Life Insurance Corporation of India
NSE: LICI BSE: 543526Finance
Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) is the largest insurance provider company in India. It has a market share of above 66.2% in new business premium. The company offers participating insurance products and non-participating products like unit-linked insurance products, saving insurance products, term insurance products, health insurance, and annuity & pension products.[1]
₹792
52W: ₹722 — ₹980
PE 9.53 · Book ₹223 · +255% vs bookMarket Cap₹5,00,718 Cr
Stock P/E9.53Price to Earnings
ROCE53.4%Return on Capital
ROE46%Return on Equity
Div. Yield1.53%Face Value ₹10
Strengths
- +Company is almost debt free.
- +Company has delivered good profit growth of 77.5% CAGR over last 5 years
- +Company has a good return on equity (ROE) track record: 3 Years ROE 63.7%
Weaknesses
- −The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 7.56% over past five years.
- −Tax rate seems low
Shareholding Pattern
Promoters96.5%
FIIs0.31%
DIIs1.27%
Public1.9%
| Category | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promoters | 96.5% | 96.5% | 96.5% | 96.5% | 96.5% | 96.5% | 96.5% | 96.5% |
| FIIs | 0.19% | 0.16%▼0.0 | 0.07%▼0.1 | 0.1%▲0.0 | 0.11%▲0.0 | 0.13%▲0.0 | 0.2%▲0.1 | 0.31%▲0.1 |
| DIIs | 0.94% | 1.16%▲0.2 | 1.26%▲0.1 | 1.27%▲0.0 | 1.37%▲0.1 | 1.35%▼0.0 | 1.33%▼0.0 | 1.27%▼0.1 |
| Public | 2.37% | 2.17%▼0.2 | 2.15%▼0.0 | 2.13%▼0.0 | 2.02%▼0.1 | 2.03%▲0.0 | 1.96%▼0.1 | 1.9%▼0.1 |
Financial Statements
| Metric | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 2,02,221 | 2,13,345 | 2,38,092 | 2,11,129 | 2,30,331 | 2,02,823 | 2,42,479 | 2,23,917 | 2,40,690 | 2,35,467 |
| Expenses | 1,93,379 | 2,02,681 | 2,36,544 | 2,00,036 | 2,22,354 | 1,90,839 | 2,20,987 | 2,12,060 | 2,30,144 | 2,21,386 |
| Operating Profit | 8,842 | 10,664 | 1,548 | 11,093 | 7,977 | 11,985 | 21,492 | 11,857 | 10,546 | 14,080 |
| OPM % | 4% | 5% | 1% | 5% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 5% | 4% | 6% |
| Net Profit | 7,925 | 9,444 | 13,763 | 10,461 | 7,621 | 11,056 | 19,013 | 10,987 | 10,053 | 12,958 |
| EPS ₹ | 12.53 | 14.93 | 21.76 | 16.54 | 12.05 | 17.48 | 30.06 | 17.37 | 15.89 | 20.49 |
AI Insights
Revenue Trend
TTM revenue at ₹9,42,553Cr, up 6.3% YoY. OPM at 6%.
Debt Position
Borrowings at ₹0Cr. Debt-to-equity ratio: 0.00x. Healthy balance sheet.
Institutional Flow
DIIs: 1.27% (+0.44pp change). FIIs: 0.31% (+0.23pp change). Promoters hold 96.5%.
Margin & Efficiency
ROCE improving from 0% (Mar 2017) to 53% (Mar 2025). Working capital days: 38.
Valuation
PE 9.53x with 53.4% ROCE. Price is 255% above book value of ₹223. Dividend yield: 1.53%.
Recent Announcements
- Investors/Analyst Meet 1d - LIC to participate virtually in Centrum Broking flagship investor conference on May 22, 2026.
- Intimation Of Earnings Call For The Quarter And Year Ended March 31, 2026 2d - LIC to host earnings call on May 21, 2026 for Q4 and FY26 results.
- Announcement Under Regulation 30 Of SEBI (LODR) - ESG Rating 14 May - CARE Edge assigned LIC an ESG rating of 74.0, symbol CareEdge-ESG 1, on May 14, 2026.
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Change in Management 13 May - LIC appoints Sanjay Lohiya as government nominee director; Shalini Pandit ceases on May 13, 2026.
- Board Meeting Intimation for Annual Audited Result And Dividend 13 May - Board meets May 21, 2026 to approve FY26 results and consider final dividend.
- Financial Year 2025 from bse
- Financial Year 2024 from bse
- Financial Year 2023 from bse