Mumbai, July 28 -- The stock came under pressure as EBITDA margin contracted 76 basis points following the consolidation of the lower-margin Twizza business in South Africa.

The company's consolidated net profit increased 15.1% year-on-year to Rs 1,525.36 crore in Q2 CY2026. Revenue from operations (net of excise/GST) rose 20.4% YoY to Rs 8,451.23 crore.

Consolidated sales volume increased 19.8% to 466.7 million cases, driven by volume growth of 14.4% in India and 38.4% in international markets. The Twizza acquisition contributed 11.8 million cases during the quarter.

EBITDA rose 17.2% YoY to Rs 2,343.04 crore from Rs 1,998.77 crore. However, EBITDA margin declined 76 basis points to 27.7%, mainly due to the consolidation of the lower-...