Axis Bank’s Profit Up 22.5%, Yet Shares Slip Over 5%. Know Why


    By Dalal Street Investment Journal (DSIJ)

    Summary :


    Axis Bank's Q1 FY27 profit rose 22.5% and beat estimates, but investors focused on lower net interest margins, rising bad loans and higher slippages. The stock fell more than 5% on Monday as the results failed to ease concerns over the bank's near-term earnings outlook.

    Axis Bank Falls Over 5% Despite 22.5% Profit Growth

    Axis Bank’s stock came under pressure on Monday, July 20, after the private sector lender announced its June quarter (Q1 FY27) results over the weekend. The share price fell more than 5% in early trade as investors reacted to lower margins and a slight deterioration in asset quality, even though the bank reported better-than-expected profit. The stock also emerged as the top loser in the Nifty 50 index. This came after the stock had gained over 1.6% on Friday ahead of the earnings announcement.

    NII Sees Marginal Miss

    The bank's net interest income (NII), which is the difference between interest earned and interest paid, increased by 8% year-on-year to ₹14,646.1 crore. This was slightly below the market estimate of ₹14,870 crore.

    Net profit stood at ₹7,113 crore during the quarter. The figure was higher than the street expectation of ₹6,877 crore. Compared with the same period last year, profit rose 22.5%. The earnings growth came despite lower other income for the quarter.

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    Margins and Asset Quality Remain a Concern

    The company’s net interest margin (NIM) came in at 3.46% during the June quarter. It declined from 3.62% in the March quarter and from 3.80% in the corresponding quarter last year. The year-on-year decline was 34 basis points.

    The bank also reported a marginal increase in bad loans.

    Gross non-performing assets (Gross NPA) rose to 1.28% as of June 30, 2026, compared with 1.23% as of March 31, 2026. Net NPA increased to 0.39% from 0.37% during the same period.

    In absolute terms, Gross NPA increased to ₹17,124 crore from ₹16,083 crore, while Net NPA rose to ₹5,192 crore from ₹4,789 crore.

    Provisions Fall to ₹2,222.5 Crore

    The bank set aside ₹2,222.5 crore as provisions, lower than ₹3,522 crore reported in the March quarter. However, gross slippages increased to ₹5,556 crore from ₹4,675 crore in the previous quarter. This indicates that more loans turned into non-performing assets during the period.

    In addition to these figures, the bank issued 0.92 million credit cards during the June quarter, compared with 1.10 million cards in the March quarter. However, the figure remained higher than the 0.79 million cards issued in the corresponding quarter last year.

    Promoters, FIIs and DIIs Reduce Stake

    Promoter holding fell to 7.87% as of June 30, 2026, from 8.14% as of March 31, 2026. Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) reduced their stake to 39.91% from 42.04% in the previous quarter.

    Similarly, the Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) trimmed their holding. Their stake reached 42.69% from 43.35% during the same March quarter.

    Axis Bank Share Price Performance

    Axis Bank share price closed at ₹1,328.50 on Friday. On Monday, the stock opened at ₹1,275.00, reflecting a decline of 4.78% from the previous closing price. During early trade, the stock touched an intraday low of ₹1,255.30, marking a fall of 5.51% compared with Friday's close.

    Looking at the past performance, the stock has remained largely flat. It has over 7% in the past month and is down more thandown over 2.5% so far in 2026.

    About Axis Bank Ltd

    Incorporated in December 1993, Axis Bank Ltd is India's third-largest private sector bank. The lender offers a wide range of banking and financial services to retail, corporate and institutional customers across the country.

    Source: Dalal Street Investment Journal (DSIJ), NSE

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    Published Date : 20 Jul 2026

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