State-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Monday (January 19, 2026) reported a 13% improvement in net profit to ₹5,100 crore for the third quarter ended December 2025.

The bank had earned a net profit of ₹4,508 crore in the same quarter a year ago.

Its total income rose to ₹37,253 crore from ₹34,752 crore in the year-ago period, PNB said in a regulatory filing.

Interest income during the quarter also rose to ₹32,231 crore from ₹31,340 crore.

On the asset quality front, the bank’s gross non-performing assets ratio moderated to 3.19% from 4.09% a year ago.

Similarly, net NPAs, or bad loans, came down to 0.32% against 0.41% at the end of the third quarter last fiscal.

During the quarter, its capital adequacy ratio increased to 16.77% compared to 15.41% in December 2024.

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Chennai, on Monday (September 1, 2025) admitted Aban Offshore Ltd. for insolvency resolution, following a petition filed by Punjab National Bank.

The order copy is awaited, Aban Offshore said in a filing to the stock exchange.

Punjab National Bank, a financial creditor, had moved the petition under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, for a default amount of ₹366.09 crore, the company said.