ZEE Ent Q3 results: Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEEL) announced on Thursday a 5% decline in consolidated net profit for the December quarter year-on-year (YoY), amounting to ₹155 crore compared to ₹164 crore from the same period last year. The profit after tax (PAT) is attributed to the company’s shareholders.
In Q3FY26, the company’s operational revenue reached ₹2,149 crore, marking a 15% increase YoY from ₹1,836 crore reported in the equivalent period of the previous financial year.
During this period, the profit after tax (PAT) surged by 103% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ), rising from ₹76 crore in Q2FY26. Meanwhile, the revenue grew by 9% compared to ₹1,969 crore in the July-September quarter of FY26.
For the quater ended December, the company experienced expenses totaling ₹2,087 crore, reflecting an 11% increase from ₹1,880 crore in Q2FY26 and a 20% rise compared to ₹1,735 crore in Q3FY25.
In Q3FY26, the company reported an Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortisation (EBITDA) of ₹241 crore, representing a 24% decline compared to the same period last year and a 64% increase from the previous quarter.
The EBITDA margin for Q3FY26 was 16.1%, in comparison to 7.4% in Q2FY26 and 10.5% in Q3FY25.
