Central Bank of India (CENTRALBK) had a P/E of 5.8× on 6 Nov 2026, and the shares are 25% below their 52-week high. It earns ROE of 12%, and net profit grew 39% a year over 3 years. For banks and lenders, ROCE and debt-to-equity are not used; it trades at 0.67× book value and its dividend yield is 3.3%. It is a small-cap company with a market cap of ₹27,724 Cr, ranked 23rd of 41 Banks (Regional) companies by market cap; the shares fell 22% over the past year.
- ₹30.60
- ₹30.69
- ₹30.21
- ₹30.60
- 37.5 L
Health check
- ReturnsBehind
−21.8% over a year, better than 1 of 7 peers.
- Price tagCheaper
P/B 0.67 vs peer median 1.78.
- GrowthStrong
Profit +39.1% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityAverage
ROE 12.0% vs peer median 14.7%.
- Balance sheetFair
Return on assets 0.87%. Bad-loan data isn’t covered.
- Red flagsNone found
No warning signs in the headline numbers.
Small cap
Defensive
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹27,724 Cr
- Small cap
- P/E
- 5.8
- Industry 9.2
- Price to book
- 0.67
- Peers 1.78
- Dividend yield
- 3.26%
- ROE
- 12.0%
- Peers 14.7%
- ROCE
- n/m
- Not meaningful for lenders
- Debt to equity
- n/m
- Not meaningful for lenders
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹5.32
- Face value ₹10
- OPM (TTM)
- 34.4%
- Net margin 28.5%
- Sales growth
- n/m
- Not meaningful for lenders
- Profit growth
- +20.6%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Price to sales
- 1.64
Strengths and risks
Strengths
- Dividend yield of 3.26%.
- Quarterly profit up 20.6% on a year ago.
About Central Bank of India
Central Bank of India operates as a commercial bank in India. The company offers deposit products, which include savings and current accounts, time deposits, recurring deposit schemes, and small saving scheme; and loans, including housing, vehicle, property, personal, pensioner, education, and agricultural, as well as micro small and medium enterprises loans. It also provides credit, debit, and prepaid/gift cards, as well as cash management, mutual funds,…
- Headquarters
- Mumbai
- Employees
- 33,997
- Sector
- Financial Services
- ISIN
- INE483A01010
- Website
- centralbank.bank.in
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 62.1 L
- 1-year return
- minus 21.8%
- From 52-week high
- minus 25.1%
Peers · Banks - Regional
| Company | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HDFCBANKHDFC Bank | 788.25 | plus 3.72% | 12,16,451 | 17.2 | 2.00 | 11.0% | 1.7% | 12.5% | 1.65% | minus 22.9% |
| ICICIBANKICICI Bank | 1,571.20 | plus 4.75% | 11,28,255 | 19.3 | 2.89 | 16.5% | 2.1% | 16.8% | 0.76% | plus 12.2% |
| SBINState Bank of India | 1,018.50 | plus 1.20% | 9,40,138 | 10.4 | 1.40 | 14.7% | 1.2% | 14.4% | 1.70% | plus 5.1% |
| KOTAKBANKKotak Mahindra Bank | 480.00 | plus 2.78% | 4,77,498 | 22.2 | 2.45 | 11.8% | 2.1% | 8.9% | 0.14% | plus 11.4% |
| AXISBANKAxis Bank | 1,322.90 | plus 3.35% | 4,11,985 | 13.8 | 1.78 | 13.9% | 1.6% | 34.6% | 0.08% | plus 4.4% |
| PNBPunjab National Bank | 126.55 | plus 0.36% | 1,45,443 | 6.4 | 0.90 | 15.1% | 1.1% | 76.4% | 2.37% | plus 2.3% |
| UNIONBANKUnion Bank of India | 187.00 | minus 0.53% | 1,42,748 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 16.3% | 1.4% | 31.7% | 2.67% | plus 24.1% |
| CENTRALBKCentral Bank of India | 30.63 | plus 0.10% | 27,724 | 5.8 | 0.67 | 12.0% | 0.9% | 39.1% | 3.26% | minus 21.8% |
| Median of 7 peers | – | 2.78% | 4,77,498 | 13.8 | 1.78 | 14.7% | 1.6% | 16.8% | 1.65% | 5.1% |
Quarterly results
| ₹ Cr | Jun 25 | Sep 25 | Dec 25 | Mar 26 | Jun 26 | Sep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 4,770 | 5,455 | 5,183 | 4,920 | 5,548 | |
| 5,222 | – | 5,552 | 5,677 | 5,794 | 6,227 | |
| 84.9 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1,878 | – | 1,592 | 1,609 | 1,791 | 1,715 | |
| 32.9% | – | 20.6% | 54.1% | 25.8% | 14.0% | |
| 1,282 | – | 1,264 | 746 | 1,323 | 1,486 | |
| 1.42 | – | 1.40 | 0.82 | 1.46 | 1.64 |
Profit & loss
- Profit CAGR 3Y
- +39.1%
- EPS CAGR 3Y
- +37.3%
- ROE
- 12.0%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15,838 | 17,694 | 19,650 | 20,661 | |
| – | +11.7% | +11.1% | +5.1% | |
| 13,905 | 17,882 | 19,830 | 21,926 | |
| 386 | 500 | 558 | 530 | |
| −1.3 | −14.7 | −24.4 | −3.7 | |
| 1,688 | 2,677 | 3,943 | 4,531 | |
| 63.5% | 56.6% | 29.4% | 45.8% | |
| 1,679 | 2,668 | 3,934 | 4,524 | |
| – | +58.9% | +47.5% | +15.0% | |
| 1.93 | 3.07 | 4.53 | 5.00 |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8,681 | 8,681 | 9,051 | 9,051 | |
| 20,536 | 23,693 | 27,830 | 29,950 | |
| 6,570 | 9,003 | 12,929 | 18,654 | |
| 3,71,293 | 4,06,394 | 4,30,647 | 4,93,424 | |
| 4,07,080 | 4,47,772 | 4,80,457 | 5,51,079 | |
| 4,777 | 5,336 | 5,205 | 5,126 | |
| 1,36,569 | 1,44,010 | 1,41,652 | 1,57,607 | |
| 44,102 | 37,608 | 36,197 | 37,835 | |
| 2,21,632 | 2,60,817 | 2,97,402 | 3,50,512 | |
| 4,07,080 | 4,47,772 | 4,80,457 | 5,51,079 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| −8,786 | −5,910 | −2,460 | 2,804 | |
| −209 | −584 | −451 | −454 | |
| – | – | 1,500 | −713 | |
| −8,995 | −6,494 | −1,410 | 1,637 | |
| −212 | −587 | −455 | −458 | |
| −8,999 | −6,497 | −2,915 | 2,346 | |
| – | – | – | −713 |
Shareholding pattern
NSE hasn’t returned a shareholding pattern for this company. Institutions hold about 9.8% (Yahoo estimate).
Major shareholders
Filings & events
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