Life Insurance Corporation of India
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]
- Market Cap ₹ 5,32,533 Cr.
- Current Price ₹ 842
- High / Low ₹ 980 / 731
- Stock P/E 10.0
- Book Value ₹ 224
- Dividend Yield 1.43 %
- ROCE 53.1 %
- ROE 45.7 %
- Face Value ₹ 10.0
Pros
- Company is almost debt free.
- Company has delivered good profit growth of 77.7% CAGR over last 5 years
- Company has a good return on equity (ROE) track record: 3 Years ROE 62.9%
Cons
- The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 7.22% over past five years.
- Tax rate seems low
* The pros and cons are machine generated. Pros / cons are based on a checklist to highlight important points. Please exercise caution and do your own analysis.
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Quarterly Results
Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone
Profit & Loss
Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone
| Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | TTM | |
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| 571,508 | 628,043 | 690,914 | 723,606 | 784,628 | 845,966 | 889,970 | 945,284 | |
| 565,587 | 634,989 | 691,166 | 720,280 | 750,498 | 813,316 | 836,692 | 891,439 | |
| Operating Profit | 5,920 | -6,947 | -252 | 3,326 | 34,130 | 32,651 | 53,278 | 53,846 |
| OPM % | 1% | -1% | -0% | 0% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 6% |
| 2,615 | 20,870 | 12,820 | 9,248 | 7,800 | 14,829 | 3,495 | 3,600 | |
| Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Depreciation | 336 | 379 | 417 | 436 | 466 | 466 | 506 | 0 |
| Profit before tax | 8,199 | 13,544 | 12,151 | 12,138 | 41,463 | 47,014 | 56,267 | 57,446 |
| Tax % | 68% | 80% | 76% | 66% | 13% | 13% | 14% | |
| 2,627 | 2,710 | 2,974 | 4,125 | 35,997 | 40,916 | 48,320 | 52,998 | |
| EPS in Rs | 6.52 | 56.91 | 64.69 | 76.40 | 83.83 | |||
| Dividend Payout % | 2% | 2% | 0% | 23% | 5% | 15% | 16% |
| Compounded Sales Growth | |
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| 10 Years: | % |
| 5 Years: | 7% |
| 3 Years: | 7% |
| TTM: | 7% |
| Compounded Profit Growth | |
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| 10 Years: | % |
| 5 Years: | 78% |
| 3 Years: | 127% |
| TTM: | 23% |
| Stock Price CAGR | |
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| 10 Years: | % |
| 5 Years: | % |
| 3 Years: | 11% |
| 1 Year: | 15% |
| Return on Equity | |
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| 10 Years: | % |
| 5 Years: | 62% |
| 3 Years: | 63% |
| Last Year: | 46% |
Balance Sheet
Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone
| Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Sep 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Capital | 100 | 100 | 100 | 6,325 | 6,325 | 6,325 | 6,325 | 6,325 |
| Reserves | 710 | 902 | 6,784 | 5,012 | 39,908 | 76,422 | 120,901 | 135,608 |
| 269,401 | 253,414 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3,157,039 | 3,245,419 | 3,822,637 | 4,242,719 | 4,532,258 | 5,233,300 | 5,533,342 | 5,769,322 | |
| Total Liabilities | 3,427,249 | 3,499,834 | 3,829,524 | 4,254,058 | 4,578,491 | 5,316,047 | 5,660,568 | 5,911,256 |
| 25,194 | 28,216 | 17,723 | 17,770 | 20,473 | 20,667 | 21,330 | 4,530 | |
| CWIP | 710 | 734 | 148 | 199 | 331 | 403 | 326 | 0 |
| Investments | 2,900,287 | 2,976,100 | 3,517,445 | 3,926,211 | 4,243,008 | 4,976,133 | 5,298,429 | 5,571,626 |
| 501,059 | 494,784 | 294,208 | 309,878 | 314,678 | 318,844 | 340,483 | 335,099 | |
| Total Assets | 3,427,249 | 3,499,834 | 3,829,524 | 4,254,058 | 4,578,491 | 5,316,047 | 5,660,568 | 5,911,256 |
Cash Flows
Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone
| Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13,274 | 54,367 | 80,602 | -3,783 | 54,519 | 26,548 | -9,145 | |
| 9,636 | -40,415 | 148,447 | 12,531 | -52,848 | -25,695 | 40,832 | |
| -13,700 | -18,664 | -256,125 | 0 | -949 | -4,427 | -3,794 | |
| Net Cash Flow | 9,210 | -4,712 | -27,077 | 8,748 | 722 | -3,574 | 27,893 |
Ratios
Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone
| Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | |
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| Debtor Days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Cash Conversion Cycle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Working Capital Days | 78 | 63 | 35 | 42 | 43 | 39 | 38 |
| ROCE % | 5% | 9% | 131% | 143% | 73% | 53% |
Insights
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Documents
Announcements
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Update - Extension Of Term Of Shri Sunil Agarwal As Chief Financial Officer
1d - CFO Sunil Agarwal's term extended by one year, now until March 01, 2027.
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Announcement Under Regulation 30 Of SEBI (LODR) - Update On Opening Of New Place Of Business
27 Feb - LIC commenced operations at IFSC Branch, GIFT City, Gandhinagar on Feb 27, 2026.
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Update On Analysts / Institutional Investor Meet
24 Feb - LIC attended IIFL Enterprising India investors' conference on Feb 24, 2026, Mumbai; no unpublished price-sensitive information.
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Update On Analysts / Institutional Investors Meet
23 Feb - LIC attended Kotak's 'Chasing Growth 2026' investor meet on Feb 23, 2026 at Grand Hyatt Mumbai.
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Intimation Of Analysts/Institutional Investor Meet/Conference
17 Feb - LIC to attend investor conferences Feb 23 (Kotak) and Feb 24 (IIFL); presentation to be shown.
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Largest Insurance Company
The company is India’s largest life insurer and world’s 3rd strongest Insurance brand as per Brand Finance Global 500 2025 report.[1]