DCB Bank delivered a strong Q3 FY26 performance, reflecting healthy growth momentum, improving profitability and stable asset quality. Advances grew ~18% YoY, driven by traction in secured retail products, co-lending and construction finance, while deposits rose ~19% YoY, supported by improvement in granularity and a stable retail-to-bulk mix. PAT increased ~22% YoY, despite a one-off regulatory expense related to new labour codes. Asset quality improved sequentially, with GNPA declining to 2.72% and NNPA moderating to 1.10%, aided by controlled slippages, recoveries and higher provisioning coverage....