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Union Bank of India: Why Is It Outperforming Nifty 500?

Active
RS +28.4%Strong12w StreakAccelerating

In Week of Mar 28, 2026, Union Bank of India (Banks - PSU) is outperforming Nifty 500 with +28.4% relative strength. Fundamentals: Strong. On a 12-week streak.

PB: Mid ContractionRiding Wave

What's Happening

🌐FII stake increased 1.0% this quarter
🏦GNPA improving to 3.06% — asset quality getting better
💰Trading 169% below estimated fair value — significant discount

Earnings Acceleration Triggers

1. NIM expansion from strategic portfolio management
Q4 FY26HIGH
2. Credit cost normalization from improving asset quality
H2 FY26MEDIUM
3. RAM segment growth driving higher-yielding retail portfolio
ImmediateHIGH

Key Risks

1. Competitive pressure on deposit pricing despite CASA improvement
MEDIUM
2. Sectoral stress in commercial vehicle segment
MEDIUM

Key Numbers

PAT Growth YoY
+10%
Stable
Revenue YoY
+0%
Stable
GNPA
3.06%
Improving
Price to Book
1.0
PEG Ratio
0.16
Current Price
₹175
Dividend Yield
2.71%
Fundamental Score
75/100
Strong
3Y PAT CAGR
+51%
Market Cap
1.3L Cr
Valuation
Significantly Undervalued

12-Week Performance

Weekly presence in the outperformers list. Green = beating Nifty 500 by 10%+ that week.

12 weeks agoThis week

Why Are Union Bank of India's Earnings Accelerating?

Based on Q3 FY26 earnings • Updated Feb 22, 2026

NIM expansion from strategic portfolio management

Expected: Q4 FY26HIGH confidence+₹750 Cr revenue

What: Shedding ₹40,000 cr high-cost bulk deposits driving 10-15 bps NIM expansion

Impact: +₹750 Cr revenue

“Management stated: 'We have shed off 40,000 crores of our bulk deposit which actually helped us in reducing the LCR requirement'”

Credit cost normalization from improving asset quality

Expected: H2 FY26MEDIUM confidence+₹300 Cr revenue

What: GNPA down 120 bps YoY with PCR above 95% enabling credit cost to fall to 0.60%

Impact: +₹300 Cr revenue

“Management stated: 'Asset quality remained strong, with GNPA and NNPA reducing and PCR above 95%'”

RAM segment growth driving higher-yielding retail portfolio

Expected: ImmediateHIGH confidence+₹1200 Cr revenue

What: Retail, Agriculture, MSME segment growing at 15%+ with 200 bps higher yields

Impact: +₹1200 Cr revenue

“Management stated: 'The bank reported robust growth in the RAM (Retail, Agriculture, MSME) sector, with significant increases in Retail and Agri advances'”

What Are the Key Risks for Union Bank of India?

Earnings deceleration risks from management commentary

Competitive pressure on deposit pricing despite CASA improvement

MEDIUM

Trigger: If deposit rate wars intensify

Impact: -10 bps margin impact

Management view: Management stated: 'We are addressing the credit growth at least in this quarter we are positive 4%. And going forward you excess money has cost more rather than creating a value more'.

Monitor: CASA ratio trend

Sectoral stress in commercial vehicle segment

MEDIUM

Trigger: If CV segment stress materializes

Impact: -25 bps margin impact

Management view: Management stated: 'While difficulties in unsecured retail business showing improvement we remain cautious on retail commercial vehicle segment'

Monitor: CV segment slippages

What Is Union Bank of India's Management Saying?

Key quotes from recent conference calls

“The Net Interest Margin (NIM) was reported at 2.76% for December 2025, showing a slight decrease from 2.91% in December 2024 but an increase from the previous quarter, attributed to strategic portfolio management including shedding high-cost bulk deposits and contracting the treasury book — Shri Asheesh Pandey”
“Asset quality remained strong, with GNPA and NNPA reducing and PCR above 95% — Shri Asheesh Pandey”
“We have crossed ₹10 lakh crore in advances for the first time — Shri Asheesh Pandey”
“The bank is also focusing on digital initiatives, including a new digital business vertical — Shri Asheesh Pandey”

What Is Union Bank of India's Management Guidance?

Forward-looking targets from management for FY26

Implied PAT Growth

15%

Credit Growth Target

12%

NIM Guidance

2.85%

Management Tone: CAUTIOUS

Key Milestones

• CASA ratio target 45% by FY27

• Cost-to-income below 40% by FY27

• Loan growth 12%+ for FY26

How Fast Is Union Bank of India Growing?

Revenue, profit and margin growth rates

MetricYoY3Y CAGRTrend
Revenue+0%+17%Stable
PAT (Net Profit)+10%+51%Stable

The above analysis is parsed from publicly available earnings call transcripts. This is educational research only — not investment advice. Last updated Feb 22, 2026.

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Frequently Asked Questions: Union Bank of India

Based on publicly available financial data. This is educational research, not investment advice.

What were Union Bank of India's latest quarterly results?

Union Bank of India's latest quarterly results (Dec 2025) show

  • PAT Growth YoY: +9.7% (stable)
  • Revenue Growth YoY: +0.4%
  • Net Interest Margin: 5.00%
  • Gross NPA: 3.06%

Is Union Bank of India's profit growing or declining?

Union Bank of India's profit is growing with an stable trend.

  • PAT Growth YoY: +9.7% (latest quarter)
  • PAT Growth QoQ: +14.6% (sequential)
  • 3-Year PAT CAGR: +50.7%
  • Trend: Stable — consistent growth pattern

What is Union Bank of India's revenue growth trend?

Union Bank of India's revenue growth trend is stable.

  • Revenue Growth YoY: +0.4%
  • Revenue Growth QoQ: +2.3% (sequential)
  • 3-Year Revenue CAGR: +16.7%

What is Union Bank of India's asset quality trend?

Union Bank of India's asset quality trend is improving.

  • Gross NPA: 3.06%
  • Net NPA: 0.51%
  • GNPA Change YoY: -0.8% bps

What is Union Bank of India's 3-year profit and revenue CAGR?

Union Bank of India's long-term compounding rates

  • 3-Year Profit CAGR: +50.7%
  • 3-Year Revenue CAGR: +16.7%

Is Union Bank of India's growth accelerating or decelerating?

Union Bank of India's earnings growth is stable with improving on a sequential basis.

  • YoY Acceleration: +16.5% bps
  • Sequential Acceleration: +14.6% bps
  • Margin Warning: Operating margins are under pressure

What is Union Bank of India's trailing twelve month (TTM) performance?

Union Bank of India's trailing twelve month (TTM) performance

  • TTM PAT: ₹19,000 Cr
  • TTM PAT Growth: +15.9% YoY
  • TTM Revenue: ₹1.1 Lakh Cr
  • TTM Revenue Growth: +1.6% YoY

Is Union Bank of India overvalued or undervalued?

Union Bank of India appears significantly undervalued based on our fair value analysis.

  • Valuation Signal: Significantly Undervalued
  • Current PE: 7.1x
  • Price-to-Book: 1.0x

What is Union Bank of India's current PE ratio?

Union Bank of India's current PE ratio is 7.1x.

  • Current PE: 7.1x
  • Market Cap: 1.3 Lakh Cr
  • Dividend Yield: 2.71%

How does Union Bank of India's valuation compare to its history?

Union Bank of India's current PE is 7.1x.

  • Current PE: 7.1x
  • Valuation Assessment: Significantly Undervalued

What is Union Bank of India's price-to-book ratio?

Union Bank of India's price-to-book ratio is 1.0x.

  • Price-to-Book (P/B): 1.0x
  • Book Value per Share: ₹172
  • Current Price: ₹175

Is Union Bank of India a fundamentally strong company?

Union Bank of India is rated Strong with a fundamental score of 74.54/100. This score is calculated from objective financial metrics

  • PAT Growth YoY: +9.7% (20% weight)
  • PAT Growth QoQ: +14.6% (15% weight)
  • Earnings trend: stable (5% weight)
  • Price-to-Book: 1.1x vs sector median (27.5% weight)
  • PEG Ratio: 0.2x vs sector median (27.5% weight)

Is Union Bank of India debt free?

Union Bank of India has a debt-to-equity ratio of N/A.

  • Total Debt: ₹69,000 Cr

What is Union Bank of India's return on equity (ROE) and ROCE?

Union Bank of India's return ratios over recent years

  • FY2023: ROE 11.0%
  • FY2024: ROE 16.0%
  • FY2025: ROE 17.0%

Is Union Bank of India's cash flow positive?

Union Bank of India's operating cash flow is positive (FY2025).

  • Cash from Operations (CFO): ₹17,000 Cr
  • Free Cash Flow (FCF): ₹16,000 Cr
  • CFO/PAT Ratio: 97% (strong cash conversion)

What is Union Bank of India's dividend yield?

Union Bank of India's current dividend yield is 2.71%.

  • Dividend Yield: 2.71%
  • Current Price: ₹175

Who holds Union Bank of India shares — promoters, FII, DII?

Union Bank of India's shareholding pattern (Dec 2025)

  • Promoters: 74.8%
  • FII (Foreign): 8.1%
  • DII (Domestic): 11.9%
  • Public: 5.2%

Is promoter holding increasing or decreasing in Union Bank of India?

Union Bank of India's promoter holding has remained stable recently.

  • Current Promoter Holding: 74.8% (Dec 2025)
  • Previous Quarter: 74.8% (Sep 2025)
  • Change: 0.00% (stable)

How long has Union Bank of India been outperforming Nifty 500?

Union Bank of India has been outperforming Nifty 500 for 12 consecutive weeks, indicating strong sustained outperformance.

Is Union Bank of India a new momentum entry or an established outperformer?

Union Bank of India is an established outperformer with 12 weeks of consecutive Nifty 500 outperformance.

What are the growth catalysts for Union Bank of India?

Union Bank of India has 3 key growth catalysts identified from recent earnings analysis

  • NIM expansion from strategic portfolio management
  • Credit cost normalization from improving asset quality
  • RAM segment growth driving higher-yielding retail portfolio

What are the key risks in Union Bank of India?

Union Bank of India has 2 key risks worth monitoring

  • Competitive pressure on deposit pricing despite CASA improvement
  • Sectoral stress in commercial vehicle segment

What did Union Bank of India's management say in the latest earnings call?

In Q3 FY26, Union Bank of India's management highlighted

  • "The Net Interest Margin (NIM) was reported at 2.76% for December 2025, showing a slight decrease from 2.91% in December 2024 but an increase from the ..."
  • "Asset quality remained strong, with GNPA and NNPA reducing and PCR above 95% — Shri Asheesh Pandey"
  • "We have crossed ₹10 lakh crore in advances for the first time — Shri Asheesh Pandey"

What is Union Bank of India's management guidance for growth?

Union Bank of India's management has provided the following forward guidance for FY26

  • Implied PAT growth: 15%
  • Credit growth target: 12%
  • Management tone: cautious
  • Milestone: CASA ratio target 45% by FY27
  • Milestone: Cost-to-income below 40% by FY27

Is Union Bank of India worth studying for long term investment?

Based on quantitative research signals, here is why Union Bank of India may be worth studying

  • Earnings growing at +9.7% YoY
  • Valuation: appears significantly undervalued
  • Cash flow is positive — CFO ₹17,000 Cr
  • Strong returns — ROE 17.0%

What is the investment thesis for Union Bank of India?

Union Bank of India investment thesis summary:

Research Signals (Bull Case)

  • Appears significantly undervalued
  • Growth catalyst: NIM expansion from strategic portfolio management

Risk Factors (Bear Case)

  • Margins under pressure
  • Key risk: Competitive pressure on deposit pricing despite CASA improvement

What is the future outlook for Union Bank of India?

Union Bank of India's forward outlook based on current data signals

  • Earnings Trend: stable
  • Revenue Trend: stable
  • Valuation: Significantly Undervalued
  • Key Catalyst: NIM expansion from strategic portfolio management
  • Key Risk: Competitive pressure on deposit pricing despite CASA improvement

The above FAQs are generated from publicly available earnings data and conference call transcripts. This is educational research only. Sector Alpha is not SEBI registered and does not provide investment advice.