AU Small Finance Bank Q2FY27 result: Net profit jumps 53% to ₹858 crore
AU Small Finance Bank moved higher in a quarterly results development for Q2FY27 with September 30 in focus.
· BS Companies, ET Stocks, Economic Times Markets
AU Small Finance Bank on Saturday reported a 53 per cent surge in net profit at Rs 858 crore for the second quarter ended September 30, 2026 on the back of improvement in interest income. The lender had earned a net profit of Rs 561 crore in the year-ago period.
Key facts
- Period
- Q2FY27
- Dates in focus
- September 30
The analysis
AU Small Finance Bank reported ₹858 crore, Rs 561 crore and Rs 6,382 crore for Q2FY27, with movement of 53%, 32% and 5.8% attached to those lines. 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 -1.9% on the day at ₹864.00, and has returned -16.2% over three months. It sits 23% below its 52-week high. The banks sector has moved -6.0% over the same period, so AU Small Finance Bank is running 10.2 points behind 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 -1.9%, 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: AU Small Finance Bank (AUBANK), in Banks.
- Over three months: AU Small Finance Bank -16.2% against Banks -6.0% (10.2 points behind).
| Company | Price | Day | 1M | 3M | From 52-wk high | Volume vs 20-day | Market cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AU Small Finance BankAUBANK · Banks | ₹864.00 | -1.9% | -14.5% | -16.2% | -23.4% | 1.6× | — |
Banks
1M -3.4% · 3M -6.0%
AU Small Finance 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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