Sector analysis · India

Media sector earnings growth, Q1 FY26

The 20 largest Media, Entertainment & Publication companies by market cap at the end of Q1 FY26 (30 Jun 2025), compared with Q4 FY25.

The top 20 at Q1 FY26

Q1 FY26 vs Q4 FY25: combined net profit ₹996 cr (+42%), median EPS −6% (9 of 18 up), market-cap-weighted price +12%. 20 of 20 reported.

Quarter

Q2 FY24 Q3 FY24 Q4 FY24 Q1 FY25 Q2 FY25 Q3 FY25 Q4 FY25 Q1 FY26 Q2 FY26 Q3 FY26 Q4 FY26 Q1 FY27

Compared with

YoY QoQ

Weight is each company's share of the 20 companies' combined market cap. Contribution is the change in its owners' profit divided by their combined base profit, in percentage points, so the column adds up to the sector's earnings growth. EPS cannot be added across companies, which is why contributions use profit.

#	Company	Weight	EPS ₹, base → now	EPS growth	Contribution	Price
1	Sun TV Network LimitedSUNTV	20.7%	9.43 → 13.43	+42%	+10.2 pp	−8%
2	Zee Entertainment Enterprises LimitedZEEL	12.3%	1.96 → 1.50	−23%	−2.9 pp	+49%
3	Nazara Technologies LimitedNAZARA	10.0%	— → 1.85	sources disagree	—	+30%
4	Saregama India LimitedSAREGAMA	8.4%	3.12 → 1.90	−39%	−1.5 pp	−3%
5	PVR InoxPVRINOX	8.3%	−12.73 → −5.50	loss, smaller	+4.6 pp	+6%
6	Network18 Media & Investments LimitedNETWORK18	8.0%	−0.20 → 0.96	turned profitable one-off	+11.6 pp	+36%
7	Tips MusicTIPSMUSIC	7.6%	2.39 → 3.59	+50%	+1.0 pp	+6%
8	D B CorpDBCORP	4.4%	2.94 → 4.54	+54%	+1.8 pp	+23%
9	MPSMPSLTD	4.0%	27.52 → 20.60	−25%	−0.8 pp	−6%
10	Prime FocusPFOCUS	3.8%	— → 2.00	sources disagree	—	+53%
11	Hathway Cable & Datacom LimitedHATHWAY	2.5%	0.20 → 0.18	−10%	−0.2 pp	+23%
12	Sri Adhik. Bros.SABTNL	2.1%	0.00 → −0.07	loss, bigger	−0.1 pp	+58%
13	Jagran Prakashan LimitedJAGRAN	1.4%	−0.73 → 3.09	turned profitable	+5.4 pp	+5%
14	GTPL Hathway LimitedGTPL	1.2%	0.95 → 0.94	−1%	0.0 pp	+11%
15	Signpost India LimitedSIGNPOST	1.0%	0.18 → 2.86	+1,489%	+0.9 pp	−10%
16	Balaji Telefilms LimitedBALAJITELE	0.9%	7.85 → −0.48	to loss	−6.5 pp	+70%
17	TV Today Network LimitedTVTODAY	0.9%	1.03 → 1.23	+19%	+0.1 pp	+11%
18	New Delhi Television LimitedNDTV	0.9%	−5.40 → −6.24	loss, bigger	−0.6 pp	+41%
19	R K SwamyRKSWAMY	0.8%	2.44 → 0.57	−77%	−0.6 pp	−12%
20	Dish TV India LimitedDISHTV	0.8%	−2.18 → −0.51	loss, smaller	+19.9 pp	−11%
	Sector earnings growth	100%			+42.3 pp

Who joined and who left

2 joined and 2 left the top 20 since Q4 FY25, as market caps moved.

Joined the top 20 since Q4 FY25 2

now #16 Balaji Telefilms Limited BALAJITELE
now #18 New Delhi Television Limited NDTV

Left the top 20 since Q4 FY25 2

was #19 The Sandesh Limited SANDESH
was #20 Zee Media ZEEMEDIA

EPS growth by company, Q2 FY24 to Q1 FY27

Each company's EPS growth quarter on quarter, every quarter it was in the top 20.

≤ −40%−20%0+20%≥ +40% Blue is growth, red is decline, grey is about zero; the colour stops deepening at ±40%.

turned profitableto loss crossed zero, so there is no growth rate to print
loss, smallerloss, bigger a loss in both quarters
sources disagree our two sources disagree, so the figure is left out of the sector totals
outside not in the sector's top 20 that quarter

EPS growth of each company in the sector's top 20, by quarter
Company	Q2 FY24	Q3 FY24	Q4 FY24	Q1 FY25	Q2 FY25	Q3 FY25	Q4 FY25	Q1 FY26	Q2 FY26	Q3 FY26	Q4 FY26	Q1 FY27
SUNTV	−22%	−2%	−9%	+35%	−27%	−11%	+2%	+42%	−33%	−9%	−28%	+166%
ZEEL	turned profitable	−52%	−77%	+779%	+77%	−22%	+15%	−23%	−47%	+102%	to loss	turned profitable
NAZARA	sources disagree	sources disagree	sources disagree	sources disagree	sources disagree	sources disagree	sources disagree	sources disagree	to loss	turned profitable	+370%	to loss
SAREGAMA	+10%	+9%	+3%	−32%	+22%	+39%	−3%	−39%	+19%	+17%	+47%	−32%
PVRINOX	turned profitable	−92%	to loss	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	turned profitable	to loss	loss, smaller	turned profitable	−9%	+95%	−70%
NETWORK18	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	turned profitable	−73%	to loss	loss, bigger	loss, bigger
TIPSMUSIC	+46%	−13%	−26%	+70%	+11%	−8%	−31%	+50%	+16%	+10%	+1%	−26%
DBCORP	+27%	+24%	−1%	−4%	−30%	+43%	−56%	+54%	+15%	+2%	−35%	+62%
MPSLTD	−1%	−1%	−3%	−10%	+36%	+16%	+16%	−25%	+57%	−36%	+33%	+7%
PFOCUS	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	loss, bigger	turned profitable	to loss	loss, bigger	sources disagree	sources disagree	sources disagree	sources disagree	sources disagree
HATHWAY	−15%	+18%	+54%	−50%	+50%	−47%	+150%	−10%	−44%	+20%	−50%	+133%
SABTNL	outside	outside	outside	outside	turned profitable	to loss	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	turned profitable	−89%	outside	outside
JAGRAN	−5%	+74%	−69%	+80%	+4%	+46%	to loss	turned profitable	−13%	−7%	−69%	+246%
GTPL	−5%	−31%	−45%	+9%	−10%	−21%	+6%	−1%	−13%	+20%	to loss	turned profitable
SIGNPOST	outside	outside	+88%	−37%	+42%	−64%	−83%	+1,489%	+2%	+16%	+16%	−11%
BALAJITELE	outside	outside	outside	outside	outside	outside	outside	to loss	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	turned profitable
TVTODAY	−20%	+314%	−61%	+348%	−84%	+5%	−29%	+19%	to loss	loss, smaller	turned profitable	+14%
NDTV	turned profitable	to loss	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	outside	outside	outside	loss, bigger	loss, bigger	loss, bigger	loss, bigger	loss, smaller
RKSWAMY	outside	outside	+368%	−92%	outside	+620%	+239%	−77%	outside	outside	outside	outside
DISHTV	−73%	to loss	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	loss, bigger	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	loss, bigger	outside	outside