HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd (HDFCLIFE) Stock Analysis: Valuation, Latest Results, Financial Ratios & DeciZen Rating

BSE: 540777 | NSE: HDFCLIFE | Insurance | Large Cap

HDFC Life Insurance Share Price

767.40 6.00 0.79%
as on 05-Dec'25 12:12

HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd (HDFCLIFE) Stock Analysis: Valuation, Latest Results, Financial Ratios & DeciZen Rating

BSE: 540777 | NSE: HDFCLIFE | Insurance | Large Cap

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HDFC Life Insurance Company stock performance -

Key Ratios
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P/E Ratio (CD):
86.74
Market Cap:
1,64,222.3 Cr.
52-wk low:
584.7
52-wk high:
820.5

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10 Year X-Ray of HDFC Life Insurance: Login to view analysis.

Analysis of Financial Track Record

Data adjusted to bonus, split, extra-ordinary income, rights issue and change in financial year end
Data adjusted to bonus, split, extra-ordinary income, rights issue and change in financial year end

Data adjusted to bonus, split, extra-ordinary income, rights issue and change in financial year end.

Financial track record gives insight into the company's performance on key parameters over the past ten years. MoneyWorks4me’s proprietary colour codes make it easy for retail investors to gauge the company’s past performance.
HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd has performed well in majority of the past ten years indicating its past ten year financial track record is very good

Value Creation

Value Creation Index Colour Code Guide

Mar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24Mar'25TTM
ROCE % 29.3%26.2%26.5%25%20.8%16.9%10.4%8.5%10.8%11.1%-
Value Creation
Index
1.61.31.41.20.90.5-0.1-0.20.00.0-

Growth Parameters

Growth Parameters Colour Code Guide

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Sales YoY Gr.-NANANANANANANANANA-
Adj EPS 4.14.45.56.36.46.76.36.47.38.48.8
YoY Gr.-8.6%23.9%15.1%1.6%4.7%-6.7%1.4%14.9%14.9%-
BVPS (₹) 15.81923.42834.641.773.560.366.17378.7
Adj Net
Profit
8178871,1071,2781,2971,3611,3271,3681,5741,8111,894
Cash Flow from Ops. 5,6876,2306,7399,8687,3889,7035,9436,88310,72115,597-
Debt/CF from Ops. 000000.10.10.10.10.2-

CAGR

CAGR Colour Code Guide

9 Years 5 Years 3 Years 1 Years
Sales NANANANA
Adj EPS 8.3%5.5%10.2%14.9%
BVPS18.6%16.1%-0.2%10.4%
Share Price - 3.6% 9.2% 19.2%

Key Financial Parameters

Performance Ratio Colour Code Guide

Mar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24Mar'25TTM
Return on
Equity %
51.125.426.124.720.517.611.19.611.612.1-
Op. Profit
Mgn %
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Net Profit
Mgn %
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Debt to
Equity
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Working Cap
Days
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Cash Conv.
Cycle
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Recent Performance Summary

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Latest Financials - HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd.

Standalone Consolidated
TTM EPS (₹) 8.7 8.8
TTM Sales (₹ Cr.) 73,780 74,085
BVPS (₹.) 78.5 78.7
Reserves (₹ Cr.) 14,767 14,808
P/BV 9.70 9.68
PE 87.12 86.74
From the Market
52 Week Low / High (₹) 584.65 / 820.50
All Time Low / High (₹) 307.65 / 820.50
Market Cap (₹ Cr.) 1,64,222
Equity (₹ Cr.) 2,156.9
Face Value (₹) 10
Industry PE 18.3

Management X-Ray of HDFC Life Insurance:

Shareholding Pattern

Promoter's Holding & Share Pledging

Pledged *0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
* Pledged shares as % of Promoter's holding (%)

Valuation of HDFC Life Insurance - Consolidated Basis

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Analyst's Notes

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Key Ratios of HDFC Life Insurance

Adj EPS (Rs.)

Sales (Cr.)

ROE (%)

ROCE (%)

Profit And Loss

(All Figures are in Crores.)
PARTICULARSMar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24Mar'25
Income From Investments1712302844144466508137241,0071,130
Other Income 111234041319935971
Expenses257829576269114152169218
Profit Before Tax8339091,1251,2911,3141,3541,3031,2821,5701,878
Tax 1722181316-7-24-86-467
Adjustments 0000000000
Net Profit 8178871,1071,2781,2971,3611,3271,3681,5741,811
Adjusted EPS (₹)4.094.445.506.336.436.736.286.377.328.41
Dividend Payout Ratio (%)0%0%0%0%0%30%27%30%0%0%

Balance Sheet

(All Figures are in Crores.)
PARTICULARSMar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24Mar'25

Equity and Liabilities

Share Capital 1,9951,9982,0122,0172,0192,0212,1132,1492,1512,153
Reserve and Surplus1,2001,7962,6923,6284,9746,40913,41310,82112,06513,555
Fair Value A/C-413230-3-1922078520451446
Borrowings 0000000000
Policy Holders Fund 543986221,112502,5552,2771,9766,0266,795
Funds For Appropriations7058679591,1038839911,3451,2351,2111,258
Total Liabilities 74,04091,2741,05,8321,24,8971,27,2341,73,1212,23,7872,39,7012,93,8453,39,706

Assets

Investment0000000000
Loans934819802994241,2721,5851,8972,378
Total Net block 3853373363243223275,964352393499
Total Assets 74,04091,2741,05,8321,24,8971,27,2341,73,1212,23,7872,39,7012,93,8453,39,706

Cash Flow

(All Figures are in Crores.)
PARTICULARSMar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24Mar'25
Cash Flow From Operating Activity 5,6876,2306,7399,8687,3889,7035,9436,88310,72115,597
PBT 0000000000
Adjustment 6,1576,8147,46910,8028,30410,5627,15411,24213,71420,946
Changes in Working Capital 24-910-38122-24-2692-40
Tax Paid -494-575-741-896-918-881-1,188-4,332-3,084-5,309
Cash Flow From Investing Activity -3,959-5,175-4,421-10,182-7,807-8,946-807-10,087-13,625-13,638
Capex -33-48-33-43-37-60-56-86-134-297
Net Investments -7,390-9,205-9,147-15,704-13,860-17,102-10,442-23,079-29,513-24,938
Others 3,4654,0774,7595,5666,0908,2169,69113,07816,02311,597
Cash Flow From Financing Activity -212-236-196-33738678-2381,985-4031,607
Net Proceeds from Shares 4291326038782102,03474106
Net Proceeds from Borrowing 0000000000
Interest Paid -216-2640000-448-399-477-499
Dividend Paid 00-273-396000000
Others 00-56-00600035002,000
Net Cash Flow 1,5168192,122-651-3811,4354,897-1,219-3,3073,566

Finance Ratio

PARTICULARSMar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24Mar'25
Ratios
ROE (%)
ROCE (%)
Asset Turnover Ratio0.230.230.240.250.260.250.240.250.230.22
PAT to CFO Conversion(x)6.967.026.097.725.77.134.485.036.818.61
Working Capital Days
Receivable Days0000000000
Inventory Days0000000000
Payable Days0000000000

HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd Stock News

HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd FAQs

The current trading price of HDFC Life Insurance on 05-Dec-2025 12:12 is ₹767.4.
Market capitalization or market cap is determined by multiplying the current market price of a company's shares with the total number of shares outstanding. As of 04-Dec-2025 the market cap of HDFC Life Insurance stood at ₹1,64,222.3.
The latest P/E ratio of HDFC Life Insurance as of 04-Dec-2025 is 87.12.
The latest P/B ratio of HDFC Life Insurance as of 04-Dec-2025 is 9.70.
The 52-week high of HDFC Life Insurance is ₹820.5 and the 52-week low is ₹584.6.
The TTM revenue is Trailing Twelve Months sales. The TTM revenue/sales of HDFC Life Insurance is ₹73,780 ( Cr.) .

About HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd

HDFC Life Insurance Company Limited (HDFC Life) was formed as a joint venture between erstwhile Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited (HDFC Limited) and Abrdn plc (formerly Standard Life (Mauritius Holdings) 2006 Limited). Pursuant to a scheme of amalgamation of erstwhile HDFC Limited with HDFC Bank Limited on July 1, 2023 (the Effective Date), HDFC Bank Limited has become the Holding and Promoter Company of HDFC Life, vide NCLT order dated April 20, 2023.

The company was incorporated at Mumbai on August 14, 2000 as a public limited company under the Companies Act, 1956. The Company obtained a certificate of commencement of business on October 12, 2000 and a certificate of registration from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) on October 23, 2000 for carrying on the business of life insurance. The company offers a range of individual and group insurance solutions including participating, non-participating and unit linked lines of businesses. The portfolio comprises of various insurance and investment products such as Protection, Pension, Savings, Investment, Annuity and Health.

Business area of the economy

The company is a prominent Indian provider of long-term life insurance solutions, catering to diverse customer needs through its range of individual and group products covering protection, pension, savings, investment, annuity and health. The company’s wide product suite caters to specific needs of customers during each stage of their lives. It also provides the company with the flexibility to operate successfully across business cycles, work with diverse sets of distribution partners and serve a range of consumers from mass market to high net worth individuals. 

The company continues to benefit from its presence across the country with several branches and additional distribution touchpoints through several partnerships. The partnerships comprise bancassurance partners including NBFCs (Non-Banking Financial Companies), MFIs (Micro Finance Institutions), SFBs (Small Finance Banks), etc. and new ecosystem partners. The company is also strengthened by a strong base of financial consultants.

Products of the company 

  • Savings plans
  • Unit-linked plans
  • Protection plans
  • Pension plans
  • Annuity plans
  • Health Plans

Certifications, awards and accreditations

  • 2011: Golden Peacock HR Excellence Award.
  • 2012: Won Porter Prize for leveraging unique activities.
  • 2012: Won National Award for Excellence in Cost Management, awarded by the Institute of Cost Accountants of India.
  • 2013: Won National Award for Excellence in Cost Management for second consecutive year.
  • 2013: Recognized by Celent as Model Insurer Asia of the Year.
  • 2014: PCQuest Best IT Implementation Award for Qlik Insights BI Development - Project with Maximum Business Impact.
  • 2015: Indian Insurance Awards: Won Life Insurance Company of the Year, awarded by Fintelekt.
  • 2015: Financial Services Marketing Summit Awards - Most Customer Responsive Insurance Company of the Year.
  • 2016: ICAI Awards - Gold Shield for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the Annual Report.
  • 2016: The Indian Insurance Awards for Best Product Innovation (Life Insurance) by Fintelekt.
  • 2016: Finnoviti award to recognize and reward innovations in Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) - Received for Cancer Care, a first of its kind standalone cancer care product from a life insurer.
  • 2017: India's Best Companies to Work For - The India's Best Companies to Work for study is conducted by The Economic Times & Great Place To Work Institute.
  • 2019: It won the ‘Platinum’ at the LACP Vision Awards for the 2018-19 Annual Report. The Report was ranked 22nd amongst the top 100 reports worldwide and adjudged the ‘Most Creative’ Annual Report globally.
  • 2019: It was awarded the ‘ICAI Silver Award’ for excellence in Financial Reporting for its Annual Report 2018-19 in the Life Insurance category.
  • 2020: HDFC Life has made it to the List of 100 Best Companies for Women in India 2020.
  • 2020: HDFC Life won the DSCI Excellence Awards 2020 for Best Security Practices in Insurance Sector by Data Security Council of India.
  • 2020: HDFC Life's Innovations team won the award for their ‘FaceSence’ project in the BFSI Category.
  • 2020: HDFC Life won the Gold at the India DG+ Awards for the JioSaavn Kahaani Express campaign in the BFSI category.
  • 2020: HDFC Life was awarded the ‘Most Innovative Insurer - Life Category’ award, at the FICCI Insurance Industry Awards 2020.
  • 2020: HDFC Life received the award for ‘iEARN and LMS’ in BFSI Section.
  • 2021: HDFC Life was recognised as one of the 50 Most Trusted BFSI Brands of India for epitomising excellence in the BFSI industry. The award was given by Marksmen Daily.
  • 2021: HDFC Life won the 11th Aegis Graham Bell Award for Innovative digital transformation for Vision AI. The Aegis School of Business, Data Science and Cyber Security has initiated this award to promote innovations and recognize the outstanding contributions by the innovators.
  • 2021: FICCI's Most Innovative Insurer Award - Life Category.
  • 2021: HDFC Life certified as one of India’s Best Workplaces for Women 2021.
  • 2021: HDFC Life was recognised as a Superbrand for the 8th time in a row.
  • 2021: HDFC Life was awarded as one of the 100 Best Companies for women in India from Working Mother Avtar Award 2021.
  • 2022: HDFC Life has been awarded 'Best Use Of AI & Machine Learning- Life Insurance' by the jury members in the 3rd Annual BFSI Technology Excellence Awards Category by Quantic India.
  • 2022: HDFC Life wins ‘Product Innovator of the year - Life Insurance’ for the product - Sanchay FMP in the 3rd Annual BFSI Technology Excellence Awards Category 2022 by Quantic India.
  • 2022: HDFC Life wins ‘The Experience Maker Executive of the Year’ Award at the Adobe Experience Maker Awards 2022.
  • 2022: HDFC Life wins the Gold Award at 2022 Brandon Hall Excellence Awards for best use of Mobile learning.
  • 2022: HDFC Life has been recognised as one of the ‘Best Companies for Women in India 2022’ by Avatar and Seramount making it to the '100 Best Hall of Fame'.
  • 2022: HDFC Life has been recognised for 'Excellence in CX' at The Economic Times CX Summit.
  • 2023: HDFC Life won the 2nd Annual Technology Excellence Awards 2023 for 'Automated Insurance Underwriting'.
  • 2023: HDFC Life wins the 'Golden Peacock Award' for Excellence in Corporate Governance 2023.
  • 2023: HDFC Life has been recognised for 'Best Innovation in Payments' at the 2nd Smart CX Summit & Awards.
  • 2023: HDFC Life has been recognised for 'Best Use of Data Analytics in Business Intelligence' at the Customer Fest Leadership Awards.
  • 2023: HDFC Life has been recognised for 'Best Use of Technology to Enhance Customer Experience' at the Customer Fest Leadership Awards.
  • 2023: HDFC Life featured in ‘Best Workplaces Asia 2023’ by Great Place To Work.
  • 2024: HDFC Life recognised in the ‘Best Customer Oriented Insurance Company’ category at the 16th ASSOCHAM Global Insurance Summit & Awards.
  • 2024: HDFC Life has won the ‘Customer Service Excellence’ award in the life insurance category for Excellence and Leadership in BFSI at the 12th Golden Globe Tigers Awards.
  • 2024: HDFC Life won the ‘Moment of Truth - Life Insurance’ award at the 16th ASSOCHAM Global Insurance Summit & Awards.
  • 2024: HDFC Life won the 'Best Life Insurer' award at the 16th Mint BFSI Summit and Awards.
  • 2024: HDFC Life felicitated with the ‘Best Customer Experience’ award at the 17th Customer Fest Leadership Awards 2024.
  • 2024: HDFC Life won the ‘Best Digital Experience Life Insurance’ award at the 3rd Future of Insurance Summit & Awards 2024.
  • 2025: HDFC Life honoured among the 'Best BFSI Brands' at the ET Now Best BFSI Brands 2025.
  • 2025: HDFC Life recognised among the Top 50 ‘India's Best Workplaces: Building a Culture of Innovation by All 2025’ by Great Place to Work.
  • 2025: HDFC Life recognised in the ‘Emerging Tech Led Innovation’ category at the IBEX BFSI Technology Awards.
  • 2025: HDFC Life recognised amongst India's 'Top 25 Best Workplaces in BFSI' by Great Place To Work.
  • 2025: HDFC Life certified as a Great Place to Work
Major events and milestones

  • 2001: First private life insurer to launch operations in India.
  • 2002: First private life insurer to declare bonus, along with founder’s bonus.
  • 2002: Tie-up with HDFC Bank.
  • 2003: Defined the Vision and Values of the organization.
  • 2003: Crossed 1 million policies and 10,000 Agents.
  • 2004: Launched Unit Linked Insurance Policy (ULIP) Products.
  • 2005: Launched the brand tagline.
  • 2006: Start of online premium payment facility and dedicated service helpline for customers.
  • 2007: 5 lakh policies issued.
  • 2008: Expanded distribution to 1 lakh Financial Consultants.
  • 2008: Employee strength grew over 15,000.
  • 2009: Launched 1st product in the health segment - Criticare and Surgicare.
  • 2010: Brand relaunched as HDFC Life with new logo and identity.
  • 2010: Total Assets Under Management (AUM) held crossed Rs 20,000 crore.
  • 2011: Established a wholly owned subsidiary - HDFC Pension, to operate pension fund business under the National Pension System.
  • 2012: Maiden profit declared.
  • 2012: Total premium for the year crossed Rs 10,000 crore.
  • 2013: Declared maiden Dividend.
  • 2013: Issued over 1 million policies in a single year for the first time.
  • 2013: Launch of Click 2 Buy point-of-sale underwriting system.
  • 2014: AUM crossed Rs 50,000 crore mark.
  • 2015: Over 5 million lives insured.
  • 2015: Launched My Mix Tool to empower Sales Team to pitch solutions more effectively.
  • 2015: Started the Smart Achievers Programme in collaboration with Manipal University.
  • 2016: Incorporated the first international subsidiary in the UAE - HDFC International Life & Re to operate the reinsurance business.
  • 2016: The Company’s total premium for the year crossed Rs 16,000 crore mark
  • 2016: Embedded value crossed Rs 10,000 crore mark.
  • 2017: The Company had a successful IPO to become a public limited company, which was subscribed over 3.8 times.
  • 2017: On November 17, 2017, the Company’s shares were listed on BSE & NSE.
  • 2017: Over 20 million lives insured during the year.
  • 2018: AUM crossed Rs 1 lakh crore mark.
  • 2018: Profit after tax crossed Rs 1,000 crore mark.
  • 2018: HDFC International Life & Re received a global rating of BBB (Outlook Stable) from S&P Global, thereby making it one of the only two companies of Indian lineage to be rated above the sovereign rating of India.
  • 2019: Changed corporate name from HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company Limited to HDFC Life Insurance Company Limited.
  • 2019: Total premium for the year crossed Rs 25,000 crore.
  • 2019: Over 50 million lives insured during the year.
  • 2020: HDFC Life became the newest member of the Nifty 50 Index in July 2020.
  • 2020: Total premium for the year crossed Rs 30,000 crore.
  • 2020: The Company insured a record 60 million lives.
  • 2021: Embedded Value crossed Rs 25,000 crore.
  • 2021: HDFC Life wins Best Governed Company Listed Segment: Large Category at the ICSI National Awards for Excellence in Corporate Governance.
  • 2022: Embedded Value crossed Rs 30,000 crore.
  • 2022: Assets under management crossed Rs 2 lakh crore.
  • 2022: HDFC Life became a signatory to United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment.
  • 2023: HDFC Life completed the first ever merger and acquisition (M&A) transaction in the Indian Life Insurance Sector.
  • 2023: Total premium for the year crossed Rs 50,000 crore.
  • 2024: Assets under management crossed Rs 2.5 lakh crore.
  • 2024: Announced highest ever bonus of Rs 3,660 crore to more than 23 lakh policyholders.
  • 2024: Embedded Value crossed Rs 40,000 crore.
  • 2025: Total premium for the year crossed Rs 70,000 crore.
  • 2025: Embedded value crossed Rs 50,000 crore mark.
  • 2025: MSCI ESG Rating for HDFC Life upgraded to ‘A’.
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