Zydus Wellness Ltd share price softened by 3% to Rs 559.75 after the company's net profit plunged by 26.60% to Rs 118.9 crore, while revenue from operations eased by 3.13% to Rs 1429.9 crore in Q2FY26 over Q1FY26. The market capitalization of Packaged Foods industry group stocks on BSE stood at Rs 4.94 lakh crore, declining 5.18%. It has improved by 0.91% over last one week and eased lower by 0.14% in last one month while the market capitalization of Zydus Wellness Ltd has inched up 1.90% and 10.05% in the same period respectively. Profit before tax (PBT) of Zydus Wellness Ltd stood at Rs 162.1 crore in Q2 FY26, advancing by 11.56% year-on-year, and slipping 8.57% quarter-on-quarter. EBITDA came in at Rs 238 crore, jumping 55.90% YoY and falling 11.53% sequentially. Total expenses marginally dropped 1.38% to Rs 1252.4 crore in Q2FY26 over Q2FY25. During the quarter, cost of materials consumed stood at Rs 307.6 crore, dropping by 19.98% YoY, while employee benefits expense was at Rs 96.8 crore, contracting 7.46% YoY. For the TTM ended FY26, revenue from operations soared by 46.40% to Rs 3940.0 crore, while net profit tumbled by 43.15% to Rs 197.2 crore, compared to previous TTM. EBITDA witnessed a strong improvement of 48340% to Rs 503.3 crore, and PBT collapsed by 35.76% to Rs 230.5 crore compared to previous TTM. The company's consolidated net cash flow from operating activities stood at Rs 226.4 crore in FY26, as against Rs 380.0 crore in FY25. Zydus Wellness Ltd rallied 36.32% in last one year, significantly outperforming the benchmark BSE Sensex which has eased by 2.94% during the same period.
