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Britannia Industries Q2 Profit Soars 23% to Rs 654 Crore
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Saturday, 08 November, 2025, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Our Bureau, Mumbai
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Britannia Industries Ltd, one of India’s leading biscuit and dairy companies, has reported a consolidated net profit of ?654 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, marking a 23.1 % year-on-year growth.
The company’s revenue for the quarter rose by around 3.7 % to ?4,841 crore, driven by sustained expansion in its bakery and e-commerce segments and buoyed by stable commodity input costs.
Managing director & CEO Varun Berry attributed the strong performance to disciplined cost optimisation across the value chain and easing raw-material headwinds. He noted that recent GST rate rationalisation should further support demand in the coming quarters, though he flagged that transitional impacts from the tax changes affected supply-chain dynamics in the short term.
Despite the upbeat profit numbers, the company indicated that volumes remained under pressure, and the revenue growth was modest relative to the uptick in profitability. Analysts say the margin recovery could position Britannia favourably given a benign commodity cost environment and the company’s strong brand and distribution network.
Shares of Britannia rose by approximately 5 % in early trading following the earnings announcement, as market participants reacted positively to the margin improvement and earnings beat.
With this performance, Britannia appears well placed to accelerate its growth trajectory in FY26, leveraging stable raw-material costs, a growing e-commerce channel, and an expanding product portfolio.
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