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Punjab National Bank

PNB NSE

Punjab National Bank is India's first Swadeshi Bank. PNB is a Banking and Financial service bank owned by the Government of India with its headquarters is in New Delhi, India. It is the Second largest PSU after SBI.[1]

AI Verdict: HOLD Confidence: 5%

PNB trades at an attractive 0.83x book value with a low PE of 6.8x, reflecting strong profit recovery over 5 years (48% CAGR). However, tepid sales growth of 5% TTM, massive contingent liabilities of Rs 5.25 lakh crore, and declining promoter holding warrant caution before fresh entry.

Key Fundamentals

LargecapPublic Sector BankBanks
Market Cap
1.2L Cr
Volatility
Moderate
P/E Ratio
6.74
EBITDA
₹18,377 Cr
Return on Equity
8.25%
Debt to Equity
0
Book Value
₹121.47
EPS
₹10.66
52W High
₹135.15
52W Low
₹98.5

Technical Indicators

Key Insights

Strengths

3
  • Stock is trading at 0.83 times its book value
  • Company has delivered good profit growth of 48.2% CAGR over last 5 years
  • Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 18.3%

Weaknesses

6
  • Company has low interest coverage ratio.
  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 9.80% over past five years.
  • Company has a low return on equity of 12.4% over last 3 years.
  • Contingent liabilities of Rs.5,24,629 Cr.
  • Company might be capitalizing the interest cost
  • Promoter holding has decreased over last 3 years: -3.07%

Growth Rate

Revenue Growth
6.41%
Net Income Growth
-0.46%
Cash Flow Change
16.13%
ROE
-11.61%
ROCE
-1.87%
EBITDA Margin (Avg.)
0.94%

AI Analysis — Bull vs Bear

Anthropic anthropic claude-opus-4.6 2d ago
HOLD
Risk high

PNB trades at an attractive 0.83x book value with a low PE of 6.8x, reflecting strong profit recovery over 5 years (48% CAGR). However, tepid sales growth of 5% TTM, massive contingent liabilities of Rs 5.25 lakh crore, and declining promoter holding warrant caution before fresh entry.

Bull Case 8
  • Stock trades at 0.83x book value, offering deep value compared to banking sector average of 1.5-2.5x P/B
  • PE ratio of 6.8x is significantly below PSU bank peer average of 8-10x, indicating undervaluation
  • Compounded profit CAGR of 48% over 5 years reflects massive earnings recovery from NPA cycle lows
  • Dividend yield of 2.76% provides income cushion, supported by healthy 18.3% payout ratio
  • ROE has improved from 4% (10-year average) to 13% last year, showing structural improvement in profitability
  • 3-year stock CAGR of 29% demonstrates strong re-rating momentum as asset quality normalized
  • Market cap of Rs 1.25 lakh crore with 47% analyst buy ratings (8 out of 17) suggests institutional confidence
  • Compounded sales growth of 15% over 3 years shows improving loan book expansion
Bear Case 8
  • Contingent liabilities of Rs 5,24,629 crore are alarmingly high relative to Rs 1.25 lakh crore market cap, posing tail risk
  • TTM sales growth has decelerated sharply to just 5%, down from 15% 3-year CAGR, signaling momentum loss
  • TTM profit growth has flatlined to 0%, indicating earnings recovery cycle may have peaked
  • Promoter (Government) holding declined by 3.07% over 3 years, suggesting potential further dilution ahead
  • 3-year ROE of only 12% remains below private bank peers like ICICI (16-18%) and HDFC Bank (15-17%)
  • Low interest coverage ratio indicates vulnerability to rising credit costs or NPA slippages
  • 10-year stock CAGR of just 1% highlights chronic long-term wealth destruction for buy-and-hold investors
  • 29% analyst sell/hold ratings (9 out of 17) reflect skepticism about further upside from current levels

This is AI-generated analysis, not financial advice. Do your own due diligence.

AI News Digest

Anthropic anthropic claude-opus-4.6 1d ago
Positives 7
  • Corporate loans nearly doubled in FY26 Jun 14

    Corporate loan sanctions surged from ~₹2.1 lakh crore in FY25 to nearly ₹4 lakh crore in FY26, with only 0.40% NPA on ₹12.46 lakh crore disbursed over 5.75 years.

  • GNPA drops 100bps to 2.95% Jun 14

    Gross NPA improved to 2.95% in March 2026 from 3.95% a year earlier, with Net NPA at just 0.29% and Provision Coverage Ratio at 97.14%.

  • Cost-to-income ratio falls to 51.79% Jun 14

    Cost-to-income improved from 54.59% in FY25 to 51.79% in FY26, reaching 48.42% in Q4 FY26 with operating expenses down 19% YoY.

  • 95% digital transaction penetration Jun 14

    Digital transaction penetration reached 95.16% in Q4 FY26 with 22% YoY volume growth to 337 crore transactions; every third loan is now sanctioned digitally crossing ₹1 lakh crore milestone.

  • MetLife seeks majority JV stake Jun 12

    MetLife is pursuing an increase from 49.73% to above 50% in PNB MetLife, signaling confidence in the JV where 57% of new business premiums come through PNB's network.

  • ₹3 dividend declared at AGM Jun 20

    PNB approved a final dividend of ₹3 per share at its 25th AGM on June 20, 2026, along with key director appointments.

  • Inclusive loan schemes launched Jun 8

    PNB launched 'Divyang Rin' with 5% simple interest home loans up to ₹50 lakh and a Green Home Loan scheme with 0.10% rate concession and nil processing fees.

Neutral 6
  • ₹3,500 crore IT investment in 2025 Jun 14

    PNB allocated ₹3,500 crore for IT and digital investments, deploying AI tools including Project Netra for borrower network analysis and GenAI-powered PIHU chatbot.

  • Digital transformation with 13,223 hires Jun 12

    PNB is deploying AI agents and FCNR products as part of broader PSB hiring of 13,223 employees in FY26, bringing combined workforce above 6.28 lakh.

  • Government holds 70.08% unencumbered Jun 16

    PNB disclosed that promoter Government of India held 70.08% of paid-up share capital without any encumbrance during FY26.

  • MCLR rates unchanged from June 1 May 30

    PNB retained its MCLR rates effective June 1, 2026, with overnight rate steady at 7.95%.

  • Net Zero target set for 2060 May 27

    PNB's BRSR for FY26 reports a net zero target of 2060, Scope 3 emissions of 66.15 million tonnes, and 98.72% customer grievance redressal rate.

  • Investor conference participation Jun 18

    PNB representatives attended JM Financial and Goldman Sachs virtual investor meets in June 2026 for one-on-one and group meetings.

TL;DR: PNB is executing strongly on digital transformation and corporate lending, with GNPA down 100bps to 2.95%, corporate sanctions nearly doubling to ~₹4 lakh crore, and cost-to-income falling below 52%. The AI-driven strategy under MD Ashok Chandra is delivering measurable efficiency gains. No material headwinds emerged in recent news. The trend is clearly improving, with MetLife's majority stake pursuit and private capex revival providing further growth catalysts heading into FY27.

Quarterly Results

  Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
Revenue
24,305
25,673
26,858
27,852
28,682
29,145
30,447
31,895
32,523
32,572
32,513
32,889
32,798
Expenses
10,813
10,990
10,259
9,449
9,831
8,473
8,592
7,494
9,142
9,197
8,299
9,298
7,518
Financing Profit
-1,197
-1,381
-221
959
646
2,136
2,065
3,663
1,742
1,547
2,356
1,426
3,061
Fin. Margin %
-5%
-5%
-1%
3%
2%
7%
7%
11%
5%
5%
7%
4%
9%
Other Income
3,827
3,360
2,999
2,676
4,294
3,615
4,664
3,392
4,776
5,427
4,171
5,013
4,080
Interest
14,690
16,064
16,820
17,444
18,206
18,536
19,790
20,738
21,640
21,828
21,858
22,164
22,219
Depreciation
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
PBT
2,630
1,979
2,778
3,634
4,940
5,751
6,729
7,055
6,518
6,973
6,527
6,440
7,141
Tax %
34%
39%
36%
38%
37%
35%
34%
34%
29%
74%
26%
19%
27%
Net Profit
1,876
1,363
1,990
2,441
3,363
3,991
4,739
4,811
5,011
2,167
5,121
5,577
5,602
EPS in Rs
1.69
1.22
1.81
2.21
3.04
3.61
4.1
4.18
4.34
1.84
4.46
4.83
4.87
Figures in ₹ Crores

Profit & Loss

  Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Revenue
48,710
50,804
48,058
48,725
52,147
54,918
81,935
76,242
86,845
1,09,065
1,24,010
1,30,772
Expenses
18,760
27,453
22,533
43,345
39,645
25,867
38,601
36,026
41,502
39,623
32,743
33,031
Financing Profit
-1,394
-10,980
-7,197
-28,151
-22,153
-7,946
-7,470
-6,607
-6,473
908
10,563
9,672
Fin. Margin %
-3%
-22%
-15%
-58%
-42%
-14%
-9%
-9%
-7%
1%
9%
7%
Other Income
6,175
6,100
9,168
8,883
7,367
9,388
12,777
12,329
12,529
14,158
17,560
20,062
Interest
31,343
34,331
32,722
33,530
34,656
36,997
50,805
46,823
51,817
68,534
80,704
88,069
Depreciation
384
413
430
581
584
614
982
896
905
906
958
1,281
PBT
4,397
-5,293
1,540
-19,849
-15,370
827
4,325
4,826
5,151
14,160
27,166
28,453
Tax %
24%
-31%
41%
-37%
-35%
56%
38%
19%
35%
35%
32%
35%
Net Profit
3,525
-3,510
1,239
-12,111
-9,550
485
2,695
3,908
3,359
9,157
18,553
18,467
EPS in Rs
18.33
-18.79
5.58
-43.88
-20.79
0.65
2.45
3.51
3.04
8.27
16.08
16
Div. Payout %
18%
-2%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
18%
21%
18%
18%
19%
Figures in ₹ Crores

Balance Sheet

  Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital
371
393
426
552
921
1,348
2,096
2,202
2,202
2,202
2,299
2,299
Reserves
41,669
41,412
42,990
40,965
45,164
62,529
90,439
95,380
1,00,678
1,08,185
1,30,839
1,47,674
Borrowing
36,692
81,674
43,336
65,330
46,828
62,512
52,298
59,372
70,149
72,586
1,05,807
1,07,558
Deposits
5,37,758
5,70,383
6,29,651
6,48,439
6,81,874
7,10,254
11,13,717
11,54,234
12,90,347
13,79,225
15,77,020
17,24,795
Other Liabilities
19,522
18,932
16,909
22,242
15,333
14,814
21,176
28,113
30,273
36,438
41,579
51,005
Total Liabilities
6,36,011
7,12,793
7,33,311
7,77,528
7,90,120
8,51,457
12,79,725
13,39,301
14,93,649
15,98,636
18,57,544
20,33,331
Fixed Assets
3,656
5,308
6,298
6,371
6,246
7,262
11,049
10,696
12,084
12,348
13,083
15,625
CWIP
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Investments
1,56,762
1,65,126
1,91,527
2,04,419
2,10,578
2,53,782
4,04,369
3,88,586
4,16,914
4,46,421
5,24,840
5,23,515
Other Assets
4,75,594
5,42,358
5,35,486
5,66,738
5,73,295
5,90,413
8,64,307
9,40,019
10,64,651
11,39,867
13,19,620
14,94,191
Total Assets
6,36,011
7,12,793
7,33,311
7,77,528
7,90,120
8,51,457
12,79,725
13,39,301
14,93,649
15,98,636
18,57,544
20,33,331
Figures in ₹ Crores

Cash Flow

  Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Operating
4,814
14,167
21,938
-1,742
-33,532
-12,793
30,950
20,032
22,592
-27,939
22,075
25,635
Investing
-872
-1,352
159
392
-629
-338
-787
-1,204
-732
-1,506
-1,578
-609
Financing
7,451
5,975
-9,767
7,460
13,969
13,591
5,415
2,032
1,275
3,518
-1,138
-11,664
Net Cash Flow
11,393
18,790
12,330
6,109
-20,192
460
35,579
20,859
23,135
-25,928
19,359
13,362
Free Cash Flow
4,267
13,561
21,442
-2,394
-33,972
-13,131
30,164
19,496
22,040
-29,083
20,490
24,052
CFO/OP
25
67
92
1
-268
-36
72
54
52
-38
30
26
Figures in ₹ Crores

Ratios

  Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
ROE %
8%
-9%
3%
-29%
-22%
1%
3%
4%
3%
9%
15%
13%

Shareholding Pattern

As of Mar 2026
Promoters 70.08%
DIIs 16.05%
Public 6.60%
FIIs 6.39%
Others 0.87%
Total 99.99%
  Mar 2021May 2021Jun 2021Sep 2021Dec 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
Promoters
76.87%
73.15%
73.15%
73.15%
73.15%
73.15%
73.15%
73.15%
73.15%
73.15%
73.15%
73.15%
73.15%
73.15%
73.15%
70.08%
70.08%
70.08%
70.08%
70.08%
70.08%
70.08%
FIIs
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
4.82%
5.51%
8.32%
5.70%
5.70%
5.52%
5.67%
5.94%
6.39%
DIIs
9.06%
9.92%
11.25%
11.19%
11.61%
11.60%
11.45%
12.28%
12.98%
13.53%
13.45%
13.80%
13.73%
12.36%
10.77%
11.95%
14.31%
14.67%
15.07%
15.54%
16.08%
16.05%
Government
0.01%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Public
9.50%
9.68%
11.20%
11.79%
12.27%
12.00%
12.67%
11.44%
10.39%
10.17%
10.05%
9.06%
8.76%
8.56%
9.10%
8.47%
8.71%
8.55%
8.33%
7.71%
6.98%
6.60%
Others
4.56%
7.25%
4.40%
3.88%
2.98%
3.25%
2.73%
3.13%
3.48%
3.15%
3.35%
3.99%
4.36%
1.11%
1.47%
1.18%
1.19%
0.99%
1.01%
1.00%
0.92%
0.87%
No. of Shareholders
0
13,81,300
14,25,500
16,18,140
16,90,480
18,77,250
19,50,660
20,40,140
20,10,940
20,67,200
20,30,100
20,83,550
21,63,620
23,53,620
25,29,280
25,40,940
26,40,520
26,53,660
25,74,690
24,55,480
23,09,000
22,22,890

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Frequently Asked Questions about Punjab National Bank

What does Punjab National Bank do?
Punjab National Bank is India's first Swadeshi Bank. PNB is a Banking and Financial service bank owned by the Government of India with its headquarters is in New Delhi, India. It is the Second largest PSU after SBI.[1]
Where is Punjab National Bank (PNB) listed?
Punjab National Bank is listed on the Indian stock exchanges. It is listed on NSE: PNB and BSE: 532461. You can view its live share price, financials, and ratios on Tapetide.
Which sector does Punjab National Bank belong to?
Punjab National Bank operates in the Financial Services sector within the Banks industry. Sector classification helps investors compare companies affected by similar economic conditions and regulatory changes.
What is the market capitalisation of Punjab National Bank?
Punjab National Bank has a market capitalisation of approximately ₹124859.34 Cr. Based on this, it is classified as a Large Cap stock.
What is the PE ratio of Punjab National Bank?
The Price-to-Earnings (PE) ratio of Punjab National Bank is 6.74. The PE ratio compares a company's share price to its earnings per share and is commonly used to assess whether a stock is overvalued or undervalued relative to its peers.
What is the 52-week high and low of Punjab National Bank?
Over the past 52 weeks, Punjab National Bank has traded between a low of ₹98.5 and a high of ₹135.15. This range helps investors understand the stock's price volatility and recent trading levels.
Does Punjab National Bank pay dividends?
Yes, Punjab National Bank has a dividend yield of 2.79%. Dividend yield indicates the annual dividend income relative to the share price. A consistent dividend history can signal financial stability.
What is the Return on Equity (ROE) of Punjab National Bank?
Punjab National Bank has a Return on Equity (ROE) of 8.25%. ROE measures how effectively a company uses shareholders' equity to generate profits. A higher ROE generally indicates better capital efficiency.
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Company Information

Punjab National Bank is India's first Swadeshi Bank. PNB is a Banking and Financial service bank owned by the Government of India with its headquarters is in New Delhi, India. It is the Second largest PSU after SBI.[1]

Website pnbindia.in
CEO Mr. Ashok Chandra
Employees 1,02,746
Listed 2002-04-24
Face Value ₹ 2
Issued Size 11,49,29,43,268

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