{"id":178304,"date":"2026-01-29T04:46:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T09:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alphastreet.com\/india\/?p=178304"},"modified":"2026-01-29T04:46:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T09:46:08","slug":"lt-foods-q3-fy26-earnings-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alphastreet.com\/india\/lt-foods-q3-fy26-earnings-results\/","title":{"rendered":"LT Foods Q3 FY26 Earnings Results"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>LT Foods Ltd. is a leading Indian-origin global FMCG company in the food and consumer goods space. It is a leading player globally in the specialty Rice and rice-based foods business for over the last 70 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Q3 FY26 Earnings Results<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Revenue from Operations: Consolidated \u20b92,812 crore, up 23.6% YoY vs \u20b92,275 crore, marking the highest-ever quarterly sales; growth was broad-based across basmati, organic foods, and ready-to-cook\/heat, with normalized growth 13% excluding US tariff impact.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EBITDA: Around \u20b9317 crore, up 20% YoY; EBITDA margin about 11.3% (\u221220 bps YoY) as strong volume-led gross profit (+24% YoY to \u20b9963 crore) was partially offset by higher input and other operating costs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PAT: Net profit \u20b9157 crore, up 9.8% YoY vs \u20b9143 crore, PAT margin 5.6% (\u221280 bps YoY), reflecting robust topline but some pressure from tariffs and input cost inflation; quarterly cash and cash equivalents reached a record \u20b9613 crore, supporting balance sheet strength.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Other key metrics: 9M FY26 consolidated revenue \u20b98,085 crore (+24% YoY), EBITDA \u20b9936 crore (+20% YoY), PAT \u20b9490 crore (+9% YoY), with PAT margin narrowing to 6.1% from 6.9%; basmati and other specialty rice business grew 26% YoY in 9M, while organic foods and ingredients grew 15% YoY, supported by brand investments and global distribution.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Management Commentary &amp; Strategic Decisions<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Management highlighted that Q3 and 9M performance demonstrates a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bseindia.com\/xml-data\/corpfiling\/AttachLive\/548101b9-1a02-4fde-8bbc-ba1249fbcf47.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">resilient and <strong>robust<\/strong> business<\/a> model, with disciplined execution and focus on quality\/consumer relevance enabling healthy growth despite a dynamic global environment and tariff overhang in the US market.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strategic moves: Board declared an interim dividend of \u20b91 per share in conjunction with Q3 results, and reiterated focus on premiumization within basmati, scaling organic and ready-to-cook\/heat portfolios, and leveraging global distribution across 80+ countries to mitigate regional policy risks like US tariffs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The company emphasised continued brand investments and marketing to deepen consumer trust across markets, while working to manage input-cost pressures through operational efficiencies and mix improvement; management also pointed to healthy balance sheet metrics such as net debt-equity of 0.27 and ROCE around 20.3% as comfort for sustaining growth investments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"839\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/alphastreet.com\/india\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-105-839x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-178305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alphastreet.com\/india\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-105-839x1024.png 839w, https:\/\/alphastreet.com\/india\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-105-246x300.png 246w, https:\/\/alphastreet.com\/india\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-105-768x937.png 768w, https:\/\/alphastreet.com\/india\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-105-1259x1536.png 1259w, https:\/\/alphastreet.com\/india\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-105.png 1489w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 839px) 100vw, 839px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Q2 FY26 Earnings Results<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Revenue from Operations: Consolidated revenue \u20b92,772 crore, up about 31% YoY vs \u20b92,134 crore and up 12% QoQ, representing the then highest quarterly revenue, driven by strong demand across domestic and international markets and particularly strong traction in the premium basmati portfolio.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EBITDA: \u20b9316 crore, up 24% YoY vs \u20b9255 crore; PBDIT (excl. other income) about \u20b9310 crore with operating margin 11.2% (vs 10.9% in Q2 FY25 and 10.8% in Q1 FY26), showing only modest margin expansion as elevated employee and interest costs absorbed part of the operating leverage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PAT: Net profit \u20b9164 crore, up around 10% YoY vs \u20b9151 crore but down 2.7% QoQ, with PAT margin 6.0%; management commentary framed this as solid profitability given strong revenue growth and ongoing cost pressures.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Other key metrics: H1 FY26 consolidated revenue \u20b95,230 crore (+24.8% YoY) and PAT \u20b9332.4 crore (+10.2% YoY); H1 operating margin 10.98% (slightly below 11.26% in H1 FY25), underscoring that margin compression remained a theme despite strong topline momentum.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Management Commentary Q2<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Management noted that 31% revenue growth in Q2 FY26 underlines the strength of LT Foods\u2019 premium brand portfolio and global distribution network, even as they acknowledged near-term margin pressure from costs across the value chain that must be addressed through operational efficiencies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strategic moves: Focus areas included deepening presence in premium basmati and packaged foods, continuing brand-building in core markets, and optimizing working capital and sourcing to protect margins; Q2 set up a strong base heading into festive season and Q3, with management positioning the company for sustained double-digit revenue growth while gradually improving profitability mix.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To view the company\u2019s previous earnings and latest concall transcripts,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/alphastreet.com\/india\/\">click here<\/a>&nbsp; to visit the Alphastreet India news channel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LT Foods Ltd. is a leading Indian-origin global FMCG company in the food and consumer goods space. It is a leading player globally in the specialty Rice and rice-based foods business for over the last 70 years. Q3 FY26 Earnings Results Management Commentary &amp; Strategic Decisions Q2 FY26 Earnings Results Management Commentary Q2 To view [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1863,"featured_media":178305,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[105,6351],"tags":[14187],"class_list":["post-178304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-infographics","category-consumer-stocks","tag-consumer-edibles"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/alphastreet.com\/india\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-105.png","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":171999,"url":"https:\/\/alphastreet.com\/india\/lt-foods-q2-fy26-earnings-results\/","url_meta":{"origin":178304,"position":0},"title":"LT Foods Q2 FY26 Earnings Results","author":"Chirag Gupta","date":"October 31, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"LT Foods Ltd. is a leading Indian-origin global FMCG company in the food and consumer goods space. 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