Berger FY26 profit slips 4.5% to ₹1,127cr; CEO flags inflation-led demand softening
Berger Paints missed FY26 consensus with profit at ₹1,127cr (-4.5%) on extended monsoons and pricing pressure, despite revenue rising 2.9% to ₹11,880cr. CEO Abhijit Roy warns inflation will soften demand and has pushed four price hikes since April. Q4 was stronger (PAT +27.7%); Birla Opus intensity moderating. Roy reappointed to 2031.
Berger Paints' FY26 profit fell 4.5% to ₹1,127 crore, missing consensus, hit by extended monsoons and pricing pressure. CEO Abhijit Roy warns inflation will soften demand; four price hikes underway. Birla Opus competitive intensity moderating. Roy reappointed through 2031.