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Sun TV Network Profit Rises 17%, Declares ₹5 Interim Dividend
Sun TV Network is a company that runs television channels.
Companies like this sometimes share how much money they make, which is called a quarterly result.
This time, the company made more money than before — about 619 crore rupees.
That is 17 percent more than it made during the same time last year.
The company also earned more from its shows and ads, about 1,457 crore rupees.
Sun TV Network decided to pay its shareholders a dividend, which is a small share of profits.
The dividend is 5 rupees for every share someone owns.
Making more profit usually means the company is doing well.
The company announced all of this at a board meeting on 12 August 2026.
Sun TV Network reported a consolidated net profit of ₹619.07 crore for Q1 FY2026-27, up 17% from ₹529.21 crore a year earlier.
Revenue from operations rose 13% to ₹1,457.88 crore, compared with ₹1,290.28 crore in the year-ago quarter.
The board declared an interim dividend of ₹5.00 per equity share, a 100% dividend on the face value of ₹5.00 per share.
Consolidated earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter was ₹15.71, up from ₹13.43 in the corresponding quarter last year.
Sequentially, net profit surged approximately 166% from ₹232.34 crore in the quarter ended 31 March 2026.
Total consolidated expenses rose to ₹819.78 crore from ₹782.01 crore, including cricket franchise fees of ₹123.32 crore.
- Who
- Sun TV Network Limited and its Board of Directors
- What
- Reported first-quarter results with a 17% rise in net profit to ₹619.07 crore and declared an interim dividend of ₹5 per share
- Where
- Mumbai
- When
- For the quarter ended 30 June 2026, announced at a board meeting on 12 August 2026
- Why
- To release the company's quarterly financial results and declare the interim dividend for the financial year 2026-27
Key facts
- Consolidated net profit
- ₹619.07 crore (Q1 FY2026-27)
- Net profit growth (YoY)
- 17%
- Revenue from operations
- ₹1,457.88 crore
- Total consolidated income
- ₹1,634.40 crore
- Interim dividend
- ₹5.00 per equity share (100% of face value ₹5.00)
- Earnings per share (EPS)
- ₹15.71
- Total consolidated expenses
- ₹819.78 crore
- Cricket franchise fees
- ₹123.32 crore
Sources
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