Nestlé India quarter

Nestlé India reported a sharp jump in March-quarter profit and sales on April 21, beating analyst estimates and lifting its shares. (economictimes.indiatimes.com) Consolidated net profit rose 27% from a year earlier to Rs 1,111 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, while revenue from operations climbed 23% to Rs 6,748 crore from Rs 5,504 crore. The board also recommended a final dividend of Rs 5 a share for 2025-26, with July 10 set as the record date. (economictimes.indiatimes.com) The results came in above Dalal Street forecasts of Rs 926 crore in profit and Rs 6,196 crore in revenue. On a standalone basis, profit rose 26% to Rs 1,114 crore, and Chairman and Managing Director Manish Tiwary said domestic sales reached a record Rs 6,445 crore. (economictimes.indiatimes.com) Nestlé India said the quarter was driven by double-digit volume growth, more than 50% higher advertising spending, and gains across all product groups. Tiwary said total sales rose 23.4%, domestic sales rose 23.1%, and the quarter delivered the company’s highest-ever domestic sales. (economictimes.indiatimes.com) The quarter extends a run of strong top-line growth after Nestlé India reported 19% revenue growth in the December quarter ended Dec. 31, 2025. In that quarter, profit rose 45% to Rs 998 crore, helped by broad-based growth across e-commerce, organised trade, exports and out-of-home channels. (economictimes.indiatimes.com) The company has also been adding capacity as demand holds up. On April 1, Nestlé India told exchanges it was adding a new Maggi noodles production line at its Sanand factory in Gujarat, weeks before the March-quarter results were approved at the April 21 board meeting. (nestle.in) Analysts had gone into the quarter expecting sales growth to stay healthy but margins to face pressure from cost inflation. Outlook Business, citing brokerage estimates published April 21, said rising input and packaging costs could pull earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation margin down to about 24% to 25%, even with steady volume growth. (outlookbusiness.com) Investors focused on the beat instead. Nestlé India shares rose as much as 5% intraday to a fresh 52-week high of Rs 1,358.90 on the National Stock Exchange, and closed at Rs 1,394.90, according to Google Finance market data for April 21. (economictimes.indiatimes.com) (google.com) For now, Nestlé India’s quarter showed shoppers still buying Maggi, KitKat and other staples in enough volume to offset inflation concerns, at least for one more reporting season. The next test is whether that sales momentum holds as raw-material and packaging costs move through 2026-27. (economictimes.indiatimes.com) (outlookbusiness.com)