Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has announced that its Board of Directors will meet on August 6, 2026, to consider and approve the company's financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. According to an exchange filing dated July 30, 2026, the state-owned insurer informed stock exchanges that the meeting has been scheduled to approve unaudited financial results (standalone and consolidated) for the quarter. The announcement was made pursuant to Regulation 29 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The company is expected to announce its Q1FY27 earnings after market hours, in line with its usual practice.
LIC has announced that the trading window will remain closed until 48 hours after the Board approves the financial results, meaning it will reopen only after August 8, 2026. This regulatory requirement ensures that insider trading restrictions are maintained during the results announcement period. In accordance with the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015, and the company's Code of Conduct, the trading window for dealing in LIC shares has remained closed from July 1, 2026. The closure affects all trading activities related to LIC shares during this period.
Investors will closely watch LIC's June-quarter earnings for trends in premium growth, margins, persistency, solvency, and asset quality. Market participants will also look for management commentary on demand across individual and group businesses, new business premium growth, investment income and the outlook for the rest of FY27. Beyond the headline earnings, investors will monitor updates on individual and group premium growth, Value of New Business (VNB) margin, new business premium trends, solvency ratio, persistency ratios, investment income, asset quality and Gross NPA, and management outlook for FY27. The board meeting agenda does not mention any proposal for an interim dividend, indicating investors are unlikely to receive a dividend announcement along with the June-quarter earnings.
LIC shares remained muted during Thursday's intraday session, standing at ₹423.5 apiece around 1.40 pm, marginally declining from the previous close at ₹423.9. The stock has lost over 6% in the last 1 year when the broader market index Nifty 500 gained 1.29%. However, it was down over 6% in the last 1 year. The stock had hit its 52-week high of ₹468.30 in November 2025 and its 52-week low of ₹361 in April 2026.
In Q4 FY26, LIC reported a 23.2% year-on-year increase in consolidated net profit to ₹23,420 crore from ₹19,013 crore a year earlier. Net premium income rose 11.6% YoY to ₹1.7 lakh crore from ₹1.5 lakh crore. The insurer's solvency ratio improved to 2.35 from 2.11 a year earlier and 2.19 in the December quarter. The Gross NPA ratio improved sequentially to 1.21% from 1.31%. For FY26, net profit rose 19.25% YoY to a record ₹57,419 crore, compared with ₹48,151 crore in FY25. Net premium income increased 12% YoY to ₹1.65 trillion in the March quarter, while net investment income grew 17% to ₹1.09 trillion.
