profit from every ₹100 of sales.
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The Karnataka Bank
₹361.95-1.11% today
+81.7% in 1 year
1-year low ₹178.791-year high ₹366.00
Trading close to its highest price of the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2023 to 2026.
0%20% a year
You pay ₹10.45 for every ₹1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
Not measured for banks and insurers: deposits and policy reserves count as debt, so the usual debt test says nothing about them.
Money in, money out
What The Karnataka Bank sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from ₹41.8 billion in 2023 to ₹45.2 billion in 2026, with ₹13.1 billion of profit last year.
SalesProfit
The Karnataka Bank handed back 19% of the cash it generated last year.
₹1.9B
Free cash flow 2026₹10.1B
Bought back its own shares–
Paid as dividends₹1.9B
Cash vs. debt₹77.4B vs. ₹53.3B
The Karnataka Bank vs. similar companies
The Karnataka Bank grows in the middle of these 5 and is priced in the middle for its profits.
| Company | Profit from ₹100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per ₹1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Karnataka Bank | 10.4× · Cheap | ||
 China Merchants Bank | 7.7× · Cheap | ||
 DBS Group Holdings | 18.2× · Fair price | ||
 UniCredit | 11.5× · Cheap | ||
 HDFC Bank | 18.6× · Fair price |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads The Karnataka Bank's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of INR | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41,780 | 46,256 | 45,800 | 45,217 | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| 11,797 | 13,066 | 12,729 | 13,108 | |
| 37.64 | 39.67 | 33.63 | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| 28.2% | 28.2% | 27.8% | 29.0% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of INR | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 990,571 | 1,160,833 | 1,209,605 | 1,293,552 |
| Cash | 116,159 | 163,964 | 160,180 | 77,356 |
| Total debt | 15,627 | 24,006 | 19,406 | 53,290 |
| Total liabilities | 908,451 | 1,052,357 | 1,088,756 | 1,161,310 |
| 82,121 | 108,475 | 120,848 | 132,242 | |
| 313 | 329 | 378 | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| 14.4% | 12.0% | 10.5% | 9.9% |
Cash flow
| In millions of INR | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18,297 | 6,808 | -3,206 | 11,001 | |
| 888 | 1,118 | 1,627 | 889 | |
| 17,409 | 5,690 | -4,833 | 10,112 | |
| Dividends paid | 1,245 | 1,564 | 2,077 | 1,890 |
| – | – | – | – | |
| 0 | 9 | -22 | 155 |
This is a bank or insurer, so cash-flow and debt ratios are left out: borrowing and lending is the business itself. Price to book and return on equity are the measures that matter here.
Valuation
- 10.4×
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- 0.8×
- 3.0×
- 9.6%
- 1.4%
Profitability
- 29.0%
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- –
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Growth
- +2.7%
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- +6.6%
How it ranks in Financial Services
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 32%of 883
Bottom 28%of 880
Top 36%of 927
1.4%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$14a year at today's yield, before tax
–per share
Raised–not every year
How safe it looks
14.4% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 18.7%
News
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Insider trades
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Questions about The Karnataka Bank
Is The Karnataka Bank a good stock to buy?
A strong, very profitable business, and the price looks low. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the The Karnataka Bank AI analysis
What does The Karnataka Bank do?
The Karnataka Bank Limited provides various banking and financial services in India. It operates through four segments: Treasury operations, Corporate/Wholesale Banking, Retail Banking, and Other Banking Operations. It is in Banks - Regional, based in Mangalore, India.
Does The Karnataka Bank pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 1.4% a year, about 14% of its yearly profit. In 2026 it paid out ₹1.89 billion in dividends.
Is The Karnataka Bank stock halal?
No. The Karnataka Bank does not pass our halal screen: its main business, banking, is not permitted. How we check
How has The Karnataka Bank stock done over the past year?
Up 81.7% over the past twelve months, to ₹361.95. It traded between ₹178.79 and ₹366.00, close to its high.
Who are The Karnataka Bank's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are China Merchants Bank, DBS Group Holdings, UniCredit and HDFC Bank. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with The Karnataka Bank's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.