The Karnataka Bank (KTKBANK) had a P/E of 7.8× on 6 Nov 2026. Its ROE of 12% is the second-lowest among the 7 largest Banks (Regional) peers, and net profit grew 3.6% a year over 3 years. For banks and lenders, ROCE and debt-to-equity are not used; it trades at 0.87× book value and its dividend yield is 1.6%. It is a small-cap company with a market cap of ₹12,067 Cr, ranked 30th of 41 Banks (Regional) companies by market cap; the shares rose 80% over the past year.
- ₹323.65
- ₹323.65
- ₹316.60
- ₹323.65
- 7.2 L
Health check
- ReturnsAhead
+80.4% over a year, better than 7 of 7 peers.
- Price tagCheaper
P/B 0.87 vs peer median 1.78.
- GrowthSlow
Profit +3.6% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityAverage
ROE 11.7% vs peer median 14.7%.
- Balance sheetFair
Return on assets 1.22%. Bad-loan data isn’t covered.
- Red flagsNone found
No warning signs in the headline numbers.
Small cap
Defensive
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹12,067 Cr
- Small cap
- P/E
- 7.8
- Industry 9.2
- Price to book
- 0.87
- Peers 1.78
- Dividend yield
- 1.57%
- ROE
- 11.7%
- Peers 14.7%
- ROCE
- n/m
- Not meaningful for lenders
- Debt to equity
- n/m
- Not meaningful for lenders
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹41.03
- Face value ₹10
- OPM (TTM)
- 46.7%
- Net margin 33.2%
- Sales growth
- n/m
- Not meaningful for lenders
- Profit growth
- +36.5%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Price to sales
- 2.58
Strengths and risks
Strengths
- Quarterly profit up 36.5% on a year ago.
About The Karnataka Bank
The Karnataka Bank Limited provides various banking and financial services in India. It operates through four segments: Treasury operations, Corporate/Wholesale Banking, Retail Banking, and Other Banking Operations. The company provides various fund and non-fund-based products, including term loans, working capital facilities, foreign exchange services, structured finance, as well as trade financing products, such as letters of credit, guarantees, and…
- Headquarters
- Mangalore
- Employees
- 9,037
- Sector
- Financial Services
- ISIN
- INE614B01018
- Website
- karnatakabank.bank.in
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 22.3 L
- 1-year return
- plus 80.4%
- From 52-week high
- minus 7.8%
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% |
| KTKBANKThe Karnataka Bank | 318.90 | minus 1.47% | 12,067 | 7.8 | 0.87 | 11.7% | 1.2% | 3.6% | 1.57% | plus 80.4% |
| 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 | Sep 25 | Dec 25 | Mar 26 | Jun 26 | Sep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,072 | 1,094 | 1,242 | 1,294 | 1,273 | |
| 1,451 | 1,428 | 1,414 | 1,444 | 1,521 | |
| 420 | 357 | 525 | 552 | 587 | |
| 24.0% | 18.5% | 22.2% | 24.0% | 25.8% | |
| 319 | 291 | 408 | 419 | 436 | |
| 8.43 | 7.68 | 10.78 | 11.06 | 11.50 |
Profit & loss
- Profit CAGR 3Y
- +3.6%
- EPS CAGR 3Y
- −2.8%
- ROE
- 11.7%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,178 | 4,626 | 4,580 | 4,522 | |
| – | +10.7% | minus 1.0% | minus 1.3% | |
| 4,035 | 5,000 | 5,703 | 5,799 | |
| 86.4 | 71.9 | 85.1 | 107 | |
| −0.3 | 0.4 | −0.1 | 0.1 | |
| 1,440 | 1,563 | 1,641 | 1,658 | |
| 18.1% | 16.4% | 22.4% | 21.0% | |
| 1,180 | 1,307 | 1,273 | 1,311 | |
| – | +10.8% | minus 2.6% | +3.0% | |
| 37.64 | 39.67 | 33.63 | 34.61 |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 312 | 377 | 378 | 378 | |
| 7,900 | 10,470 | 11,707 | 12,846 | |
| 1,563 | 2,401 | 1,941 | 867 | |
| 89,282 | 1,02,835 | 1,06,934 | 1,15,264 | |
| 99,057 | 1,16,083 | 1,20,960 | 1,29,355 | |
| 875 | 928 | 991 | 1,060 | |
| 29.1 | 13.3 | 14.4 | 8.6 | |
| 23,325 | 24,300 | 24,535 | 26,737 | |
| 11,616 | 16,396 | 16,017 | 17,026 | |
| 63,212 | 74,445 | 79,403 | 84,524 | |
| 99,057 | 1,16,083 | 1,20,960 | 1,29,355 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,830 | 681 | −321 | 1,100 | |
| −87.5 | −369 | −161 | −87.8 | |
| −19.5 | 1,582 | 412 | −1,260 | |
| 1,723 | 1,894 | −69.6 | −248 | |
| −88.8 | −112 | −163 | −88.9 | |
| 1,741 | 569 | −483 | 1,011 | |
| −125 | −156 | −208 | −189 |
Shareholding pattern
- Public100.00%
| Quarter | Split | Promoters | Public | Promoter change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2026 | 0.00% | 100.00% | 0.00 | |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 0.00% | 100.00% | 0.00 | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | 0.00% | 100.00% | 0.00 | |
| 31 Dec 2025 | 0.00% | 100.00% | 0.00 | |
| 30 Sep 2025 | 0.00% | 100.00% | – |
Major shareholders
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