Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China (FRA:PZX) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 0.73 (As of Mar. 2026) — 93% Below Median

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FRA:PZX Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China Ltd FRA:PZX
68 GF Score
Price €6.38
GF Value €5.14
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China FRA:PZX +1.75% 68 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.73 as of Mar. 2026, which is 93% below its 10-year median of 10.09. GuruFocus rates FRA:PZX with a GF Score™ of 68/100 and a GF Value™ of €5.14 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 352 Insurance companies, Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China ranks worse than 52.84% on this metric.

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €0.73. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 8.74.


The historical rank and industry rank for Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:PZX' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.36   Med: 10.09   Max: 22.91
Current: 8.66


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China was 22.91. The lowest was 6.36. And the median was 10.09.


FRA:PZX's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked worse than
52.84% of 352 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 8.42 vs FRA:PZX: 8.66

Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was €0.16. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €0.87. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 7.35.

Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was €0.16. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €1.21. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 5.26.


Be Aware

Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.63 0.74 0.42 0.71 0.77

Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.61 0.60 0.76 0.77 0.72

FRA:PZX vs AFL, MET, PRU: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

TTM / Last Quarter Average of Last 20 Quarters
Net Income 16,079
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 0
Change In Deferred Tax 0
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 1,038
Change In Working Capital 0
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 20,018

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €16,079 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €0 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €0 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = €1,038 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous quarter. If the revenue decreased from the previous quarter, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous quarter, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = €1,038 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €0 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Mar. 2026 was 20017.600 Mil.

Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Mar. 2026 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 16079.184 +0+0
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-1038.0216038815+0)/20017.600
=0.73

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=6.382/0.73
=8.74

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

What does a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.73 mean?
Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China (FRA:PZX) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.73 as of Mar. 2026. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China. This is 93% below median its historical median of 10.09. Over the past decade, Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 6.36 to 22.91. According to the industry distribution chart, Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China ranks #186 out of 352 companies in the Insurance industry, placing it in the top 52.8%.
Is Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.73 is 93% below median its 10-year median of 10.09. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 6.36 to a high of 22.91. The Insurance industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 8.42. Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China's value of 0.73 is 91.3% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China ranks #186 out of 352 companies in the Insurance industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China has a GF Score™ of 68/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to AFL and MET?
According to the Insurance industry distribution chart, Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China ranks #186 out of 352 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 8.42. Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China's value of 0.73 is 91.3% below this benchmark. Historically, Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China's own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 6.36 to 22.91 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 10.09 vs. the industry median of 8.42, Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) for an Insurance company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Insurance companies is 8.42, based on 352 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.73 is 91.3% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) mean?
A high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China. For the Insurance industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 8.42 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.73, which is 93% below median its own 10-year median of 10.09. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China (FRA:PZX) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €5.14, compared to a current price of €6.38 — trading 24.2% above its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.73, which is 93% below median its 10-year median of 10.09 and 91.3% below the Insurance industry median of 8.42. Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China's overall GF Score™ is 68/100 with 3 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) calculated?
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China (FRA:PZX), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.73 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China (FRA:PZX) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €6.38 is trading 24.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of €5.14. GuruFocus considers Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for FRA:PZX:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 0.73 (93% below median its 10-year median of 10.09)
  • GF Value™: €5.14 vs. price of €6.38 (24.2% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 68/100 with 3 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 91.3% below the Insurance median (#186 of 352)

No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:PZX stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China Business Description

Address No. 5033 Yitian Road, Ping An Finance Center, 47th, 48th, 109th, 110th, 111th and 112th Floors, Futian District, Guangdong Province, Shenzhen, CHN, 518033
Ping An Insurance was founded in 1988 and headquartered in Shenzhen. As an integrated financial service provider, the company offers healthcare services and integrated financial products. Ping An is China's second-largest life and P&C insurer. The company strives for an integrated financial services platform comprising life insurance, P&C insurance, banking, and other financial services. These business segments contributed 66%, 10%, 28%, and 1% of the company's pretax profits, respectively, in 2025.
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