Bata India shares rally over 8% after Q3 profit soars 13% YoY to ₹66 crore, revenue up 3%; check earnings

This comes after the company posted its earnings for the third quarter of the 2025-26 (Q3FY26) in post-market hours on Monday.

At around 10:40 am, the stock was trading 5.54% higher at ₹933.20 per equity share.

The scrip soared 8% in the past week and 1% over the month. On a year-to-date basis, however, it has declined more than 1%.

While the stock touched a 52-week low of ₹838.95 on January 27, 2026, it reached a year’s high of ₹1,378.95 per unit on February 12, 2025.

Bata India Q3 results

Bata India on Monday reported a 12.61% year-on-year (YoY) surge in its consolidated net profit to ₹66.1 crore in the December quarter of FY26, compared to the ₹58.7 crore profit it had logged in the same period last year.

The results for the quarter also included a one-time exceptional expenditure of ₹6.6 crore due to the implementation of the New Labour Codes, the company said in a regulatory filing.

The footwear major’s revenue from operations rose 2.81% YoY to ₹944.7 crore during the quarter under review, as against ₹918.8 crore in the third quarter of the 2024-25 fiscal year (Q3FY25).

At an operational level, its EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation), also known as operating profit, stood at ₹212 crore for Q3FY26, marking a 6.6% YoY jump from ₹199 crore in the year-ago period.

Commenting on the earnings, Gunjan Shah, MD and CEO - Bata India Ltd, said: “The improvement in demand, post roll out of GST 2.0, continued during the quarter along with a few green shoots, leading to strong EBIDTA performance backed by sales and margin growth. All channels delivered growth during the quarter with solid gross margin management. Overall, our results this quarter demonstrate disciplined execution of the key strategic levers across channels.”

The firm’s premium products showed robust growth in brands like Hush Puppies and Power, while its fresh sales contribution continued growing on a sequential basis.

It added 27 franchise stores in Q3FY26, and scaled its zero base merchandising (ZBM) project to more than 400 stores, “bringing sustained results in consumer experience and revenue per sqft.” The company noted that its inventory efficiencies, both in terms of quantity and quality, continued to show strong progress, and its gross inventory reduction stood at 11%.

“Our initiatives in decluttering, inventory freshness & cost efficiencies helped us in driving operating margins leverage,” Shad stated, adding that “continued marketing investments and thrust on strategic levers - product, channels and inventory, keeps us enthusiastic for the future, against the backdrop of GST 2.0.”

Bata India has a total market capitalisation of ₹11,904.86 crore, as of February 10, 2026, according to data on the NSE.