Paytm share price: Shares of One 97 Communications, the parent company of Paytm, came under pressure in early trade after a sizeable block deal saw a portion of equity change hands. The stock declined 3.52 per cent, reacting to the transaction in which about 1.3 per cent of the company’s equity, or roughly 86 lakh shares, was exchanged between investors.
The block deal is estimated to be worth around Rs 963.6 crore (about $100 million) and was reportedly executed at a floor price of Rs 1,120.65 per share. This represents a 2.99 per cent discount to the previous day’s closing price of Rs 1,155.30 on the BSE
Paytm’s stock has seen short-term weakness, underperforming the broader market in recent weeks. Over the past one week, the stock declined 1.18 per cent, compared with a 0.85 per cent gain in the Nifty Midcap 50 index. The underperformance widened on a one-month basis, with Paytm falling 3.82 per cent, while the benchmark index rose 2.12 per cent, indicating near-term pressure on the stock.
On a year-to-date basis, Paytm remains sharply in the red, dropping 13.46 per cent, even as the Nifty Midcap 50 stayed relatively flat with a marginal gain of 0.44 per cent. This reflects continued investor caution and volatility in the stock through 2026 so far, despite broader stability in midcap equities.
However, the longer-term trend remains positive. Over the past one year, Paytm has delivered a strong return of 34.93 per cent, outperforming the index’s 10.53 per cent gain. Even on a three-year basis, the stock has risen 58.18 per cent, though it trails the Nifty Midcap 50’s sharper 88.60 per cent rally, pointing to solid gains but relative underperformance over the longer horizon.
The company reported a consolidated profit of Rs 183 crore in the fourth quarter ended March 2026. Paytm had posted a loss of Rs 540 crore in the same period a year ago. Sequentially, the consolidated profit fell 18.2 per cent from Rs 225 crore in Q3 FY26.
The company’s consolidated revenue from operations grew by 18.4 per cent to Rs 2,264 crore during the reporting quarter from Rs 1,912 crore in the January-March 2025 quarter. In the previous quarter, the revenue was Rs 2,194 crore.
EBITDA turned positive to come in at Rs 132 crore in the quarter under review, against a loss of Rs 88 crore a year ago. However, its moderated from Rs 156 crore in the October-December quarter. EBITDA margin stood at 5.8 per cent in Q4 FY26 compared with a negative 5 per cent in the year-ago period and 71 per cent in Q3 FY26. During the financial year ended March 2026, Paytm posted a consolidated profit of Rs 552 crore compared to a loss of Rs 663 crore in FY25. The annual revenue from the operations of Paytm grew by 22.2 per cent to Rs 8,437 crore in FY26 from Rs 6,900 crore in FY25.
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