Paytm shares reached an over four-year high at ₹1,437, surging 7% in Monday's intra-day trading on the BSE. According to reports from Business Standard, the stock price hit its highest level since December 2021, representing a 52% bounce back from its 52-week low of ₹947.10 touched on March 30, 2026. The fintech company's shares were quoted at ₹1,419 at 02:15 AM, outperforming the BSE Sensex's 0.83% rise with a combined 5.69 million equity shares changing hands on NSE and BSE. As per Moneycontrol, the stock continues to attract investor interest with market sentiment very bullish and trading at ₹1,429.80 on Wednesday, marking a 2.13% gain from its previous close.
Paytm reported a consolidated net profit of ₹220 crore for Q1FY27, marking a 78.86% year-on-year jump from ₹123 crore in Q1FY26. As reported by Business Standard, the company generated ₹2,448 crore in revenue from operations, up 27.63% from ₹1,918 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous year. Sequentially, net profit rose 19.5% from ₹184 crore in Q4FY26, while revenue increased 8.13% from ₹2,264 crore on a quarter-on-quarter basis. The company's Earnings Per Share (EPS) for Q1FY27 was ₹3.44, compared to ₹2.87 in March 2026. EBITDA surged 181.94% YoY to ₹203 crore, while EBITDA margin expanded to 8% from 4% in Q1FY26 and 6% in Q4FY26. The company's Principal Product Manager improved to 4bp from 3bp earlier, aided by higher mix of profitable MDR bearing instruments including credit cards on UPI and EMI transactions.
Paytm achieved a remarkable financial turnaround in 2026, reporting consolidated revenue of ₹8,437 crore and a net profit of ₹554 crore, representing a substantial improvement from a loss of ₹665.70 crore in 2025. According to Moneycontrol, the company's annual revenue saw a 22.27% rebound from ₹6,900.40 crore in 2025 to ₹8,437 crore in 2026. The standalone net profit for March 2026 was ₹67 crore, a significant recovery from a loss of ₹789 crore in March 2025. Quarterly standalone sales increased by 6.37% from ₹1,005 crore in March 2026 to ₹1,069 crore in June 2026, while net profit jumped from ₹119 crore to ₹185 crore during the same period. Cash flow from operating activities improved to ₹78 crore in March 2026 from ₹38 crore in March 2025, with net cash flow turning positive at ₹853 crore compared to negative ₹1,914 crore in March 2025.
According to Business Standard, management expects FY27 revenue growth to exceed the 22% delivered in FY26. The board emphasized continued focus on compounding growth and profitability for shareholder value creation and decided not to proceed with the bonus issue proposal at this time. The company's board approved a proposal to seek shareholders' approval to revise utilization of remaining IPO proceeds, planning to use unutilized ₹1,686 crore to fund customer and merchant acquisition, as well as new business initiatives, acquisitions, and strategic partnerships. The utilization deadline has been extended to March 31, 2029. As per Moneycontrol, the company announced allotment of 4,48,629 equity shares on August 2, 2026 following exercise of stock options under the One 97 Employees Stock Option Scheme 2019.
Motilal Oswal Financial Services (MOFSL) noted that Paytm reported a strong quarter, driven by robust revenue growth on healthy Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) expansion and continued market share gains in payments. As reported by Business Standard, MOFSL analysts expect management to exceed the 22% revenue growth delivered in FY26, while indirect expenses likely to grow at a slower pace than revenue. The brokerage firm retained a 'Neutral' rating on the stock with a target price of ₹1,475 per share, noting that the company remains on track toward sustainable profitability supported by operating leverage and resilient GMV growth.
