Fall in provisions assist ICICI Financial institution’s web revenue in This fall FY26
Complete advances elevated by 16% year-on-year to Rs 15.53 lakh crore on the finish of March 2026 led by a 24% development in enterprise banking and a 26% development within the rural mortgage portfolio. Retail loans which represent 50% of the mortgage e book grew by 10% whereas company loans grew by 9% yr on yr.
NIM was little modified at 4.32% for the yr ended March 2026. Internet curiosity revenue (NII) or the distinction between curiosity earned on loans and that paid for deposits, elevated by 8% to Rs 22,979 crore in March 2026 from Rs 21,193 crore a yr in the past.
Govt director Sandeep Batra stated the financial institution is monitoring the state of affairs notably because of the geopolitical uncertainties and can proceed to concentrate on getting a better pockets share of top quality clients.
A pointy drop in provisions contributed to the financial institution’s revenue development throughout the quarter. Provisions fell 90% to Rs 96 crore from Rs 891 crore a yr in the past. Batra stated the big yr on yr fall in provisions mirrored sturdy asset high quality and wholesome recoveries from the company e book.
“Our credit score prices normalised for agriculture e book is underneath 50 foundation factors which could be very wholesome within the present surroundings. There have been additionally some company recoveries from written off accounts throughout the quarter which helped,” Batra stated.
Asset high quality remianed secure with web NPA ratio at 0.33% on March 31, 2026 down from 0.39% a yr in the past. Recoveries and upgrades of NPAs, excluding write-offs and sale, have been Rs 3,068 crore in comparison with Rs 3,817 crore a yr in the past. The provisioning protection ratio on non-performing loans was 76% on the finish of March 2026.As of March 2026, the financial institution holds contingency provision of Rs 13,100 crore and extra normal asset provision of Rs 1,283 crore made within the third quarter on Reserve Financial institution instructions in respect of the agricultural precedence sector portfolio.
Price revenue elevated 8% to Rs 6,779 crore in March 2026 from Rs 6,306 crore a yr in the past with charges from retail, rural and enterprise banking clients constituting about 78% of complete charges throughout the quarter.
The financial institution suffered a treasury lack of Rs 106 crore throughout the quarter reflecting the RBI restrictions of non deliverable forwards and in addition the sharp rise in bond yields throughout the month of March. The financial institution had reported a treasury achieve of Rs 239 crore a yr in the past. The financial institution’s board has advisable a dividend of Rs 12 per share for FY2026.
