One 97 Communications Limited Earnings Summary — Q4 FY2026
Paytm Achieves Substantial Net Profit and Revenue Growth in Q4, Eyes AI-Driven Acceleration
Quarterly Business Intelligence
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Computed deterministically from the last 10 reported quarters.
Quarterly Business Momentum
- Revenue has increased for 9 consecutive quarters.
- Revenue of ₹2,448 Cr is 27.6% higher year-on-year.
- Revenue has compounded at 3.5% annualised over the last 10 quarters.
- Revenue is at its highest level in 10 quarters.
- Net profit of ₹220 Cr is 78.9% above the same quarter last year.
- Profit growth is outpacing revenue growth, pointing to positive operating leverage.
- Net profit has compounded at -68.4% annualised across the period.
- Operating margin stands at 8.3% in Q1 FY2027.
- Operating margin expanded by 454 bps year-on-year.
- Over the last two years operating margin has expanded by 6113 bps.
- PBT margin is 10.1%.
- Expense growth of 21.6% remained below revenue growth of 27.6%.
- Operating profit of ₹203 Cr is 181.9% higher year-on-year.
- Operating leverage continues to improve.
- 5 of the last 6 measured quarters delivered year-on-year revenue growth.
- Overall quarterly business momentum scores 73/100 (Strong) on the latest 10 quarters.
- Business momentum remains positive heading into the next quarter.
Quarterly Financials
Last 10 Reported Quarters • All figures in ₹ Crore • Margins in %
| Metric | Trend | Latest Q1 FY2027 | Q4 FY2026 | Q3 FY2026 | Q2 FY2026 | Q1 FY2026 | Q4 FY2025 | Q3 FY2025 | Q2 FY2025 | Q1 FY2025 | Q4 FY2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | Stable | 2,448 | 2,264 | 2,194 | 2,061 | 1,918 | 1,912 | 1,828 | 1,659 | 1,502 | 2,267 |
| Expenses | Stable | 2,245 | 2,132 | 2,039 | 1,921 | 1,846 | 2,000 | 2,051 | 2,063 | 2,295 | 2,734 |
| Operating Profit | Strong Uptrend | 203 | 132 | 155 | 140 | 72 | -88 | -223 | -404 | -793 | -467 |
| Operating Margin | Volatile | 8.3% | 5.8% | 7.1% | 6.8% | 3.8% | -4.6% | -12.2% | -24.4% | -52.8% | -20.6% |
| Other Income | Volatile | 182 | 199 | 212 | 32 | 224 | -299 | 189 | 1,524 | 138 | 132 |
| Interest | Accelerating | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Depreciation | Softening | 131 | 132 | 133 | 137 | 166 | 150 | 165 | 179 | 178 | 196 |
| Profit Before Tax | Volatile | 247 | 194 | 230 | 30 | 126 | -542 | -203 | 938 | -839 | -536 |
| Tax | Volatile | 27 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 14 |
| Net Profit | Volatile | 220 | 184 | 225 | 21 | 123 | -540 | -208 | 928 | -839 | -550 |
| Net Margin | Volatile | 9.0% | 8.1% | 10.3% | 1.0% | 6.4% | -28.2% | -11.4% | 55.9% | -55.9% | -24.2% |
Key Takeaways
- Revenue from operations grew 18% YoY to ₹2,264 crore, driven by strong tailwinds in both offline and online payment services.
- Paytm reported a significant turnaround to a consolidated net profit of ₹183 crore for Q4, compared to a loss of ₹545 crore in the same quarter last year.
- The Postpaid credit product is reportedly scaling 'phenomenally well' with faster traction and higher repeat rates than its previous iteration.
- Management highlighted AI agents as a major focus for the next 12 months to drive marketing services and commerce from checkout to check-in.
- Cash and cash equivalents increased substantially to ₹3,285 crore by the end of March 2026.
- Regulatory matters regarding FEMA show cause notices are being resolved, with ₹33 crore in matters compounded this quarter.
- The banking license of associate Paytm Payments Bank Limited (PPBL) was cancelled by RBI in April 2026; Paytm stated it has no material business exposure to PPBL.
Management Guidance
Management expects revenue growth to accelerate in FY2027 as marketing services recover and credit products continue to compound. They are targeting long-term EBITDA margins of 15% to 20% within the next 2.5 to 3 years.
Sentiment Shift
Improving
The company has transitioned from heavy losses to consistent quarterly profitability and has seen the lifting of regulatory onboarding restrictions on its online payment aggregator business.
Outlook
The company remains focused on making wealth management its 'third leg of growth' alongside payments and credit, while planning selective inorganic investments exclusively in AI technologies.
From the Annual Report (Key Quotes)
“Paytm could be looked at as a payment platform that monetized in financial services so well.”
“Any new investment, only in AI.”
“Ambiguity is behind us... We are so happy seeing the monetization cycle showing up.”
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