Kotak Mahindra Bank Q2 net up 26% on higher income and better asset quality
Asset quality improved, with gross non-performing assets (GNPA) declining to 1.04% from 1.39% a year earlier.
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Published - October 24, 2026 04:41 pm IST - MUMBAI
A man walks past the Kotak Mahindra Bank branch in New Delhi | Photo Credit: Reuters
Kotak Mahindra Bank reported a 26% year-on-year (YoY) increase in net profit to ₹5,645.38 crore for the quarter ended September, beating analysts’ estimates based on LSEG data but falling short of domestic brokerages’ projections of 27-32% growth.
The lender’s total income rose 18% YoY to ₹29,426.88 crore.
Other income increased nearly 25% to ₹9,571.01 crore.
However, sequentially, total income and other income declined 2.1% and 18.3%, respectively.
Net interest income (NII) grew 16% YoY to ₹8,459 crore.
Net interest margin (NIM), however, contracted to 4.31% from 4.54% in the preceding quarter.
The bank attributed the decline to deposits mobilised under the Reserve Bank of India’s special window for foreign currency non-resident bank (FCNR-B) accounts, through which it raised ₹55,344 crore.
Asset quality improved, with gross non-performing assets (GNPA) declining to 1.04% from 1.39% a year earlier.
Net NPA fell to 0.24% from 0.32%.
Provisions declined 15% YoY to ₹803 crore.
Operating expenses rose 14% YoY to ₹5,271 crore, partly offsetting the gains from higher income and lower provisions.
For the first half of FY27, net profit stood at ₹11,125.84 crore.
As of September 30, net advances grew 25% YoY to ₹5,77,295 crore, while deposits increased 23% to ₹6,51,491 crore.
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