
Canara Bank reported a mixed Q4FY26 performance with net profit declining 9.9% year-on-year to ₹4,506 crore, while net interest income rose 3.9% to ₹9,808 crore. Asset quality improved sequentially with gross NPA falling to 1.84% and net NPA easing to 0.43%. The PSU lender also reported strong business growth, with advances rising 15.12% YoY and domestic deposits growing nearly 8%. In this special earnings conversation, Hardeep Singh Ahluwalia, MD & CEO & ED of Canara Bank, discusses the bank’s Q4 performance, loan growth outlook, deposit mobilisation strategy, NPA trajectory, profitability trends, dividend announcement and the broader outlook for the banking sector amid volatile market conditions and changing interest rate dynamics.