PINXY (The People's Insurance Co (Group) of China) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 0.97 (As of Dec. 2025) — 83% Below Median

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PINXY The People's Insurance Co (Group) of China Ltd PINXY
71 GF Score
Price $11.88
GF Value $10.93
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is The People's Insurance Co (Group) of China Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

The People's Insurance Co (Group) of China PINXY 71 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.97 as of Dec. 2025, which is 83% below its 10-year median of 5.55. GuruFocus rates PINXY with a GF Score™ of 71/100 and a GF Value™ of $10.93 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 353 Insurance companies, The People's Insurance Co (Group) of China ranks worse than 65.16% 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)."

The People's Insurance Co (Group) of China's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $0.97. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 12.24.


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

PINXY' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.94   Med: 5.55   Max: 16.99
Current: 12.3


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of The People's Insurance Co (Group) of China was 16.99. The lowest was 0.94. And the median was 5.55.


PINXY's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked worse than
65.16% of 353 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 8.38 vs PINXY: 12.30

The People's Insurance Co (Group) of China's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Dec. 2025 was $-0.14. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $1.23. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 9.62.

The People's Insurance Co (Group) of China's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Dec. 2025 was $-0.11. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $1.23. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 9.67.


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.


The People's Insurance Co (Group) of China Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


The People's Insurance Co (Group) of China Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for The People's Insurance Co (Group) 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.

The People's Insurance Co (Group) of China Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

The People's Insurance Co (Group) of China Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
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The People's Insurance Co (Group) of China Quarterly Data
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PINXY vs CB, PGR, TRV: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, The People's Insurance Co (Group) 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.


The People's Insurance Co (Group) of China Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Insurance Industry

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

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


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The People's Insurance Co (Group) 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)

The People's Insurance Co (Group) of China's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

TTM / Last Quarter Average of Last 20 Quarters
Net Income 2,741
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 0
Change In Deferred Tax 0
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 218
Change In Working Capital 0
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 2,211

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. The People's Insurance Co (Group) of China's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $2,741 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. The People's Insurance Co (Group) of China's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 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. The People's Insurance Co (Group) of China's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $0 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $218 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.

The People's Insurance Co (Group) of China's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $218 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. The People's Insurance Co (Group) of China's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 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. The People's Insurance Co (Group) of China's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Dec. 2025 was 2211.200 Mil.

The People's Insurance Co (Group) of China's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Dec. 2025 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 2741.488 +0+0
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-217.838+0)/2211.200
=0.97

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=11.875/0.97
=12.24

* 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 0.97 mean?
The People's Insurance Co (Group) of China (PINXY) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.97 as of Dec. 2025. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on The People's Insurance Co (Group) of China. This is 83% below median its historical median of 5.55. Over the past decade, The People's Insurance Co (Group) of China's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 0.94 to 16.99. According to the industry distribution chart, The People's Insurance Co (Group) of China ranks #230 out of 353 companies in the Insurance industry, placing it in the top 65.2%.
Is The People's Insurance Co (Group) of China's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
The People's Insurance Co (Group) of China's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.97 is 83% below median its 10-year median of 5.55. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.94 to a high of 16.99. The Insurance industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 8.38. The People's Insurance Co (Group) of China's value of 0.97 is 88.4% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, The People's Insurance Co (Group) of China ranks #230 out of 353 companies in the Insurance industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, The People's Insurance Co (Group) of China has a GF Score™ of 71/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does The People's Insurance Co (Group) of China's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to CB and PGR?
According to the Insurance industry distribution chart, The People's Insurance Co (Group) of China ranks #230 out of 353 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places The People's Insurance Co (Group) of China in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 8.38. The People's Insurance Co (Group) of China's value of 0.97 is 88.4% below this benchmark. Historically, The People's Insurance Co (Group) of China's own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 0.94 to 16.99 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 5.55 vs. the industry median of 8.38, The People's Insurance Co (Group) 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 8.38, based on 353 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. The People's Insurance Co (Group) of China's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.97 is 88.4% 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 The People's Insurance Co (Group) of China. For the Insurance industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 8.38 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. The People's Insurance Co (Group) of China's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.97, which is 83% below median its own 10-year median of 5.55. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is The People's Insurance Co (Group) of China stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, The People's Insurance Co (Group) of China (PINXY) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $10.93, compared to a current price of $11.88 — trading 8.6% above its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.97, which is 83% below median its 10-year median of 5.55 and 88.4% below the Insurance industry median of 8.38. The People's Insurance Co (Group) of China's overall GF Score™ is 71/100 with 2 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 The People's Insurance Co (Group) of China (PINXY), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.97 as of Dec. 2025. 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 The People's Insurance Co (Group) of China (PINXY) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, The People's Insurance Co (Group) of China stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $11.88 is trading 8.6% above its estimated GF Value™ of $10.93. GuruFocus considers The People's Insurance Co (Group) of China to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for PINXY:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 0.97 (83% below median its 10-year median of 5.55)
  • GF Value™: $10.93 vs. price of $11.88 (8.6% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 71/100 with 2 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 88.4% below the Insurance median (#230 of 353)

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


The People's Insurance Co (Group) of China Business Description

Address No. 88, West Chang’an Avenue, 1st-13th Floor, Xi Cheng District, Beijing, CHN, 100031
PICC Group, headquartered in Beijing, is the largest state-owned insurance group in China. It holds a 69% stake in PICC Property and Casualty, an 80% stake in PICC Life, and a 69% stake in PICC Health Insurance. The P&C subsidiary is the largest nonlife insurer in the country, with approximately one-third of market share. The life insurance and health insurance subsidiaries hold less than 5% market share. The Ministry of Finance is the largest shareholder with a 61% stake, while China's Social Security Fund is the second-largest shareholder, holding nearly 13%.
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