Finance - Insurance Stocks in India
Finance - Insurance: Life Insurance Corporation of India owns the largest revenue base; Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company Ltd has the fastest current growth.
The 8 Finance - Insurance companies listed in India are Life Insurance Corporation of India (₹5.1 L Cr, the largest), SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd, HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd and 5 more. 2 of 7 covered companies beat NIFTY 500 on relative strength. Readings are as of 17 Sep 2026.
All 8 Finance - Insurance Stocks in India (Sep 2026) — ranked by 4-Factor score
- 1Life Insurance Corporation of India₹5.1 L Cr72.1/100Favorable setup · strongest on P/BV divided by ROE and profit growth
- 2ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd₹68.4K Cr45.9/100Mixed-negative evidence · strongest on profit growth and own-history P/BV
- 3Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd₹14.4K Cr43.3/100Mixed-negative evidence · strongest on ROA improvement and ROE improvement
- 4Go Digit General Insurance Ltd₹23.7K Cr43.0/100Mixed-negative evidence · strongest on ROA and ROA improvement
- 5Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company Ltd₹14.8K Cr42.7/100Mixed-negative evidence · strongest on relative strength versus sector and income growth
- 6Religare Enterprises Ltd₹8.9K Cr41.2/100Thin evidence · provisional · strongest on income growth and relative strength versus the benchmark
- 7SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd₹1.7 L Cr39.3/100Mixed-negative evidence · strongest on relative strength versus sector and ROE
- 8HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd₹1.2 L Cr36.8/100Mixed-negative evidence · strongest on profitable quarters
Ranked by the 4-Factor Sector Score (growth & earnings 35, capital efficiency 25, valuation 20, relative strength 20). Prices as of 11 Sep 2026. Not investment advice.
Nifty Finance - Insurance Index — Constituents & Performance
All 8 listed Indian Finance - Insurance companies are named here, largest first — the same constituent set people search for as the Nifty Finance - Insurance index. Every figure is equal-weighted across those companies and carries its own as-of date. One large constituent cannot set the reading.
- Life Insurance Corporation of India₹5.1 L Cr
- SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd₹1.7 L Cr
- HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd₹1.2 L Cr
- ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd₹68.4K Cr
- Go Digit General Insurance Ltd₹23.7K Cr
- Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company Ltd₹14.8K Cr
- Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd₹14.4K Cr
- Religare Enterprises Ltd₹8.9K Cr
How has Finance - Insurance moved against NIFTY 500?
The line below covers up to 5.2 years and opens on the 5Y view; the buttons cut it shorter. Over the most recent two of them this sector is 7% behind NIFTY 500. Earnings across its companies grew 9% on average over the last four reported quarters.
RS ↑2w · 3/8 >200d (+1) · 2/8 lead (+1) · EPS 6/7↑
Both lines start at 200 in the same week, so the distance between them is the whole story: the sector line is an equal-weighted index of its 8 companies. The bars underneath are trailing 12-month earnings per share, one bar per reported quarter, each member rebased to 100 at the start and the sector taking the median — so a price line pulling away from flat bars is a re-rating, not earnings. A bar turns red when that figure is lower than the quarter before. Rules are fixed and applied identically everywhere on this site: ahead by 5% or more over three months, or behind by 20% or more over a year while earnings grew 20% or more. Hover any point to read both values and the gap. This is a description of what the numbers did, not advice.
Is Finance - Insurance outperforming NIFTY 500?
Finance - Insurance has underperformed NIFTY 500 by 5.5% over the last 52 weeks. Over 13 weeks the gap is a lead of 0.7%. 2 of 7 covered companies currently beat NIFTY on Mansfield relative strength, so leadership inside the sector is selective. Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company Ltd is the strongest against the sector itself at +7.4%.
Sector metric: 7.4 as of 2026-08-22 · NARROWING · rising.
The central tension: the companies with the most scale are not necessarily the companies creating the most change.
Start with scale. Then earnings trajectory. Then business quality. Only after those three agree should price leadership carry much weight.
Bottom line
Finance - Insurance has underperformed NIFTY 500 by 5.5% over 52 weeks and 0.7% over 13 weeks. 2 of 7 covered companies beat NIFTY on Mansfield relative strength, while 3 of 7 beat the sector itself. Life Insurance Corporation of India leads with income of ₹9,94,088 crore, based on 8 of 8 comparable companies through Jun 2026.
4-Factor Sector Score
An additive sector-relative research score. The four displayed point contributions always equal the total: Growth & earnings (35), Capital efficiency (25), Valuation (20), and Relative strength (20). Missing or stale evidence is absorbed inside the affected factor, never applied as a hidden adjustment.
How this score is built, and what the marks mean
Missing observations are not scored as bad. Their missing weight lowers confidence and pulls the final score toward neutral. Financial companies use P/BV÷ROE and asset quality; PEG, industrial OPM and ROCE are excluded. Under relative strength, one mark per week shows the last 12 weeks: a mark is filled where the company led NIFTY 500 by 5% or more over the 13 weeks ending that week, which is the same test used everywhere on this site. Price stage places the company on the same six-step curve the sector itself is placed on — basing, turning, breaking out, leader, fading, asleep — read from how many weeks running it has led NIFTY 500 and whether that lead is widening or shrinking. It describes where the PRICE stands, not the earnings trajectory and not a recommendation, and it is left blank for a company whose weekly history is too short or too stale to read.
| Company | Score | Price stage | Growth & earnings/35 | Capital efficiency/25 | Valuation/20 | Relative strength/20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Life Insurance Corporation of IndiaLICI | 72.1/100Favorable setup67% evidence | TURNING | 22.7/35 Income 10.1% · PAT 23.3% 52% evidence | 16.5/25 ROA — · ROE 37.8% · GNPA — 34% evidence | 20.0/20 P/BV 2.89× · P/BV÷ROE 0.08 100% evidence | 12.9/20 RS sector 1.9% · RS bench -3% · 1Y -7.9%2 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 22.7 + 16.5 + 20 + 12.9 = 72.1 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction. | ||||||
| 2ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company LtdICICIPRULI | 45.9/100Mixed-negative evidence78% evidence | TURNING | 17.3/35 Income -10.5% · PAT 35.7% 75% evidence | 11.3/25 ROA 0.3% · ROE 12.6% · GNPA — 72% evidence | 11.3/20 P/BV 5.02× · P/BV÷ROE 0.4 100% evidence | 6.0/20 RS sector -9% · RS bench -16.3% · 1Y -21%0 of 11 weeks ahead 70% evidence |
| Exact sum: 17.3 + 11.3 + 11.3 + 6 = 45.9 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction. | ||||||
| 3Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company LtdCANHLIFE | 43.3/100Mixed-negative evidence62% evidence | BREAKING OUT | 24.0/35 Income 9.1% · PAT 9.1% 86% evidence | 5.6/25 ROA 0.2% · ROE 8.1% · GNPA — 72% evidence | 3.7/20 P/BV 8.84× · P/BV÷ROE 1.09 70% evidence | 10.0/20 RS sector — · RS bench — · 1Y —5 of 12 weeks ahead 0% evidence |
| Exact sum: 24 + 5.6 + 3.7 + 10 = 43.3 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction. | ||||||
| 4Go Digit General Insurance LtdGODIGIT | 43.0/100Mixed-negative evidence82% evidence | BASING | 18.4/35 Income 7.3% · PAT 6.5% 86% evidence | 17.3/25 ROA 2.2% · ROE 12.2% · GNPA — 72% evidence | 7.3/20 P/BV 5.08× · P/BV÷ROE 0.42 70% evidence | 0.0/20 RS sector -14.5% · RS bench -18.8% · 1Y -27.6%0 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 18.4 + 17.3 + 7.3 + 0 = 43 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction. | ||||||
| 5Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company LtdNIVABUPA | 42.7/100Mixed-negative evidence61% evidence | ASLEEP | 17.0/35 Income 27.9% · PAT -42.6% 52% evidence | 8.9/25 ROA — · ROE 3.5% · GNPA — 34% evidence | 3.8/20 P/BV 3.9× · P/BV÷ROE 1.13 70% evidence | 13.0/20 RS sector 7.4% · RS bench 2.4% · 1Y -5.6%6 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 17 + 8.9 + 3.8 + 13 = 42.7 · Decision use: Price leads the evidence: RS versus the benchmark is 2.4%, but earnings trajectory is weak. Wait for revenue and profit confirmation. | ||||||
| 6Religare Enterprises LtdRELIGARE | 41.2/100Thin evidence · provisional55% evidence | TURNING | 15.4/35 Income 19% · PAT -80% 52% evidence | 8.8/25 ROA — · ROE 3.2% · GNPA — 34% evidence | 5.2/20 P/BV 2.94× · P/BV÷ROE 0.93 70% evidence | 11.8/20 RS sector -2.1% · RS bench 8% · 1Y 1.4%7 of 11 weeks ahead 70% evidence |
| Exact sum: 15.4 + 8.8 + 5.2 + 11.8 = 41.2 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral. | ||||||
| 7SBI Life Insurance Company LtdSBILIFE | 39.3/100Mixed-negative evidence76% evidence | BASING | 7.9/35 Income -1.3% · PAT 4.6% 86% evidence | 13.6/25 ROA 0.4% · ROE 13.7% · GNPA — 72% evidence | 5.3/20 P/BV 8.38× · P/BV÷ROE 0.61 70% evidence | 12.5/20 RS sector 4.4% · RS bench -10% · 1Y -6.7%0 of 10 weeks ahead 70% evidence |
| Exact sum: 7.9 + 13.6 + 5.3 + 12.5 = 39.3 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction. | ||||||
| 8HDFC Life Insurance Company LtdHDFCLIFE | 36.8/100Mixed-negative evidence76% evidence | BASING | 13.3/35 Income 4.3% · PAT 5.1% 86% evidence | 12.7/25 ROA 0.5% · ROE 11.3% · GNPA — 72% evidence | 6.3/20 P/BV 5.89× · P/BV÷ROE 0.52 70% evidence | 4.5/20 RS sector -12.5% · RS bench -18.4% · 1Y -30.2%0 of 10 weeks ahead 70% evidence |
| Exact sum: 13.3 + 12.7 + 6.3 + 4.5 = 36.8 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction. | ||||||
Market action
Religare Enterprises Ltd has the strongest one-year price move in Finance - Insurance at +1.4%. It also leads on Mansfield relative strength against NIFTY at +8%. 2 of 7 covered companies are above zero on that measure. Every line covers 313 weekly closes through 2026-09-11.
Every company, the sector's own index and NIFTY 500 all start level on the left edge of the window, so only the distance between the lines counts — the highest line has risen the most since then, and the chart at the top of this page is drawn the same way. It opens on one year; the buttons beside it stretch that to three or five.
How far ahead of or behind NIFTY 500 each company has been running, measured against its own recent average of that comparison, so the flat line at zero IS NIFTY 500: above it the company is beating the market, below it the market is beating the company. It opens on one year.
The same measure taken against Finance - Insurance itself instead of the whole market, so the flat line at zero is the sector: above it the company is beating its own peers, which is the sharper test of the two. It opens on one year.
Finance - Insurance — the story behind the numbers
This is the written read behind the Finance - Insurance figures above — what is actually happening in the sector, in words, with the evidence each claim rests on. It is dated 19 Apr 2026, so the words are older than the numbers. 1 theme is live here.
The sector is successfully navigating a transition to high-margin non-par products, resulting in superior PAT growth despite moderate premium growth. While regulatory headwinds regarding GST and RBC transition persist, the operational efficiency gains and margin expansion provide a strong buffer for future earnings.
The life insurance sector, as represented by LICI in 9MFY26, is undergoing a structural shift toward profitability over pure volume. LICI reported a PAT of ₹33,998 Crore, a 16.68% YoY increase that significantly outpaced its 9.02% revenue growth. This divergence is primarily explained by margin expansion, with the net VNB margin climbing to 18.8%.
How old this read is: STALE — this read comes from our Finance - Insurance sector brief dated 19 Apr 2026, about 5 months ago. The page says so rather than dressing it up, and a fresh sector dive replaces it the day it runs.
What is live in this sector right now
| Live theme | Severity | Evidence on file |
|---|---|---|
| Impact of GST exemption on life insurance products leading to loss of Input Tax Credit (ITC) and transition to Risk Based Capital (RBC) and IFRS.Named for LICI | medium | “So that has impacted 2.8%, but this includes the GST impact, the impact of persistency and alignment of expenses” Management aims to subsume the impact through cost rationalization and top-line growth. |
Sources: our Finance - Insurance sector brief, 19 Apr 2026 · company earnings-call transcripts.
Income Scale & Growth Durability
Life Insurance Corporation of India has the highest Income among the 8 Finance - Insurance companies compared here, at ₹9,94,088 crore. SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd is next at ₹1,19,656 crore. Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company Ltd has the highest Income growth at 27.9%, so level and change sit with different companies.
What the numbers say: Life Insurance Corporation of India is the scale leader at ₹9,94,088 crore, 730.8% ahead of SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd. Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company Ltd's growth is 27.9% from a ₹7,907 crore base, with 12 reported observations in the 20-quarter window. Treat the growth leader as an acceleration candidate, not as equally proven scale.
Investor read: Life Insurance Corporation of India is the scale benchmark; Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company Ltd is the acceleration watch. Promote the challenger only if growth persists and converts into margin and returns.
This conclusion weakens if: Life Insurance Corporation of India's growth falls below Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company Ltd's for two consecutive comparable reports while operating margin also compresses.
On every company-comparison chart on this page: solid lines show level, dotted lines show change when “Both” is selected, and a missing report breaks the line rather than being invented.
All-company data · latest reported quarter
In every all-company table on this page, each figure is the company’s latest single reported quarter. The rankings above them use trailing-twelve-month or current-market values, so a company can legitimately show a different number in each.
| Company | Income | Income growth | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Insurance Corporation of India LICI | ₹2.4 L Cr | 6.8% | Jun 2026 |
| SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd SBILIFE | ₹46.3K Cr | 19% | Jun 2026 |
| HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd HDFCLIFE | ₹33.8K Cr | 15% | Jun 2026 |
| Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd CANHLIFE | ₹4.4K Cr | 20% | Jun 2026 |
| ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd ICICIPRULI | ₹3.2K Cr | -80% | Jun 2026 |
| Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company Ltd NIVABUPA | ₹2.5K Cr | 28% | Jun 2026 |
| Go Digit General Insurance Ltd GODIGIT | ₹2.4K Cr | 8.5% | Jun 2026 |
| Religare Enterprises Ltd RELIGARE | ₹2.4K Cr | 26% | Jun 2026 |
Full 20-quarter history · every available company
Income · reported quarter history
Go Digit General Insurance Ltd · GODIGIT
HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd · HDFCLIFE
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd · ICICIPRULI
Life Insurance Corporation of India · LICI
Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company Ltd · NIVABUPA
Religare Enterprises Ltd · RELIGARE
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd · SBILIFE
Income growth · reported quarter history
Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd · CANHLIFE
Go Digit General Insurance Ltd · GODIGIT
HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd · HDFCLIFE
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd · ICICIPRULI
Life Insurance Corporation of India · LICI
Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company Ltd · NIVABUPA
Religare Enterprises Ltd · RELIGARE
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd · SBILIFE
Profit Scale & Acceleration
Life Insurance Corporation of India has the highest Net profit among the 8 Finance - Insurance companies compared here, at ₹60,055 crore. SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd is next at ₹2,602 crore. ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd has the highest Profit growth at 35.7%, so level and change sit with different companies.
What the numbers say: Life Insurance Corporation of India leads with ₹60,055 crore of TTM profit, 23.1× the profit of SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd. ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd shows 35.7% growth from a ₹1,608 crore profit base. Compare the size of the base and persistence before ranking acceleration above profit scale.
Investor read: Life Insurance Corporation of India sets the level benchmark; use the change leader as an inflection watch only after another comparable report confirms it.
This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current profit growth signal.
All-company data · latest reported quarter
| Company | Net profit | Profit growth | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Insurance Corporation of India LICI | ₹13.6K Cr | 24% | Jun 2026 |
| SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd SBILIFE | ₹725 Cr | 22% | Jun 2026 |
| HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd HDFCLIFE | ₹611 Cr | 12% | Jun 2026 |
| ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd ICICIPRULI | ₹386 Cr | 28% | Jun 2026 |
| Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company Ltd NIVABUPA | ₹138 Cr | 94% | Jun 2026 |
| Go Digit General Insurance Ltd GODIGIT | ₹86 Cr | -38% | Jun 2026 |
| Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd CANHLIFE | ₹28 Cr | 22% | Jun 2026 |
| Religare Enterprises Ltd RELIGARE | ₹-47 Cr | -688% | Jun 2026 |
Full 20-quarter history · every available company
Net profit · reported quarter history
Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd · CANHLIFE
Go Digit General Insurance Ltd · GODIGIT
HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd · HDFCLIFE
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd · ICICIPRULI
Life Insurance Corporation of India · LICI
Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company Ltd · NIVABUPA
Religare Enterprises Ltd · RELIGARE
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd · SBILIFE
Profit growth · reported quarter history
Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd · CANHLIFE
Go Digit General Insurance Ltd · GODIGIT
HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd · HDFCLIFE
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd · ICICIPRULI
Life Insurance Corporation of India · LICI
Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company Ltd · NIVABUPA
Religare Enterprises Ltd · RELIGARE
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd · SBILIFE
Funding Base & Its Composition
No company in this Finance - Insurance comparison reports a funding base figure this section can compare, so the Deposits rank is empty. On Borrowings, HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd is highest at ₹3,099 crore, across 8 of 8 companies with a usable reading.
What the numbers say: There is not enough comparable evidence to name a reliable deposits leader.
Investor read: The current leader sets the level benchmark; use the change leader as an inflection watch only after another comparable report confirms it.
This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current borrowings signal.
All-company data · latest reported quarter
| Company | Deposits | Borrowings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Insurance Corporation of India LICI | — | ₹0 Cr | Jun 2026 |
| SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd SBILIFE | — | ₹0 Cr | Jun 2026 |
| HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd HDFCLIFE | — | ₹3.1K Cr | Jun 2026 |
| ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd ICICIPRULI | — | ₹2.6K Cr | Jun 2026 |
| Go Digit General Insurance Ltd GODIGIT | — | ₹350 Cr | Jun 2026 |
| Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company Ltd NIVABUPA | — | ₹250 Cr | Jun 2026 |
| Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd CANHLIFE | — | ₹250 Cr | Jun 2026 |
| Religare Enterprises Ltd RELIGARE | — | ₹493 Cr | Jun 2026 |
Full 20-quarter history · every available company
No consistent historical series is available for deposits.
Borrowings · reported quarter history
Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd · CANHLIFE
Go Digit General Insurance Ltd · GODIGIT
HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd · HDFCLIFE
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd · ICICIPRULI
Life Insurance Corporation of India · LICI
Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company Ltd · NIVABUPA
Religare Enterprises Ltd · RELIGARE
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd · SBILIFE
Return On Assets
Go Digit General Insurance Ltd has the highest ROA among the 8 Finance - Insurance companies compared here, at 2.2%. HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd is next at 0.5%. Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd has the highest ROA change at +0.3 percentage points, so level and change sit with different companies.
What the numbers say: Go Digit General Insurance Ltd leads roa at 2.2%; Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd leads roa change at +0.3 percentage points.
Investor read: Go Digit General Insurance Ltd sets the level benchmark; use the change leader as an inflection watch only after another comparable report confirms it.
This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current roa change signal.
Withheld from this chart: Life Insurance Corporation of India (LICI) — its two data sources disagree by up to 120% on reported income across 15 comparable periods, so its derived ratios are withheld; Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company Ltd (NIVABUPA) — its two data sources disagree by up to 860% on reported income across 11 comparable periods, so its derived ratios are withheld; Religare Enterprises Ltd (RELIGARE) — its two data sources disagree by up to 41% on reported income across 14 comparable periods, so its derived ratios are withheld. A figure two sources cannot agree on is not drawn — the gap is a decision, not missing data.
All-company data · latest reported quarter
| Company | ROA | ROA change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go Digit General Insurance Ltd GODIGIT | 2.2% | +0.2 pp | Jun 2026 |
| HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd HDFCLIFE | 0.5% | +0.1 pp | Jun 2026 |
| SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd SBILIFE | 0.4% | −0.1 pp | Jun 2026 |
| ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd ICICIPRULI | 0.3% | −0.2 pp | Jun 2026 |
| Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd CANHLIFE | 0.2% | +0.3 pp | Jun 2026 |
Full 20-quarter history · every available company
ROA · reported quarter history
Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd · CANHLIFE
Go Digit General Insurance Ltd · GODIGIT
HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd · HDFCLIFE
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd · ICICIPRULI
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd · SBILIFE
ROA change · reported quarter history
Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd · CANHLIFE
Go Digit General Insurance Ltd · GODIGIT
HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd · HDFCLIFE
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd · ICICIPRULI
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd · SBILIFE
ROE — Leaders & Improvers
Life Insurance Corporation of India has the highest ROE among the 8 Finance - Insurance companies compared here, at 37.8%. SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd is next at 13.7%. Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd has the highest ROE change at +15.3 percentage points, so level and change sit with different companies.
What the numbers say: Life Insurance Corporation of India leads roe at 37.8%; Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd leads roe change at +15.3 percentage points.
Investor read: Life Insurance Corporation of India sets the level benchmark; use the change leader as an inflection watch only after another comparable report confirms it.
This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current roe change signal.
Withheld from this chart: Life Insurance Corporation of India (LICI) — its two data sources disagree by up to 120% on reported income across 15 comparable periods, so its derived ratios are withheld; Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company Ltd (NIVABUPA) — its two data sources disagree by up to 860% on reported income across 11 comparable periods, so its derived ratios are withheld; Religare Enterprises Ltd (RELIGARE) — its two data sources disagree by up to 41% on reported income across 14 comparable periods, so its derived ratios are withheld. A figure two sources cannot agree on is not drawn — the gap is a decision, not missing data.
All-company data · latest reported quarter
| Company | ROE | ROE change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd ICICIPRULI | 18% | +5.3 pp | Jun 2026 |
| SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd SBILIFE | 17% | −2.5 pp | Jun 2026 |
| Go Digit General Insurance Ltd GODIGIT | 12% | +1.7 pp | Jun 2026 |
| HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd HDFCLIFE | 11% | −0.6 pp | Jun 2026 |
| Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd CANHLIFE | 8.7% | +15.3 pp | Jun 2026 |
Full 20-quarter history · every available company
ROE · reported quarter history
Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd · CANHLIFE
Go Digit General Insurance Ltd · GODIGIT
HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd · HDFCLIFE
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd · ICICIPRULI
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd · SBILIFE
ROE change · reported quarter history
Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd · CANHLIFE
Go Digit General Insurance Ltd · GODIGIT
HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd · HDFCLIFE
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd · ICICIPRULI
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd · SBILIFE
Gross NPA — Leaders & Improvers
No company in this Finance - Insurance comparison reports gross NPA on a comparable basis, so there is nothing to rank here — 0 of 8 companies have a usable current reading. The section is shown rather than removed so an unavailable metric is not mistaken for one that was quietly left out. Filings were read through Jun 2026.
Withheld from this comparison: Life Insurance Corporation of India (LICI) — its two data sources disagree by up to 120% on reported income across 15 comparable periods, so its derived ratios are withheld; Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company Ltd (NIVABUPA) — its two data sources disagree by up to 860% on reported income across 11 comparable periods, so its derived ratios are withheld; Religare Enterprises Ltd (RELIGARE) — its two data sources disagree by up to 41% on reported income across 14 comparable periods, so its derived ratios are withheld. A figure two sources cannot agree on is not drawn — the gap is a decision, not missing data.
Valuation Against Growth & Quality
Life Insurance Corporation of India has the lowest P/BV ÷ ROE among the 8 Finance - Insurance companies compared here, at 0.08×. ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd is next at 0.4×. The same company also holds the lowest P/BV, at 2.89×. 8 of 8 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Jun 2026.
What the numbers say: Life Insurance Corporation of India has the lowest comparable P/BV ÷ ROE at 0.08×, 80% below ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd. Only 8 of 8 companies have earnings and growth steady enough for the ratio to mean anything, so no broad “cheapest stock” conclusion is defensible unless the current multiple, own-history position and growth durability agree.
Investor read: Treat valuation as permission to investigate, never as a standalone reason to buy.
This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current p/bv signal.
All-company data · latest reported quarter
| Company | P/BV ÷ ROE | P/BV | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd CANHLIFE | 0.9 | 8.1 | Jun 2026 |
| HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd HDFCLIFE | 0.7 | 7.8 | Jun 2026 |
| SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd SBILIFE | 0.6 | 10.3 | Jun 2026 |
| Go Digit General Insurance Ltd GODIGIT | 0.6 | 6.7 | Jun 2026 |
| ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd ICICIPRULI | 0.3 | 5.2 | Jun 2026 |
| Life Insurance Corporation of India LICI | — | 4.2 | Jun 2026 |
| Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company Ltd NIVABUPA | — | 4.1 | Jun 2026 |
| Religare Enterprises Ltd RELIGARE | — | 3.6 | Jun 2026 |
Full 20-quarter history · every available company
P/BV ÷ ROE · reported quarter history
Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd · CANHLIFE
Go Digit General Insurance Ltd · GODIGIT
HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd · HDFCLIFE
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd · ICICIPRULI
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd · SBILIFE
P/BV · reported quarter history
Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd · CANHLIFE
Go Digit General Insurance Ltd · GODIGIT
HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd · HDFCLIFE
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd · ICICIPRULI
Life Insurance Corporation of India · LICI
Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company Ltd · NIVABUPA
Religare Enterprises Ltd · RELIGARE
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd · SBILIFE
What can make this comparison misleading?
This Finance - Insurance comparison names 7 specific ways its own evidence can mislead, all listed below. All 8 companies here report on comparable dates, so no rank carries a stale marker. 3 have second-feed figures withheld because the two sources disagree. 2 of the 7 ranked sections have fewer than three usable current readings.
Keep these limits visible
- A high growth rate can be a low-base artefact. The page keeps level and change separate for that reason.
- A high ROE can be manufactured with leverage. Read it beside ROA and asset quality.
- The 4-Factor Sector Score ranks research priority, not portfolio action. Management quality, catalysts and risks need equally fresh evidence before capital is deployed.
- An “all companies” line chart preserves completeness, but rank changes should be checked against reporting dates before drawing a conclusion.
- Banks and lenders are not forced through operating-margin or ROCE comparisons; missing lender-specific fields remain visibly missing.
- 3 companies are missing from the second-feed metrics by decision, not by absence: the two sources disagree, so nothing from the second is drawn. Read those rows as narrower evidence, never as a weaker business.
- Thin comparisons: Funding base, Asset quality have fewer than three usable current readings.
How was this comparison built?
This comparison is built from the reported filings of 8 Finance - Insurance companies, normalized to a common ₹ scale and a shared quarter axis of up to 20 quarters each. Fundamentals run through Jun 2026 and market data through 2026-09-11. A second data feed fills gaps only after identity and scale reconciliation, and missing observations are never interpolated.
How a second data feed is admitted, and what happens when it disagrees
A second feed is read only after its reported income is matched against the primary source on at least three overlapping periods. Where the two agree the figures fill silently. Where there is too little shared history to compare, the figures are still drawn — they are the only evidence there is — and marked ⚠ unverified everywhere they appear. Where the two are known to disagree, nothing from the second feed is drawn and the affected company is named under the chart it is missing from.
Finance - Insurance company comparison FAQs
These 23 answers restate the Finance - Insurance comparison above in question form. Every one is computed from the same 8 companies and the same reported filings as the rankings and charts, current through Jun 2026. Price and relative-strength answers run through 2026-09-11. Nothing here is estimated, and none of it is a recommendation.
Is the Finance - Insurance sector outperforming NIFTY 500?
Finance - Insurance has underperformed NIFTY 500 by 5.5% over 52 weeks and 0.7% over 13 weeks. 2 of 7 covered companies beat NIFTY on Mansfield relative strength, while 3 of 7 beat the sector itself.
Which Finance - Insurance company is largest by income?
Life Insurance Corporation of India leads with income of ₹9,94,088 crore, based on 8 of 8 comparable companies through Jun 2026.
Which Finance - Insurance company is growing fastest?
Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company Ltd has the fastest current income growth at 27.9%, across 8 of 8 comparable companies.
Which Finance - Insurance company has the strongest 4-Factor Sector Score?
Life Insurance Corporation of India ranks first at 72.1/100 with 66.6% evidence confidence. The score prioritizes research; it is not a buy recommendation.
Which Finance - Insurance company has the lowest comparable P/BV-to-ROE?
Life Insurance Corporation of India has the lowest comparable P/BV ÷ ROE at 0.08, among 8 of 8 companies whose earnings and growth are steady enough for the ratio to mean anything.
How much history does this Finance - Insurance comparison include?
The page compares up to 20 reported quarters per company for fundamentals, returns and valuation, ending Jun 2026. Missing observations remain blank rather than being estimated.
How is the 4-Factor Sector Score calculated?
The four visible contributions add directly: growth and earnings up to 35 points, capital efficiency up to 25, valuation up to 20, and relative strength up to 20. Missing or stale evidence moves only the affected contribution toward neutral.
Is there a Nifty Finance - Insurance index?
NSE India maintains Nifty indices for several broad sector categories — Nifty Bank, Nifty IT, Nifty Pharma and others — but not for every sub-sector grouping on this site. Whether or not an official Nifty index covers Finance - Insurance, this page builds its own equal-weight basket of 8 listed Finance - Insurance companies — one company, one vote, regardless of market value — so no single large company dominates the reading. Figures are as of Jun 2026.
Which are the best Finance - Insurance stocks in India?
Ranked by this page's four-factor score, Life Insurance Corporation of India places first among 8 listed Finance - Insurance companies, followed by ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd. That is a ranking of published data — earnings, quality, valuation and market behaviour as of Jun 2026 — and not a recommendation; Sector Alpha is not registered with SEBI as an investment adviser.
How many Finance - Insurance stocks are listed in India?
This comparison covers 8 listed Finance - Insurance companies in India, each above the size floor the site applies, with 20 quarters of reported figures per company where the filings exist. The full ranked list is on this page, as of Jun 2026.
Which Finance - Insurance company is the biggest?
Life Insurance Corporation of India is the largest, with trailing-twelve-month income of ₹9,94,088 crore, ahead of SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd at ₹1,19,656 crore. That covers 8 of 8 companies with comparable reporting through Jun 2026.
Which Finance - Insurance company makes the most profit?
Life Insurance Corporation of India earns the most, at ₹60,055 crore of trailing-twelve-month net profit, from 8 of 8 comparable companies. ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd has the fastest profit growth at 35.7%, though growth off a small or recovering profit base overstates how much has actually changed.
Which Finance - Insurance company earns the highest return on capital?
Go Digit General Insurance Ltd leads on return on assets at 2.2%, across 5 of 8 companies. Read it beside the length of its reported history: a high return that repeats for years is evidence of a durable business, while a single high reading can be a small capital base or one good year.
Which Finance - Insurance stock is the cheapest?
On price-to-book divided by return on equity — where a LOWER number is cheaper — Life Insurance Corporation of India screens cheapest at 0.08×. All 8 companies qualify for the ratio comparison. Cheap on a multiple is a reason to investigate, never a reason to buy on its own.
Is the Finance - Insurance sector beating the market?
Finance - Insurance has underperformed NIFTY 500 by 5.5% over the last 52 weeks and 0.7% over 13 weeks, measured on an equal-weight index of its current members. Inside the sector, 2 of 7 covered companies are beating the market on their own. Sector strength does not transfer evenly to every stock in it.
Which Finance - Insurance stock has the strongest price momentum?
Religare Enterprises Ltd has the strongest relative strength against NIFTY 500. Relative strength answers last, after growth, quality and valuation: price can move well before the fundamentals confirm it, and sometimes without them confirming at all.
Which Finance - Insurance company scores highest for research priority?
Life Insurance Corporation of India scores 72.1 out of 100 with 66.6% evidence confidence, from 22.7 points on growth and earnings, 16.5 on capital efficiency, 20 on valuation and 12.9 on relative strength. This ranks what deserves work next. It is not a buy recommendation, and management quality, catalysts and risk still need separate research.
How many Finance - Insurance companies does this comparison cover, and over what period?
It compares 8 listed companies over up to 20 reported quarters of fundamentals, ending Jun 2026, plus weekly price and relative-strength history. Membership is the full sector list — nothing is dropped for having thin data.
What is the total market cap of the Finance - Insurance sector?
The 8 Finance - Insurance companies on this page carry ₹9,25,546 crore of combined market value. Life Insurance Corporation of India is the largest at ₹5,11,186 crore, about 55% of the sector's total on its own. Market value moves with price, so this reading is dated 2026-09-17.
What is the Finance - Insurance sector's P/B ratio?
The median price-to-book ratio across the 8 Finance - Insurance companies on this page is 5.1×, measured on the 8 that report a comparable figure. A sector-level history for this multiple is not held here, so this is a cross-section of today, not a comparison with the sector’s own past. Figures are as of 2026-09-17.
How is the Finance - Insurance sector performing?
2 of the 7 covered Finance - Insurance companies are beating NIFTY 500 on Mansfield relative strength. The sector itself is 5.5% behind NIFTY 500 over 52 weeks on an equal-weight index of its current members. Readings are as of 2026-09-17.
Why are some values on this page blank?
A blank means that company did not report a comparable figure for that period, so nothing is shown. Missing observations are never interpolated, carried forward, or replaced with a similar-looking accounting line, and a company with missing evidence has its research score pulled toward neutral rather than being scored as bad.
Is this investment advice?
No. Every figure here is a deterministic calculation from reported company filings and market data, published for research. It contains no recommendation to buy or sell any security, does not account for your circumstances, and is not a substitute for advice from a licensed adviser.
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