Network18 Media & Investments share price & results
- Jun 2026
- Sept 2026
India's largest news network: 20 TV channels plus Moneycontrol, News18 and CNBC-TV18 digital platforms.
Reported
The figures, each with its period
Each figure keeps its basis and period; nothing is filled in.
| Metric | Value | Change | Basis | Period | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 516 | +10.3% YoY | Quarterly, as filed | Quarter to Jun 2026 | Revenue from operations as filed. |
| Operating margin | 1.4 | +0.5 pts YoY | Operating profit / revenue | Quarter to Jun 2026 | For the quarter; a change is in percentage points. |
| Net profit | -38.0 | −125.5% YoY | Quarterly, as filed | Quarter to Jun 2026 | Profit after tax as filed. |
| Return on equity | -0.04 | +4.1 pts | Trailing twelve months | TTM to Jun 2026 | Adjusted profit attributable to owners ÷ average owners’ equity. |
| Free cash flow margin | -3.58 | +37.2 pts | Fiscal year | FY ending Mar 2026 | (Operating cash flow − fixed-asset purchases + disposals) ÷ revenue. |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -48.53 | −43.3 pts | Trailing twelve months | TTM to Jun 2026 | Revenue change against the same period one year earlier. |
Price
Performance −50.6% 1Y
1Y: ₹48.27 on 24 Oct 2025 → ₹23.85. High ₹48.99 (29 Oct 2025), low ₹23.19 (26 Oct 2026).
- Previous close
- ₹23.19
- Market cap
- ₹3.6k Cr
- 52-week range
- ₹23.19 – ₹48.99
- One year
- −50.05%
- Price to earnings (FY ending Mar 2026)
- 98.56×
- Return on equity (TTM to Jun 2026)
- -0.04%
Overview
- Symbol
- NSE:NETWORK18
- Industry
- Consumer Discretionary
- Exchange
- NSE
- Currency
- INR
What Network18 Media & Investments Limited does
Based on the company's own presentations, annual report and earnings calls.
Network18 operates India's largest television news network of 20 channels, spanning business news, national English and Hindi news, and regional news across 13 languages, alongside a digital portfolio led by Moneycontrol, News18, CNBCTV18 and Firstpost. It earns through advertising and subscription revenue across its television, digital and print/magazine businesses (Forbes India, Overdrive), and through fintech-linked monetisation on Moneycontrol (loans, fixed deposits, credit cards). The company also operates History TV18, a factual-entertainment channel, through a joint venture (AETN18) with A+E Networks, and holds strategic minority stakes in other leading media platforms.
Segments
- Television News
- Digital News & Fintech Platforms
- Print & Magazines
- Strategic Investments in Media JVs/Associates
- TV news channels operated
- 20
- Regional-language news channels
- 14 (across 13 languages, including the News18 Lokmat JV)
- Business news channels
- 4
- Languages of TV & digital operation
- 10+
- Weekly TV viewership reach
- 150 million+ (BARC)
- Monthly digital reach across platforms
- ~300 million unique visitors (Comscore)
Fundamentals
Ratios, each with its period
Current values with the period they cover; the trend reads across the 6 fiscal years held (Mar 2021 to Mar 2026).
Financials
What the filings say
Net profit, year on year: −126% (quarter to jun 2026 against jun 2025).
| Line item | Sept 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sept 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 1,825 | 1,360 | 561 | 468 | 498 | 539 | 616 | 516 |
| Expenses | 2,005 | 1,382 | 542 | 464 | 498 | 530 | 585 | 509 |
| Operating profit | -179 | -22 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 30 | 8 |
| Operating margin | −10.0% | −1.6% | 3.4% | 0.9% | −0.1% | 1.8% | 4.9% | 1.4% |
| Other income | 270 | -1,225 | 40 | 231 | 124 | 69 | 26 | 42 |
| Interest | 170 | 102 | 55 | 52 | 48 | 50 | 54 | 57 |
| Depreciation | 69 | 52 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 |
| Profit before tax | -148 | -1,400 | -29 | 149 | 41 | -5 | -30 | -38 |
| Tax rate | 3.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Net profit | -152 | -1,400 | -29 | 149 | 41 | -5 | -30 | -38 |
| EPS (₹ per share) | -0.92 | -9.31 | -0.20 | 0.96 | 0.26 | -0.04 | -0.20 | -0.25 |
| Line item | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 6,223 | 9,298 | 6,887 | 2,121 |
| Expenses | 6,087 | 9,961 | 7,218 | 2,077 |
| Operating profit | 137 | -664 | -330 | 44 |
| Other income | 183 | 808 | -741 | 450 |
| Interest | 209 | 322 | 477 | 204 |
| Depreciation | 128 | 210 | 224 | 133 |
| Profit before tax | -16 | -390 | -1,771 | 155 |
| Net profit | -16 | -388 | -1,776 | 155 |
| Line item | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Sept 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity capital | 518 | 518 | 518 | 765 | 765 | 765 |
| Reserves | 237 | 157 | 14,710 | 3,977 | 4,166 | 4,153 |
| Borrowings | 2,284 | 6,069 | 8,156 | 2,960 | 3,217 | 3,288 |
| Other liabilities | 6,101 | 7,236 | 16,498 | 795 | 749 | 790 |
| Total liabilities | 9,140 | 13,980 | 39,881 | 8,498 | 8,897 | 8,996 |
| Fixed assets | 2,876 | 3,055 | 3,681 | 1,788 | 1,773 | 1,753 |
| Capital work in progress | 259 | 916 | 11,627 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Investments | 869 | 958 | 4,188 | 5,682 | 6,045 | 6,123 |
| Other assets | 5,137 | 9,051 | 20,385 | 1,027 | 1,077 | 1,118 |
| Total assets | 9,140 | 13,980 | 39,881 | 8,498 | 8,897 | 8,996 |
| Line item | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from operations | 1,346 | 641 | -2,804 | -6,465 | -1,912 | -28 |
| Cash from investing | -85 | -249 | -718 | 9,929 | -3,636 | -19 |
| Cash from financing | -1,049 | -381 | 3,411 | 1,139 | 720 | 83 |
| Net cash flow | 212 | 12 | -111 | 4,603 | -4,828 | 36 |
| Free cash flow | 1,263 | 457 | -3,536 | -8,869 | -2,809 | -77 |
| Line item | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debtor days | 99 | 72 | 76 | 69 | 35 | 119 |
| Cash conversion cycle | 99 | 72 | 76 | 69 | 35 | 119 |
| Working capital days | -62 | 1 | -32 | 173 | -141 | -503 |
| Return on capital employed | 10.0% | 16.0% | 2.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 3.0% |
| Dividend payout | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Ownership
Who owns it
Promoters hold 56.89% as of Sept 2026; institutions cut 1.57 pts since Jun 2026.
- Promoters 56.89%
- Foreign institutions 2.76%
- Domestic institutions 0.12%
- Public 40.22%
Who bought this quarter
since Jun 2026
Disclosed holders that added to a position or appeared on the register for the first time, biggest addition first.
- newly disclosed 1.06% held
- +0.15 pp 4.78% held
The same filing shows 0 holders trimming and 0 off the list — both are in the register beside this.
Who is on the register
Named in the Sep 2026 filing
Every holder of Network18 Media & Investments Limited above SEBI's 1% disclosure line, and what changed since Jun 2026.
| Holder | Stake | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 9.25% | unchanged | |
| 8.66% | unchanged | |
| 8.66% | unchanged | |
| 8.66% | unchanged | |
| 8.66% | unchanged | |
| 7.04% | unchanged | |
| 4.78% | +0.15 pp | |
| 4.47% | unchanged | |
| 1.48% | unchanged | |
| 1.06% | newly disclosed |
A holder disappearing from this list has fallen below the 1% line — it is not necessarily a sale. Percentages are of total shares, as disclosed in the company's own filing. Who was buying across the market this quarter.
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