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Varun Beverages profit jumps 13.5% on strong volume growth
PepsiCo's largest franchise bottler reported consolidated net profit of ₹830.6 crore for the third quarter of 2026, driven by double-digit volume expansion across India and international markets. Revenue surged 33 per cent year-on-year to ₹6,815.58 crore.
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Varun Beverages Ltd (VBL) posted consolidated net profit of ₹830.6 crore for the September quarter of 2026, representing a 13.54 per cent increase from ₹731.51 crore in the same period last year, according to a regulatory filing on Friday.
Revenue from operations climbed 33.3 per cent to ₹6,815.58 crore during the quarter, compared with ₹5,112.43 crore a year earlier. The company's total consolidated income, including other income, reached ₹6,935.44 crore, up 31.85 per cent year-on-year. Total expenses for the quarter increased 35.77 per cent to ₹5,880.55 crore.
The strong performance was underpinned by robust volume growth in both domestic and international operations. On a standalone basis, which primarily reflects India sales, VBL's revenue from operations increased 24.75 per cent during the quarter.
VBL, which follows the calendar year as its financial year, serves as PepsiCo's principal bottling partner in South Asia, operating across multiple beverage categories and geographic markets throughout the region.