Industry

The Insurance - Specialty industry today

How the Insurance - Specialty industry stands against its own history and against the 500 largest US companies. We do not say where it goes next.

Close of Friday 6 November 2026 · updated every trading day

10 US companies of $300 million or more · $40.9B in total

Valuation

Prices against profits, sales and dividends

Price to earnings (P/E)

How high are prices against profits?

How high are prices against profits? 9.4: In the usual range.Normal, lower than in 6 of 10 months since 2006Usual range5 yr · 6.61 mo · 9.31 yr · 11.49.4Prices lowfor profitsPrices highfor profits

In the usual range

Normal · lower than in 6 of 10 months since 2006

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1 month ago9.3in the usual range
1 year ago11.4in the usual range
5 years ago6.6far lower than usual

Last 10 years

Price to earnings (P/E) · Last 10 yearsPrice to earnings (P/E) each month for 10 years. Today: 9.4.0.0500.01000.0202020259.4

Price to sales (P/S)

How high are prices against sales?

How high are prices against sales? 1.6: Higher than usual.High, higher than in 7 of 10 months since 2006Usual range5 yr · 1.31 mo · 1.51 yr · 1.61.6Prices lowfor salesPrices highfor sales

Higher than usual

High · higher than in 7 of 10 months since 2006

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1 month ago1.5higher than usual
1 year ago1.6higher than usual
5 years ago1.3in the usual range

Last 10 years

Price to sales (P/S) · Last 10 yearsPrice to sales (P/S) each month for 10 years. Today: 1.6.0.01.02.0202020251.6

Dividend yield

How much do the companies pay in dividends for their price?

How much do the companies pay in dividends for their price? 3.1%: In the usual range.Normal, in the middle of its range since 2006Usual range5 yr · 2.6%1 yr · 2.9%1 mo · 3.1%3.1%Low dividendsfor the priceHigh dividendsfor the price

In the usual range

Normal · in the middle of its range since 2006

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1 month ago3.1%in the usual range
1 year ago2.9%in the usual range
5 years ago2.6%in the usual range

Last 10 years

Dividend yield · Last 10 yearsDividend yield each month for 10 years. Today: 3.1%.0.00%2.5%5.0%202020253.1%

Returns

How did the industry do against the 500 largest US companies?

PeriodThis industry500 largestDifference
1 month+7.6%−1.4%9.0 pts more
1 year−0.7%+9.9%10.6 pts less
5 years+41.8%+65.7%23.8 pts less

Total returns with dividends, weighted by market value, to the close of October 2026. Past results do not show future results.

Largest companies

The three largest companies

  1. 01Fidelity National Financial, Inc.FNF28.9% of the industry
  2. 02First American Financial CorporationFAF16.7% of the industry
  3. 03Enact Holdings Inc.ACT15.6% of the industry
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  1. 04MGIC Investment CorporationMTG14.4% of the industry
  2. 05Radian Group Inc.RDN11.6% of the industry
  3. 06NMI Holdings, Inc.NMIH7.2% of the industry
  4. 07Employers Holdings, Inc.EIG2.0% of the industry
  5. 08Tiptree Inc.TIPT1.6% of the industry
  6. 09Investors Title CompanyITIC1.2% of the industry
  7. 10AMERISAFE, Inc.AMSF0.9% of the industry

The typical company

The typical company in this industry

  • Operating margin12 companies3167.0%
  • Sales growth over 1 year13 companies110.0%
  • Return on invested capital13 companies1104.0%