Bajaj Finance, India's leading non-banking financial company, reported a 23% year-on-year increase in standalone profit after tax, reaching ₹4,840 crore for the fourth quarter of the financial year 2026-27 (Q4 FY26). This growth was bolstered by a 20% rise in net interest income (NII), which amounted to ₹10,716 crore, and a reduction in loan loss provisions to ₹1,953 crore from ₹2,142 crore in the same quarter last year. The company's total income also saw a 21% increase, totaling ₹12,944 crore. However, operating expenses rose in tandem, climbing 22% to ₹4,507 crore. Despite a slight uptick in gross non-performing assets (NPA) to 1.27%, net NPA improved to 0.52%. The company issued 51.95 million new loans during FY26, marking a 21% increase from the previous year. Additionally, Bajaj Finance's assets under management (AUM) grew 21% year-on-year to ₹3.73 trillion, with consolidated AUM surpassing the ₹5 trillion mark at ₹5.09 trillion. In a significant leadership change, Rajiv Bajaj will step down from the Board, effective July 30, 2026.