ICICI Bank , India's second-largest private lender by market capitalisation, beat quarterly profit forecasts on Saturday, helped by healthy loan growth resulting in higher core lending income.

Its core net interest income increased 10.6 per cent to Rs 21,635 crore on the back of a 12 per cent domestic loan growth, but was restricted by a narrowing of the net interest margin to 4.34 per cent from 4.41 per cent in the quarter-ago period.

ICICI Banks Q1FY26 financial performance was driven by strong core income and stable asset quality. The bank claims that its standalone net profit grew by 15.5% year over year, from Rs 11,059 crore in Q1-2025 to Rs 12,