{
  "id": 17202013,
  "title": "Varun Beverages Q3 CY2026 Profit Rises 14% To ₹831 Crore; Revenue Jumps 33%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/varun-beverages-q3-cy2026-profit-rises-14-to-831-crore-revenue-jumps",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-30T08:04:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/varun-beverages-q3-cy2026-profit-rises-14-to-831-crore-revenue-jumps-33"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Varun Beverages Limited announced a 14% rise in profit for the third quarter of CY2026, reaching ₹831 crore. This represents a 33% increase in revenue compared to the same period last year. The company's financial results, filed with the stock exchanges on October 30, show total income growing to ₹6,935.45 crore from ₹5,260 crore. However, total expenses rose by 35.8% to ₹5,880.55 crore. Profit before tax increased by 13.5% to ₹1,052.62 crore. Basic earnings per share were ₹2.45, up from ₹2.15 a year ago. Sales are known to be seasonal, leading to a 45% drop in profit for the previous quarter. Over the nine months to September 30, 2026, the nine-month financial performance saw a 23.6% rise in revenue to ₹22,371.24 crore and a 15.5% increase in profit to ₹3,202.30 crore. The company has also approved a third interim dividend of ₹0.50 per share and announced the establishment of KIVA Spirits and Company Limited.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: Varun Beverages Limited reported a 13.5 per cent year-on-year increase in consolidated net profit to ₹830.59 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, compared with ₹731.51 crore in the corresponding quarter last year. Revenue from operations increased 33.3 per cent to ₹6,815.59 crore from ₹5,112.44 crore in the year-ago period, according to the company's unaudited financial results…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}