Federal Bank

Emkay Global Research, JM Financial, and Elara Capital hiked target price of Federal Bank.

Federal Bank posted a near 9% rise in Q3 FY26 profit, driven by higher income, better margins and improving asset quality, with growth momentum set to continue

Private sector lender Federal Bank on Friday reported an 8.98 per cent improvement in net profit at Rs 1,041 crore in the third quarter ended December 2025. The bank had earned a net profit of Rs 955 crore in the same quarter a year ago. Total income increased to Rs 7,968 crore during the reporting quarter from Rs 7,725 crore in the same period a year ago, Federal Bank said in a regulatory filing. Interest income also rose to Rs 6,867 crore during the quarter under review as compared to Rs 6,809 crore in the year-ago period. Operating profit of the bank grew to Rs 1,729 crore compared to Rs 1,559 crore in the third quarter of the previous fiscal. On the asset quality front, the bank's gross non-performing assets ratio improved to 1.72 per cent as against 1.95 per cent a year ago. Similarly, net NPAs, or bad loans, came down to 0.42 per cent from 0.49 per cent at the end of the third quarter last fiscal year. However, the overall provisions, excluding tax, increased to Rs 332 cro

Federal Bank share price rose as much as 9.24 per cent to ₹269.25, the highest level since December 31, 2025 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE)

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Federal Bank on Saturday reported a 9.51 per cent decline in its September quarter consolidated net profit at Rs 991.94 crore as provisions surged. The private sector lender had reported a net profit of Rs 1,096.25 crore for the year-ago period. The core net interest income rose 5.4 per cent to Rs 2,495 crore on the back of a 6.23 per cent growth in its loan book and a 0.06 per cent compression in the net interest margin year-on-year at 3.06 per cent. A senior bank official said the lender is aiming to grow the book by 10-12 per cent in the second half of the fiscal, which will be higher than the 7.6 per cent in H1 and lead to a credit growth of under 10 per cent for FY26 even if the upper end of the aim for the latter half is met. This will be lower than the 12.14 per cent for FY25. Managing director and chief executive K V S Manian told reporters that demand for corporate loans, which form a sizable chunk because of the high number, is still weak and hoped that the increase in .

Despite global headwinds and subdued returns in Samvat 2081, analysts expect the coming year to offer selective opportunities across banking, consumption, infrastructure, and technology themes.

Religare Broking's Ajit Mishra continues to maintain a 'buy on dips' strategy and recommends focusing on opportunities with a favourable risk-reward setup