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For the full year,net profit rose 9.27% to Rs 2084.38 crore in the year ended March 2026 as against Rs 1907.59 crore during the previous year ended March 2025. Sales rose 16.25% to Rs 9689.22 crore in the year ended March 2026 as against Rs 8334.54 crore during the previous year ended March 2025.
Profit before tax increased 15.26% to Rs 829.87 crore in Q4 FY26 from Rs 719.96 crore in the corresponding quarter last year.
EBITDA stood at Rs 1,052 crore in Q4 FY26, registering a growth of 15% compared with Rs 918 crore in Q4 FY25. EBITDA margin improved marginally to 37.0% in Q4 FY26 from 36.9% in Q4 FY25.
Puneet Chhatwal, managing director & CEO, IHCL, said, “IHCL, led by its multi-brand presence across segments coupled with a balanced growth strategy focused on capital light with select investments, has delivered consistent performance over sixteen quarters. This diversification strategy by brand, by nature of contract and by geography has driven operating leverage, grown high-margin fee-based businesses and built resilience, delivering a double-digit CAGR (FY23 – FY26) across all metrics of IHCL consolidated – revenue 19%, EBITDA 21% and PAT 28%.”
'This fiscal year we added three new brands, taking the count of our major brands to fourteen and marking a record of 250 signings, reaching a portfolio of 630 hotels with an industry-leading pipeline of 255 hotels. We opened/on-boarded 130+ hotels through inorganic and sustained organic growth, expanding IHCL’s brandscape in the luxury and experiential leisure segments and scaling its footprint in the mid-scale segment. IHCL Consolidated continues to maintain a healthy balance sheet with a gross cash balance of INR 4,345 crore as on 31st March 2026. The company has proposed a dividend at 25% of consolidated PAT before exceptional items, including special dividend to commemorate IHCL’s 125th AGM. FY26 was a year of building a Resilient, Scalable and future-ready hospitality ecosystem.'
Ankur Dalwani, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, IHCL, said, “For FY2026, IHCL Standalone reported a revenue of Rs 5,640 crore, driven by RevPAR growth of 12% in Q4, clocking a strong EBITDA margin of 45.1%, an expansion of 120 basis points and a PAT of Rs 2,012 crore. IHCL Consolidated clocked a double-digit revenue growth this fiscal, reflective of a broad-based performance – led by RevPAR growth of 9% from same-store hotels, 16% in airline and institutional catering, 25% in new businesses and 22% in management fees.
He added, “In FY2026, we invested over Rs 1,000 crores across greenfield projects like Vivanta and Ginger at Ekta Nagar, 100 keys expansion at Taj Ganges, Varanasi, renovation of key assets like Taj Palace, New Delhi, St James Court, A Taj Hotel, London and The Taj Mahal Palace & Tower, Mumbai as well as in digital initiatives. The year also saw the completion of majority stake acquisitions in ANK & Pride Hospitality, Atmantan and Brij Hospitality, all significant revenue levers for the future. The company maintained a healthy pre-tax ROCE of 17% despite investments for acquisitions & capital expenditure. Additionally, IHCL’s credit rating was upgraded in the current fiscal to AAA+ by ICRA.”
Meanwhile, the company’s board has recommended a dividend of Rs 3.25 per equity share of face value Re 1 each, representing 325%, for FY26. This compares with a dividend of Rs 2.25 per equity share, or 225%, declared in the previous year. The proposed dividend is subject to shareholders’ approval at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM). If approved, the dividend will be paid within five days from the conclusion of the AGM, subject to applicable tax deductions at source.
Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) and its subsidiaries bring together a group of brands and businesses that offer a fusion of warm Indian hospitality and world-class service.
The counter declined 2.10% to Rs 647.10 on the BSE.
Indian Hotels Co Ltd, Nuvama Wealth Management Ltd, Oil & Natural Gas Corpn Ltd, Tejas Networks Ltd are among the other stocks to see a surge in volumes on BSE today, 02 March 2026.
GMR Airports Ltd witnessed volume of 88.72 lakh shares by 10:46 IST on BSE, a 7.7 times surge over two-week average daily volume of 11.52 lakh shares. The stock dropped 3.53% to Rs.97.10. Volumes stood at 1.8 lakh shares in the last session.
Indian Hotels Co Ltd notched up volume of 4.83 lakh shares by 10:46 IST on BSE, a 6.11 fold spurt over two-week average daily volume of 79138 shares. The stock slipped 1.48% to Rs.657.45. Volumes stood at 93961 shares in the last session.
Nuvama Wealth Management Ltd registered volume of 87578 shares by 10:46 IST on BSE, a 4.9 fold spurt over two-week average daily volume of 17863 shares. The stock slipped 2.47% to Rs.1,214.55. Volumes stood at 8728 shares in the last session.
Oil & Natural Gas Corpn Ltd recorded volume of 49.97 lakh shares by 10:46 IST on BSE, a 4.73 times surge over two-week average daily volume of 10.57 lakh shares. The stock gained 0.71% to Rs.281.90. Volumes stood at 8.86 lakh shares in the last session.
Tejas Networks Ltd witnessed volume of 105.38 lakh shares by 10:46 IST on BSE, a 4.52 times surge over two-week average daily volume of 23.31 lakh shares. The stock increased 13.34% to Rs.493.70. Volumes stood at 132.16 lakh shares in the last session.
Profit before tax increased 44.29% year on year (YoY) to Rs 1,203.46 crore in the quarter ended December 2025.
EBITDA stood at Rs 1,076 crore in December 2025 quarter, registering the growth of 12%, compared with Rs 962 crore in Q3 FY25. EBITDA margin declined to 37.9% in Q3 FY26 as against 38% in Q3 FY25.
Indian Hotels Company’s consolidated same-store hotels reported a 9% growth in RevPAR. Management fee income rose 15% to Rs 203 crore, driven by not-like-for-like growth.
In Q3 FY26, IHCL signed 239 hotels across its brandscape, including strategic acquisitions and partnerships with Clarks Group, Madison, Rajdarbar Group, Ambuja Neotia, and Atmantan. The company opened and onboarded 120 hotels, taking its operating portfolio to 361 hotels with an inventory of over 32,000 rooms.
Puneet Chhatwal, MD & CEO, IHCL, said, “Q3 FY2026 marks fifteenth consecutive quarter of record performance with a Consolidated revenue of Rs 2,900 crores, a 12% growth over the previous year, EBITDA of 1,134 crores and an EBITDA margin of 39.1%. The revenue in the quarter was driven by a strong same store performance, not like for like growth, supported by a 17% growth in airline and institutional catering and 31% growth in New Businesses. The hotel segment reported a revenue of Rs 2,579 crores resulting in the best ever quarterly EBITDA of Rs 1,050 crores.”
He added, “IHCL continued its growth momentum in FY2026 with 239 signings to reach a portfolio of 617 hotels and opened and onboarded 120 hotels, led by strategic partnerships and acquisitions. Under Accelerate 2030, IHCL expanded its brandscape with the acquisition of controlling stake in Atmantan, an integrated wellness brand and entered into definitive agreements to acquire 51% stake in Brij, a boutique experiential leisure offering and scaled the Ginger brand with 51% acquisition in ANK & Pride Hospitality. IHCL Consolidated continues to maintain a healthy balance sheet with a gross cash balance of INR 3,877 crores as on 31st December 2025. IHCL is well placed to deliver sustained performance enabled by a diversified topline across brands, geographies and contract types.”
Ankur Dalwani, executive vice president & chief financial officer (CFO), IHCL said, “For Q3 FY2026, IHCL Standalone reported a revenue of Rs 1,654 crores, clocking a strong EBITDA margin of 48.2%, an expansion of 40 basis points and a PAT of Rs 921 crores post Exceptional Items.”
He added, “During the nine months ending December 2025, IHCL Consolidated generated cash of about INR 1,600 crores and undertook capital expenditure to the tune of INR 750 crores towards greenfield projects at Ekta Nagar, Taj Frankfurt, brownfield expansion at Taj Ganges Varanasi and the upcoming Taj Bandstand project along with renovations to key hotels such as Taj Palace Delhi, Taj Fort Aguada Goa, President Mumbai and St James Court London among others.”
The Indian Hotels Company (IHCL) and its subsidiaries bring together a group o brands and businesses that offer a fusion of warm Indian hospitality and world-class service.
Shares of Indian Hotels Company declined 2.87% to Rs 691.20 on the BSE.
Barring media index all the sectoral indices on the NSE were traded in red with metal, IT and realty shares leading the fall.
At 13:25 PM ST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex tumbled 813.20 points or 0.97% to 82,850.87. The Nifty 50 index tanked 263.45 points or 1.02% to 25,542.90.
In the broader market, the BSE 150 MidCap Index dropped 1.20% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index slipped 0.99%.
The market breadth was weak. On the BSE, 1,293 shares rose and 2,737 shares fell. A total of 178 shares were unchanged.
Gainers & Losers:
Bajaj Finance (up 2.02%), Eicher Motors (up 1.49%), Apollo Hospitals Enterprise(up 0.46%), Tech Mahindra (up 0.46%) and Larsen & Tourbo (up 0.29%) were the major Nifty50 gainers.
Hindalco Industries (down 5.17%), Hindustan Unilever (down 3.57%), Eternal (down 3.04%), Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) (down 2.62%) and Adani Enterprises (down 2.58%) were the major Nifty50 losers.
Stocks in Spotlight:
Honasa Consumer gained 3.64% after reporting a strong operational and financial performance for the quarter ended 31 December 2025. On a reported basis, consolidated revenue from operations stood at Rs 602 crore in Q3 FY26, up 16.2% YoY from Rs 518 crore in Q3 FY25. Profit after tax stood at Rs 50 crore in Q3 FY26, up 92.9% YoY from Rs 26 crore in Q3 FY25.
Indian Hotels Company declined 1.10%. The company consolidated net profit jumped 55.10% to Rs 903.23 crore on 12.91% rise in revenue from operations to Rs 2,841.96 crore in Q3 FY26 over Q3 FY25.
NIBE tumbled 5.95% after the company reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 18.87 crore in Q3 FY26, compared with a net profit of Rs 1.94 crore posted in Q3 FY25. Revenue from operations fell 60.3% year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 59.08 crore in the quarter ended 31 December 2025.
Lupin shed 0.16%. The company reported 37.46% surge in consolidated net profit to Rs 1,175.55 crore in Q3 FY26 as against Rs 855.16 crore posted in Q3 FY25. Total revenue from operations jumped 24.26% year-on-year to Rs 7,167.52 crore in the quarter ended 31 December 2025.
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) declined 2.62%. The company reported 1.60% increase in standalone net profit to Rs 8,371.85 crore in Q3 FY2, compared with Rs 8,239.92 crore in Q3 FY25. However, revenue from operations declined 6.43% YoY to Rs 31,546.51 crore in the quarter ended 31 December 2025.
Global Markets:
European market advanced as investors awaited U.S. inflation data, due later today.
The Asia-Pacific market declined Friday, tracking Wall Street declines, as fears over artificial intelligence disruption drove the S&P 500 to a third straight day of losses.
Certain pockets of the U.S. stock market have been hit this year by the release of AI tools that threaten to automate tasks performed by some companies—or at least risk eating into their profit margins.
Overnight on Wall Street, US stocks fell sharply Thursday as the market punished companies seen as potential losers from artificial-intelligence technology.
The S&P 500 fell 108.71 points to 6,832.76. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 669.42 to 49,451.98, and the Nasdaq Composite sank 469.32 to 22,597.15.