Earnings Growth

Markets are cyclical; it's a good time to invest: Deepak Shenoy

Markets are cyclical and therefore will give you outsized returns in one year and undersized returns in another year. It's never always the same.

Consumer durables, financial shine most in Q1; growth could normalise by Q4

Investors should not extrapolate this 20 per cent growth rate. By Q4, the base effect will kick in, and revenue growth could normalize back to single digits.

Q1 outliers: 26 Nifty 500 stocks post over 50% PAT, revenue growth

Favourable base, stronger domestic activity, government capex and operating leverage were seen aiding the SMIDs' Q1 FY27 results.

IT sector Q1FY27 review: Tier-2 firms lead revenue growth amid soft demand

IT Q1FY27 review: As per MOFSL, revenue growth in Q1 was led by Tier-2 pack IT services companies. Tier-1 players grew 0.4 per cent Q-o-Q CC, while Tier-2 players outperformed with 1.8 per cent growth

Bernstein shuffles India portfolio as Q1 earnings offer stock-specific bets

Bernstein has, however, held on to some of the stocks in its earlier focus list - Larsen & Toubro (L&T), NTPC Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, Nuvama and HomeFirst.

Swiggy targets ₹10,000 cr core earnings by FY31 on Instamart growth

The food delivery platform expects strong expansion in Instamart and aims to nearly quadruple consolidated gross order value by fiscal 2031

Asian Paints Q1 preview: Price hikes may push revenue by 17% amid oil shock

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.

​AstraZeneca beats second-quarter profit expectations, holds outlook

The drugmaker reported better-than-expected second-quarter earnings, driven by strong demand for cancer and rare disease therapies

Groww Q1 results: Net profit jumps 94.3% to ₹735 crore, revenue rises 66%

Billionbrains Garage Ventures Ltd, the parent company of the digital investment platform Groww, on Wednesday reported a 94.3 per cent year-on-year increase in consolidated Profit After Tax (PAT) to Rs 735.04 crore for the quarter ended June 30. Bengaluru-headquartered company had earned a PAT of Rs 378.35 crore in the corresponding period last year. The company's revenue from operations rose 66 per cent to Rs 1,501.42 crore during the April-June quarter of FY27 from Rs 904.40 crore a year earlier, according to a stock exchange filing. On a sequential basis, revenue from operations remained largely flat at Rs 1,501.42 crore, compared with Rs 1,505.37 crore in the January-March quarter of FY26. PAT, however, increased from Rs 686.36 crore in the preceding quarter. Total expenses increased to Rs 555.68 crore from Rs 444.67 crore in the year-ago period. Shares of the company were trading 3.7 per cent higher at Rs 211.4 on the BSE in the afternoon trade.

Q1FY27 earnings preview: Will West Asia war dent India Inc.'s fortunes?

Here's what leading brokerages expect from India Inc. in Q1-FY27 and a deep dive into expectations across companies in the frontline sectors.

Renewed interest in large-caps; keep a tab on IPO pipeline: Shiv Gupta

For a balanced portfolio, Shiv Gupta of Sanctum suggests holding around 40 per cent in equities, 25 per cent in debt, and 25 per cent in alternatives, including private equity, private debt, and gold

Accenture net income rises to $2.39 billion during March-May quarter

Accenture, an IT services and consulting company with a significant workforce in India, on Thursday reported a net income of USD 2.39 billion in the March-May quarter, up from USD 2.24 billion in the year-ago period. Accenture follows a September-August financial year, making March-May the third quarter of FY26. The Dublin, Ireland-headquartered firm reported a revenue of USD 18.7 billion in the quarter ended May. It had reported a revenue of USD 17.7 billion in the same period of the previous fiscal year. The firm recorded new bookings totalling USD 19.3 billion during the quarter under review, as compared to USD 19.7 billion in Q3 FY25. "Demand for large-scale reinvention remains strong -- 104 quarterly client bookings of USD 100 million or more year-to-date, up 13 per cent -- and we are seeing more large-scale AI transformation programmes while executing our strategy to capture new areas of growth," Accenture Chair and CEO Julie Sweet said.

FY27 earnings outlook: Are markets fully pricing in West Asia crisis pain?

Although the market has consolidated, the overall reaction is modest, largely because investors still assume that the economic fallout will be temporary and is supported by strong domestic inflows.

Earnings downgrades to pick up; market rally to be short-lived: Bernstein

Against this backdrop, Bernstein has trimmed exposure to consumption-downgrading staples and autos to Underweight given inflation headwinds, limited policy support.

Risk-reward less attractive for Indian stocks vs Asian peers: Goldman Sachs

While the bulk of foreign selling is likely over after the outflows over the recent months, Goldman Sachs does not see foreign investors returning to Indian shores in a hurry, even if oil prices dip.

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

India-US deal done, but earnings recovery key to sustaining rally: Analysts

Indian markets rallied sharply after the India-US trade deal cut tariffs to 18%, but analysts warn the sustainability of the uptrend depends on earnings recovery and fresh long build-up

India's top IT firms likely to report muted growth as US demand softens

India's IT companies earn a significant share of their revenue from the United States, making the world's largest economy crucial for the sector

Motilal Oswal sees FY26 earnings pick-up; financials, autos lead equities

The brokerage's analysis of its universe of stocks revealed that after a prolonged period of earnings cuts, companies are beginning to report earnings upgrades.

Indian investors bet on earnings revival to spot new winners in 2026

Nifty earnings are expected to grow by around 16 per cent in the next fiscal year beginning April 1, nearly double the growth estimated for the current year, according to ICICI Securities Ltd