Star Health and Allied Insurance Company (STARHEALTH) had a P/E of 31.6× on 6 Nov 2026. It earns ROE of 9.5%, and net profit fell 3.4% a year over 3 years. For insurers, ROCE and debt-to-equity are not used; it trades at 3.18× book value. It is a mid-cap company with a market cap of ₹33,230 Cr, ranked 6th of 9 Insurance (Life) companies by market cap; the shares rose 11% over the past year.
- ₹540.00
- ₹569.50
- ₹536.75
- ₹542.35
- 7.2 L
Health check
- ReturnsAhead
+11.0% over a year, better than 7 of 7 peers.
- Price tagCheaper
P/B 3.18 vs peer median 6.47.
- GrowthShrinking
Profit −3.4% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityWeak
ROE 9.5% vs peer median 12.1%.
- Balance sheetSolid
Return on assets 3.33%. Bad-loan data isn’t covered.
- Red flagsNone found
No warning signs in the headline numbers.
Mid cap
Market sensitivity
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹33,230 Cr
- Mid cap
- P/E
- 31.6
- Industry 59.7
- Price to book
- 3.18
- Peers 6.47
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
- ROE
- 9.5%
- Peers 12.1%
- ROCE
- n/m
- Not meaningful for lenders
- Debt to equity
- n/m
- Not meaningful for lenders
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹17.88
- Face value ₹10
- OPM (TTM)
- 7.3%
- Net margin 4.4%
- Sales growth
- n/m
- Not meaningful for lenders
- Profit growth
- +232.8%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Price to sales
- 1.72
- EV/EBITDA 26.9
Strengths and risks
Strengths
- Quarterly profit up 232.8% on a year ago.
About Star Health and Allied Insurance Company
Star Health and Allied Insurance Company Limited provides health insurance products in India. It offers retail health insurance products for individuals and families; group health insurance products for employer/employee and non-employer/employee groups, including small-to-medium enterprises; and personal accident and travel insurance products. The company also provides star women care insurance policy that provides surrogacy and oocyte donor covers; and…
- Headquarters
- Chennai
- Employees
- 18,566
- Sector
- Financial Services
- ISIN
- INE575P01011
- Website
- starhealth.in
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 6.5 L
- 1-year return
- plus 11.0%
- From 52-week high
- minus 9.6%
Analyst consensus
Peers · Insurance - Life
| Company | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LICILife Insurance Corporation of India | 394.00 | minus 3.43% | 4,98,410 | 8.0 | 2.95 | 37.8% | 16.9% | 2.54% | minus 9.9% |
| SBILIFESBI Life Insurance Company | 1,784.00 | plus 2.82% | 1,79,008 | 67.4 | 8.72 | 13.7% | 12.8% | 0.15% | minus 12.0% |
| HDFCLIFEHDFC Life Insurance Company | 565.30 | plus 3.95% | 1,22,786 | 59.7 | 6.47 | 11.3% | 11.8% | 0.37% | minus 26.8% |
| ICICILIFEICICI Life Insurance | 438.90 | plus 2.63% | 63,695 | 36.2 | 4.35 | 12.9% | 25.5% | 0.38% | minus 29.6% |
| MFSLMax Financial Services | 1,284.40 | plus 0.86% | 44,327 | 239.2 | 7.70 | 3.4% | −39.5% | 0.00% | minus 20.0% |
| STARHEALTHStar Health and Allied Insurance Company | 564.75 | plus 4.13% | 33,230 | 31.6 | 3.18 | 9.5% | −3.4% | 0.00% | plus 11.0% |
| NIVABUPANiva Bupa Health Insurance Company | 76.08 | minus 0.89% | 14,080 | 26.5 | 3.67 | 12.1% | 118.4% | 0.00% | plus 0.5% |
| CANHLIFECanara HSBC Life Insurance Company | 122.05 | minus 1.79% | 11,545 | 86.6 | 7.08 | 8.4% | – | 0.33% | plus 4.9% |
| Median of 7 peers | – | 0.86% | 63,695 | 59.7 | 6.47 | 12.1% | 14.8% | 0.33% | −12.0% |
Quarterly results
| ₹ Cr | Sep 25 | Dec 25 | Mar 26 | Jun 26 | Sep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,280 | 4,567 | 4,648 | 5,285 | 5,033 | |
| 4,169 | 4,393 | 4,497 | 4,544 | 4,681 | |
| 112 | 173 | 151 | 742 | 352 | |
| 2.6% | 3.8% | 3.3% | 14.0% | 7.0% | |
| 13.8 | 0 | 0 | 12.8 | 15.2 | |
| 13.8 | – | – | 12.8 | 15.2 | |
| 112 | 173 | 151 | 742 | 352 | |
| 28.7% | 26.1% | 26.4% | 25.9% | 24.7% | |
| 79.6 | 128 | 111 | 550 | 265 | |
| 1.35 | 2.18 | 1.89 | 9.33 | 4.49 |
Profit & loss
- Profit CAGR 3Y
- −3.4%
- EPS CAGR 3Y
- −3.1%
- ROE
- 9.5%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12,241 | 14,413 | 16,488 | 18,148 | |
| – | +17.7% | +14.4% | +10.1% | |
| 11,363 | 13,226 | 15,556 | 17,315 | |
| 878 | 1,188 | 933 | 834 | |
| 7.2% | 8.2% | 5.7% | 4.6% | |
| 88.7 | 80.3 | 66 | 66.3 | |
| 88.4 | 80.1 | 65.4 | 64.1 | |
| 52.1 | 58.7 | 71.5 | 79.3 | |
| −0.2 | −0.2 | −0.6 | −2.3 | |
| 826 | 1,129 | 861 | 754 | |
| 25.1% | 25.1% | 25.0% | 26.2% | |
| 619 | 845 | 646 | 557 | |
| – | +36.6% | minus 23.6% | minus 13.8% | |
| 10.41 | 14.19 | 10.86 | 9.47 |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 582 | 585 | 588 | 588 | |
| 6,007 | 6,147 | 6,524 | 6,963 | |
| 470 | 470 | 470 | 470 | |
| 9,299 | 10,853 | 13,202 | 16,043 | |
| 16,358 | 18,054 | 20,785 | 24,064 | |
| 111 | 175 | 129 | 95.3 | |
| – | 16.5 | 24 | 8.6 | |
| 5,300 | 6,250 | 7,107 | 7,423 | |
| 1,139 | 1,578 | 2,248 | 3,726 | |
| 9,808 | 10,035 | 11,276 | 12,810 | |
| 16,358 | 18,054 | 20,785 | 24,064 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| −1,097 | −1,177 | −1,151 | −1,067 | |
| −268 | 23 | −4.2 | −31.5 | |
| −89.3 | 156 | 224 | 775 | |
| −46.6 | −123 | −82.7 | −78.1 | |
| 1,229 | 1,186 | 1,296 | 1,795 |
Shareholding pattern
- Promoters58.00%
- Public42.00%
| Quarter | Split | Promoters | Public | Promoter change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2026 | 58.00% | 42.00% | minus 0.01 | |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 58.01% | 41.99% | plus 0.03 | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | 57.98% | 42.02% | 0.00 | |
| 31 Dec 2025 | 57.98% | 42.02% | minus 0.04 | |
| 30 Sep 2025 | 58.02% | 41.98% | – |
Major shareholders
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