ICICI Bank Q2 Preview: Profit may rise 8-14% YoY, NIM likely to contract
ICICI Bank is in focus in a quarterly results development with October 17 in focus.
· Business Standard Mkts, NDTV Profit, ET Stocks, Business Today Mkts, Economic Times Markets
The bank is slated to post its September quarter earnings this Saturday (October 17) along with several other leading private banking names.
Key facts
- Dates in focus
- October 17
The analysis
ICICI Bank reported movement of -14%. Those are the figures as filed — what moves the price is how they sit against what the market already expected, not their absolute size.
Against that, the stock is +0.8% on the day at ₹1,398.00, and has returned -2.5% over three months. It sits 4% below its 52-week high. The banks sector has moved -6.0% over the same period, so ICICI Bank is running 3.5 points ahead of its peers.
This is an Asset quality / margins event. For lenders the headline profit is the least informative line. Slippages, credit cost and margin direction determine whether the quarter is repeatable. On the day the stock is +0.8%, so a modest reaction.
Why it matters
- Earnings versus expectations is what actually re-rates a stock; the surprise matters more than the absolute number.
Market context
- In focus: ICICI Bank (ICICIBANK), in Banks.
- Over three months: ICICI Bank -2.5% against Banks -6.0% (3.5 points ahead).
| Company | Price | Day | 1M | 3M | From 52-wk high | Volume vs 20-day | Market cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICICI BankICICIBANK · Banks | ₹1,398.00 | +0.8% | +5.8% | -2.5% | -4.4% | 0.9× | — |
Banks
1M -3.4% · 3M -6.0%
ICICI Bank
Prices as of 30 Oct 2026, 16:10 IST. Sector moves are the average of the stocks we track in each sector.
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