# Sapphire Foods swings to Rs 1.1 cr net loss despite 19.7% revenue jump

2026-10-22T12:45:31+00:00 | Business & Economy | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 3 independent outlets

KFC and Pizza Hut operator Sapphire Foods India reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 1.1 crore for the quarter ending 30 September 2026, against a profit of Rs 14.2 crore in the previous quarter, according to an exchange filing. On a year-on-year basis, the loss narrowed from Rs 12.8 crore in the same period in 2025. Revenue from operations rose 19.7 per cent to Rs 888 crore, driven by KFC’s 26 per cent revenue growth and Pizza Hut’s 7 per cent growth. The company added 15 KFC outlets and one Pizza Hut in Sri Lanka, taking its total restaurant count to 1,086 as of 30 September. Same-store sales growth for KFC stood at 14 per cent, while Pizza Hut India recorded 5 per cent. EBITDA margin expanded to 14.2 per cent from 13.7 per cent a year ago. Pizza Hut's EBITDA margin remained negative at minus 2.8 per cent, down 100 basis points from last year, due to higher energy costs. Shares of Sapphire Foods gained up to 2 per cent intraday on 22 October before paring gains to trade 0.7 per cent higher.

## Indian Opinion Analysis

All three sources focus on the financial turnaround, with thehansindia.com reporting a net loss of Rs 1.1 crore against a prior-quarter profit, while cnbctv18.com and business-standard.com both give the net loss as Rs 1.5 crore. The discrepancy arises because thehansindia.com compares sequentially with the preceding quarter's profit, while the other two compare year-on-year with the prior year's loss. The coverage is otherwise uniform: all highlight strong KFC same-store sales growth of 14 per cent, revenue up about 20 per cent to Rs 888 crore, and a store count of 1,086 as of 30 September 2026. The only notable omission is that thehansindia.com includes Pizza Hut's negative EBITDA margin, which the other two leave out. Investors will watch Sapphire Foods' stock performance after the results.

## Coverage

Coverage: 3 sources, 3 neutral
- thehansindia.com (neutral report) <https://www.thehansindia.com/business/kfc-pizza-hut-operator-sapphire-foods-swings-to-loss-in-q2-fy27-1134601>
  Reports sequential swing to loss, includes Pizza Hut negative margin
- cnbctv18.com (neutral report) <https://www.cnbctv18.com/market/sapphire-foods-q2-results-net-loss-narrows-revenue-margin-expansion-new-store-openings-share-price-20016955.htm>
  Leads with stock gain, omits sequential comparison and Pizza Hut margin
- business-standard.com (neutral report) <https://www.business-standard.com/companies/news/sapphire-foods-india-q2fy27-net-loss-narrows-to-1-5-cr-revenue-up-20-126102201147_1.html>
  Straight earnings report, omits sequential loss and Pizza Hut margin

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

Tags: KFC, Pizza Hut, Q2 FY27, Rs 888 crore, Sapphire Foods India
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