
Summary: FY26 marked a recovery-and-rebuild year for listed MFIs after the sector stress/overleveraging phase. Collections normalized (high-96% to ~99.7% “X-bucket” across companies), GNPA largely converged into the ~3–4% band for the stronger players (CreditAccess 3.17%, Satin 3.1% standalone, Fusion 3.21%, Muthoot 3.89%, Spandana ~3.3–3.8%). Growth re-accelerated in Q4 FY26 via higher disbursements, but strategies diverged sharply: (1) scale-led diversified retail finance expansion (CreditAccess, Muthoot, Satin), (2) repair-led consolidation with disciplined onboarding (Fusion, Spandana). Sector economics remain attractive (portfolio yields ~21–26%), but are highly sensitive to credit cost and operating efficiency; digital collections, tighter guardrails, and underwriting modernization are becoming the defining competitive levers.
The sector here is dominated by NBFC-MFIs and microfinance-focused NBFCs that primarily lend through:
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