Sector analysis · India

Media sector earnings growth, Q3 FY26

The 20 largest Media, Entertainment & Publication companies by market cap at the end of Q3 FY26 (31 Dec 2025), compared with Q2 FY26.

The top 20 at Q3 FY26

Q3 FY26 vs Q2 FY26: combined net profit ₹584 cr (−10%), median EPS +6% (10 of 19 up), market-cap-weighted price +9%. 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	20.4%	9.00 → 8.23	−9%	−2.6 pp	+12%
2	Prime FocusPFOCUS	16.1%	— → 0.91	sources disagree	—	+235%
3	Nazara Technologies LimitedNAZARA	8.9%	−0.79 → 0.27	turned profitable	+3.3 pp	+7%
4	PVR InoxPVRINOX	8.8%	10.76 → 9.75	−9% one-off	−0.8 pp	−6%
5	Zee Entertainment Enterprises LimitedZEEL	7.6%	0.80 → 1.62	+102%	+6.6 pp	−20%
6	Tips MusicTIPSMUSIC	6.2%	4.16 → 4.59	+10%	+0.5 pp	−6%
7	Saregama India LimitedSAREGAMA	6.0%	2.27 → 2.66	+17%	+0.6 pp	−25%
8	Network18 Media & Investments LimitedNETWORK18	5.9%	0.26 → −0.04	to loss one-off	−3.9 pp	−16%
9	D B CorpDBCORP	4.1%	5.24 → 5.36	+2%	+0.2 pp	−2%
10	Sri Adhik. Bros.SABTNL	3.5%	0.56 → 0.06	−89%	−1.1 pp	+78%
11	MPSMPSLTD	3.1%	32.41 → 20.75	−36%	−1.7 pp	−5%
12	Hathway Cable & Datacom LimitedHATHWAY	1.9%	0.10 → 0.12	+20%	+0.3 pp	−11%
13	Jagran Prakashan LimitedJAGRAN	1.4%	2.69 → 2.49	−7%	−0.4 pp	0%
14	Balaji Telefilms LimitedBALAJITELE	1.1%	−0.42 → −2.04	loss, bigger	−1.6 pp	−13%
15	Signpost India LimitedSIGNPOST	1.0%	2.93 → 3.39	+16%	+0.2 pp	−16%
16	GTPL Hathway LimitedGTPL	1.0%	0.82 → 0.98	+20%	+0.2 pp	−8%
17	New Delhi Television LimitedNDTV	1.0%	−6.57 → −7.11	loss, bigger	−0.5 pp	−16%
18	TV Today Network LimitedTVTODAY	0.7%	−0.33 → −0.02	loss, smaller one-off	+0.2 pp	−4%
19	The Sandesh LimitedSANDESH	0.7%	5.10 → 50.84	+897%	+2.9 pp	−9%
20	Dish TV India LimitedDISHTV	0.6%	−0.72 → −1.50	loss, bigger one-off	−12.1 pp	−18%
	Sector earnings growth	100%			−9.8 pp

Who joined and who left

0 joined and 0 left the top 20 since Q2 FY26, as market caps moved.

Joined the top 20 since Q2 FY26 0

Nobody joined.

Left the top 20 since Q2 FY26 0

Nobody left.

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%
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
NAZARA	sources disagree	sources disagree	sources disagree	sources disagree	sources disagree	sources disagree	sources disagree	sources disagree	to loss	turned profitable	+370%	to loss
PVRINOX	turned profitable	−92%	to loss	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	turned profitable	to loss	loss, smaller	turned profitable	−9%	+95%	−70%
ZEEL	turned profitable	−52%	−77%	+779%	+77%	−22%	+15%	−23%	−47%	+102%	to loss	turned profitable
TIPSMUSIC	+46%	−13%	−26%	+70%	+11%	−8%	−31%	+50%	+16%	+10%	+1%	−26%
SAREGAMA	+10%	+9%	+3%	−32%	+22%	+39%	−3%	−39%	+19%	+17%	+47%	−32%
NETWORK18	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	turned profitable	−73%	to loss	loss, bigger	loss, bigger
DBCORP	+27%	+24%	−1%	−4%	−30%	+43%	−56%	+54%	+15%	+2%	−35%	+62%
SABTNL	outside	outside	outside	outside	turned profitable	to loss	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	turned profitable	−89%	outside	outside
MPSLTD	−1%	−1%	−3%	−10%	+36%	+16%	+16%	−25%	+57%	−36%	+33%	+7%
HATHWAY	−15%	+18%	+54%	−50%	+50%	−47%	+150%	−10%	−44%	+20%	−50%	+133%
JAGRAN	−5%	+74%	−69%	+80%	+4%	+46%	to loss	turned profitable	−13%	−7%	−69%	+246%
BALAJITELE	outside	outside	outside	outside	outside	outside	outside	to loss	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	turned profitable
SIGNPOST	outside	outside	+88%	−37%	+42%	−64%	−83%	+1,489%	+2%	+16%	+16%	−11%
GTPL	−5%	−31%	−45%	+9%	−10%	−21%	+6%	−1%	−13%	+20%	to loss	turned profitable
NDTV	turned profitable	to loss	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	outside	outside	outside	loss, bigger	loss, bigger	loss, bigger	loss, bigger	loss, smaller
TVTODAY	−20%	+314%	−61%	+348%	−84%	+5%	−29%	+19%	to loss	loss, smaller	turned profitable	+14%
SANDESH	outside	outside	outside	outside	outside	to loss	turned profitable	outside	−93%	+897%	to loss	turned profitable
DISHTV	−73%	to loss	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	loss, bigger	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	loss, bigger	outside	outside