India, Oct. 19 -- A growth in non-core income helped HDFC Bank post a 10 per cent rise in the consolidated net profit for July-September quarter of FY26 at '19,610.67 crore. On a standalone basis, the largest private sector lender's net rose 10.82 per cent to '18,641.28 crore for the quarter under review. Its core net interest income rose 4.8 per cent to '31,550 crore, helped by a nearly 10 per cent growth in advances, but restricted by a compression in net interest margin to 3.27 per cent, compared to 3.5 per cent in the year-ago period.

About NIMs, a subject of great interest for investors, the bank management said that the number will be stable or may go up over the next one or two years. Non-interest income grew 25 per cent to '21,73...