Jio Financial Services stock faces 51% Q2 profit drop
Published on 11/11/2026 at 10:43 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSRevenue growth meets profit pressure
- Jio Financial Services reported consolidated revenue of 1,699 crore Indian rupees for the September 2026 quarter.
- Higher expenses and weaker other income outweighed the expansion in operating revenue.
- Lending and investing were the largest reported operating segments in the quarter.
Jio Financial Services reported a mixed second quarter for the period ended September 30, 2026, with revenue growth failing to prevent a sharp decline in consolidated earnings. The figures, reported by MarketPing from the company's filing, point to a widening gap between business expansion and near-term profitability.
Revenue expands while earnings weaken
Consolidated revenue from operations reached 1,699 crore Indian rupees in the quarter, up 73.2 percent from 981.39 crore Indian rupees a year earlier. Compared with the first quarter of fiscal 2027, revenue declined 15.2 percent from 2,004 crore Indian rupees.
Net profit fell to 340.44 crore Indian rupees from 695.04 crore Indian rupees in the year-earlier quarter. Profit before tax decreased 5.8 percent year over year to 533.34 crore Indian rupees, while basic earnings per share declined to 0.51 Indian rupees from 1.10 Indian rupees.
Costs remain the main pressure point
Total expenses rose to 1,166 crore Indian rupees from 436.50 crore Indian rupees. Finance costs increased to 577.73 crore Indian rupees, while other expenses reached 389.61 crore Indian rupees. Other income fell to 0.13 crore Indian rupees from 21.01 crore Indian rupees.
MarketPing said management attributed part of the year-on-year distortion to dividend timing and the changed consolidation of Reliance Services and Holdings. That comparison complicates the reading of reported profit, although the cost increase remains a central issue for investors.
Lending and investing lead operations
The lending segment generated revenue of 920.36 crore Indian rupees and earnings before interest and taxes of 147.9 crore Indian rupees. Investing contributed revenue of 521.42 crore Indian rupees and earnings before interest and taxes of 238.7 crore Indian rupees. The Others segment reported revenue of 287.55 crore Indian rupees and negative earnings before interest and taxes of 46.16 crore Indian rupees.
For the first half of fiscal 2027, consolidated revenue from operations rose 132.4 percent year over year to 3,703.75 crore Indian rupees. Net profit increased 14.8 percent to 1,170.69 crore Indian rupees, showing that the weaker second quarter did not erase the first-half improvement.
Jio Financial Services quarterly figures
- Company: Jio Financial Services
- ISIN: INE758E01017
- Reporting period: Quarter ended September 30, 2026
- Revenue from operations: 1,699 crore Indian rupees
- Net profit: 340.44 crore Indian rupees
- Basic EPS: 0.51 Indian rupees
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