# Honasa Consumer net profit jumps 87%, revenue growth hits post-listing high

2026-11-06T10:11:52+00:00 | Business & Economy | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 3 independent outlets

Honasa Consumer, the parent company of Mamaearth, posted an 87.2 percent rise in net profit to Rs 73 crore for the September 2026 quarter (Q2 FY27) from Rs 39 crore a year earlier. Revenue grew 35.9 percent to Rs 731 crore, the highest growth since listing, the company said on Friday, 6 November. EBITDA nearly doubled to Rs 93.2 crore, and the margin expanded to 12.7 percent from 8.8 percent. Focus categories grew over 40 percent and now contribute more than 80 percent of total revenue. Younger brands, including The Derma Co. and Aqualogica, grew over 45 percent, while Mamaearth sustained high-teens growth. The company said it will continue expanding into core categories and launching new products. Shares traded 0.30 percent higher at Rs 483.20.

## Indian Opinion Analysis

All three outlets lead with Honasa Consumer’s headline numbers and present the quarterly performance as a straightforward business achievement. CNBC-TV18 and Inc42 open with the 87 percent profit jump and 36 percent revenue growth, while the Economic Times leads on the younger brands’ 45 percent growth, framing the same data as a strategic shift toward a multi-brand platform. None of the sources include any official or opposition commentary, nor do they scrutinise the sequential profit and revenue declines that Inc42 alone reports. The uniform tone across the three reports, bullish on revenue acceleration, profitability improvement, and brand diversification, is consistent with straight business-result coverage. The most actionable point for investors is Honasa’s plan to expand into core categories and introduce new products, as cited by the company.

## Coverage

Coverage: 3 sources, 3 neutral
- cnbctv18.com (neutral report) <https://www.cnbctv18.com/market/honasa-consumer-q2-results-net-profit-rises-revenue-growth-hits-post-listing-high-20028845.htm>
  Leads with profit and revenue figures, then brand performance
- economictimes.indiatimes.com (neutral report) <https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/cons-products/fmcg/honasa-looks-beyond-mamaearth-as-younger-brands-grow-over-45-and-strengthen-its-beauty-portfolio/articleshow/135600613.cms>
  Leads with younger brand growth, frames as multi-brand platform shift
- inc42.com (neutral report) <https://inc42.com/buzz/mamaearth-parent-honasas-q2-profit-jumps-87-yoy-to-%E2%82%B973-cr/>
  Leads with profit jump, adds sequential decline details

This brief was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry.

Tags: Ghazal Alagh, Honasa Consumer, Mamaearth, Varun Alagh
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