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Input Cost & Margin Pressure confidence 82/100

CEAT CFO Flags Persistent Margin Squeeze as Input Costs Outrun 10% Price Hikes

Kumar Subbiah warns raw material costs rose 20% QoQ in Q1 FY27 with a further 6-7% ahead; cumulative hikes of ~10.4% leave a widening gap, keeping margin compression risk elevated into Q2.

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