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Nifty Bank P/E ratio today

Price to earnings (P/E), price to book (P/B) and dividend yield for the Nifty Bank, which is currently fairly valued — the 14th percentile of 5,714 daily closes since 2003. Close of 27 Oct 2026.

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How the Nifty Bank’s valuation reads today

  • Against the market. The Nifty Bank trades at 0.63× the Nifty 50’s P/E, against a median of 0.80× across 5,714 days they were both priced — a deeper discount than usual. A sector can look dear on its own numbers while being cheap against the market, and that gap is usually the more useful of the two.
  • The range it has actually traded in. Its P/E has been as low as 6.22 (Mar 2009) and as high as 69.08 (Sept 2019). Both ends are real closes, not a model — and the high end of an index P/E is usually an earnings collapse rather than a price melt-up, which is why the bands below are percentiles and not a mean.
  • Versus a year ago. 12.07 today, down from 16.30 a year ago. The ratio moves on price and on earnings, so a falling P/E can mean the index got cheaper or that its constituents earned more — the Nifty Bank level itself is what separates the two.
Price to earnings
12.07Fairly valued

14th percentile of 5,714 days · median 16.41

Price to book
1.63Undervalued

5th percentile of 5,714 days · median 2.46

Dividend yield
1.16%Fairly valued

61st percentile of 5,672 days · median 1.04

Where the Nifty Bank P/E ratio sits today

Valuation zones for the Nifty Bank price to earnings
ZoneP/E rangeWhat it has meant
Undervaluedbelow 10.74Historically cheap — the zone that has rewarded adding, not waiting.
Fairly valuedyou are here10.74 – 16.41Nothing to act on. Keep SIPs running at their normal size.
Slightly expensive16.41 – 30.31Above the historical middle. Stagger a lump sum rather than timing it.
Expensiveabove 30.31Historically dear — rebalancing to your target allocation is the honest response.

Bands are the 10th and 90th percentiles of 5,714 daily closes, with the median as the middle line — so the cheapest and dearest tenth of this index’s own history bound the outer zones, and one freak print cannot move them. They describe where this index has traded, not where it should — a market can stay expensive for years, and this is not a signal to act on.

When the Nifty Bank P/E was here, what came next

For every month-end since 29 Feb 2012: the index’s annualised return over the following 1, 3 and 5 years, grouped by the valuation zone it started in. Median, with the worst and best start underneath.

Forward returns of the Nifty Bank by starting P/E zone
Started inNext 1YNext 3YNext 5Y
Undervaluedtoo fewtoo fewtoo few
Fairly valuedyou are here
+12.3%
-19.4% to +93.8%
18% lost money
+17.8%
+6.3% to +26.1%
0% lost money
+17.6%
+14.5% to +22.6%
0% lost money
Slightly expensive
+13.1%
-27.7% to +82.1%
13% lost money
+13.4%
-6.3% to +31.9%
9% lost money
+11.7%
+0.6% to +23.5%
0% lost money
Expensive
+4.7%
-38.5% to +27.0%
46% lost money
+9.9%
-2.6% to +15.9%
4% lost money
+11.0%
+8.2% to +15.1%
0% lost money

Price return only (index levels carry no dividends, so each figure understates an investor’s return by about the dividend yield). Start months overlap: a 5-year window spans 60 of them, so the counts are not independent observations. A zone needs 12 starts before it is summarised. The past spread of outcomes is wide in every zone — this is a record, not a forecast.

All three, since 2003

Each cell is the median of that month’s daily closes — one day’s print can be an earnings-revision artefact, and on a grid this size that day would colour the whole month. Hover a cell for the trading-day count behind it, or the line above it for any day’s close. All three are always shown; the buttons at the top only change which metric the valuation zones describe.

Nifty Bank P/E ratio, month by month

90th pct 30.31median 16.4110th pct 10.74
Price to earnings by month, 2003 to 2026, as the median of each month’s daily closes
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2003
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
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6.60
7.71
7.70
8.09
2004
9.69
9.45
9.35
10.58
9.13
7.50
7.46
6.82
7.18
7.37
7.96
9.54
2005
9.57
10.31
11.14
10.36
10.39
11.41
11.86
12.66
13.17
12.48
12.51
13.27
2006
14.11
14.05
15.16
13.46
13.16
10.73
10.72
12.88
14.40
15.55
16.83
16.75
2007
16.77
15.76
13.90
15.82
17.01
17.57
19.60
17.95
18.98
22.08
23.45
25.09
2008
25.98
21.51
17.27
17.01
16.45
13.24
11.98
13.25
13.51
11.46
9.52
9.84
2009
9.24
7.89
6.93
9.02
11.03
12.63
12.14
11.94
13.04
14.32
14.30
14.08
2010
14.20
13.32
17.21
17.87
17.37
17.45
18.19
18.61
21.17
21.75
21.07
19.36
2011
18.06
16.64
17.36
18.57
16.64
16.94
17.64
15.61
15.10
15.25
13.90
12.96
2012
13.83
15.68
15.35
15.39
13.37
13.62
14.29
13.35
13.58
14.51
14.12
15.20
2013
15.43
14.63
14.02
13.78
14.92
13.86
13.24
10.78
11.62
12.12
12.35
13.14
2014
12.71
11.60
13.45
14.41
16.43
16.90
16.75
16.49
17.24
17.24
18.13
18.91
2015
19.54
19.73
19.67
19.18
19.10
18.60
19.70
19.57
17.74
18.46
17.80
17.57
2016
16.23
15.53
17.11
18.06
18.81
25.42
26.80
26.91
29.54
29.32
29.21
27.41
2017
28.48
29.50
29.75
29.62
30.60
29.31
26.98
27.21
27.48
27.68
29.16
29.34
2018
30.09
29.07
29.76
30.83
32.19
34.65
51.77
58.33
56.19
53.53
54.32
53.89
2019
54.97
54.36
58.97
63.58
61.73
64.08
65.54
61.00
61.41
38.69
42.13
40.13
2020
39.69
35.31
25.37
21.02
21.73
23.06
23.73
23.56
24.31
26.23
27.58
29.41
2021
30.68
33.09
32.16
24.87
22.80
23.86
23.96
23.46
24.21
25.07
23.75
22.33
2022
23.61
21.80
20.32
20.71
17.64
16.80
17.39
17.83
18.41
18.20
17.72
18.06
2023
17.58
16.10
15.47
15.98
16.80
16.39
17.57
16.52
16.27
16.16
14.99
16.27
2024
16.28
15.26
15.58
15.99
14.82
15.41
15.95
14.71
15.07
14.41
14.15
14.35
2025
13.11
12.93
12.76
13.58
13.93
14.70
15.10
15.14
14.91
15.97
16.43
16.55
2026
16.40
16.35
14.70
14.80
13.69
14.38
14.43
13.64
13.33
12.97
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cheapestdearest· shaded by rank among all 278 months, not by absolute value — the series is skewed enough that a linear ramp would flatten a decade into one colour

Nifty Bank P/B ratio, month by month

90th pct 3.04median 2.4610th pct 1.79
Price to book by month, 2003 to 2026, as the median of each month’s daily closes
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2003
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
1.38
1.62
1.62
1.69
2004
2.03
1.98
1.96
2.22
1.92
1.63
1.62
1.46
1.54
1.58
1.70
2.04
2005
2.05
2.21
2.38
2.21
2.22
2.28
2.16
2.25
2.27
2.15
2.15
2.28
2006
2.43
2.42
2.55
2.54
2.56
1.85
1.73
1.85
2.06
2.25
2.54
2.52
2007
2.55
2.49
2.20
2.48
2.82
2.71
2.97
2.86
3.03
3.55
4.02
4.30
2008
4.51
4.10
3.08
3.02
3.17
1.99
1.58
1.75
1.79
1.53
1.35
1.40
2009
1.33
1.23
1.08
1.43
1.81
2.06
1.84
1.87
2.04
2.26
2.33
2.29
2010
2.31
2.18
2.47
2.59
2.56
2.55
2.68
2.54
2.86
2.96
2.99
2.75
2011
2.58
2.50
2.62
2.81
2.62
2.61
2.72
2.33
2.11
2.16
2.02
1.89
2012
2.01
2.33
2.33
2.35
2.23
2.34
2.48
2.27
2.15
2.30
2.31
2.50
2013
2.57
2.50
2.40
2.36
2.61
2.42
2.12
1.73
1.80
1.84
1.88
1.96
2014
1.90
1.80
2.11
2.26
2.58
2.49
2.46
2.40
2.49
2.49
2.73
2.87
2015
2.98
2.96
2.95
2.90
2.92
2.69
2.61
2.59
2.35
2.44
2.41
2.38
2016
2.21
2.03
2.17
2.29
2.35
2.46
2.42
2.40
2.51
2.46
2.41
2.33
2017
2.41
2.59
2.70
2.79
2.95
2.96
2.86
2.80
2.81
2.83
2.98
2.96
2018
3.04
2.98
2.86
3.02
3.17
3.19
3.03
3.15
3.00
2.84
2.97
3.07
2019
3.14
3.10
3.36
3.36
3.36
3.48
3.28
3.03
2.91
3.03
3.25
3.40
2020
3.09
2.88
2.07
1.83
1.77
1.94
1.98
1.84
1.88
2.00
2.42
2.56
2021
2.66
2.99
2.94
2.95
3.04
3.17
3.02
2.86
2.81
2.95
2.89
2.69
2022
2.80
2.81
2.62
2.74
2.56
2.50
2.46
2.56
2.59
2.63
2.79
2.85
2023
2.79
2.71
2.63
2.73
2.84
2.85
3.15
2.95
2.75
2.55
2.54
2.76
2024
2.76
2.68
2.73
2.83
2.85
2.94
2.92
2.82
2.71
2.31
2.32
2.36
2025
2.17
2.17
2.14
2.27
2.34
2.30
2.30
2.07
2.03
2.16
2.21
2.24
2026
2.19
2.17
1.92
1.90
1.85
1.85
1.84
1.73
1.69
1.66
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Nifty Bank dividend yield, month by monthgreen is a HIGH yield, which is the cheap end

90th pct 1.81median 1.0410th pct 0.37
Dividend yield by month, 2003 to 2026, as the median of each month’s daily closes
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2003
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·
·
·
·
·
·
·
3.24
2.77
2.77
2.63
2004
2.20
2.26
2.28
2.02
2.34
2.78
2.79
2.82
2.68
2.92
2.71
2.02
2005
2.01
1.87
1.73
1.85
1.85
1.70
1.65
1.55
1.50
1.58
1.58
1.49
2006
1.40
1.40
1.31
1.31
1.29
1.80
1.83
1.66
1.49
1.37
1.21
1.23
2007
1.21
1.24
1.40
1.22
1.07
1.13
1.05
1.10
1.05
0.89
0.79
0.74
2008
0.70
0.77
0.96
0.97
0.93
1.42
1.69
1.52
1.49
1.74
1.97
1.91
2009
2.00
2.16
2.46
1.86
1.50
1.32
1.61
1.59
1.45
1.31
1.27
1.30
2010
1.29
1.36
1.15
1.10
1.11
1.12
1.06
1.11
0.99
0.96
0.95
1.04
2011
1.10
1.13
1.09
1.01
1.08
1.09
1.04
1.07
1.33
1.30
1.38
1.48
2012
1.41
1.27
1.30
1.29
1.36
1.29
1.21
1.31
1.41
1.31
1.30
1.21
2013
1.17
1.20
1.25
1.27
1.15
1.24
1.46
1.85
1.75
1.72
1.69
1.62
2014
1.66
1.76
1.50
1.39
1.22
1.26
1.27
1.20
1.13
1.12
1.02
0.97
2015
0.94
0.95
0.95
0.96
0.96
1.02
1.05
1.06
1.16
1.12
1.14
1.16
2016
1.25
1.36
1.27
1.20
1.17
0.92
0.81
0.81
0.77
0.78
0.80
0.83
2017
0.80
0.75
0.71
0.69
0.66
0.59
0.31
0.19
0.19
0.19
0.18
0.18
2018
0.17
0.17
0.60
0.58
0.56
0.55
0.46
0.44
0.48
0.50
0.48
0.47
2019
0.46
0.47
0.43
0.42
0.42
0.41
0.34
0.36
0.36
0.34
0.31
0.31
2020
0.35
0.37
0.48
0.49
0.51
0.46
0.41
0.57
0.57
0.53
0.44
0.41
2021
0.40
0.35
0.36
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0.12
0.25
0.32
0.33
0.32
0.33
0.34
2022
0.32
0.32
0.34
0.32
0.67
0.77
0.66
0.72
0.70
0.70
0.66
0.65
2023
0.67
0.69
0.71
0.68
0.66
0.86
0.79
0.84
0.83
0.84
0.85
0.78
2024
0.78
0.80
0.79
0.76
1.00
0.80
0.85
0.91
0.91
0.96
0.96
0.94
2025
1.01
1.01
1.03
0.98
0.69
0.81
0.96
1.07
1.09
1.02
0.99
0.99
2026
0.98
0.96
1.07
1.06
1.09
0.97
0.79
0.71
0.70
1.13
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Frequently asked questions

What is the Nifty Bank P/E ratio today?

The Nifty Bank closed at a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.07 on 27 October 2026. NSE publishes it once a day after the close, on a consolidated trailing-twelve-month basis, so it moves on the index and on quarterly earnings revisions — there is no intraday figure.

Is the Nifty Bank overvalued right now?

Against its own history it is fairly valued: a P/E of 12.07 is the 14th percentile of 5,714 daily closes, against a median of 16.41 over that span. That describes where this index has traded, not where it should — a market can stay expensive for years, and this is not a signal to act on.

What is a good P/E ratio for the Nifty Bank?

There is no single good number, but there is a measured middle: 10.74 to 30.31 is the middle 80% of 5,714 daily closes, and the median sits at 16.41. Below 10.74 is the cheapest tenth of this index's own history and above 30.31 the dearest tenth. Compare it to the index's own past rather than to another market's — earnings mix and growth differ, so an Indian P/E and a US one are not the same quantity.

What is the Nifty Bank P/B ratio?

The Nifty Bank price-to-book ratio is 1.63 as of 27 October 2026, against a historical median of 2.46. P/B compares the index to the book value of its constituents' assets, which makes it the steadier of the two — book value does not swing on one quarter's earnings the way a P/E denominator can.

What is the Nifty Bank dividend yield?

The Nifty Bank dividend yield is 1.16% as of 27 October 2026, against a historical median of 1.04%. It reads backwards from the other two: a HIGH yield is the cheap end, because the same dividends are being bought for a lower price.

How often does this page update, and where do the numbers come from?

From NSE's own daily index file, which carries P/E, P/B and dividend yield for every index it prices — 144 of them have a meaningful P/E today. It is published once after each close and picked up by the hourly refresh, so the figures here are the last published close, never a live quote.

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