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CreditAccess Grameen profit jumps 7x to ₹493 Cr in Q1 FY27 as credit costs collapse

Credit costs fell 62.8% YoY as India's largest specialised microfinance lender posted ₹493 crore net profit, up from ₹60.2 crore a year earlier, signalling asset quality normalization after two years of stress.

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CreditAccess Grameen Limited just reported a consolidated net profit of ₹493 crore in Q1 FY27—a massive 7-fold jump compared to ₹60.2 crore last year.
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₹493 Cr vs ₹60.2 CrQ1 FY27 net profit vs last year
-62.8% to ₹212.5 CrCredit costs YoY change
₹3,000 Cr via NCDsNew fundraising plan

CreditAccess Grameen Limited reported a consolidated net profit of ₹493 crore for Q1 FY27, a 7-fold increase over ₹60.2 crore in the same quarter last year.

The turnaround is underpinned by a sharp drop in credit costs, which fell 62.8% YoY to ₹212.5 crore, as ground-level collections stabilised and legacy over-indebtedness cleared from the book.

Assets Under Management grew 16.4% YoY to ₹30,319 crore, while total income rose 21.9% to ₹1,784 crore, indicating the lender is growing its loan book alongside improving repayment behaviour.

Following the results, the board approved a fresh ₹3,000 crore fundraising plan via non-convertible debentures (NCDs) to expand the rural lending book.

The results come after two years of asset quality headwinds across the microfinance sector, which had forced lenders to build heavy provisioning shields against potential defaults.

Why it matters

For DSAs and connectors sourcing microfinance loans, CreditAccess Grameen's collapsing credit costs and renewed capital raise signal that lenders are ready to expand originations again after a defensive, provisioning-heavy phase. A ₹3,000 crore NCD-funded push into rural lending typically translates into higher disbursement targets and renewed appetite for sourcing partners on the ground.

For lenders and NBFCs watching sector-wide asset quality, this result is an early benchmark: if India's largest specialised MFI is seeing legacy over-indebtedness clear out, borrower repayment capacity in rural and semi-urban markets may be recovering, which could ease underwriting caution across the wider microfinance credit chain.

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Finsamudra DeskNewsroom · 26 Jul 2026, 2:30 pm IST
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