Oil Marketing & Distribution company Castrol India announced Q3CY26 results Standalone Financial Highlights: Revenue from Operations reached Rs 1,734.72 crore for Q3CY26, indicating a sequential decline of 7.31% QoQ from Rs 1,871.47 crore in Q2CY26 but showing an increase of 27.29% YoY compared to Rs 1,362.75 crore in Q3CY25. For 9MCY26, it stood at Rs 5,151.43 crore, marking an expansion of 20.32% YoY over Rs 4,281.58 crore in 9MCY25. Total income reached Rs 1,748.12 crore for Q3CY26, dropping by 7.28% QoQ from Rs 1,885.47 crore in Q2CY26 but increasing by 27.04% YoY over Rs 1,375.05 crore in Q3CY25. For 9MCY26, total income achieved Rs 5,202.17 crore, up 19.98% YoY compared to Rs 4,335.38 crore in 9MCY25. Profit before tax (PBT) stood at Rs 243.38 crore during Q3CY26, decreasing by 48.87% QoQ from Rs 476.03 crore in Q2CY26 and dropping by 20.95% YoY against Rs 307.87 crore in Q3CY25. For 9MCY26, PBT arrived at Rs 1,042.52 crore, indicating a growth of 8.58% YoY against Rs 960.13 crore in 9MCY25. Profit after tax (PAT) landed at Rs 176.37 crore for Q3CY26, posting a sequential decline of 49.28% QoQ over Rs 347.70 crore in Q2CY26 and dropping by 22.58% YoY against Rs 227.80 crore in Q3CY25. For 9MCY26, PAT came in at Rs 766.25 crore, which is an increase of 8.65% YoY over Rs 705.26 crore in 9MCY25. Earnings Per Share (EPS) dropped to Rs 1.78 for Q3CY26, down 49.29% QoQ from Rs 3.51 in Q2CY26 and down 22.61% YoY from Rs 2.30 in Q3CY25. For 9MCY26, EPS reached Rs 7.75, showing a growth of 8.69% YoY versus Rs 7.13 in 9MCY25. Business Highlights: Segment Performance: According to Note 4, the company’s business segment consists of a single segment of "Lubricants" in accordance with Ind AS 108 Operating Segments, and thus no separate segment information has been provided. Market Footprint Expansion: The company expanded its national distribution footprint to approximately 1,67,000 outlets, including 46,000 rural outlets, while its Auto Care portfolio reached 50,000 physical outlets. Service Network Strengthening: The service ecosystem was widened to over 870 Castrol Auto Service centres, 37,000 independent bike workshops, and 16,000 multi-brand workshops. New Customer Acquisitions: Castrol India added more than 175 new customers across key automotive and mining segments, while the industrial business segment added 700 new customers. Product Innovations: The company launched Magna CTX circulating oils for demanding industrial applications and localized its Castrol Engine Shampoo, Hysol 35 XBB, and Hysol 61 XBB fluids. Saugata Basuray, Managing Director, Castrol India, said: “In a quarter marked by a sharp rise in raw material costs and adverse currency movements, Castrol delivered a resilient performance. Pricing actions taken early in the year helped moderate the impact on margins, while we continued to invest in expanding our distribution network in rural India and accelerating our industrial business, which delivered another quarter of double-digit volume growth.” Mrinalini Srinivasan, Chief Financial Officer, Castrol India, said: “Our EBITDA grew 11% over nine months, supported by pricing action we took early in the year. As communicated in August, we expect the operating environment to remain volatile and inflationary. We will act with agility to manage margin pressures through pricing and cost actions, while remaining focused on growing market share across every segment in which we operate.” Result PDF