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Discovery LimitedJSE:DSBP Stock Report

Market Cap R173.2b
Updated 1m ago
Share Price
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1Y6.8%
7D3.9%
1D0.8%
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Discovery Limited

JSE:DSBP Stock Report

Market Cap: R173.2b

  • Company Overview
  • Valuation
  • Future Growth
  • Past Performance
  • Financial Health
  • Dividend
  • Management
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  • Other Information
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Discovery (DSBP) Stock Overview

Provides various insurance products and services primarily in South Africa and the United Kingdom. More details

DSBP fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation1/6
Future Growth2/6
Past Performance5/6
Financial Health6/6
Dividends0/6

Rewards

Earnings are forecast to grow 10.23% per year

Earnings grew by 39.5% over the past year

Risk Analysis

No risks detected for DSBP from our risk checks.

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PastFuture083b2016201920222025202620282031Revenue R66.4bEarnings R10.3b
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Discovery Limited Competitors

Sanlam

Symbol: JSE:SLM
Market cap: R178.1b

Old Mutual

Symbol: JSE:OMU
Market cap: R52.6b

Momentum Group

Symbol: JSE:MTM
Market cap: R49.9b

OUTsurance Group

Symbol: JSE:OUT
Market cap: R134.3b

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Discovery
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceR133.00
52 Week HighR141.05
52 Week LowR108.16
Beta0.57
1 Month Change0.76%
3 Month Change2.72%
1 Year Change6.83%
3 Year Change40.00%
5 Year Change54.10%
Change since IPO22.02%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

DSBPZA InsuranceZA Market
7D3.9%-0.7%-0.01%
1Y6.8%10.3%10.6%

Return vs Industry: DSBP underperformed the ZA Insurance industry which returned 8.8% over the past year.

Return vs Market: DSBP underperformed the ZA Market which returned 11.8% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is DSBP's price volatile compared to industry and market?
DSBP volatility
DSBP Average Weekly Movement5.2%
Insurance Industry Average Movement3.1%
Market Average Movement4.5%
10% most volatile stocks in ZA Market11.2%
10% least volatile stocks in ZA Market2.5%

Stable Share Price: DSBP has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the ZA market.

Volatility Over Time: DSBP's weekly volatility (5%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
1992n/aAdrian Gorewww.discovery.co.za

Discovery Limited provides various insurance products and services primarily in South Africa and the United Kingdom. It operates through the SA Health, SA Life, SA Invest, SA Insure, SA Bank, UK Health, UK Life, and All Other segments. The company offers health, life, car, travel, business, and home insurance; motor, building, household content, and portable possessions insurance; private medical insurance; and commercial short-term risk insurance.

Discovery Limited Fundamentals Summary

How do Discovery's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
DSBP fundamental statistics
Market capR173.20b
Earnings (TTM)R13.00b
Revenue (TTM)R83.40b
13.3x
P/E Ratio
2.1x
P/S Ratio

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Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
DSBP income statement (TTM)
RevenueR83.40b
Cost of RevenueR40.29b
Gross ProfitR43.11b
Other ExpensesR30.12b
EarningsR13.00b

Last Reported Earnings

Jun 30, 2026

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)19.32
Gross Margin51.69%
Net Profit Margin15.58%
Debt/Equity Ratio21.6%

How did DSBP perform over the long term?

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Dividends

1.5%
Current Dividend Yield
20%
Payout Ratio

Does DSBP pay a reliable dividends?

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When do you need to buy DSBP by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Discovery dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateSep 22 2026
Dividend Pay DateSep 28 2026
Days until Ex dividend11 days
Days until Dividend pay date17 days

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/09/10 12:59
End of Day Share Price 2026/09/09 00:00
Earnings2026/06/30
Annual Earnings2026/06/30

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
  • SEC Form 10-K
  • SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
  • Analyst Research Reports
  • Blue Matrix
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
  • ICE Market Data
  • SEC Form S-1
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
  • SEC Form 4
  • SEC Form 13D
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
  • SEC Form 10-K
  • SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements
  • SEC Form 8-K

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

Analysis Model and Snowflake

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Discovery Limited is covered by 12 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Adrienne DamantAvior Capital Markets
Robert RiceBarclays
Linda Sun-MattisonBernstein

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