Paytm posts Rs 2,061 Cr revenue and Rs 21 Cr profit in Q2 FY26

Fintech major One97 Communications Ltd (Paytm) reported a 24% year-on-year rise in operating revenue for the quarter ended September 2025 (Q2 FY26), with a profit of Rs 21 crore during the same period.

Paytm’s revenue from operations increased to Rs 2,061 crore in Q2 FY26 from Rs 1,659 crore in Q2 FY25, according to unaudited consolidated financial statements scoured from the National Stock Exchange.

As per the earnings call, its payment revenue grew 21% YoY to Rs 1,146 crore while income from the financial services biz saw a 63% growth to Rs 611 crore in Q2 FY26. The company also added Rs 222 crore from other non-operating sources, bringing its overall revenue to Rs 2,283 crore in Q2 FY26.

Employee benefits remained the largest cost center, accounting for 32% of the overall expenditure, which stood at Rs 663 crore in Q2 FY26, followed by payment processing charges, which recorded at Rs 629 crore in the same period.

Its marketing, software, technology, promotional incentive, and other indirect costs took the total expenditure to Rs 2,062 crore in Q2FY26 from Rs 2.245 crore in the same quarter of the previous fiscal year.

Despite the top-line growth, its net profit nosedived 98% YoY to Rs 21 crore from Rs 930 crore a year ago, largely due to the absence of a one-time gain that boosted the base quarter and an impairment loss booked this time. The company took a Rs 190 crore exceptional charge against loans extended to its gaming joint venture, First Games Technology, after the enactment of the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025, which prohibits online gaming.

Paytm’s cash and cash equivalents stood at Rs 1,835 crore as of September 2025, with total assets rising to Rs 22,537 crore from Rs 21,448 crore at the end of FY25. The company’s board also approved an additional investment of Rs 2,250 crore in Paytm Payments Services Ltd (PPSL) through a rights issue to strengthen the subsidiary’s net worth and fund the transfer of its offline payments business, in line with RBI’s regulatory guidance issued in September 2025.

At the end of today’s session, Paytm’s shares were hovering at Rs 1,269 with the total market capitalization of Rs 46,523 crore or $5.2 billion.