ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Ltd — Q4 FY26 earnings call
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The short read
ICICI Prudential AMC reported quarterly average AUM of INR11.05 trillion for Q4 FY26, up 25.6% year-on-year, while operating revenue for the year rose 19.5% to INR15.17 billion with a negative other income of INR0.89 billion due to mark-to-market impact. Profit after tax for the quarter stood at INR7.63 billion, up 10.4% year-on-year but down 16.8% sequentially, and the company completed the transfer of investment management rights for certain AIFs from ICICI Venture Funds effective April 1, 2026. Management also disclosed ESOP and ESU grants amounting to INR1.2 to INR1.3 billion to be amortized over the vesting period, along with margins across asset classes for FY26.
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Numbers mentioned
Total mutual fund quarterly average AUM: INR11.05 trillion (Q4 FY26)
p. 4
“our total mutual fund quarterly average AUM reached INR11.05 trillion, which is up by 2.6% sequentially and 25.6% yearon-year”
Harshil Sanghavi, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Operating revenue: INR15.17 billion (FY26)
p. 7
“Our operating revenue stood at INR15.17 billion, representing a growth of 19.5% year-on-year and 0.2% sequentially”
Naveen Agarwal, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Operating profit before tax: INR11.28 billion (Q4 FY26)
p. 7
“Our operating profit before tax, which indicates the core profitability of the business, reached INR11.28 billion.”
Naveen Agarwal, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Profit after tax: INR7.63 billion (Q4 FY26)
p. 7
“Profit after tax stood at INR7.63 billion, which is up by 10.4% year-on-year and decreased by 16.8% quarter-on-quarter.”
Naveen Agarwal, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Return on equity: 85.8% (FY26)
p. 7
“The return on equity for the year ended March 2026 is at 85.8%.”
Naveen Agarwal, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Final dividend: INR12.4 per share (FY26)
p. 7
“the Board of Directors have declared a final dividend of INR12.4 per share, which is obviously subject to shareholders' approval.”
Naveen Agarwal, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Gross yield: 52 basis points (FY26)
p. 8
“For year ended March 2026, our gross yield stood at 52 basis points and net yield stood at 48.3 basis points.”
Naveen Agarwal, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Operating margin: 37.6 basis points (FY26)
p. 8
“For the year ended March 2026, our operating margin stood at 37.6 basis points as compared to 35.9 basis points for the year ended March 2025.”
Naveen Agarwal, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Employee strength: 3,585 (As of March 31, 2026)
p. 8
“As of March 31, 2026, we have an employee strength of 3,585.”
Naveen Agarwal, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Equity margin: 67 basis points (FY26)
p. 5
“For FY 2026, our margins stand at 67 basis points for equity, 32 basis points for debt, 12 basis points for liquid, 10 basis points for passive, and 30 basis points for arbitrage.”
Harshil Sanghavi, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Alternates quarterly average AUM: INR729.95 billion (Q4 FY26)
p. 6
“our alternates quarterly average AUM stood at INR729.95 billion.”
Harshil Sanghavi, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
PMS and AIF net yield: 0.98% (FY26)
p. 6
“the gross yield on our PMS and AIF business was 2.0%, and the net yield, that is after reducing the fees and commission expenses attributable to PMS and AIF, was 0.98%.”
Harshil Sanghavi, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Unique customer base: 17 million (As of March 31, 2026)
p. 5
“As of March 31st, 2026, we have a unique customer base of 17 million.”
Harshil Sanghavi, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
ESOP and ESU non-cash expense estimate: INR1.2 to INR1.3 billion
p. 8
“The total non-cash expenses estimated using the Black-Scholes for the grant which has been approved by NRC amounts to INR1.2 to INR1.3 billion, which will be amortized over the vesting period.”
Naveen Agarwal, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Fee paying committed funds moving from ICICI Ventures: INR46.28 billion (As of April 1, 2026)
p. 30
“Across the three strategies, the fee paying committed funds which are moving to us as of 1st April 2026, that number is INR46.28 billion.”
Naveen Agarwal, page 30 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Mutual fund revenue: INR48,414 million (FY26)
p. 30
“So for this quarter for mutual fund, our revenue is INR 48,414 million. For the year.”
Naveen Agarwal, page 30 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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ESOP/ESU debit to P&L FY27 — INR640 million to INR680 million · FY27
stated firmly by Naveen Agarwal
p. 8
“The approximate debit to the P&L for FY27 will be INR640 million to INR680 million.”
Naveen Agarwal, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
ESOP/ESU debit to P&L FY28 — INR360 million to INR400 million · FY28
stated firmly by Naveen Agarwal
p. 8
“For FY28 will be INR360 million to INR400 million, and for FY29 will be INR180 million to INR220 million.”
Naveen Agarwal, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
TER-related yield impact — 3 to 4 basis points · next two months
stated conditionally by Naveen Agarwal
p. 26
“if we look at on a gross basis before any pay out there is an impact of 3 to 4 basis point. We have already identified certain steps and we are doing necessary discussions. We will have crystallized impact if any over the next two months”
Naveen Agarwal, page 26 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Opex growth for next year — next year
stated as an aspiration by Naveen Agarwal
p. 30
“We expect in the normal course, the opex growth to be in the usual line of business.”
Naveen Agarwal, page 30 of the filed PDF · View the filing
NFO launches — one or two NFOs · next month
stated conditionally by Vipin Bhandari
p. 27
“Next month, we may launch one or two, depending upon approval from the regulator.”
Vipin Bhandari, page 27 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Q&A highlights
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Management said the decline was predominantly due to mark-to-market losses on other income, with core revenue roughly flat.
Answered by Naveen Agarwal
Asked by Suresh Iyengar: Are the sequential declines in revenue and profit due to mark-to-market?
p. 9
“Yes, it's predominantly, if you see on the other income, we had a loss due to mark-to-market. But if you see on our core revenue, there has been a small -- its effectively the same, it’s a small growth on that.”
Naveen Agarwal, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said the company focuses on its market share of industry inflows rather than predicting total industry inflows, and noted resilience in SIP flows despite subdued markets.
Answered by Nimesh Shah
Asked by Kabir Sharma: How will flows behave amid ongoing geopolitical uncertainty?
p. 10
“So around -- you see the growth in this quarter in SIP, it is quite a robust growth in SIP sales.”
Nimesh Shah, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said there is no material difference between March and early April trends, and investors continue to view equity as a long-term investment.
Answered by Nimesh Shah
Asked by Prayesh Jain: What is the ground-level trend in SIP and lumpsum flows for equity given February/March working-day effects?
p. 22
“There is no much difference that we see between March and April, right?”
Nimesh Shah, page 22 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management estimated a gross impact of 3-4 basis points before payouts, with steps being evaluated and a crystallized impact expected within two months.
Answered by Naveen Agarwal
Asked by Mohit Mangal: What is the yield impact from TER changes effective April 1?
p. 26
“So if we look at on a gross basis before any pay out there is an impact of 3 to 4 basis point.”
Naveen Agarwal, page 26 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management quantified the fee-paying committed funds moving over as INR46.28 billion across three strategies.
Answered by Naveen Agarwal
Asked by Abhijeet Sakhare: What is the fee-paying AUM coming from ICICI Ventures effective next quarter?
p. 30
“Across the three strategies, the fee paying committed funds which are moving to us as of 1st April 2026, that number is INR46.28 billion.”
Naveen Agarwal, page 30 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said iSIF customers are largely fresh given the different ticket sizes between iSIF and PMS.
Answered by Abhijit Shah
Asked by Dipanjan Ghosh: Are iSIF customers migrating from the PMS book or are they fresh customers?
p. 18
“the customers on the iSIF are largely fresh. There is no migration/transition from the PMS because as you know, the Page 18 of 22 ticket size for iSIF is 10 lakhs and the entry ticket size for PMS is about 50 lakhs.”
Abhijit Shah, page 18 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management confirmed the rate of increase in gold and silver share had declined this quarter versus prior quarters, though the full-year share had risen.
Answered by Naveen Agarwal
Asked by Shreyas Pimple: Has gold/commodity ETF AUM growth slowed relative to equity index/ETF AUM this quarter?
p. 35
“But if you look at this quarter versus last quarter also, there has been some incremental flows, but I think the increase has declined. The rate of increase has declined.”
Naveen Agarwal, page 35 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
Equity and equity-oriented AUM declined sequentially due to challenging market conditions and falling benchmarks
p. 3
“The decline can be attributed to challenging market conditions during the quarter as reflected in the declines across benchmarks and broad-based indices.”
Naveen Agarwal, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Nifty 50 fell sharply during the quarter
p. 4
“Nifty 50 decreased by 14.5% from the levels of 26,130 as of the end of December '25 to 22,331 at the end of March 2026.”
Naveen Agarwal, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Negative other income due to mark-to-market impact
p. 7
“We have recorded a negative other income of INR0.89 billion for the quarter ended March 2026 due to mark-to-market impact.”
Naveen Agarwal, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Regulatory TER changes effective April 1 create a gross yield impact
p. 26
“if we look at on a gross basis before any pay out there is an impact of 3 to 4 basis point.”
Naveen Agarwal, page 26 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Geopolitical uncertainty affecting investor sentiment and flows
p. 23
“We are no expert at geopolitics.”
Nimesh Shah, page 23 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Equity returns have remained subdued for an extended period
p. 21
“now it is 18 months since equity returns have been quite subdued.”
Nimesh Shah, page 21 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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