Asian Paints

Leading consumer companies, including Hindustan Unilever and Asian Paints, are planning price hikes ahead of the festive season as higher commodity costs and inflationary pressures squeeze margins

Strong Q1 margins benefited from inventory gains, but rising raw material costs and elevated crude prices could weigh on profitability in the coming quarters

Driven by price hikes of around 12 per cent during the quarter, Asian Paints posted a 40 per cent Y-o-Y growth in its net profit to ₹1,539 crore.

Shares of ‌the company were up as much as 4.7% to ₹2,864, their highest level since January

Q1FY27 company results: Firms including Ambuja Cements, Suzlon Energy, Birlasoft, Tata Capital, Cholamandalam Investment and Finance, and Pine Labs are also to release their April-June earnings today

Brokerages expect the paints sector to witness double-digit value growth, driven by sector-wide price hikes, channel stocking ahead of those hikes, and demand pick-up due to a delayed monsoon.

Dividend stocks: CARE Ratings, Supreme Industries, Sona BLW Precision Forgings, and Allied Blenders and Distillers are among the companies that will go ex-dividend next week

Leading paint maker Asian Paints expects the business environment to remain dynamic in FY27 amid heightened competition, commodity price movements, supply-chain risks and geopolitical uncertainties, said its Managing Director and CEO Amit Syngle in the annual report. Syngle said the recent escalation in West Asia has added to uncertainty surrounding the global economy, particularly for import-dependent markets such as India. "The business environment will remain dynamic. Competitive intensity, commodity movements, external volatility and supply-chain risks will continue to require discipline," he said while addressing the shareholders. According to Syngle, the tensions in West Asia could have implications for energy costs, logistics and broader cost structures. Despite these near-term challenges, the company remains optimistic about its long-term prospects and believes it is entering the new financial year from a position of strength. "We enter the new financial year with a stronge

Asian Paints reported a 69.15 per cent Y-o-Y increase in consolidated net profit at ₹1,185.49 crore for March 2026 quarter. Its revenue grew by 10.79 per cent to ₹9,228.46 crore.

Strong demand, premium product mix and easing competition boosted paint makers' March-quarter performance, though the impact of price hikes on future volumes remains a key monitorable

India's largest paint maker posted strong double-digit volume growth and margin expansion in Q4FY26, supported by decorative paints demand and industrial coatings growth

Consolidated net profit rose 69 per cent to ₹1,172 crore ($123.1 million) for the ​quarter ended March 31, topping ‌analysts' ​expectations of ‌₹1,116 crore

Q4FY26 company results: Firms including NMDC Ltd, Glenmark Pharma, Aegis Logistics, Inox Green Energy Services, Natco Pharma, Olectra Greentech are also to release their January-March earnings today

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The Bombay High Court restrained circulation of a Berger Paints advertisement after observing that it prima facie crossed into disparagement of Asian Paints

Technical charts show that Nifty and its 12 stocks including Infosys, Reliance, Bharti Airtel, Asian Paints, HCL Tech and Bajaj Finance saw their 50-DMA slip below 200-DMA amid March market crash.

Systematix continues to prefer Berger Paints India, highlighting its consistent growth outperformance and momentum across both decorative and industrial segments

Ambuja Cements, DLF, Dixon, Gail, Indian Hotels, Shree Cement, REC, Tata Motors PV, Wipro, Suzlon, Coforge, and Info Edge, among the BSE 100 index, also hit their respective 52-week lows amid Iran war

Paint stocks slipped in FY26 Q3 as weak decorative demand, intense competition and rising crude oil prices outweighed hopes of a volume-led recovery

Asian Paints' Q3FY26 performance highlighted resilient margins and easing input costs, but slower-than-expected demand recovery and muted volume growth have raised concerns among investors and analyst