DCB Bank hits 6-year high on quarterly profit rise

DCB Bank

27/01/2026 04:48

** Shares of DCB Bank DCBA.NS rise as much as 8.2% to 198 rupees, its highest since Jan 2020; last up 6.4%

** Co reports a rise in quarterly net profit by nearly 23% to 1.85 billion rupees

** Quarterly NII rises 15.1% to 6.25 billion rupees

** Co's outlook remains constructive, supported by strong balance sheet growth, improving asset quality and a clear focus on consistency, says IDBI Capital

** We see structural operational limitations to capital returns – ROE of 12-13% in FY27E - Elara Capital

** Stock rated as "strong buy"; median PT at 217 rupees as per LSEG data

** More than 7.38 million shares change hands in less than an hour's trade, ~3.4x of 30-day avg volume

** Stock rose 42.2% in 2025

 (Reporting by Brijesh Patel in Bengaluru)

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