LIC Housing Fin Q2 net profit grows 12% YoY
Life Insurance Corporation moved higher in a quarterly results development.
· ET Stocks, Economic Times Markets
LIC Housing Finance experienced a 12% year-on-year increase in consolidated net profit, reaching ₹1,507 crore. Total income for the quarter rose by 1.5% compared to the previous year. A notable improvement in asset quality contributed to the positive financial outcome and led to the reversal of impairment charges.
The analysis
Life Insurance Corporation reported ₹1,507 crore, with movement of 12% and 1.5% attached to those lines. Those are the figures as filed — what moves the price is how they sit against what the market already expected, not their absolute size.
Against that, the stock is -3.2% on the day at ₹383.25, and has returned -9.4% over three months. It sits 17% below its 52-week high. The insurance sector has moved -13.4% over the same period, so Life Insurance Corporation is running 4.0 points ahead of its peers.
For Life Insurance Corporation, the question is how much of this is already reflected in the price and how much re-rates the insurance peer set alongside it.
Why it matters
- Earnings versus expectations is what actually re-rates a stock; the surprise matters more than the absolute number.
Market context
- In focus: Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) (LICI), in Insurance.
- On the day, 0 of 2 are higher: Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) leads at -3.2% and LIC Housing Finance trails at -4.0%.
- Over three months: Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) -9.4% against Insurance -13.4% (4.0 points ahead); LIC Housing Finance -8.7% against Financial Services -14.9% (6.2 points ahead).
| Company | Price | Day | 1M | 3M | From 52-wk high | Volume vs 20-day | Market cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life Insurance Corporation (LIC)LICI · Insurance | ₹383.25 | -3.2% | -3.0% | -9.4% | -17.1% | 0.9× | — |
| LIC Housing FinanceLICHSGFIN · Financial Services | ₹493.70 | -4.0% | -6.9% | -8.7% | -15.8% | 0.4× | — |
Insurance
1M -5.4% · 3M -13.4%
Life Insurance Corporation (LIC)
Financial Services
1M -8.8% · 3M -14.9%
LIC Housing Finance
Prices as of 30 Oct 2026, 16:10 IST. Sector moves are the average of the stocks we track in each sector.
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