Mumbai: Kansai Nerolac Paints Limited (KNPL), one of the leading Paint companies in India, today at the Board meeting announced its audited results for the fourth quarter of the financial year 2025-26. For the quarter, the company declared Net revenue of Rs. 1873.4 Crores, a growth of 7.6% over the corresponding quarter of the previous year.

EBIDTA was at Rs. 215.1 Crores, a growth of 21.0% over the same quarter of the previous year. PBT before exception items was at Rs. 184.7 Crores, a growth of 12.8% over the same quarter of the previous year.

For the year, net revenue was Rs. 7739.2 Crores, a growth of 3.2% over the same period of the previous year. EBIDTA was at Rs. 986.2 Crores, a growth of 1.2% over the same period of the previous year. PBT before exceptional items was at Rs. 898.9 Crores, a de-growth of 0.9% over the same period of the previous year.

The Board has recommended a total dividend of 250% (₹2.50 per share) for the financial year ended March 31, 2026, as compared to total dividend of 375% (₹3.75 per share) which includes special dividend of 125% (Rs. 1.25 per share) last year.

Commenting on the results, Mr. Pravin Chaudhari, Managing Director, Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd said, “During the quarter, the revival in demand seen in Q3, continued in Decorative. Growth drivers of new products, Construction Chemicals, Wood finishes and Projects continued to do well. The demand in Industrial was robust led by Automotive. KNPL continued to be better than the market, based on various initiatives. Growth in Performance Coatings was also strong based on a strong order pipeline. During the quarter, raw material costs, which were benign in Jan and Feb, rose sharply due to the West Asia crisis along with the depreciation of the rupee. The company has announced price increases to partly offset the impact of inflation. The company has also approached industrial customers with price increases. Going forward, while long-term demand looks intact. While demand momentum continues, how cost drivers pan out will need to be watched in the light of how the current geo-political situation pans out”

Outlook of Indian Paint Industry: The size of domestic paint industry is estimated at around Rs. 77500 crores as of March 2025. The good growth in infrastructure, core sector as well as automobile and real estate is likely to have a positive effect on the overall demand of paint for industry in the long run.