India Inc to remain ‘measured’ on investments despite steady revenue growth in December quarter: ICRA

26 Nov 2025 Evaluate

Domestic credit rating agency ICRA in its latest report has said that India Inc will remain ‘measured’ on its investments despite the steady revenue growth in the December quarter.  It said the industry will report a revenue growth of 8-10 per cent in the Q3 FY26, which is broadly in line with the 9.2 per cent year-on-year jump in the September quarter.

From a profitability perspective, the agency said the operating profit margin (OPM) will show an improvement amid expectations of an upbeat demand as commodity prices soften compared to the year-ago period. However, it said the good show on the topline and bottom line may not necessarily lead to an uptick in the long-cherished private capex. Given the uncertain global environment and tariff-related ambiguity, it expects the private capex cycle to remain measured. It added that certain sectors, such as electronics, semiconductors, data centres and niche segments within the automotive space, like electric vehicles, will continue to see a scale-up in investments.

According to the report, the government capex is expected to support the overall investment activity in the economy, and the headroom for investment growth is likely to be lower in H2 FY26 after the upfronting seen in H1. It also said the US tariffs hit the textile sector as players chose to take the impact rather than passing on the pressures to customers, resulting in a profitability compression. It added that the healthy revenue growth in the December quarter is likely to be driven by festive demand and GST rationalisation. 


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