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 Q3 FY25.

The top 20 at Q3 FY26

Q3 FY26 vs Q3 FY25: combined net profit ₹584 cr (+49%), median EPS −8% (8 of 18 up), market-cap-weighted price −17%. 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%	9.22 → 8.23	−11%	−1.5 pp	−14%
2	Prime FocusPFOCUS	16.1%	— → 0.91	sources disagree	—	+72%
3	Nazara Technologies LimitedNAZARA	8.9%	— → 0.27	sources disagree	—	+21%
4	PVR InoxPVRINOX	8.8%	3.66 → 9.75	+166% one-off	+2.4 pp	−22%
5	Zee Entertainment Enterprises LimitedZEEL	7.6%	1.70 → 1.62	−5%	−0.3 pp	−26%
6	Tips MusicTIPSMUSIC	6.2%	3.46 → 4.59	+33%	+0.6 pp	−27%
7	Saregama India LimitedSAREGAMA	6.0%	3.23 → 2.66	−18%	−0.4 pp	−24%
8	Network18 Media & Investments LimitedNETWORK18	5.9%	−9.31 → −0.04	loss, smaller one-off	+56.7 pp	−39%
9	D B CorpDBCORP	4.1%	6.63 → 5.36	−19%	−0.9 pp	−13%
10	Sri Adhik. Bros.SABTNL	3.5%	−0.90 → 0.06	turned profitable	+1.0 pp	+1%
11	MPSMPSLTD	3.1%	23.80 → 20.75	−13%	−0.2 pp	+3%
12	Hathway Cable & Datacom LimitedHATHWAY	1.9%	0.08 → 0.12	+50%	+0.3 pp	−21%
13	Jagran Prakashan LimitedJAGRAN	1.4%	2.88 → 2.49	−14%	−0.3 pp	−14%
14	Balaji Telefilms LimitedBALAJITELE	1.1%	−1.16 → −2.04	loss, bigger	−0.5 pp	+40%
15	Signpost India LimitedSIGNPOST	1.0%	1.08 → 3.39	+214%	+0.5 pp	−40%
16	GTPL Hathway LimitedGTPL	1.0%	0.90 → 0.98	+9%	0.0 pp	−27%
17	New Delhi Television LimitedNDTV	1.0%	−4.94 → −7.11	loss, bigger	−1.0 pp	+4%
18	TV Today Network LimitedTVTODAY	0.7%	1.46 → −0.02	to loss one-off	−0.4 pp	−31%
19	The Sandesh LimitedSANDESH	0.7%	−27.47 → 50.84	turned profitable	+2.4 pp	−33%
20	Dish TV India LimitedDISHTV	0.6%	−0.25 → −1.50	loss, bigger one-off	−9.1 pp	−61%
	Sector earnings growth	100%			+49.1 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 year on year, 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
— no data
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	+14%	+7%	+9%	−5%	−12%	−20%	−10%	−5%	−13%	−11%	−37%	+17%
PFOCUS	to loss	to loss	to loss	loss, bigger	turned profitable	loss, bigger	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	sources disagree	sources disagree	sources disagree	to loss
PVRINOX	turned profitable	−51%	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	to loss	+182%	loss, smaller	loss, smaller	turned profitable	+166%	turned profitable	turned profitable
ZEEL	+8%	+144%	turned profitable	turned profitable	+70%	+179%	+1,300%	+22%	−63%	−5%	to loss	−47%
TIPSMUSIC	+92%	+73%	+41%	+62%	+22%	+28%	+19%	+5%	+10%	+33%	+93%	−5%
SAREGAMA	+4%	0%	+9%	−15%	−6%	+19%	+12%	−1%	−3%	−18%	+25%	+41%
NETWORK18	loss, bigger	loss, bigger	loss, bigger	loss, bigger	loss, bigger	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	turned profitable	turned profitable	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	to loss
DBCORP	+105%	+157%	+198%	+50%	−18%	−5%	−57%	−31%	+13%	−19%	+19%	+24%
SABTNL	outside	outside	outside	outside	sources disagree	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	+5,500%	turned profitable	outside	outside
MPSLTD	+12%	+1%	−11%	−15%	+17%	+37%	+64%	+36%	+57%	−13%	0%	+43%
HATHWAY	−35%	−19%	turned profitable	−23%	+36%	−38%	0%	+80%	−33%	+50%	−70%	−22%
JAGRAN	sources disagree	sources disagree	sources disagree	−8%	+1%	−15%	to loss	+63%	+37%	−14%	turned profitable	−13%
BALAJITELE	outside	outside	outside	outside	outside	outside	outside	loss, bigger	to loss	loss, bigger	to loss	turned profitable
SIGNPOST	outside	outside	—	—	+146%	−39%	−95%	+36%	−2%	+214%	+2,089%	+22%
GTPL	−24%	−37%	turned profitable	−60%	−63%	−57%	−19%	−26%	−28%	+9%	to loss	−78%
NDTV	−51%	to loss	to loss	loss, bigger	outside	outside	outside	loss, bigger	loss, bigger	loss, bigger	loss, bigger	loss, bigger
TVTODAY	−64%	+5%	+96%	+486%	+18%	−70%	−46%	−86%	to loss	to loss	+47%	+40%
SANDESH	outside	outside	outside	outside	outside	to loss	−87%	outside	−90%	turned profitable	to loss	+71%
DISHTV	−75%	loss, bigger	loss, bigger	to loss	to loss	loss, bigger	loss, smaller	loss, bigger	loss, bigger	loss, bigger	outside	outside