Muthoot Finance shines in Q1FY26 with strong AUM, margin, gold loan growth

Muthoot Finance reported strong Q1FY26 results with 42% YoY AUM growth, improved asset quality, higher yields and strong recoveries as gold loans drove profitability

With the price of gold entering a strong bull run, gold-loan non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) are under the spotlight, even though their performance is not directly linked to gold price. Muthoot Finance outperformed in the April-June quarter (Q1) of 2025-26 (FY26), with its assets under management (AUM) growing 10 per cent quarter-on-quarter (Q-o-Q) and 42 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y), an improvement of 88 basis points (bps) Q-o-Q in net interest margin (NIM), and a fall in credit cost. Gold AUM rose 40 per cent Y-o-Y and 10 per cent Q-o-Q. The company recorded recoveries of ₹350 crore, including ₹100 crore