HKG:2318 · HKEX · Insurance
Ping An Insurance (Group) of China is one of the largest financial services groups in the world, headquartered in Shenzhen and operating across insurance, banking, asset management, healthcare, and financial technology.
Current price
HK$50.60
▼ −HK$0.75 (1.46%) today
ET&A View
Last reviewed 16 September 2026
ET&A sees significant upside from the current price with an attractive risk/reward profile.
Ping An Insurance is one of China's strongest integrated financial franchises, combining leading positions in life insurance, property and casualty, banking and asset management with substantial investment assets and a broad…
Business Health
Is the business financially healthy?
Mostly healthy
Profitability stands out.
Overall
Revenue
CN¥986.0bn · ↑ +1% last year
Earnings
CN¥159.3bn · ↑ +6% last year
Profitability
Earns 13% a year on shareholders' money
Capital strength
Its cushion against losses
Dividend
6.1% yield · Pays out 33% of earnings · covered 3.1×
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Ping An Insurance is one of China's strongest integrated financial franchises, combining leading positions in life insurance, property and casualty, banking and asset management with substantial investment assets and a…
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Reported annual results, newest first · Market data. “Growth” is the change in sales on the year before.
| Year | Revenue | Growth | Operating margin | Net income | EPS | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | CN¥927.9bn | +1.2% | — | CN¥134.8bn | CN¥7.44 | CN¥650.3bn |
| FY2024 | CN¥916.6bn | +14.3% | — | CN¥126.6bn | CN¥6.99 | CN¥375.8bn |
| FY2023 | CN¥802.1bn | +5.0% | — | CN¥85.7bn | CN¥4.74 | CN¥352.6bn |
| FY2022 | CN¥763.9bn | — | — | CN¥111.0bn | CN¥6.27 | CN¥467.9bn |
Long-term investors who want growth and income
Also suits: Investors who want a mix of growth and stability
ET&A sees significant upside from the current price with an attractive risk/reward profile.
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Ping An Insurance (Group) of China is one of the largest financial services groups in the world, headquartered in Shenzhen and operating across insurance, banking, asset management, healthcare, and financial technology. The group’s core businesses include life and health insurance, property and casualty insurance, banking through Ping An Bank, wealth management, and investment services, giving it exposure to a broad range of Chinese household and corporate financial activity. Its large customer base and integrated financial ecosystem allow Ping An to cross-sell multiple products across insurance, banking, investment, and healthcare services.
Ping An’s strength comes from its scale, extensive distribution network, strong brand recognition, and diversified financial services model. The company sits at the centre of several long-term themes including rising insurance penetration in China, population ageing, growing demand for private healthcare and retirement products, household wealth accumulation, and the digitalisation of financial services. While the business remains exposed to economic conditions, investment-market performance, and regulatory changes in China, its combination of insurance scale, financial infrastructure, technology investment, and healthcare capabilities makes Ping An one of the most important financial institutions in the Chinese market.
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As of 14 October 2026
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| FCF Yield | Members |
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ET&A Score: ET&A's overall assessment of business quality, valuation, growth and risk, out of 10. It weighs business quality, financial strength, growth, valuation, risk, future prospects.
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Profitable · Strong balance sheet · Soft
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Valuation and share-price swings describe the shares, not the company, so they are judged in the ET&A Score and View instead.
Based on the factors that could be measured (45% of the model).
Each area is scored from 0 to 10 on ET&A’s methodology scales — the same ones our research uses — then given a word: Excellent from 8.5, Strong from 7, Good from 5.5, Average from 4.5, Below Average from 3, Weak below 3. The overall answer is the average of the areas we could rate (at least three); the dividend isn’t part of it.
| Area | Based on | Score | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue |
Rated on 3-year average revenue growth, on ET&A's growth scale. | 6.0 / 10 | Good |
| Earnings |
Rated on 3-year average earnings growth, on ET&A's growth scale. | 6.0 / 10 | Good |
| Profitability |
For banks and insurers ET&A judges profitability on return on equity (and cost ÷ income where known), not sales margins. | 7.4 / 10 | Strong |
| Capital strength | Needs equity and total assets to rate. For banks ET&A measures capital as equity ÷ assets, on its bank capital scale. | — | Not rated |
| Dividend |
Dividend yield on ET&A's income scale. Not part of the overall health rating. | 8.7 / 10 | Excellent |
| Overall | Average of the 3 rated areas | 6.5 / 10 | Good |
Where each band starts on the scales above. They are fixed and identical for every company we cover; they come straight from ET&A’s methodology, so a company is judged the same way here as in our research.
| Measure | Excellent | Strong | Good | Average | Below Average | Weak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GrowthStructural Growth (Fundamental Conviction) | 18%+ | 10%+ | 5.0%+ | 1.7%+ | −2.5%+ | below −2.5% |
| Operating marginCompetitive Position (Fundamental Conviction) | 29%+ | 20%+ | 13%+ | 7.5%+ | 0%+ | below 0% (loss) |
| Net marginEarnings Durability (Fundamental Conviction) | 23%+ | 15%+ | 9.8%+ | 6.0%+ | 0%+ | below 0% (loss) |
| Free-cash-flow marginCapital Allocation (Fundamental Conviction) | 15%+ | 8.5%+ | 3.8%+ | 1.3%+ | −2.5%+ | below −2.5% |
| Net debt ÷ EBITDAStructural Risk (Fundamental Conviction) | net cash | ≤ 1.5× | ≤ 2.8× | ≤ 3.6× | ≤ 5.0× | above 5.0× |
| Return on equity (banks & insurers)Bank and insurer quality | 16%+ | 12%+ | 9.0%+ | 6.7%+ | 2.7%+ | below 2.7% |
| Equity ÷ assetsBank capital | 7.5%+ | 6.0%+ | 4.7%+ | 4.0%+ | any | — |
| Dividend yieldIncome factor (ET&A Quant Score) | 5.8%+ | 4.0%+ | 2.5%+ | 1.8%+ | 1.0%+ | below 1.0% |
Band floors: Excellent 8.5 · Strong 7 · Good 5.5 · Average 4.5 · Below Average 3 (scores out of 10). Utilities and property companies’ structural debt is scored 6.5, as in ET&A’s risk model.
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