The dividend was approved by NSE’s Board of Directors today along with the company’s January-March quarter earnings where the company reported a consolidated net profit at Rs 2,871 crore versus Rs 2,650 crore in the year ago period, implying an 8% uptick. Revenue from operations grew 22% to Rs 4,968 crore in Q4FY26 versus Rs 3,771 crore posted by the company in the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year.
The board of NSE also recommended a dividend of Rs 35 per share for FY26 subject to shareholders’ approval.
The profit after tax (PAT) increased 19% sequentially in the quarter under review versus Rs 2,409 crore in Q3FY26 while the topline witnessed a 27% growth compared to Rs 3,925 crore in the October-December quarter of FY26.
Company’s operating Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortisation (EBITDA) in the reporting quarter stood at Rs 3,633 crore versus Rs 2,851 crore in Q3FY26 and Rs 2,799 crore in Q4FY25, implying a 27% QoQ and 30% YoY growth.
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NSE earned Rs 4,077 crore as transaction charges in Q4FY26, recording a 34% QoQ and 39% YoY growth. It accounted for the lion’s share of the company’s revenue in Q4 at 76%. Its other important sources of revenue are Data Connectivity Charges and Data Feed & Terminal services. The exchange earned Rs 269 crore and Rs 128 crore from both these verticals. While revenue declined 8% YoY in the former case, it was up 27% in the latter case compared to Rs 100 crore in the year ago period.
Earnings per share (on a non-annualized basis) for Q4FY26 was Rs 11.60 as compared to Rs 9.73 for Q3FY26. For FY26, the consolidated total income was Rs 18,713 crore as against Rs 19,177 crore in FY25. On a consolidated basis, reported profit after tax for FY26 was Rs 10,302 crore with earnings per share at Rs 41.62.
During FY26, NSE’s contribution to the exchequer was Rs 59,186 crore which comprised STT/CTT of Rs 48,345 crore, income tax of Rs 4,480 crore, stamp duty of Rs 3,411 crore, GST of Rs 1,942 crore and SEBI fees of Rs 1,008 crore. Of the total STT/CTT of Rs 48,345 crore, the cash market (delivery based) segment constituted 47%, the cash market (intraday) segment constituted 7%, and the equity derivatives segment constituted 46%.(Disclaimer: The recommendations, suggestions, views, and opinions given by the experts are their own. These do not represent the views of The Economic Times.)