CDSL Q1 Results: Central Depository Services (India) Ltd. (CDSL) reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 117.5 crore for the quarter ended June 2026 (Q1 FY27), registering a 14.8 per cent year-on-year (YoY) increase from Rs 102.4 crore in the corresponding quarter last year. Revenue from operations rose 13.1 per cent YoY to Rs 293 crore, compared with Rs 259 crore in Q1 FY26.
The company reported an EBITDA of Rs 138 crore, up 6.2 per cent YoY from Rs 130 crore a year ago. However, the EBITDA margin declined to 47.1 per cent in Q1 FY27 from 50.1 per cent in the year-ago period, reflecting a contraction of 300 basis points (bps).
Nehal Vora, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, said, “This quarter reflects CDSL’s continued focus on building scale and depth of leadership. The appointment of our new Executive Directors strengthens our leadership capacity across critical operations, technology, regulatory, risk, compliance, and investor-facing functions. At the same time, we remain committed to deepening investor education through initiatives such as Amar Chitra Katha, which make market awareness more accessible, relatable, and engaging. As India’s securities market continues to deepen, our responsibility is to support our Depository Participants and Issuer ecosystem in serving investors better, and in doing so, contribute to a more sustainable, inclusive, and trusted market infrastructure.”
CDSL became the first depository to register over 18.59 crore demat accounts as on June 30, 2026, extending the trajectory from 15.86 Crore accounts as of June 30, 2025, with the opening of approx. 58 lakh new demat accounts during the quarter.
CDSL completed an investment of 1 crore for a 2 per cent stake in Sahamati Foundation, an RBI-recognised Self-Regulatory Organisation for the Account Aggregator ecosystem, as part of a broader cross-industry initiative to strengthen governance, technology infrastructure and standards for financial data sharing in India.
The Governing Board approved the appointment of Shri Amit Mahajan as Executive Director for Vertical 1 (Critical Operations), effective June 11, 2026, and Smt. Nayana Ovalekar as Executive Director for Vertical 2 (Regulatory, Compliance, Risk Management & Investor Grievances), effective June 19, 2026, for a period of five years each.
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