ITC logs 2.7% rise in net profit
Business Standard
|October 31, 2025
Cigarette, FMCG biz key drivers; Amitabh Kant recommended as ind director
Cigarette-to-soap conglomerate ITC on Thursday reported a 2.7 per cent year-on-year (Yo-Y) increase in consolidated net profit attributable to owners at ₹5,126.11 crore in the second quarter of 2025-26 (Q2FY26), primarily aided by its cigarette business. In the year-ago period, net profit had stood at ₹4,992.87 crore.
The demerger of the hotel business became effective from January 1, 2025, and net profit from continuing operations in Q2FY26 stood at ₹5,186.55 crore, up by 4.2 per cent from ₹4,979.14 crore in the year-ago period. Net profit came in ahead of the Bloomberg consensus estimate of ₹5,080 crore.
The company reported consolidated gross revenue of ₹21,255.86 crore for Q2FY26, down by 1.3 per cent compared to ₹21,536.38 crore a year ago.
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