$1.0tUS$771.4bUS$90.5b9.5x11.2x1.3x
Mon, 16 Aug 2021US$1.0tUS$771.8bUS$90.4b9.9x11.4x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

11x


Total Market Cap: US$994.7bTotal Earnings: US$90.4bTotal Revenue: US$771.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Insurance Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.7x202220232024
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 14.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 17.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Insurance industry have declined 4.3% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 2.2% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.S. Financials industry?

US Market1.82%
Financials0.60%
Insurance-0.49%
Insurance Brokers1.37%
General Insurance-0.51%
Life and Health Insurance-0.86%
Property and Casualty Insurance-0.96%
Reinsurance-1.93%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Insurance Brokers industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 34.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 17.9%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 28.7% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Reinsurance industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Insurance Brokers industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 18% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 29% per year.
  • In contrast, the General Insurance industry is expected to see its earnings growth to stay flat over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
MMC Marsh & McLennan CompaniesUS$213.921.5%
+US$1.6b
16.3%PE26.9x
PGR ProgressiveUS$210.181.2%
+US$1.4b
60.1%PE21.5x
AJG Arthur J. GallagherUS$264.672.1%
+US$1.2b
23.6%PE53x
AON AonUS$295.860.8%
+US$495.7m
-11.8%PE24.9x
ESGR Enstar GroupUS$329.527.8%
+US$349.3m
35.1%PE6.2x
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RNR

US$211.47

RenaissanceRe Holdings

7D

-5.4%

1Y

10.9%

ACGL

US$98.15

Arch Capital Group

7D

-2.7%

1Y

31.2%

OSCR

US$16.78

Oscar Health

7D

6.1%

1Y

118.8%

BRO

US$90.52

Brown & Brown

7D

1.2%

1Y

33.5%

AJG

US$264.67

Arthur J. Gallagher

7D

2.1%

1Y

23.6%

PGR

US$210.18

Progressive

7D

1.2%

1Y

60.1%

CB

US$252.51

Chubb

7D

-1.0%

1Y

31.8%

MKL

US$1,535.69

Markel Group

7D

-2.5%

1Y

11.5%

AON

US$295.86

Aon

7D

0.8%

1Y

-11.8%

MMC

US$213.92

Marsh & McLennan Companies

7D

1.5%

1Y

16.3%

ESGR

US$329.52

Enstar Group

7D

7.8%

1Y

35.1%