In its third quarter result, state-owned life insurer reported a 17 per cent jump in net profit at Rs 12,958 crore in the quarter ended December 2025. The country’s biggest insurer, Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), earned a net profit of Rs 11,056 crore in the year-ago period. During the quarter, the net premium income of the insurer rose to Rs 1,25,613 crore from Rs 1,06,891 crore in the same period a year ago. The total income also improved to Rs 2,33,984 crore in the latest December quarter compared to Rs 2,01,994 crore in the same period a year ago.
In terms of short-term performance, LIC’s stock has shown mixed trends. Over the one-week period, the stock gained 0.12 per cent, slightly outperforming the Nifty 500 index, which declined 0.06 per cent. However, over a one-month horizon, LIC shares fell 2.20 per cent, marginally underperforming the broader market decline of 1.92 per cent, indicating some recent pressure despite the latest uptick.
Looking at the longer-term trajectory, LIC has underperformed benchmarks in the near term but remains solid over the medium term. The stock is down 5.49 per cent year-to-date, broadly in line with the Nifty 500’s decline of 5.48 per cent, while over one year it has slipped 5.60 per cent compared to a 0.58 per cent drop in the index. However, over a three-year period, LIC has delivered strong returns of 42.65 per cent, slightly trailing the Nifty 500’s 46.68 per cent gain, highlighting steady wealth creation despite recent volatility.
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