Edelweiss Financial Services Limited (NSE: EDELWEISS, BSE: 532922) presented a multi-year snapshot of growth across its businesses in a U.S. dollar–denominated investor presentation titled “Our journey, presented through numbers and charts,” outlining expansion in alternative assets, mutual funds, general insurance and life insurance through December 2025.
Key highlights from the presentation:
- Alternative asset management AUM increased to $7.58 billion as of Dec. 2025, implying a multi-year CAGR of about 22%.
- Fee-paying AUM in alternatives rose to $4.66 billion, reflecting growth in private credit strategies.
- Mutual fund AUM expanded to $18.38 billion, supported by rising equity AUM and SIP inflows.
- General insurance gross written premium reached an annualised $137 million (nine-month run-rate for Mar-26), with customer count rising sharply.
- Life insurance embedded value increased to $251 million by Dec. 2025, alongside growth in AUM.
- Consolidated customer reach and assets showed steady multi-year expansion, while net debt declined.
Alternative asset management
The alternatives platform showed sustained scale-up. Assets under management rose from $2.41 billion in Mar-20 to $7.58 billion by Dec-25, while fee-paying AUM increased to $4.66 billion. Profitability improved over the period, with profit after tax rising from low single-digit levels in FY20 to an annualised run-rate of about $33 million for Mar-26. Client diversification increased, with unique clients rising to about 5,500 and a higher share of offshore capital.
Mutual fund business
The mutual fund franchise recorded steady growth. MF AUM reached $18.38 billion by Dec-25, reflecting a multi-year CAGR of about 41%. Equity AUM rose to $9.23 billion, supported by higher SIP inflows, with the SIP book increasing to $62 million. Profit after tax for the mutual fund business also scaled over time, with an annualised nine-month run-rate of about $12 million for Mar-26. Market share in SIP folios and overall folios improved over the period.
General insurance
The general insurance arm reported strong growth in scale. Gross written premium increased to an annualised $137 million, with AUM rising to $179 million by Dec-25. Customer count expanded to 88.6 lakh by Dec-25, up sharply from Mar-20 levels. Motor GDPI market share rose steadily to about 0.83% in private general insurance.
Life insurance
The life insurance business recorded growth across key metrics. Gross premium and individual APE increased over the period, while embedded value rose to $251 million by Dec-25 Life insurance AUM increased to $1.17 billion by Dec-25. The claim settlement ratio improved markedly to 99.3% by Dec-25.
Other businesses and balance sheet trends
Asset reconstruction reported cumulative recoveries of $7.16 billion since FY16. The NBFC wholesale book continued to decline, reflecting portfolio runoff and deleveraging. Housing finance disbursements showed an upward trend on an annualised basis.
At a consolidated level, net debt declined steadily to about $1.27 billion by Dec-25, while customer assets and reach expanded over the period. Consolidated profitability of underlying businesses improved on an annualised basis.
Summary
Edelweiss outlined sustained multi-year growth across its asset management and insurance platforms, with rising AUM, improving profitability in alternatives and mutual funds, and expanding customer reach in insurance. The presentation also highlighted balance-sheet deleveraging and a gradual shift in business mix toward capital-light asset management and insurance franchises.