LIC Q2FY27 results: Net profit increases 20% to ₹12,076 crore
Life Insurance Corporation moved higher in a quarterly results development for Q2FY27.
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LIC reported a 20% year-on-year increase in net profit to ₹12,076 crore in Q2FY27, according to its latest earnings announcement.
Key facts
- Period
- Q2FY27
The analysis
Life Insurance Corporation reported ₹12,076 crore for Q2FY27, with movement of 20% 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 +0.0% on the day at ₹408.00, and has returned +3.8% over three months. It sits 12% below its 52-week high. The insurance sector has moved -10.9% over the same period, so Life Insurance Corporation is running 14.7 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.
- Over three months: Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) +3.8% against Insurance -10.9% (14.7 points ahead).
| Company | Price | Day | 1M | 3M | From 52-wk high | Volume vs 20-day | Market cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life Insurance Corporation (LIC)LICI · Insurance | ₹408.00 | 0.0% | +5.0% | +3.8% | -11.7% | 1.7× | — |
Insurance
1M -0.1% · 3M -10.9%
Life Insurance Corporation (LIC)
Prices as of 5 Nov 2026, 16:11 IST. Sector moves are the average of the stocks we track in each sector.
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