New Delhi, July 29 -- Private sector lender Kotak Mahindra Bank and public sector banking (PSB) heavyweight Bank of Baroda (BoB) recently released their earnings for the quarter ended June 2025 (Q1FY26), reflecting divergent trends in performance and investor sentiment.

While Kotak Bank reported a sharp fall in profitability due to elevated provisioning and narrowing margins, BoB delivered a steady performance and is emerging as a stronger value proposition.

Kotak Mahindra Bank reported a 7.6 per cent decline in net profit for the June quarter, falling to Rs.3,281.7 crore from Rs.3,520 crore in the same period last year. The unadjusted profit in Q1FY25 had stood significantly higher at Rs.6,249.8 crore, boosted by one-time gains from th...