Grasim Industries’ (Grasim) Q2FY26 EBITDA, at INR 3.66bn, fared better than our INR 3.26bn forecast – driven by betterthan-expected performance from the CSF and other small segments. For its paints business (Birla Opus), while revenues dipped marginally QoQ, the segment nonetheless gained market share with industry revenues likely having declined, both on a YoY and QoQ basis.