Asian Paints Q1 profit jumps 40% as margins expand and decorative volumes rise
Asian Paints reported June-quarter consolidated net profit of Rs 1,539 crore, up 39.9% year on year and ahead of estimates. Revenue rose 17.9% to Rs 10,542 crore, while EBITDA margin expanded 240 basis points to 20.6%; India decorative-paints volumes grew 9%.
Asian Paints reported strong June-quarter earnings, with profit up 39.9% and revenue up 17.9%, beating estimates. Price hikes, product mix, sourcing efficiencies and cost control lifted margins, while India decorative-paint volumes grew 9%.
Why this matters
The result extends Asian Paints' recent pattern of roughly 40% Q1 profit growth, following signals on maintaining its FY27 demand and margin outlook and using price hikes to offset input-cost inflation.
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