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Paytm reports tenfold rise in net profit in FY27 second quarter
Paytm reported a tenfold rise in net profit in the second quarter of financial year 2027.
The company is an Indian financial technology business.
The result covers the three-month period known as Q2, though no exact dates are given.
The reported increase is ten times, but no profit amount or comparison figure is stated.
Without those figures, the size and drivers of the change are unclear.
The available information gives no details about Paytm’s revenue, costs or outlook.
No next steps or further company plans are provided.
Paytm reported a tenfold rise in net profit to ₹225 crore in the second quarter of FY27.
The September-quarter profit was up from ₹21 crore a year earlier, marking the company’s sixth consecutive profitable quarter.
Operating revenue increased 28 per cent year on year to ₹2,648 crore.
Ebitda rose 90 per cent to a record ₹270 crore, and its margin reached 10 per cent.
Paytm said AI-led efficiencies helped reduce indirect expenses as a share of revenue to 46 per cent from 52 per cent a year earlier.
- Who
- One 97 Communications Ltd, which operates the Paytm brand.
- What
- Net profit rose more than tenfold to ₹225 crore. Operating revenue increased 28 per cent year on year to ₹2,648 crore.
- When
- The September quarter of FY27, compared with the same quarter a year earlier.
- Where
- Not stated
- Why
- The company cited momentum in merchant and consumer businesses, expanded monetisation and AI adoption as drivers of revenue growth.
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Paytm reported profit after tax of ₹21 crore for the comparable quarter.
Paytm reported profit after tax of ₹225 crore and operating revenue of ₹2,648 crore.
- Net profit
- ₹225 crore, up from ₹21 crore a year earlier
- Operating revenue
- ₹2,648 crore, up 28 per cent year on year
- Ebitda
- ₹270 crore, up 90 per cent year on year
- Ebitda margin
- 10 per cent
- Cash balance
- ₹13,617 crore as of September 2026
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With a large addressable market, accelerating revenue growth and AI-led improvements in structural operating leverage, Paytm is delivering sustained revenue growth and margin expansion, which will continue to compound into Long-Term Profit Growth.