South African (JSE) Insurance Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 17, 2026

DataAggregated Company Financials

Companies6

7D-1.5%
3M3.7%
1Y7.9%
YTD1.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Insurance industry has dropped 1.5%, driven by a pullback from Sanlam of 2.6%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 7.9%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the South African Insurance Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

Date	Market Cap	Revenue	Earnings	PE	Absolute PE	PS
Mon, 17 Aug 2026	R635.1b	R620.3b	R50.0b	11.2x	12.7x	1x
Wed, 15 Jul 2026	R635.6b	R620.3b	R50.0b	11.2x	12.7x	1x
Fri, 12 Jun 2026	R634.7b	R625.3b	R50.9b	10.8x	12.5x	1x
Sun, 10 May 2026	R631.3b	R625.3b	R50.9b	10.7x	12.4x	1x
Tue, 07 Apr 2026	R622.3b	R625.3b	R50.9b	10.7x	12.2x	1x
Thu, 05 Mar 2026	R663.1b	R585.8b	R52.2b	10.7x	12.7x	1.1x
Sat, 31 Jan 2026	R648.2b	R582.0b	R51.2b	10.8x	12.7x	1.1x
Mon, 29 Dec 2025	R637.4b	R582.0b	R51.2b	10.5x	12.5x	1.1x
Wed, 26 Nov 2025	R616.1b	R582.0b	R51.2b	9.9x	12x	1.1x
Fri, 24 Oct 2025	R616.6b	R582.0b	R51.2b	10x	12x	1.1x
Sun, 21 Sep 2025	R589.4b	R582.0b	R51.2b	9.2x	11.5x	1x
Tue, 19 Aug 2025	R591.6b	R538.6b	R48.6b	9.6x	12.2x	1.1x
Thu, 17 Jul 2025	R588.0b	R538.6b	R48.6b	9.5x	12.1x	1.1x
Sat, 14 Jun 2025	R596.5b	R538.6b	R48.6b	9.5x	12.3x	1.1x
Mon, 12 May 2025	R582.7b	R538.6b	R48.6b	9.4x	12x	1.1x
Wed, 09 Apr 2025	R517.3b	R538.6b	R48.6b	8.2x	10.6x	1x
Fri, 07 Mar 2025	R550.8b	R532.0b	R47.0b	11.7x	11.7x	1x
Sun, 02 Feb 2025	R523.6b	R499.5b	R42.9b	12.7x	12.2x	1x
Tue, 31 Dec 2024	R552.3b	R499.5b	R42.9b	12.7x	12.9x	1.1x
Thu, 28 Nov 2024	R553.3b	R499.5b	R42.9b	13.7x	12.9x	1.1x
Sat, 26 Oct 2024	R527.2b	R499.5b	R42.9b	12.3x	12.3x	1.1x
Mon, 23 Sep 2024	R518.7b	R568.8b	R42.7b	12.1x	12.2x	0.9x
Wed, 21 Aug 2024	R480.7b	R587.7b	R34.6b	15x	13.9x	0.8x
Fri, 19 Jul 2024	R450.8b	R587.7b	R34.6b	14.1x	13x	0.8x
Sun, 16 Jun 2024	R425.8b	R587.7b	R34.6b	13x	12.3x	0.7x
Tue, 14 May 2024	R403.8b	R587.7b	R34.6b	12.6x	11.7x	0.7x
Thu, 11 Apr 2024	R391.0b	R587.7b	R34.6b	11.9x	11.3x	0.7x
Sat, 09 Mar 2024	R427.4b	R573.3b	R33.6b	13.4x	12.7x	0.7x
Mon, 05 Feb 2024	R424.8b	R560.1b	R33.8b	11.9x	12.6x	0.8x
Wed, 03 Jan 2024	R434.3b	R560.1b	R33.8b	11.8x	12.9x	0.8x
Fri, 01 Dec 2023	R410.3b	R560.1b	R33.8b	12x	12.2x	0.7x
Sun, 29 Oct 2023	R395.1b	R560.1b	R33.8b	11.3x	11.7x	0.7x
Tue, 26 Sep 2023	R426.5b	R550.6b	R34.2b	12.3x	12.5x	0.8x
Thu, 24 Aug 2023	R413.4b	R386.2b	R33.7b	12.4x	12.3x	1.1x

Price to Earnings Ratio

12.3x

Thu, 24 Aug 2023

Current Industry PE

Investors are relatively neutral on the South African 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 12.3x.

The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.95x.

Past Earnings Growth

The earnings for companies in the Insurance industry have grown 14% per year over the last three years.
Revenues for these companies have grown 17% 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 South African Financials industry?


ZA Market	-2.71%
Financials	-1.60%
Insurance	-1.52%
Insurance Brokers	0%	0
General Insurance	0%	0
Property and Casualty Insurance	-0.55%
Life and Health Insurance	-1.87%

Industry PE

Investors are most optimistic about the Property and Casualty Insurance industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 18.5x.

Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 11.7%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 14.5% per year.

Investors are most pessimistic about the Life and Health Insurance industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 11.1x.

Forecasted Growth

Analysts are most optimistic on the Property and Casualty Insurance industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 12% over the next 5 years.
This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.