Asian Paints Q2 Results: Net profit rises 7% YoY to Rs 1,068 crore; firm announces Rs 5.75/share dividend
Asian Paints moved higher in a quarterly results development for FY27.
· Economic Times Markets, ET Stocks
Asian Paints Q2 Results: The paint-maker’s revenue from operations increased around 17% YoY to Rs 9,977 crore during the July-September quarter of FY27, from Rs 8,513 crore reported in the corresponding quarter of FY26.
Key facts
- Period
- FY27 and FY26
The analysis
Asian Paints reported Rs 1,068 crore, Rs 5.75 and Rs 9,977 crore for FY27, with movement of 7% and 17% attached to those lines. Those are the figures as filed — what moves the price is how they sit against what the market already expected, not their absolute size.
Against that, the stock is +0.8% on the day at ₹2,302.00, and has returned -16.6% over three months. It sits 22% below its 52-week high. The paints & building materials sector has moved -14.6% over the same period, so Asian Paints is running 2.0 points behind its peers.
For Asian Paints, the question is how much of this is already reflected in the price and how much re-rates the paints & building materials peer set alongside it.
Why it matters
- Earnings versus expectations is what actually re-rates a stock; the surprise matters more than the absolute number.
- Buybacks, dividends and splits change what a shareholder actually receives, and often signal how management reads its own value.
Market context
- In focus: Asian Paints (ASIANPAINT), in Paints & Building Materials.
- Over three months: Asian Paints -16.6% against Paints & Building Materials -14.6% (2.0 points behind).
- Trading well above normal today: Asian Paints at 3.4 times its 20-day average volume.
| Company | Price | Day | 1M | 3M | From 52-wk high | Volume vs 20-day | Market cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian PaintsASIANPAINT · Paints & Building Materials | ₹2,302.00 | +0.8% | -4.7% | -16.6% | -22.5% | 3.4× | — |
Paints & Building Materials
1M -5.0% · 3M -14.6%
Asian Paints
Prices as of 29 Oct 2026, 15:45 IST. Sector moves are the average of the stocks we track in each sector.
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