PNB net profit rises 13% to Rs 5,100 cr

New Delhi: State-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Monday reported a 13 per cent improvement in net profit to Rs 5,100 crore for the third quarter ended December 2025. The bank had earned a net profit of Rs 4,508 crore in the same quarter a year ago. Its total income rose to Rs 37,253 crore from Rs 34,752 crore in the year-ago period, PNB said in a regulatory filing. Interest income during the quarter also rose to Rs 32,231 crore from Rs 31,340 crore. On the asset quality front, the bank's gross non-performing assets ratio moderated to 3.19 per cent from 4.09 per cent a year ago. Similarly, net NPAs, or bad loans, came down to 0.32 per cent against 0.41 per cent at the end of the third quarter last fiscal.