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South African (JSE) Life and Health Insurance Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 23, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D0.2%
  • 3M5.4%
  • 1Y23.3%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, Life and Health Insurance has been flat. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 23% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 10.0% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 23 Jun 2025R428.5bR455.1bR40.7b9.1x10.5x0.9x
Wed, 21 May 2025R418.5bR455.1bR40.7b9.1x10.3x0.9x
Fri, 18 Apr 2025R391.1bR455.1bR40.7b8.2x9.6x0.9x
Sun, 16 Mar 2025R397.3bR449.9bR39.8b9.1x10x0.9x
Tue, 11 Feb 2025R394.2bR421.0bR35.9b10.3x11x0.9x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025R413.1bR421.0bR35.9b10.9x11.5x1x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024R421.8bR421.0bR35.9b11.3x11.7x1x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024R397.6bR421.0bR35.9b10.9x11.1x0.9x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024R400.5bR421.0bR35.9b10.7x11.2x1x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024R383.9bR516.2bR28.7b10.3x13.4x0.7x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024R344.0bR516.2bR28.7b9.2x12x0.7x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024R341.1bR516.2bR28.7b9x11.9x0.7x
Thu, 23 May 2024R315.3bR516.2bR28.7b8.7x11x0.6x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024R280.1bR516.2bR28.7b8.6x9.7x0.5x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024R317.7bR523.4bR28.4b7.8x11.2x0.6x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024R326.3bR505.1bR28.1b8.3x11.6x0.6x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024R328.9bR505.1bR28.1b8.3x11.7x0.7x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023R316.4bR505.1bR28.1b7.4x11.3x0.6x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023R324.3bR505.1bR28.1b7.7x11.5x0.6x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023R310.2bR505.1bR28.1b7.8x11x0.6x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023R330.9bR331.3bR29.4b8.1x11.2x1x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023R392.8bR354.1bR31.7b10.7x12.4x1.1x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023R351.0bR354.1bR31.7b9.7x11.1x1x
Fri, 26 May 2023R321.5bR354.1bR31.7b8.3x10.2x0.9x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023R338.6bR354.1bR31.7b8.9x10.7x1x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023R333.2bR359.4bR30.6b8.6x10.9x0.9x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023R355.6bR432.8bR31.1b9.2x11.4x0.8x
Sat, 14 Jan 2023R334.1bR432.8bR31.1b8.7x10.7x0.8x
Mon, 12 Dec 2022R303.4bR432.8bR31.1b8.5x9.8x0.7x
Wed, 09 Nov 2022R314.5bR432.8bR31.1b9.1x10.1x0.7x
Fri, 07 Oct 2022R284.2bR432.8bR31.1b8.9x9.1x0.7x
Sun, 04 Sep 2022R311.9bR592.3bR25.9b14.6x12.1x0.5x
Tue, 02 Aug 2022R313.6bR703.8bR23.6b14.8x13.3x0.4x
Thu, 30 Jun 2022R323.9bR703.8bR23.6b15.6x13.7x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13.7x


Total Market Cap: R323.9bTotal Earnings: R23.6bTotal Revenue: R703.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South African Life and Health Insurance Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 11.1x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the South African Life and Health 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 11.1x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.77x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Life and Health Insurance industry have grown 20% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 14% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since cost of doing business is lower, profits have been increasing.

Industry Comparison

How does South African Life and Health Insurance compare with similar industries?

ZA Market-0.66%
Financials0.36%
Insurance0.061%
Life and Health Insurance0.24%
Insurance Brokers0%0
General Insurance0%0
Property and Casualty Insurance-0.39%
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
SLM SanlamR88.021.5%
+R2.7b
10.5%PE9.7x
CLI ClientèleR12.004.8%
+R249.3m
11.6%PE6.3x