Reported
4,770
companies
Profit breadth
51% / 46%
grew / declined · 3,304 comparable
Median sales YoY
+8.2%
across all reporters
Median profit YoY
+2.4%
across all reporters
Beat / missed
136 / 199
of 356 covered
Strongest / weakest
Fast Moving Consumer Goods +23.2%
Consumer Services −36.6%
median profit growth, 10+ reporters
Strongest Fast Moving Consumer Goods +23.2%
Weakest Consumer Services −36.6%
Most reporters Financial Services 582
median profit growth · strongest and weakest consider sectors with 10+ reporters
| Sector | Reported | Median sales YoY | Median profit YoY | Beat / missed / in line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Services | 582 | +9.1% | +6.7% | 9 / 9 / 5 of 23 covered |
| Industrial Products | 349 | +7.9% | +9.8% | 7 / 11 / 1 of 19 covered |
| Commercial Services | 338 | +1.7% | −14.4% | 7 / 0 / 0 of 7 covered |
| Consumer Goods | 304 | +9.9% | +10.2% | 16 / 23 / 2 of 41 covered |
| Textiles | 280 | −1.0% | −17.8% | 0 / 2 / 1 of 3 covered |
| Chemicals | 277 | +6.0% | 0.0% | 4 / 6 / 1 of 11 covered |
| Information Technology | 258 | +10.6% | −0.5% | 3 / 24 / 0 of 27 covered |
| Capital Goods | 228 | +16.4% | +12.2% | 5 / 10 / 0 of 15 covered |
| Healthcare | 220 | +10.6% | +2.5% | 10 / 16 / 2 of 28 covered |
| Construction | 175 | +7.7% | +14.9% | 6 / 16 / 0 of 22 covered |
| Automobiles | 174 | +16.1% | +22.4% | 7 / 17 / 3 of 27 covered |
| Realty | 154 | +1.8% | −6.2% | 4 / 6 / 0 of 10 covered |
| Consumer Discretionary | 118 | +4.0% | −8.9% | 2 / 4 / 0 of 6 covered |
| Leisure Services | 94 | +8.2% | −3.6% | 3 / 8 / 0 of 11 covered |
| Media | 94 | −0.2% | −28.1% | 1 / 3 / 0 of 4 covered |
| Food Products | 92 | +14.0% | +11.8% | 3 / 1 / 0 of 4 covered |
| FMCG | 90 | +11.5% | 0.0% | 0 / 1 / 1 of 2 covered |
| Metals & Mining | 80 | +9.1% | +1.9% | 0 / 3 / 0 of 3 covered |
| Industrials | 76 | −10.1% | −31.6% | 1 / 0 / 0 of 1 covered |
| Services | 63 | +6.6% | −5.1% | 0 / 2 / 0 of 2 covered |
| Capital Markets | 60 | +8.1% | +2.6% | 3 / 0 / 0 of 3 covered |
| Retail | 56 | +13.3% | +10.1% | 8 / 8 / 2 of 18 covered |
| Healthcare Services | 55 | +17.6% | +15.2% | 4 / 4 / 0 of 8 covered |
| Logistics & Cargo | 55 | +8.3% | −3.8% | 4 / 3 / 0 of 7 covered |
| Forest Materials | 54 | +2.4% | −21.4% | no analyst coverage |
| Commodities | 48 | −5.1% | −0.3% | 1 / 0 / 0 of 1 covered |
| Banks | 38 | — | +14.9% | 9 / 3 / 1 of 13 covered |
| Power | 37 | +7.8% | +0.5% | 2 / 2 / 0 of 4 covered |
| Telecom | 37 | +7.3% | −16.3% | 3 / 0 / 0 of 3 covered |
| Fast Moving Consumer Goods | 29 | +5.7% | +23.2% | 2 / 1 / 0 of 3 covered |
| Consumer Services | 28 | +8.8% | −36.6% | 1 / 0 / 0 of 1 covered |
| Oil & Gas | 28 | +7.7% | +15.2% | 2 / 2 / 1 of 5 covered |
| Aerospace & Defense | 24 | +23.2% | +15.2% | 4 / 2 / 0 of 6 covered |
| Utilities | 22 | +6.1% | +7.0% | 1 / 1 / 0 of 2 covered |
| Beverages | 22 | +5.6% | +3.8% | 0 / 2 / 1 of 3 covered |
| Diversified | 17 | +7.4% | −13.2% | no analyst coverage |
| Petroleum Products | 14 | +10.9% | +18.9% | 1 / 0 / 0 of 1 covered |
| Insurance | 12 | +21.9% | −2.1% | 2 / 6 / 0 of 8 covered |
| Transport | 12 | +8.9% | −13.9% | no analyst coverage |
| Transport Services | 12 | +17.5% | +3.5% | no analyst coverage |
| Energy | 12 | −4.9% | +9.6% | 1 / 3 / 0 of 4 covered |
| Telecommunication | 5 | +0.3% | −100.0% | no analyst coverage |
| Aviation | 3 | +4.8% | −588.0% | no analyst coverage |
| Engineering Services | 2 | +20.2% | −75.0% | no analyst coverage |
| Trading | 2 | +47.9% | +14.1% | no analyst coverage |
| Castings, Forgings & Fastners | 2 | +31.0% | −15.5% | no analyst coverage |
| Steel | 1 | +1.9% | −18.7% | no analyst coverage |
| Diamond, Gems and Jewellery | 1 | +36.9% | +28.4% | no analyst coverage |
| Capital Goods - Electrical Equipment | 1 | −2.4% | +68.8% | no analyst coverage |
| Printing & Stationery | 1 | +6.3% | −15.7% | no analyst coverage |
| Packaging | 1 | −1.5% | +31.7% | no analyst coverage |
| Education | 1 | +70.4% | +35.7% | no analyst coverage |
| Cables | 1 | +56.7% | +666.7% | no analyst coverage |
| Consumer Durables | 1 | +1,957.1% | +1,050.0% | no analyst coverage |
About Q3 FY26 sector data
Which sectors performed best in Q3 FY26?
On median profit growth, Fast Moving Consumer Goods led and Consumer Services lagged among sectors with at least ten companies reporting. The table below ranks every sector on median revenue and profit growth alongside its beat/miss split.
Why the median and not the average?
A single company swinging from a small loss to a small profit can produce a four-figure growth percentage, and an average would let that one row define the whole sector. The median describes the typical company in the group, which is the question a sector view is actually asked.
Why do sectors with few companies get excluded from the strongest and weakest?
A sector where three companies reported has a median that can move on one result. The strongest and weakest labels only consider sectors with ten or more reporters, so the ranking reflects a trend rather than an accident.
Why do some Q3 FY26 growth figures show "n/a" instead of a percentage?
Growth is left blank whenever the comparison period was not profitable. A percentage change measured from a loss is arithmetic without meaning — a swing from a ₹10 crore loss to a ₹10 crore profit is not "200% growth", and publishing it as such would flatter the company. The reported figures for both periods are still shown, so the change is there to read directly.
Does the beat/miss verdict cover every company?
No, and the denominator matters. An analyst consensus existed for 356 of the 4,770 companies that reported Q3 FY26 — 7.5%. Beat, missed and in-line describe only those. Every other company is marked "no estimate" rather than being counted as in line, because nobody forecast it. Revenue and profit growth, by contrast, cover every company in the table.
What counts as an in-line result rather than a beat or a miss?
Reported earnings per share within ±2% of the consensus estimate. The band is set there because a tighter one classifies rounding as news, and a wider one swallows surprises that genuinely moved a stock.
Are the figures consolidated or standalone?
Consolidated where a company reports on that basis, standalone otherwise, with all money in ₹ crore. Figures are as filed by the company with the exchanges (NSE/BSE); they are not restated or adjusted.
Figures are as reported by companies in their quarterly filings to the exchanges (NSE/BSE), in ₹ crore. Consolidated results are shown where a company reports them, otherwise standalone. Year-on-year and quarter-on-quarter growth is omitted where the comparison period was loss-making, since a percentage change from a negative base is not meaningful. Analyst consensus is an estimate, not a forecast of outcome.