The Dai-ichi Life Insurance (8750) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What 8750 does

The Dai-ichi Life Insurance (8750) is a stock listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the Financial Services sector, specifically in the Insurance - Life industry. The company, through its subsidiaries, provides insurance products in Japan, the United States, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Domestic Insurance Business, Overseas Insurance Business, and Other Business. The Dai-ichi Life Insurance is part of the broader Japanese financial ecosystem that includes peers such as T&D Holdings (8795) and Daiwa Securities Group (8601).

Key numbers explained

• Price: 1,907 JPY — the current market price per share in Japanese yen.
• Price change today: +1.95% — the percentage the share moved during the current trading session.
• Market cap: 6.87T JPY — the total market value of all outstanding shares, calculated as price multiplied by shares outstanding.
• Trailing P/E ratio: 15.7 — the current share price divided by the last 12 months of earnings per share; a lower number can suggest the stock is cheaper relative to recent earnings, while a higher number can suggest the opposite.
• Forward P/E ratio: 5.2 — the current price divided by expected future earnings; it reflects what the market is pricing in for growth.
• Dividend yield: 3.78% — the annual dividend per share expressed as a percentage of the current price; it shows the cash return a shareholder receives relative to the share price.
• EPS (trailing 12 months): 121.29 JPY — the portion of the company's profit allocated to each outstanding share over the last 12 months.
• Beta: 0.27 — a measure of the stock's volatility compared to the overall market; a beta below 1 suggests the stock tends to move less than the market.

What to watch

• Revenue growth, year over year: 28% — a significant increase in top-line growth that can reflect new business, pricing power, or foreign exchange effects.
• Profit margin: 4.8% and operating margin: 16.7% — these show how much of each yen of revenue turns into net profit and operating profit, respectively.
• Return on equity: 13.6% — a measure of how efficiently the company generates profit from shareholders' equity.
• Debt-to-equity ratio: 30.1% — indicates the proportion of debt used relative to equity, which affects financial risk.
• Price-to-book: 1.5 — compares the market price to the company's book value per share.
• Ex-dividend date: Sep 29, 2026 — the date by which you must own the share to be eligible for the next dividend payment.
• Next earnings date: Nov 13, 2026 — the scheduled release of the company's upcoming financial results.