What Banks in India Were the Most Profitable in 2018?

Based on a comparison of 26 banks in India, HDFC Bank produced the highest net profit in 2018, followed by Kotak Mahindra Bank and Axis Bank.

HDFC Bank made a net profit of INR 223 bil, up 20.7% compared to the previous year. Historically, the bank’s net profit reached an all time high of INR 223 bil in 2018 and an all time low of INR 8.82 bil in 2005. The average profit in the last five years amounted to INR 159 bil.

The bank generated an average return on equity of 18.4% for its shareholders in the last five years with a maximum of 19.9% and a minimum of 16.9%.

Comparing HDFC Bank with its closest peers, Kotak Mahindra Bank generated a net profit of INR 72.0 bil with a ROE of 13.2% in 2018, Axis Bank netted INR 50.4 bil (ROE of 7.62%) and ICICI Bank announced a net profit of INR 42.5 bil giving a ROE of 3.58%.

You can see all the banks net profit data on the Net Profit indicator page or you can download a report on the Indian banks in the report section.