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India Inc payout grows slower than profit for third straight year

Dividend payout ratio down at 25.7% in FY26, the lowest in 12 years

TCS share in group market capitalisation falls to lowest since listing

TCS's share of Tata Group's market cap falls to a 21-year low as its stock declines sharply, even as non-TCS Tata companies hit record valuations

Rupee depreciation: India's GDP, per capita GDP could shrink in dollars

Rupee fall to show shrunk FY26 GDP in dollars

Suzlon plans integrated wind-solar-storage business: Vice-Chairman

Suzlon plans to evolve into a wind-solar-storage solutions provider, targeting integrated renewable projects, asset management growth and global expansion

Nifty 50 share in India Inc's Q4FY26 earnings lowest in 21 quarters

Index companies adjusted net profit grew in low single digit for 8th consecutive quarter

India Inc scorecard: Q4 earnings, revenue gain pace, grow in double digits

PSUs, cyclicals, non-bank lenders drove profit growth

Q4 sectoral scorecard: NBFCs top showing as cyclicals lead earnings growth

Krishna Kant & Ram Prasad Sahu delve into the earnings of the 10 biggest sectors in Q4FY26

India Inc's Q4FY26 profit margins scaled highest level in 5 years

The margin of net profit was also up 70 basis points on a quarter-on-quarter basis from 10.6 per cent in Q3FY26

Bank valuations slump despite stronger corporate earnings growth

The valuation discount of banking stocks relative to the broader market has widened despite the sector remaining one of the key drivers of corporate earnings in the country in recent years

IT firms paid record ₹1.3 trn to shareholders in FY26 despite AI headwinds

India's top IT firms returned a record ₹1.3 trillion to shareholders in FY26 even as AI disruption slowed profit growth and pressured valuations

The Bajaj Group story: One family, two wheels, and a lending empire

From kickstart scooters to kickstarting consumer credit, group's century-long reinvention mirrors India's changing economy

India Inc's big foreign acquisitions yield no more than tepid returns

In eight of 10 occasions, the share prices of firms that spent billions buying marquee assets have underperformed the broader market after acquisition

Angel One to Triveni Turbine: Smallcap index pulls ahead of Nifty 50

Small caps outperform the Nifty 50 amid a risk-on rally, but rising valuations and macro risks raise concerns over sustainability

Early birds clocked double-digit profit growth in Q4, best in 10 quarters

Early Q4FY26 results show strong earnings growth led by BFSI and metals, even as oil refiners lag and global tensions fuel input cost pressures

Energy woes hit RIL's Q4 net; 1st Indian firm to post ₹10 trn annual sales

The Mukesh Ambani-led company's consolidated net profit attributable to owners of the company fell 12.6 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) to ₹16,971 crore in Q4FY26, from ₹19,407 crore a year earlier

Investors slow to lap up FMCG majors' stocks; valuations hit six-year low

FMCG stocks lag market recovery as valuations hit six-year lows amid weak demand, rising competition and shifting investor focus to high-growth sectors

TCS slows dividend tap to fund AI push, cuts payouts for second year

The company cut dividend payout and increases retained earnings as it seeks to make new investments in AI space and data centres

From flexicap to smallcap: Tracking the funds that held their ground

In a market defined by swings, Abhishek Kumar and Krishna Kant track equity funds that balanced downside protection, upside capture, and consistency across a five-year phase

West Asia conflict likely to weigh on India Inc's Q4 FY26 results

The combined net profit of Nifty 50 companies likely to grow by 4.2 per cent Y-o-Y in Q4FY26, lowest in the last seven quarters

West Asia crisis: Brent above $100 could slice corporate margins by half

BS 1000 companies brace for potential earnings collapse if crude keeps climbing