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Mahindra & Mahindra Q3 profit jumps 47 per cent
Revenue rises 26 per cent as autos, farm and services perform
MUMBAI: Mahindra & Mahindra Limited reported a sharp rise in third-quarter earnings, driven by strong performance in its automotive, farm and services businesses.
Consolidated net profit rose 47 per cent year on year to Rs 4,675 crore in the quarter ended December 31, 2025, while revenue from operations increased 26 per cent to Rs 52,100 crore, the company said in a stock exchange filing. Excluding the impact of labour code regulation changes, profit after tax rose 54 per cent on year. Consolidated Pat margin improved to 9 per cent from 7.7 per cent a year earlier.
For the nine months ended December, consolidated Pat stood at Rs 12,431 crore, compared with Rs 9,634 crore in the corresponding period last year.
Shares of Mahindra & Mahindra were trading at Rs 3,697.50, up 0.59 per cent on the day, after paring earlier intraday gains of nearly 3 per cent following the results announcement.
The automotive segment posted consolidated revenue of Rs 30,370 crore in Q3 FY26, up 30 per cent year on year, with Pat rising 42 per cent to Rs 1,993 crore. Quarterly volumes climbed 23 per cent to 3.02 lakh vehicles, including 1.79 lakh utility vehicles. The company retained leadership in SUVs with a revenue market share of 24.1 per cent, up 90 basis points, while light commercial vehicle market share rose to 51.9 per cent.
The farm equipment business reported revenue of Rs 11,501 crore, up 21 per cent, while Pat rose 7 per cent to Rs 1,044 crore. Tractor volumes increased 23 per cent to 1.50 lakh units, though market share eased 20 basis points to 44.0 per cent.
The services segment continued to gain traction, delivering revenue of Rs 11,636 crore, up 21 per cent, with Pat doubling to Rs 1,637 crore. Mahindra Finance reported a 97 per cent rise in Pat, with gross stage-3 assets below 4 per cent. Tech Mahindra’s Ebit margin improved to 13.1 per cent, up 290 basis points. Mahindra Logistics returned to profitability after 11 quarters, while Mahindra Lifespaces posted a five-fold increase in profit.
Group return on equity stood at 20.1 per cent on an annualised basis.
Group CEO and managing director Anish Shah said the company delivered solid operating performance across the group in the December quarter, while group CFO Amarjyoti Barua pointed to the growing contribution from services businesses.
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UltraTech Cement appoints Jayant Dua as managing director
Dua will succeed K. C. Jhanwar after his term ends in December 2026
MUMBAI: UltraTech Cement, the flagship cement arm of the Aditya Birla Group, has elevated Jayant Dua as managing director, effective 1 April, 2026.
The company’s board also approved his appointment as additional director, managing director and key managerial personnel, effective 1 January, 2027, following the completion of the current managing director K C Jhanwar’s term on 31 December, 2026, according to a regulatory filing.
Dua will serve as managing director for a four-year term from 1 January, 2027 to 31 December, 2030.
A veteran executive with more than 37 years of professional experience, Dua joined the Aditya Birla Group’s cement business in 1996 and spent nearly a decade in various functional and leadership roles.
Over the past two decades, he has held several profit-and-loss and chief executive responsibilities across multiple group businesses, including insulators, insurance, Century Cement and the chlor-alkali segment. In 2023, he was elevated to lead the group’s renewables and textiles businesses.
Within the group, Dua has received several internal honours, including the chairman’s individual award for exceptional contribution in 2002, the outstanding leader award in 2009 and the leader of leaders recognition in 2022.
He holds an engineering degree from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, an MBA from International Management Institute and has completed the advanced management programme at Harvard Business School.
