China Life’s Nine-Month 2026 Profit Falls to 89.430 Billion Yuan
Key Facts
China Life Insurance reported profit of 89.430 billion yuan for the nine months ended in 2026, compared with 167.804 billion yuan in the same period a year earlier, according to figures published by RTTNews. The coverage said earnings were 3.16 yuan per share, versus 5.94 yuan a year earlier. The comparison shows declines in both total profit and earnings per share during the period. MarketScreener, in a report attributed to Benzinga, said the company recorded a decline in profit attributable to the group, while interest income increased. The available summary did not give a value for interest income or the amount of its increase.
The decline in profit coincided with a contraction in revenue. The company’s revenue fell 31.6% to 367.812 billion yuan during the nine months, from 537.975 billion yuan in the corresponding period of 2025, according to RTTNews. These figures provide a direct year-over-year comparison of revenue and its rate of decline. They sit alongside the drop in profit from 167.804 billion yuan to 89.430 billion yuan, without the published coverage in the evidence specifying the reasons for the decline. It also did not provide additional figures breaking down interest income’s contribution to results or explaining its relationship to revenue and profit.
On a per-share basis, the company recorded 3.16 yuan for the nine months, compared with 5.94 yuan in the same period a year earlier, according to RTTNews. The coverage presented the two figures alongside company profit of 89.430 billion yuan, versus 167.804 billion yuan a year earlier. This measure provides another view of the year-over-year comparison, alongside total revenue and profit. The MarketScreener summary attributed to Benzinga mentions higher interest income alongside a decline in profit attributable to the group. The summary did not include an interest income figure or a specific year-over-year comparison, so the size of the increase cannot be determined from the information published here.
In market data reported by EL7, the company’s stock, which trades under the ticker CILJF, closed at $3.14 on October 29, 2026, after closing at $3.07 on October 28 and $3.26 on October 27. The closes show day-to-day variation over the three days, with the October 29 close higher than the previous day but below the October 27 close. The available data do not include the trading range during the October 29 session. The closing prices provide context for the stock’s recent movement around publication of the earnings news, without those figures alone establishing a causal link between daily price action and the company’s results.
Against the economic backdrop, China’s official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index stood at 50.1% in September 2026, up 0.3 percentage points from the previous month, according to the National Bureau of Statistics of China. The bureau placed the index in expansion territory. The production index stood at 51.7%, up 1.3 percentage points from the previous month, while the new orders index was 50.5%, down 0.1 percentage points. These readings provide a month-over-month comparison of manufacturing activity and its components in September, among the Chinese economic indicators available ahead of the next PMI report.
The monthly purchasing managers’ index report is scheduled for release on October 31, 2026, according to the National Bureau of Statistics of China’s calendar. The date follows September data showing the official manufacturing index at 50.1%, up 0.3 percentage points from the previous month. The bureau’s public schedule does not establish the details of the readings that the next report will announce. The release remains a forthcoming opportunity to track official indicators of business activity in China after the company’s financial results.