SBI Life Insurance
NSE: SBILIFELife Insurance
Share price
₹1,682.50
-2.53% close of 8 Oct 2026
Business score
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57
out of 100 · worked out 8 Oct 2026
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Market cap
₹1.69L Cr
P/E ratio
64.9
P/B ratio
8.4
ROCE
15.0%
ROE
13.7%
Dividend yield
0.2%
Price & valuation chart
How the share price and its valuation have moved. Hover over the chart to see any day. Prices as of the last close.
Answers
Simple answers to the questions investors ask most, from the company's own numbers.
How fast it has been growing
Sales fell 1.3% over the past year. Meanwhile what it keeps of every 100 rupees of sales slipped from 1.9% to -5.1% over the last four years.
Whether it grew faster than its sector
It grew 19.0% a year against a sector median of 16.0% — 3.0 percentage points faster.
Room to re-rate, or risk of de-rating
At 64.9× earnings it costs 2.7× the market, which pays 23.9× across 2199 companies we can price. Its own industry sits at 59.5×, across 5 companies. It is against its own five-year median of 76.6×, the 5th percentile of its own range.
Whether growth justifies the valuation
Priced at 5.0 times its growth rate, on earnings growth of 13%.
| Profit growth | Price per ₹1 profit | Per 1% growth | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SBI Life Insurance — this one | 13%/yr | 64.9× | ₹5.0 |
| Life Insurance Corporation | 17%/yr | 8.0× | ₹0.47 |
| HDFC Life Insurance | 12%/yr | 59.5× | ₹5.0 |
| ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited | 26%/yr | 41.2× | ₹1.6 |
| Max Financial Services Limited | -40%/yr | 418.6× | — |
| Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Limited | 12%/yr | 104.8× | ₹8.7 |
Compared with companies filed under the same label. That grouping comes from the exchange's filing category, so some of them may not be real rivals.
How it compares with its peers
Against companies the exchange files under the same label (Life Insurance), it ranks 2 of 6 on returns, 1 of 6 on growth. That grouping comes from the exchange's filing category, so some of them may not be real rivals.
What makes it hard to beat — and is that still true?
A narrow advantage: it earns 13.7% on capital, ahead of 67% of companies filed under the same label. That grouping comes from the exchange's filing category, so some of them may not be real rivals.
Whether its growth pays for itself
This question does not fit a lender: the money it lends out is its day-to-day outflow and the deposits or premiums it takes are the inflow, so a cash bridge cannot say whether its growth pays for itself. Look at the return on owners' money instead.
Profit reality check
Is the profit real cash? Simple checks on the accounts. Facts only, not advice.
Not enough filed accounts to run these checks yet.
Latest result
What the last results showed. Whether management kept its word is in Pro.
Results are expected soon.
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Key numbers & peers
The main numbers grouped by topic, and how the company compares with similar ones.
Price
- Market cap
- ₹1.69L Cr
- Prev close
- ₹1,682.50
- 52w High
- ₹2,132
- 52w Low
- ₹1,653
- Enterprise value
- —
- Beta
- 0.9
- Price CAGR 1y
- -3.0%
- Price CAGR 3y
- 11.0%
- Price CAGR 5y
- 8.0%
- Price CAGR 10y
- —
Ratios
- Return on assets
- 0.5%
- PEG ratio
- 5.0
- P/E ratio
- 64.9
- P/B ratio
- 8.4
- EV / EBITDA
- —
- Industry P/E
- 62.4
- ROCE
- 15.0%
- ROCE 5y average
- 15.4%
- ROE
- 13.7%
- Debt / Equity
- 0.0
- Interest coverage
- —
- Dividend yield
- 0.2%
- ROE 3y average
- 14.0%
- ROE last year
- 14.0%
Annual P&L
- Annual revenue
- ₹1.12L Cr
- Annual profit
- ₹2,470 Cr
- Operating margin
- 0.8%
- Net profit margin
- 2.2%
- EBITDA margin
- 0.8%
- Sales growth 3y
- 11.7%
- Sales growth 5y
- 6.5%
- Profit growth 3y
- 13.0%
- Profit growth 5y
- 11.0%
- EPS
- ₹24.6
- Sales growth TTM
- -1.0%
- Profit growth TTM
- 5.0%
- Dividend payout
- 11.0%
Quarter P&L
- Sales latest quarter
- ₹46,337 Cr
- Profit latest quarter
- ₹725 Cr
- YoY quarterly sales growth
- 18.8%
- YoY quarterly profit growth
- 22.1%
- OPM latest quarter
- 1.6%
Balance Sheet
- Book Value
- ₹190
- Face Value
- ₹10.0
- Total debt
- ₹0 Cr
- Total cash
- ₹1,527 Cr
- Borrowings
- ₹0 Cr
- Reserves / Equity
- 18.0
Cash Flow
- Operating cash flow
- ₹34,523 Cr
- Free cash flow
- ₹34,338 Cr
- FCF yield
- 20.3%
- Net cash flow
- -₹974 Cr
Shareholding
- Promoter holding
- 55.3%
- FII holding
- 20.9%
- DII holding
- 19.7%
- Public holding
- 4.1%
Peer comparison
| Company | Price ₹ | P/E | Mkt cap ₹ Cr | Div yield % | Profit qtr ₹ Cr | Profit var % | Sales qtr ₹ Cr | Sales var % | ROCE % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life Insurance | 382.25 | 8.0 | 4,83,546 | 2.61 | 13,584.3 | 24.0 | 2,39,865.7 | 6.8 | 35.1 |
| SBI Life Insuran | 1,676.00 | 64.7 | 1,68,171 | 0.16 | 724.9 | 22.0 | 46,336.8 | 18.8 | 14.9 |
| HDFC Life Insur. | 546.65 | 60.1 | 1,18,765 | 0.38 | 611.2 | 11.5 | 33,758.5 | 14.6 | 10.3 |
| ICICI Pru Life | 453.00 | 41.0 | 65,741 | 0.37 | 623.9 | 61.9 | 3,185.5 | -79.7 | 10.1 |
| Max Financial | 1,327.85 | 422.4 | 45,826 | 0.00 | 118.3 | 36.4 | 14,969.5 | 16.8 | 2.9 |
| Canara HSBC | 142.25 | 102.9 | 13,514 | 0.27 | 28.1 | 20.1 | 4,350.9 | 19.8 | 8.3 |
| Median | 499.82 | 62.4 | 92,253 | 0.32 | 617.6 | 23.0 | 24,364.0 | 15.7 | 10.2 |
Competes with: Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Limited, HDFC Life Insurance, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited, Life Insurance Corporation, Max Financial Services Limited
Quarterly results
Sales and profit for each of the last 13 quarters. Newest on the right. ₹ crore.
| Line item | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 27,895 | 28,805 | 39,033 | 36,255 | 34,654 | 40,302 | 18,862 | 23,071 | 38,997 | 23,115 | 46,133 | 4,071 | 46,337 |
| Expenses | 27,471 | 28,392 | 38,681 | 37,043 | 34,060 | 39,696 | 18,266 | 23,520 | 38,333 | 22,600 | 45,517 | 5,117 | 45,579 |
| Operating Profit | 424 | 413 | 352 | -788 | 594 | 606 | 596 | -449 | 664 | 516 | 615 | -1,046 | 757 |
| OPM % | 1.52 | 1.43 | 0.90 | -2.17 | 1.71 | 1.50 | 3.16 | -1.95 | 1.70 | 2.23 | 1.33 | -26 | 1.63 |
| Other Income | 9 | 12 | 18 | 1,639 | 3 | -4 | -3 | 1,350 | -8 | 16 | 27 | 1,913 | 36 |
| Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Depreciation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Profit before tax | 433 | 424 | 370 | 851 | 597 | 601 | 594 | 901 | 656 | 532 | 642 | 867 | 793 |
| Tax % | 12 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 9 |
| Net Profit | 381 | 380 | 322 | 811 | 520 | 529 | 551 | 814 | 594 | 495 | 577 | 805 | 725 |
| EPS in Rs | 3.81 | 3.80 | 3.21 | 8.10 | 5.19 | 5.28 | 5.50 | 8.12 | 5.93 | 4.93 | 5.75 | 8.02 | 7.23 |
Profit & loss
Yearly sales, costs and profit for 12 years, plus the last 12 months (TTM). ₹ crore.
| Line item | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 23,299 | 19,324 | 30,548 | 34,068 | 44,604 | 43,798 | 81,913 | 82,983 | 80,636 | 1,31,988 | 1,16,888 | 1,12,315 | 1,19,656 |
| Expenses | 22,505 | 18,404 | 29,479 | 32,736 | 43,130 | 42,447 | 81,040 | 82,254 | 78,713 | 1,29,884 | 1,15,469 | 1,11,451 | 1,18,813 |
| Operating Profit | 794 | 920 | 1,068 | 1,332 | 1,474 | 1,351 | 872 | 730 | 1,923 | 2,104 | 1,420 | 864 | 843 |
| OPM % | 3.40 | 4.80 | 3.50 | 3.90 | 3.30 | 3.10 | 1.10 | 0.90 | 2.40 | 1.60 | 1.20 | 0.80 | 0.70 |
| Other Income | 183 | 129 | 139 | 156 | 266 | 529 | 867 | 1,032 | 51 | 50 | 1,357 | 1,948 | 1,991 |
| Interest | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Depreciation | 34 | 37 | 48 | 59 | 92 | 89 | 99 | 75 | 68 | 76 | 84 | 115 | 0 |
| Profit before tax | 939 | 1,007 | 1,154 | 1,422 | 1,642 | 1,790 | 1,640 | 1,687 | 1,906 | 2,078 | 2,693 | 2,697 | 2,834 |
| Tax % | 13 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | |
| Net Profit | 815 | 844 | 955 | 1,150 | 1,327 | 1,422 | 1,456 | 1,506 | 1,721 | 1,894 | 2,413 | 2,470 | 2,601 |
| EPS in Rs | 8.15 | 8.44 | 9.55 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Dividend Payout % | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
Compounded growth
Average yearly growth over different spans, as stored. A span can cross a demerger or an acquisition.
Compounded sales growth
- 10 years
- 19%
- 5 years
- 7%
- 3 years
- 12%
- TTM
- -1%
Compounded profit growth
- 10 years
- 11%
- 5 years
- 11%
- 3 years
- 13%
- TTM
- 5%
Stock price CAGR
- 10 years
- —
- 5 years
- 8%
- 3 years
- 11%
- 1 year
- -3%
Return on equity
- 10 years
- 15%
- 5 years
- 14%
- 3 years
- 14%
- Last year
- 14%
Balance sheet
What the company owns and what it owes, at the end of each year. ₹ crore.
| Line item | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Capital | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,001 | 1,001 | 1,002 | 1,003 |
| Reserves | 3,056 | 3,733 | 4,552 | 5,528 | 6,576 | 7,743 | 9,400 | 10,622 | 12,017 | 13,907 | 15,983 | 18,083 |
| Borrowings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Liabilities | 70,064 | 78,696 | 96,687 | 1,15,193 | 1,39,157 | 1,56,837 | 2,16,430 | 2,61,715 | 3,01,582 | 3,83,369 | 4,40,110 | 4,80,960 |
| Total Liabilities | 74,121 | 83,429 | 1,02,240 | 1,21,720 | 1,46,734 | 1,65,580 | 2,26,830 | 2,73,337 | 3,14,599 | 3,98,277 | 4,57,095 | 5,00,046 |
| Fixed Assets | 292 | 301 | 507 | 511 | 563 | 568 | 564 | 919 | 520 | 551 | 580 | 647 |
| CWIP | 7 | 146 | 31 | 70 | 32 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 41 |
| Investments | 69,385 | 77,843 | 95,830 | 1,14,436 | 1,39,325 | 1,58,813 | 2,18,756 | 2,64,437 | 3,04,334 | 3,85,590 | 4,47,467 | 4,86,367 |
| Other Assets | 4,437 | 5,139 | 5,871 | 6,703 | 6,814 | 6,186 | 7,509 | 7,978 | 9,743 | 12,130 | 9,038 | 12,991 |
| Total Assets | 74,121 | 83,429 | 1,02,240 | 1,21,720 | 1,46,734 | 1,65,580 | 2,26,830 | 2,73,337 | 3,14,599 | 3,98,277 | 4,57,095 | 5,00,046 |
Cash flows
Real money coming in and going out each year — from the business, from investments and from loans. ₹ crore.
| Line item | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from Operating Activity | 2,711 | 5,778 | 8,525 | 10,395 | 13,473 | 19,299 | 23,878 | 21,852 | 28,656 | 29,122 | 25,547 | 34,523 |
| Cash from Investing Activity | -178 | -7,204 | -9,032 | -8,910 | -13,552 | -16,986 | -19,203 | -21,611 | -30,203 | -31,221 | -21,789 | -35,318 |
| Cash from Financing Activity | -117 | -144 | -144 | -221 | -241 | -198 | 3 | -231 | -415 | -227 | -215 | -179 |
| Net Cash Flow | 2,416 | -1,570 | -651 | 1,264 | -321 | 2,114 | 4,677 | 10 | -1,962 | -2,327 | 3,543 | -974 |
| Free Cash Flow | 2,687 | 5,600 | 8,377 | 10,288 | 13,325 | 19,210 | 23,763 | 21,785 | 28,581 | 29,008 | 25,441 | 34,338 |
Ratios
How fast customers pay, how long stock sits, and how well capital earns — year by year.
| Line item | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debtor Days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Working Capital Days | 0 | -6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 1 | -3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| ROCE % | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 |
Price trend
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Industry numbers
The numbers that matter most in this industry, from the company's own filings.
1 when an audit qualification is filed as repetitive
0.00flag
2026-03-31
cost-to-income %
12.00
the company's own unlisted debt securities in default at period end
0.00cr
2026-06-30
the company's own loans / revolving facilities in default at period end (standalone filing)
0.00cr
2026-06-30
61-month persistency % (life insurer)
59.10pct
2026-06-30
13-month persistency %
84.35pct
2026-06-30
guarantees / comfort given for promoter, promoter group, directors and KMP
0.00cr
2026-03-31
loans outstanding to promoter, promoter group, directors and KMP (governance filing)
0.00cr
2026-03-31
security given for the borrowing of promoter, promoter group, directors and KMP
0.00cr
2026-03-31
FY revenue / permanent employees + workers, same basis (calc)
4,06,15,846inr
2026-03-31
solvency ratio (multiple)
1.96x
2026-06-30
News
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No recent news for this company.
Supply chain
Who it buys from, sells to and competes with — as recorded in our map of company links.
Competes with
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Products sold by
Buys from
- Medi Assist Healthcare Services Limited · TPA / health-benefits administration (group/health portfolio)
- Updater Services Limited · IFM soft services
About
What the company is, from our own records: where it sits, where it makes things, and what it is made of.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Life Insurance
- Classification
- Financial Services › Life Insurance
- ISIN
- INE123W01016
News impact
Big market events that reach SBI Life Insurance, and how the effect spreads.
2 Oct, 18:55 IST · Market event · high impact
ICICI Life Insurance Names Siddhartha Mishra MD & CEO As Anup Bagchi Steps Down
ICICI Prudential Life named insider Siddhartha Mishra as its new boss as Anup Bagchi left, which may lift its own shares slightly while rival life insurers see no clear gain or loss.
Who it hits first
- ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company, the private life insurer, named insider Siddhartha Mishra as its new Managing Director and Chief Executive as Anup Bagchi stepped down.
- The announcement removes uncertainty about who will lead the insurer, which markets usually read as mildly positive for its own shares.
- Rival life insurers face no change in sales or rules from this move, so their business is untouched for now.
Who may gain
- ICICI Prudential Life Insurance shareholders, who get leadership clarity as a long-serving insider takes over as the top boss.
- Policyholders and agents of ICICI Prudential Life Insurance, who see continuity with no break in service or sales support.
- No rival life insurer gains a clear edge, since customers do not switch policies on a competitor's CEO news.
Along the supply chain
Downstream
No downstream disruption — the insurer's bank and online sellers such as ICICI Bank and Policybazaar keep distributing the same life policies under the new boss.
Upstream
No direct supply-chain link — R K Swamy, the advertising agency that supplies marketing services to the insurer, sees no change in work from a boss swap.
Where demand moves
Business
No new insurance demand is created — families do not buy more life cover because one insurer changed its boss; any business effect is limited to steadier sales at ICICI Prudential Life if agents and bank partners stay confident.
Capital
Investors may tilt a little short-term money toward ICICI Prudential Life shares on leadership clarity, funded by trading flows rather than a broad move out of rival insurers such as Life Insurance Corporation of India or HDFC Life.
How it spreads across sectors
Financial Services
Neutral for the wider life-insurance group — a single-company leadership change with no rule or rate shift, so peers trade on their own results.
When it plays out
Immediate
ICICI Prudential Life shares react mildly to the news while analysts note the insider handover.
Medium term
The stock tracks policy sales and claims results, not the appointment, unless the new boss changes strategy.
Short term
Focus shifts to the new boss's first comments on sales growth and profit margins.
1 Oct, 12:34 IST · Market event · medium impact
GST Collections Rise 14.7% YoY to Rs 2.04 Lakh Crore In September
September GST jumped 15% to Rs 2.04 lakh crore on strong shopping, helping consumer-goods makers and insurers, with no direct loser.
Who it hits first
- India collected Rs 2.04 lakh crore in GST in September, up 14.7% from last year, which means shops and factories sold a lot more.
- Net GST revenue after refunds rose 18.1% to Rs 1.77 lakh crore, so the strength is real demand, not just fewer refunds.
- Stronger sales today usually mean fuller order books and busier lenders tomorrow, so makers of everyday goods and financial firms feel the lift first.
Who may gain
- Makers of everyday foods and drinks such as Nestle India (packaged foods) and Tata Consumer Products (tea, salt and staples) sell more when households spend freely.
- Drinks makers such as Radico Khaitan (liquor) gain as festive-season wallets open wider.
- Life insurers such as SBI Life Insurance and HDFC Life Insurance collect more premiums when household budgets and confidence grow.
- No listed loser stands out — a tax-collection beat hurts no company directly.
Along the supply chain
Downstream
Wholesalers, kirana shops and online sellers restock faster and offer fewer discounts when goods move quickly, passing the festive demand back up to distributors and makers.
Upstream
Ingredient and packaging suppliers — milk, sugar, grain and paper-board sellers — see steadier pull as food and drink makers keep lines running, though one month's tax print alone orders no new capacity.
Where demand moves
Business
Shoppers buying more pulls orders through makers of soaps, foods and drinks to packers and transporters, while lenders and insurers see more loan and policy demand as incomes feel safer.
Capital
Investors rotate toward consumption and financial shares on the strong demand signal, lifting trading interest in large consumer and insurer names and bidding up credit-growth expectations for lenders.
How it spreads across sectors
Fast Moving Consumer Goods
Higher household spending lifts volumes for food, drink and personal-care makers, supporting near-term sales growth.
Financial Services
Stronger incomes and spending improve loan demand and premium flows for banks, lenders and life insurers.
When it plays out
Immediate
In the next few days, consumption and financial shares firm on the demand beat while analysts nudge festive-season sales estimates higher.
Medium term
Over 1-6 months, sustained collections support government spending and steady credit growth, feeding a longer consumption cycle.
Short term
Over 1-4 weeks, September sales updates and festive orders confirm whether the GST strength turns into company revenues.
1 Oct, 11:55 IST · Market event · medium impact
India's factory growth climbs to 7-month high on surging demand: PMI
Indian factories grew at the fastest pace in seven months as new orders surged, helping manufacturers and banks, while shoppers could eventually pay more if strong demand pushes prices up.
Who it hits first
- Indian factories grew at their fastest pace in seven months as new orders rose at the quickest rate since February.
- Demand was strongest for electronic goods, packaged food, medicines and textiles, so makers in those lines feel the first lift.
- Hitachi Energy India, which builds power gear for factories, and Cupid, which makes medical rubber goods, are examples of firms in the path of that demand.
Who may gain
- Factory equipment makers like Hitachi Energy India that supply transformers and power gear to expanding plants
- Food, drink and daily goods makers like Allied Blenders and Distillers and Cupid that sell into stronger household spending
- Banks and insurers like SBI Life Insurance and Jio Financial Services that gain when jobs, loans and savings grow
Along the supply chain
Downstream
Distributors, transporters and high-street shops move more boxes as finished electronics, food, pills and clothes flow out, with exporters in textiles joining if orders hold.
Upstream
Suppliers of parts, chemicals, power gear and packing see more enquiries as factories raise output, helping equipment and input makers first.
Where demand moves
Business
Factories seeing fuller order books buy more parts, power gear and packing, while shops restock food, clothes and medicines to meet rising household buying.
Capital
Investors favour factory-linked shares and lenders on a strong factory report, so money tilts toward capital goods makers and financial firms while weak, loss-making small caps lag.
How it spreads across sectors
Capital Goods
positive — fuller order books for machine and power-gear makers
Consumer Durables
positive — steadier jobs support spending on coolers, TVs and home goods
Fast Moving Consumer Goods
positive — stronger household buying lifts food, drink and daily goods volumes
Financial Services
positive — more factory activity supports loans, payments and insurance sales
Healthcare
positive — pharma demand named in the survey supports drug and medical goods makers
Pharma
positive — medicine demand named in the survey, though the pack lists no Pharma members
Textiles
positive — textile demand named in the survey aids mills and garment makers
When it plays out
Immediate
In 1–7 days, factory-linked shares and lenders firm on the strong factory report while traders watch for price rises.
Medium term
In 1–6 months, sustained orders feed hiring and loans, but strong demand could push up input prices for shoppers.
Short term
In 1–4 weeks, order and sales updates show whether electronics, food, pharma and textile demand holds.
25 Sept, 23:37 IST · Market event · medium impact
India’s net FDI rises to five-year high of $7.3 billion in July 2026
India’s net foreign investment hit a five-year high of $7.3 billion in July, modestly helping insurers, exchanges and tech suppliers, with no clear losers.
Who it hits first
- India pulled in $7.3 billion in net foreign direct investment in July 2026, the highest monthly figure in five years, signalling stronger foreign confidence.
- Money flowed mainly into phone networks (communication), banks and insurers (financial services) and software and computer services, lifting the outlook for those industries.
- SBI Life Insurance, which sells life cover, and Multi Commodity Exchange, which runs commodity trading, get a mild sentiment boost as foreign interest in finance revives.
- Netweb Technologies, which builds servers for data centers, could see longer-term demand if computer-services investment turns into new data capacity.
- Sterlite Technologies, which makes fibre-optic cables, would normally cheer communication inflows, but strict exchange trading curbs (ASM stage 4) overshadow the news.
Who may gain
- SBI Life Insurance — life insurer, gains from brighter financial-services sentiment
- Multi Commodity Exchange — commodity exchange, gains if foreign flows lift trading volumes
- Netweb Technologies — server maker, gains if tech FDI spurs data-center orders
- Large banks and insurers broadly — benefit from stronger capital inflows and firmer valuations
Along the supply chain
Downstream
Downstream, foreign capital into phone, finance and software firms may later flow to network builders, server makers and service vendors, but today brings sentiment only, not confirmed purchases.
Upstream
No direct supply-chain link — this is a capital-flow event, not a factory order; upstream suppliers of coal, gas or consumer goods see no change.
Where demand moves
Business
Foreign firms putting money into Indian finance, software and phone networks can, over time, mean more software contracts, more insurance and banking business, and more network gear orders — for example, data-center servers from Netweb Technologies and fibre from Sterlite Technologies — though no new orders are announced today.
Capital
The $7.3 billion inflow supports the rupee, adds liquidity to equity markets and can lift trading activity on venues like Multi Commodity Exchange, while insurers such as SBI Life Insurance benefit from richer financial-sector valuations.
How it spreads across sectors
Financial Services
Foreign money favours banks, insurers and market venues; sentiment improves and trading and deal activity may pick up.
Information Technology
Computer-services inflows support hopes for tech spending and data-center demand, aiding server and software firms.
Telecommunication
Communication inflows help carrier investment mood, supporting fibre and equipment makers, though trading curbs mute Sterlite Technologies.
When it plays out
Immediate
Mild positive mood for financial, IT and telecom shares; market-infra names like exchanges may see busier trading.
Medium term
If strong inflows persist, tech and finance firms could see real business gains such as mandates and network orders; otherwise the lift fades.
Short term
Follow-through depends on August FDI and foreign-investor flows; insurers and lenders drift with rate expectations.
25 Sept, 18:51 IST · Market event · medium impact
India trims borrowing, goes long
India trimmed yearly borrowing to Rs 16 lakh cr and shifted longer, which helps banks and life insurers a little and hurts no listed group directly.
Who it hits first
- The Indian government will borrow slightly less in bonds from October to March (Rs 7.86 lakh cr) and cut full-year bond borrowing to Rs 16 lakh cr from Rs 16.09 lakh cr, so fewer new bonds hit the market.
- With fewer new bonds to absorb, bond prices can steady and yields (the interest rate on bonds) can stop climbing after the 10-year yield hit 7.1194% for a sixth weekly rise, which helps banks and life insurers that own lots of bonds.
- At the same time the government will sell more very long bonds, raising the 15-50 year share to 45.6% from 39.4%, which adds extra supply at the long end and trims the benefit.
Who may gain
- SBI Life Insurance, the life insurer, whose large bond holdings hold value better when yields steady
- HDFC Life Insurance, the life insurer, whose policy funds face less pressure when fewer new bonds are sold
- RBL Bank, the private-sector lender, whose bond portfolio and borrowing costs ease slightly when supply thins
- ICICI Prudential Asset Management, the mutual-fund manager, whose bond funds see steadier returns and flows
- BSE, the stock-exchange operator, which gains indirectly if calmer bond markets lift overall market mood
Along the supply chain
Downstream
Downstream are the bond buyers — banks like RBL Bank, life insurers like SBI Life Insurance and HDFC Life Insurance, and fund managers like ICICI Prudential Asset Management — who face slightly less new supply except at the very long end.
Upstream
No factory supply chain here — upstream is the government as the bond seller, and it is supplying slightly fewer bonds overall, though more very long 15-50 year bonds.
Where demand moves
Business
Business demand barely moves — households and firms do not borrow differently on this news, but banks and non-bank lenders find it a touch easier to raise money when the government sells fewer bonds, so credit flows a little more smoothly.
Capital
Capital demand eases — bond buyers need to absorb Rs 7.86 lakh cr in October-March instead of a larger pile, leaving more room for bank and company debt, while life insurers see steadier values on the bonds they already hold.
How it spreads across sectors
Financial Services
Banks, life insurers and lenders get modest relief as thinner bond supply steadies yields, but extra long-bond supply caps the gain.
IT Services
No real link — the story mentions rupees as the borrowing amount, not a weaker rupee, so exporters see no change.
Oil & Gas
No real link — fuel demand and crude costs do not move on a small borrowing trim.
Pharma
No real link — drug makers do not borrow or earn differently when the government trims bond sales.
A pattern seen before
Cascade chain
Pattern name
Rupee Cascade
Patterns
- Rupee Cascade
Sectors queried
- IT Services
- Oil & Gas
- Pharma
When it plays out
Immediate
In 1-7 days bond yields steady a touch and rate-sensitive bank and insurer shares drift 1-2% on sentiment.
Medium term
In 1-6 months lenders see slightly easier funding if the Rs 16 lakh cr cap holds, but heavy long-end sales could push long yields back up.
Short term
In 1-4 weeks October bond auctions test whether fewer bonds outweigh more 15-50 year supply near the 10-year yield of 7.1194%.
Dividends, splits & big trades
Money paid out, share splits and buybacks, and big buys or sells by funds and insiders.
Dividends
| 6 Mar 2026 | interim | ₹2.7 |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Mar 2025 | interim | ₹2.7 |
| 15 Mar 2024 | interim | ₹2.7 |
| 16 Mar 2023 | interim | ₹2.5 |
| 29 Mar 2022 | interim | ₹2 |
| 5 Apr 2021 | interim | ₹2.5 |
| 3 Apr 2019 | interim | ₹2 |
| 3 Apr 2018 | interim | ₹2 |
Splits, bonuses & buybacks
- daily-prices repair: 8 rows from NSE's archive (replace 1, delete 1, insert 6), 2020-02-01..2026-02-01 (docs/flat_day_repair.md)1× · 1 Feb 2020
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