23 Jul , 2026 By : Debdeep Gupta
Cipla posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 789 crore for the fiscal first quarter, down 39 percent from that a year ago. The earnings also fell behind analysts' estimates.
Cipla Ltd reported a weaker-than-expected results for the first quarter of FY27, with net profit falling 39 percent year-on-year and missing Street estimates, while revenue growth remained modest and operating margins contracted sharply.
The drugmaker posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 789 crore for the quarter, compared with Rs 1,298 crore a year earlier. The figure was below the CNBC-TV18 poll estimate of Rs 923 crore. Revenue from operations rose 2.3 percent year-on-year to Rs 7,119 crore from Rs 6,957.5 crore, but also missed the CNBC-TV18 poll estimate of Rs 7,342 crore.
EBITDA declined 33 percent year-on-year to Rs 1,192 crore from Rs 1,778.1 crore, against the CNBC-TV18 poll estimate of Rs 1,376 crore. The company's EBITDA margin narrowed to 16.7 percent from 25.6 percent a year earlier, missing the CNBC-TV18 poll expectation of 18.7 percent.
Total tax expense stood at Rs 295 crore during the quarter, compared with Rs 478 crore in the corresponding period last year.
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