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China Life Insurance Company Limited 601628.SS

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China Life Insurance Company Limited statistics & valuation

Market capCN¥1.04T
P / E6.8×
P / S1.7×
P / B1.7×
P / FCF2.3×
Net margin25.5%
FCF margin75.5%
Net cashCN¥106.5B
Enterprise value USD$98.0B
Graham number +60.7%CN¥59.20

Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value (CN¥59.20); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
3.90% 12.90% 35.30% 25.50% 2022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
2022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
7.40% 15.60% 21.00% 25.90% 2022202320242025
Shares outstanding
20.82B 20.82B 20.82B 20.82B 2022202320242025
Net debt (CN¥)
-CN¥79.61B -CN¥101.55B -CN¥37.25B -CN¥106.53B 2022202320242025
Share buybacks (CN¥)
CN¥0 2022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
0.60% 0.90% 1.60% 2.00% 2022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
42.40% 95.90% 123.70% 75.50% 2022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.11× 0.15× 0.10× 0.06× 2022202320242025
EPS (CN¥)
CN¥1.14 CN¥1.81 CN¥3.78 CN¥5.45 2022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

China Life Insurance Company Limited trades at about 6.8× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 9.1×–29.9×, median 15.9×).

6.8× 29.9×

Shaded band = 10-year range (9.1×–29.9×); dot = today's 6.8×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Net margin25.5%35.3%12.9%3.9%
FCF margin75.5%123.7%95.9%42.4%
Return on assets2.0%1.6%0.9%0.6%
Return on equity25.9%21.0%15.6%7.4%
Debt / equity0.06×0.09×0.15×0.11×

Computed from company filings · CN · as of 2025-12-31. Figures in CNY. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.