Shares of HDFC Life Insurance Company rose 1.49% to ₹768.15 after the company posted a robust 14% year-on-year (YoY) increase in standalone net profit to ₹546 crore for Q1 FY26, compared to ₹478 crore in the same period last year. Sequentially, profit was also up by 15% from ₹477 crore in Q4 FY25.
The company’s net premium income grew 16% YoY to ₹14,466 crore from ₹12,510 crore, though it declined by 39% sequentially from ₹23,766 crore in the previous quarter.
Key performance highlights:
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Individual Annualised Premium Equivalent (APE) grew 12.5% YoY, marking a strong 2-year CAGR of 21%.
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Market share increased to 12.1% at the overall level, up 70 bps, and to 17.5% in the private sector, up 40 bps.
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Value of New Business (VNB) rose 12.7% YoY to ₹809 crore, with new business margins improving to 25.1%.
The results demonstrate the company’s continued growth momentum, market share gains, and improvement in profitability, boosting investor confidence and lifting the stock price today.
