Strong Loan Growth
Bank loan growth accelerated to 12% in FY26 (up from ~5.5% the prior year), outpacing the earlier internal estimate of 10.5%–11.5% and showing meaningful recovery in credit momentum.
Robust Deposit Expansion
Deposits grew 14.4% year-on-year in FY26; time deposits grew ~15.5% YoY. Incremental deposits mobilized ~INR 3.9 lakh crore for the full year with 47% of net accretion coming from balances <INR 3 crore (up from 31% prior year), reflecting higher granularity and sustainability.
Healthy Profit and EPS Growth
Net income grew ~11% year-on-year and EPS grew ~10% (versus 3% last year), while management emphasized consistent EPS growth as a key objective.
Stable Returns and Efficiency Improvement
Return on assets remained stable around ~1.9% (quarter ROA ~1.96%, FY ROA ~1.94%). Core cost-to-income improved from 40.5% to 39.5%, while cost-to-assets is ~1.9%, cited as best-in-class; operating leverage benefits expected from prior investments.
Strong Capital and Asset Quality
Capital position strong at 19.7% and asset quality healthy with gross NPAs at 1.15%. The bank has built a provisioning buffer of ~125 basis points to absorb future shocks.
Market Leadership and Distribution Scale
Customer base nearly doubled to 100 million; branch network nearly doubled to ~9,700. Market share leadership metrics include 21%–22% of credit card issuances, 26%–28% of card spends, ~35%–40% of capital markets account settlements, and significant share in trade flows (18%–20% exports, 13%–15% imports).
Successful Mortgage Integration and Cross-Sell Progress
Post-merger mortgage liabilities increased: CASA balances tied to the mortgage franchise grew from ~INR 50,000 crore to ~INR 86,000 crore; liability penetration of acquired home-loan customers rose from ~36% to ~50% of stock. ~98% of home-loan disbursements open a liability account; ~23% of home-loan customers hold active credit cards.
Digital and AI Investments Paying Off
Mobile app serves over 60 million registered users; digital adoption at 97% for payments/service and 92% for acquisition journeys. Bank built an in-house unified AI platform with 5 use cases in production and 14 in development, plus a lakehouse data architecture — positioning for efficiency gains and improved ROA.
Retail and SME Traction
Retail constitutes ~53%–54% of the balance sheet with stepped-up retail growth across wheels (auto), personal loans and mortgages. Business banking / MSME grew ~20% YoY and the bank is among the top 2 MSME banks nationally (#1 in 15 states, top 2 in 25 states).
Liquidity and Regulatory Metrics Managed
Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) operating target 110%–120%; LCR around 114% (116% previous quarter). Management reiterated the loan-to-deposit ratio is not a binding constraint given continued deposit market share gains (~30–50 bps over 5 years).