Strong Credit and Deposit Growth
Loans grew 12% in FY26 (up from 5.5% in FY25) while deposits grew 14.4%, keeping deposit growth ahead of credit growth and above system levels.
Profitability and EPS Expansion
Net income grew 11% year-on-year and EPS grew 10% (vs 3% last year); return on assets remained stable around 1.9% (FY26 ~1.94%–1.96% range).
Improving Operating Efficiency
Core cost-to-income improved from 40.5% to 39.5%; operating expense growth was modest (~6.5%–7% full-year) and cost-to-assets around 1.9%, cited as best-in-class.
Strong Capital and Asset Quality
Capital position robust at 19.7%; gross NPAs remain low at 1.15%; bank has a provisioning buffer of ~125 basis points to absorb shocks.
Deposit Granularity and Stable Liquidity Metrics
Focus on granular deposits: net incremental time deposits < INR 3 crore rose to 47% of net accretion (vs 31% prior year); LCR targeted to be operated in 110%–120% band and was ~114% at quarter end.
Distribution, Customer and Digital Scale
Customer base reached ~100 million; distribution nearly doubled to ~9,700 branches; mobile app has 60 million registered users; digital adoption ~97% for payments/services and ~92% for acquisition journeys.
Technology and AI Investments
Tech investments more than quadrupled to around $1 billion over recent years; launched new internet/mobile/payment platforms at population scale; built in-house unified AI platform with 5 use cases in production and 14 in development to drive automation and efficiency.
Retail & SME Momentum and Cross-Sell
Retail share ~53%–54% of balance sheet with sequential retail disbursal recovery; MSME/business banking grew ~20% YoY and bank is a market leader (top 2 in mortgages, #1 in MSME in many states); home-loan liabilities penetration increased (stock liability share rose from ~36% to ~50%).
Reduction in Borrowings and Funding Cost
Borrowings reduced ~11% YoY; cost of funds around ~4.4% and has marginally declined (~50 bps YoY), aiding future margin improvement potential as funding mix normalizes.