Private sector banking heavyweight Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited has logged a steady 15% year-over-year operational expansion in its credit book for the opening quarter of the 2027 financial year, alongside strong double-digit growth in its average liquidity base.
Loan Book Sustains Double-Digit Traction
Kotak Mahindra Bank maintained a steady lending trajectory across both retail and corporate business segments, keeping pace with broader macroeconomic demand:
- Period-End Net Advances: Standing at ₹5,12,171 crore as of June 30, 2026, the closing loan book marked a 15.1% YoY expansion from the ₹4,44,823 crore recorded in the corresponding June 2025 cycle. Sequentially, period-end advances increased by 3.2% over March 2026's base of ₹4,96,009 crore.
- Average Net Advances: Mirroring this structural momentum, the average credit assets managed through the quarter stood at ₹4,94,854 crore, up 15.0% YoY and 2.7% sequentially.
Liability Matrix and CASA Balance Divergences
The bank's deposit profile highlighted an ongoing consumer migration toward higher-yielding term maturities, causing a temporary sequential contraction in its low-cost checking and savings accounts at the end of the quarter:
Total Deposit Engine: Total average deposits grew 13.6% YoY to reach ₹5,58,891 crore (up 3.8% QoQ). However, the period-end (EOP) deposit accumulation closed essentially flat sequentially at ₹5,72,822 crore (up 0.1% QoQ), indicating a tighter liquidity landscape at the June-end finish line.
CASA Performance: Current Account and Savings Account (CASA) average balances held onto solid annualized gains, rising 13.0% YoY to ₹2,16,898 crore (up 2.4% sequentially).
Period-End CASA Pullback: Conversely, period-end CASA balances faced a sharp seasonal or systemic drawdown, falling 6.7% sequentially to ₹2,31,019 crore from March 2026's high of ₹2,47,723 crore. This contraction trimmed Kotak's closing low-cost deposit ratio for the quarter.
The initial performance figures are provisional and subject to a limited statutory review before the bank tables its comprehensive financial scorecard.