Archive · 3 Dec 2025
Muthoot Finance Surges on Gold Loan Growth
Muthoot Finance and Manappuram Finance are companies that give loans using gold as security.
Over the past year, the price of gold has gone up a lot, which has made these loans very popular.
Because of this, the value of the gold that people are using as security has increased, making these loans more attractive.
Muthoot Finance has seen a big increase in its gold loan assets and profits.
Its stock price has also gone up a lot.
Manappuram Finance, which has a more diverse loan portfolio, has seen more modest growth.
There are some risks and regulations that these companies need to navigate, but overall, the gold loan business is doing well.
Muthoot Finance's gold loan assets under management (AUM) grew 47% YoY in the first half of FY26.
Muthoot's interest income jumped 55% YoY to ₹6,304 crore in Q2FY26, and profit surged 87.5% to ₹2,345 crore.
Muthoot's stock hit a new 52-week high of ₹3,833, trading at 3.5x its FY26 book value.
Manappuram Finance's gold loan AUM grew 30.1%, with overall AUM growth of 18.7% YoY.
Regulatory changes and competition are both opportunities and challenges for gold loan companies.
- Who
- Muthoot Finance and Manappuram Finance
- What
- Significant growth in gold loan assets and stock prices
- When
- First half of FY26 and last 12 months
- Where
- India
- Why
- Rising gold prices and regulatory changes
- Muthoot Finance's Q2FY26 Interest Income
- ₹6,304 crore
- Muthoot Finance's Q2FY26 Profit
- ₹2,345 crore
- Muthoot Finance's Q2FY26 Gross NPAs
- Reduced by 30 basis points
- Muthoot Finance's Gold Loan AUM Growth Guidance
- 30-35% for FY26
- Muthoot Finance's Stock Price
- ₹3,833 (52-week high)
- Muthoot Finance's Loan Book Concentration
- 95% in gold loans
- Manappuram Finance's Gold Loan AUM Growth
- 30.1%
- Manappuram Finance's Standalone AUM Growth
- 18.7%