🔍 Observations
Topline
- Total revenue from operations grew 19.2% YoY (₹68,806 Cr → ₹81,982 Cr), led by interest income scaling 19.0% (₹61,164 Cr → ₹72,776 Cr) — loan book expansion is the primary engine.
- Fee & commission income surged 29.6% YoY (₹5,983 Cr → ₹7,754 Cr), signalling deeper cross-sell penetration and product diversification beyond pure lending.
- Q4FY26 revenue of ₹21,606 Cr grew 18.0% vs Q4FY25, with sequential improvement of 2.8% from Q3FY26 — momentum is intact and accelerating.
Bottomline
- PAT grew 15.2% YoY (₹16,779 Cr → ₹19,332 Cr); Q4FY26 PAT of ₹5,553 Cr surged 22.2% vs Q4FY25 (₹4,546 Cr) — quarterly acceleration is notable.
- Effective tax rate held at 25.1% in FY26 vs 24.0% in FY25; marginal uptick not material enough to distort profit trajectory.
- Exceptional item (New Labour Codes charge of ₹265 Cr in Q3FY26) was a one-time drag — underlying PBT before exceptional items grew 18.1% YoY (₹22,080 Cr → ₹26,082 Cr).
Margins
- Net profit margin (PAT / Total Income): FY26 = 23.6% vs FY25 = 24.4% — modest 80 bps compression, driven by finance costs growing faster (15.7% → 34.9% of revenue) than topline.
- Finance costs grew 15.8% YoY (₹24,770 Cr → ₹28,666 Cr), broadly in line with loan book growth — cost of funds is not meaningfully deteriorating.
- Impairment charges declined sharply QoQ: Q4FY26 ₹2,008 Cr vs Q3FY26 ₹3,425 Cr (-41.4%) — asset quality recovery in the latest quarter is the most significant margin driver.
Growth Trajectory
- Loan book grew 22.3% YoY (₹4,07,844 Cr → ₹4,98,944 Cr) — crossing the ₹5 lakh crore threshold signals scale maturity without visible growth deceleration.
- Employee costs grew 19.6% YoY (₹7,508 Cr → ₹8,979 Cr) — broadly tracking revenue, suggesting operating leverage is stable, not expanding.
- Basic EPS grew 13.8% YoY (₹26.89 → ₹30.60) on a diluted share base, reflecting solid per-share value accretion despite equity expansion.