HDB · bank / insurer · bank model (justified price-to-book)
HDFC Bank Limited (HDB): Valuation Snapshot
HDFC Bank Limited (HDB) is a bank, insurer or other financial, and a discounted-cash-flow model is the wrong lens for one, so TickerWorth does not publish a DCF fair value for it. Its bank model puts it at about $9.92 a share against $23.07. Snapshot as of Oct 19, 2026.
Model by Miraaj Patel · generated from public market data · Updated Oct 19, 2026 · How these pages are made
How is a bank like HDB valued?
This is a bank / insurer / financial. A free-cash-flow DCF is structurally the wrong lens here (their debt and float are raw material, not financing), so we don't publish one. Instead we value it with a bank model — justified price-to-book, (ROE − g) ÷ (cost of equity − g), on a return on equity of 13.8% and a cost of equity of 7.1% — at about $9.92 a share ($8.14–$12.69 for a cost of equity one point either way), against a price of $23.07. Every input is listed with its source; it is a model estimate, not a price target.
Bank model (justified price-to-book)
Our bank model’s estimate: about $9.92 (range $8.14 to $12.69), against a price of $23.07. It is not a DCF and not a price target.
Value = book value per share × (ROE − g) ÷ (cost of equity − g). The range is for a cost of equity ±1% (6.1%–8.1%).
| Input | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Book value per share | $4.01 | yfinance, latest reported book value per share |
| Return on equity | 13.8% | yfinance, trailing twelve months |
| Risk-free rate | 5.1% | US 10-year Treasury yield (^TNX) |
| Beta | 0.41× | yfinance 5-year monthly beta vs the S&P 500 |
| Equity risk premium | 4.7% | house equity risk premium (same as every DCF) |
| Cost of equity | 7.1% | computed — risk-free + beta × equity risk premium (CAPM) |
| Payout ratio | 23.4% | yfinance payout ratio (trailing dividends ÷ earnings) |
| Long-run growth | 2.5% | ESTIMATEROE × retention (10.6%), capped at the house long-run rate 2.5% |
| Justified price-to-book | 2.47× | computed — (ROE − g) ÷ (cost of equity − g) |
Dividend-discount cross-check: not computed. No established dividend (no current AND trailing dividend reported), so a dividend-discount model has nothing to discount.
A model estimate from public data, with every input shown — not a price target and not advice. Bank returns on equity revert over time and this model holds today's for good.
When we tested this family of bank models on past data, none ranked banks better than plain price-to-book. Treat it as one formula's estimate, not a verdict.
What is HDB's TickerWorth Score?
Scores lower than most companies we compare it with
Compared with Financial Services companies in US
Its strongest point: a profitable, high-quality business. Its weakest: trades above our estimate of what it's worth.
- Value · 52 of 100
Cheaper than 52% of Financial Services companies in US
- Price vs worth · 12 of 100
- Quality · 53 of 100
More profitable than 53% of Financial Services companies in US
- Financial health · 27 of 100
Financially stronger than 27% of Financial Services companies in US
- Growth · 45 of 100
Growing faster than 45% of Financial Services companies in US
- Momentum · 42 of 100
Outperformed 42% of Financial Services companies in US over the past year
Confidence: Medium confidence · Scored
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- Price
- $23.07
- Market cap
- $118,
542, 417, 920 - 52-week high
- $37.45
- 52-week low
- $21.71
- Currency
- USD
- Exchange
- NYSE
Snapshot of Oct 19, 2026, quote time not published · Prices are delayed.
What we can say
HDFC Bank Limited (HDB) is a bank, insurer or other financial, and a free-cash-flow discounted-cash-flow (DCF) model is structurally the wrong lens for it: for these businesses debt and float are raw material, not financing. So we value it the way a bank is valued — on the return it earns on its book equity. Our bank model (justified price-to-book) puts it at about $9.92 a share, between $8.14 and $12.69 for a cost of equity one point either side of 7.1%, against $23.07 today.
Read the full reasoning
Every input is listed with its source. It is a model estimate, not a price target, and not investment advice.
On the numbers we do have, HDB trades at a recent price of $23.07, a market capitalisation of about $118,542,417,920, sitting 9% of the way up its 52-week range ($21.71–$37.45), on the NYSE.
The standard alternative to a DCF is relative valuation — comparing HDB's trading multiples against a sector benchmark. Here that gives P/E of 14.9× (in line with the peer median of 14.2×); Fwd P/E of 16.7× (richer than the peer median of 13.3×); P/B of 5.8× (richer than the peer median of 2.6×); P/S of 0.0× (cheaper than the peer median of 4.7×); Dividend yield of 1.8% (in line with the peer median of 1.9%). A cheaper multiple than peers can flag a discount or a market that expects weaker growth; it is a comparison, not a recommendation.
The asset, or book-value, lens is the classic tool for asset-heavy businesses and financials. HDB shows a price-to-book (P/B) of 5.75 and book value of $4.01 per share. Price-to-book compares the market price to the accounting net-asset value per share; below 1.0 can mean a discount to net assets or that the market is pricing in trouble — descriptive either way, never a buy signal on its own.
Finally, a price-based read — explicitly not a valuation. HDB is in a mixed trend, trading -38.4% from its 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is -34.9%. Moving-average trend and 52-week position describe where the stock has traded; they say nothing about what it is worth.
To be exact about what this page is not: we are not saying the numbers for HDB are unavailable. They are, and they are above. We are saying a discounted-cash-flow model is the wrong instrument for this kind of business, and publishing one anyway — because the inputs happen to exist — would be a precise answer to the wrong question. Refusing is the more useful answer, and it is the same rule we apply to every name in this category.
HDB vs peers
Sector benchmark (bellwethers, not direct competitors).
| Multiple | HDB | Peer median | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 14.9× | 14.2× | in line with |
| Fwd P/E | 16.7× | 13.3× | richer than |
| P/B | 5.8× | 2.6× | richer than |
| P/S | 0.0× | 4.7× | cheaper than |
| Dividend yield | 1.8% | 1.9% | in line with |
What does HDFC Bank Limited do?
What does it do?
HDFC Bank Limited provides banking and financial products and services to individuals and businesses in India, Bahrain, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Dubai. The company operates through Treasury, Retail Banking, Wholesale Banking, Other Banking Business, Insurance Business, and Other segments. It operates in the Banks - Regional industry (Financial Services sector), headquartered in India. The company employs roughly 212,958 people.
How does it make money?
The business turns $2.9T in annual revenue into profit. Out of every $100 of sales, about $33 is left as operating profit (operating margin of 33.3%), after a 0% gross margin on the products/services it sells. After all costs, taxes and interest, 26.8% of revenue becomes bottom-line net profit.
Is it financially healthy?
Financially it looks stretched: is currently profitable.
Who at HDB filed insider trades?
| Date | Insider | Relationship | What happened | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Srinivasan N | Group Head - Operations | Open-market sale | $87,200.00 | Form 4 for Srinivasan N (opens sec.gov in a new tab) | |
| RAJPUT RAKESH KUMAR | Group Head - Compliance | Option exercise | $89,208.00 | Form 4 for RAJPUT RAKESH KUMAR (opens sec.gov in a new tab) | |
| Parthasarthy Ashish | Group Head - Treasury | Open-market sale | $48,720.00 | Form 4 for Parthasarthy Ashish (opens sec.gov in a new tab) | |
| Bhavnani Anil | Group Head - Transportation | Option exercise | $20,400.00 | Form 4 for Bhavnani Anil (opens sec.gov in a new tab) | |
| Bhavnani Anil | Group Head - Transportation | Option exercise | $23,550.00 | Form 4 for Bhavnani Anil (opens sec.gov in a new tab) | |
| Parthasarthy Ashish | Group Head - Treasury | Open-market sale | $53,640.00 | Form 4 for Parthasarthy Ashish (opens sec.gov in a new tab) |
A disclosure, not a signal to trade. Source: SEC EDGAR (Form 4). Older filings and the 90-day buying-and-selling read are part of Pro. See plans
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