Paytm Q1 Results: Operational and net profit reported for the first time; revenue up 28%

Shares of One97 Communications Ltd., the parent company of payments aggregator Paytm, ended nearly 4% higher ahead of its June quarter (Q1FY26) earnings announcement. The stock has gained for the third straight session on Tuesday, July 22.

With today’s move, Paytm has extended its one-month gain to over 19%.

Paytm’s parent company reported a net profit of ₹122.5 crore for the first time since its listing, aided by higher other income. This compares to a net loss of ₹839 crore in the same quarter last year.
Other income rose to ₹241 crore, up from ₹138 crore a year ago.
Revenue for the quarter grew 27.7% year-on-year to ₹1,917.5 crore.

At the EBITDA level too, the company turned profitable, reporting Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation of ₹71.5 crore, compared to an EBITDA loss of ₹793 crore in the year-ago period.

The EBITDA margin stood at 3.7%.

Out of the 19 analysts that have coverage on Paytm, nine of them have a ‘Buy’ recommendation, seven say ‘Hold’, while three others have a ‘Sell’ rating on the counter.

Shares of Paytm ended 3.48% higher on Tuesday at ₹1,053.10. Despite this move, the stock is still over 50% below its IPO price of ₹2,150.