SBI Cards Q1 FY27 profit rises 19.5% as card spends jump 27%

SBI Cards reported Q1 FY27 net profit of ₹664.4 crore, aided by a 30% decline in provisions. Card spends reached ₹1.18 lakh crore, while its spend market share rose to 19.5% from 16.6% a year earlier.

— Source publishedFri, 24 Jul, 2026, 17:16 IST·First seen Fri, 24 Jul, 2026, 17:19 IST·Source CNBC-TV18 · Companies

What happened

SBI Cards and Payment Services · SBI Cards reported a 19.5% rise in Q1 FY27 profit to ₹664.4 crore as provisions fell 30%. Card spends grew 27% to ₹1.18 lakh

Key facts

  • Q1 FY27 net profit: ₹664.4 crore, up 19.5% YoY
  • Total revenue: ₹5,205 crore, up 3% YoY
  • Card spends: ₹1,18,475 crore, up 27% YoY
  • Cards-in-force: 2.26 crore, up 7% YoY
  • New accounts opened: 10.23 lakh versus 8.73 lakh YoY
  • Gross NPAs: 2.04% versus 3.07% YoY
  • Spend market share: 19.5% versus 16.6% YoY

Why this matters

SBI Cards’ expanding spend share highlights the strategic value of scale in India’s card payments market, making partnerships and distribution access increasingly important.

What to watch

  • Sequential change in gross and net credit-card receivables, active cards and spend per card.
  • Credit-cost trajectory: provisions, gross NPA, net NPA, write-offs, collection efficiency and delinquency buckets.
  • Whether lower provisions reflect durable portfolio quality or one-off recoveries/releases.
  • Market-share movement versus HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank and large co-brand/fintech issuers.
  • Net interest margin, funding costs, interchange and rewards expense as a share of spends.
  • RBI commentary or rule changes affecting unsecured lending, card issuance, co-lending, digital payments or customer charges.
  • SBI Cards' guidance on acquisition, marketing spend, receivables growth and return metrics.
  • Increase targeted card acquisition and pre-approved offers through SBI's deposit and loan customer base.
  • Push EMI, balance-transfer, co-brand and premium-card products to deepen spend per active card.
  • Expand merchant offers and digital-payment partnerships to defend the 19.5% spend-market share.
  • Maintain tighter underwriting and early-warning collections as unsecured credit growth accelerates.
  • Use the improved earnings base to selectively invest in rewards, technology and customer-service capacity rather than pursuing volume at any cost.

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