Tata Consumer Q2 Profit Rises 16% to Rs 469 Crore; Shares Jump Over 6% as Sampann Sales Surge 57%

Tata Consumer Products, maker of Tata Tea, Tata Salt and Tata Sampann, posted consolidated net profit attributable to shareholders of Rs 469.30 crore in the July-September 2026 quarter, up 16 per cent from Rs 404.46 crore a year earlier, on revenue of Rs 5,661 crore. Brokerages cheered the result and the stock surged more than 6 per cent in Tuesday trade.

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Mumbai, Oct 27: Tata Consumer Products reported a 16 per cent year-on-year increase in consolidated net profit attributable to shareholders, to Rs 469.30 crore — yaani about Rs 4.7 billion — in the July-September 2026 quarter, from Rs 404.46 crore a year earlier. The growth was driven by packaged foods, premium salt and ready-to-drink beverages, despite sluggish tea demand and higher domestic input costs, The Hindu BusinessLine reported.

Source: The Hindu BusinessLine

Consolidated revenue from operations rose 14 per cent to Rs 5,661.13 crore, from Rs 4,965.90 crore, supported by 11 per cent underlying volume growth in the India-branded business. The company's India business revenue grew 17.4 per cent to Rs 3,666.13 crore as packaged foods, salt and beverages expanded, The Hindu BusinessLine reported. Group consolidated net profit, including the share of associates and joint ventures, stood at Rs 470.14 crore, Indian Television reported.

Source: Indian Television

The growth engines were the newer categories: Tata Sampann revenue surged 57 per cent, salt revenue rose 15 per cent, and the company's growth businesses expanded 40 per cent year on year to reach 38 per cent of the India business, with 22 new product launches across categories in the quarter, Sahi reported, citing the company's results.

Source: Sahi

"We delivered our second consecutive quarter of double-digit revenue growth in FY27, backed by strong underlying volume growth in India business," Managing Director and CEO Sunil D'Souza said, The Hindu BusinessLine reported. Consolidated EBITDA rose about 18 per cent to Rs 794 crore, lifting margins from 13.6 per cent to 14 per cent.

Source: The Hindu BusinessLine

Investors reacted strongly: Tata Consumer shares surged over 6 per cent on Tuesday after brokerages retained positive calls on the stock following the results, The Hindu BusinessLine's market live coverage reported.

Source: The Hindu BusinessLine

The standalone picture was weaker. Standalone profit fell 14.9 per cent to Rs 242.81 crore even as standalone revenue rose 17 per cent, reflecting Rs 64.37 crore in exceptional charges, including a Rs 57-crore fair-value loss on a financial instrument held in an associate, rather than a deterioration in underlying operating earnings, The Hindu BusinessLine reported.

Source: The Hindu BusinessLine

Sources

The Hindu BusinessLine https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/tata-consumer-q2-consolidated-profit-rises-16/article71627270.ece

Indian Television https://indiantelevision.com/mam/tata-consumer-products-q2-profit-rises-16-per-cent-to-rs-470-crore/

Sahi https://www.sahi.com/news/tata-consumer-reports-q2-net-profit-of-470-crore-with-revenue-at-5-660-crore