HDFC Bank delivered mixed quarterly results as India's largest private lender faced profit pressures during the first quarter of fiscal year 2026. The bank recorded net earnings of Rs 16,257.91 crore, representing a 13 percent decline from the previous quarter's Rs 18,834.88 crore. Compared with the same period last year, profits slipped 1.3 percent from Rs 16,474.85 crore. Interest income climbed 6 percent to reach Rs 77,470 crore while expenses for interest payments increased 6.6 percent to Rs 46,032.23 crore. Net interest income expanded 5.4 percent to Rs 31,439 crore.
Management announced the bank's first bonus share distribution at a 1:1 ratio for shareholders on the August 27 record date. Directors approved a special interim...