{"id":3702,"date":"2026-02-13T00:46:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T00:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/3702\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T00:46:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T00:46:29","slug":"investors-in-zurich-insurance-group-vtxzurn-have-seen-impressive-returns-of-101-over-the-past-five-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/3702\/","title":{"rendered":"Investors in Zurich Insurance Group (VTX:ZURN) have seen impressive returns of 101% over the past five years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When we invest, we’re generally looking for stocks that outperform the market average. And while active stock picking involves risks (and requires diversification) it can also provide excess returns. To wit, the Zurich Insurance Group share price has climbed 55% in five years, easily topping the market return of 13% (ignoring dividends). On the other hand, the more recent gains haven’t been so impressive, with shareholders gaining just 17%, including dividends.<\/p>\n

So let’s investigate and see if the longer term performance of the company has been in line with the underlying business’ progress.<\/p>\n

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While markets are a powerful pricing mechanism, share prices reflect investor sentiment, not just underlying business performance. One way to examine how market sentiment has changed over time is to look at the interaction between a company’s share price and its earnings per share (EPS).<\/p>\n

During five years of share price growth, Zurich Insurance Group achieved compound earnings per share (EPS) growth of 13% per year. The EPS growth is more impressive than the yearly share price gain of 9% over the same period. So it seems the market isn’t so enthusiastic about the stock these days.<\/p>\n

You can see how EPS has changed over time in the image below (click on the chart to see the exact values).<\/p>\n

\"earnings-per-share-growth\"<\/a> SWX:ZURN Earnings Per Share Growth November 13th 2025 <\/p>\n

We know that Zurich Insurance Group has improved its bottom line lately, but is it going to grow revenue? You could check out this free report showing analyst revenue forecasts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As well as measuring the share price return, investors should also consider the total shareholder return (TSR). The TSR is a return calculation that accounts for the value of cash dividends (assuming that any dividend received was reinvested) and the calculated value of any discounted capital raisings and spin-offs. Arguably, the TSR gives a more comprehensive picture of the return generated by a stock. As it happens, Zurich Insurance Group’s TSR for the last 5 years was 101%, which exceeds the share price return mentioned earlier. And there’s no prize for guessing that the dividend payments largely explain the divergence!<\/p>\n

It’s nice to see that Zurich Insurance Group shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 17% over the last year. That’s including the dividend. That gain is better than the annual TSR over five years, which is 15%. Therefore it seems like sentiment around the company has been positive lately. Given the share price momentum remains strong, it might be worth taking a closer look at the stock, lest you miss an opportunity. Before forming an opinion on Zurich Insurance Group you might want to consider the cold hard cash it pays as a dividend. This free chart tracks its dividend over time.<\/a><\/p>\n

But note: Zurich Insurance Group may not be the best stock to buy. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies with past earnings growth (and further growth forecast).<\/a><\/p>\n

Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on Swiss exchanges.<\/p>\n

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This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When we invest, we’re generally looking for stocks that outperform the market average. And while active stock picking…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3373,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[128],"tags":[1079,842,1271,3341,219,249],"class_list":{"0":"post-3702","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-zurich-insurance","8":"tag-earnings-per-share","9":"tag-share-price","10":"tag-total-shareholder-return","11":"tag-tsr","12":"tag-zurich-insurance","13":"tag-zurich-insurance-group"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3702"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3702\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}