Sun TV Network (SUNTV)₹609.90+1.51%TV Broadcasting & Software Production
In the Sep 2026 quarter (consolidated), Sun TV Network reported sales of ₹942 Cr, down 27.7% from Sep 2025, and net profit of ₹365 Cr, up 2.7% year on year. For the year to Mar 2026, sales were ₹4,342 Cr and net profit ₹1,440 Cr.
Company filings, consolidated accounts; latest reported quarter Sep 2026
| Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 | Sep 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 925 | 962 | 1,316 | 938 | 831 | 944 | 1,292 | 1,302 | 863 | 884 | 1,462 | 942 |
| Expenses | 334 | 438 | 595 | 395 | 384 | 527 | 674 | 546 | 443 | 492 | 723 | 493 |
| Operating Profit | 590 | 524 | 721 | 542 | 446 | 415 | 618 | 755 | 421 | 392 | 737 | 448 |
| OPM % | 63.9% | 54.0% | 54.9% | 57.9% | 53.9% | 44.0% | 47.9% | 57.9% | 48.9% | 43.9% | 50.0% | 47.9% |
| Other Income | 139 | 142 | 148 | 172 | 145 | 184 | 188 | 140 | 133 | 32.88 | 178 | 137 |
| Interest | 2.01 | 2.01 | 2.01 | 4.01 | 4.01 | 4.01 | 4.01 | 4.01 | 3.01 | 3.01 | 1.01 | 3.01 |
| Depreciation | 115 | 108 | 113 | 197 | 113 | 118 | 108 | 406 | 113 | 98.37 | 96.40 | 116 |
| Profit before tax | 610 | 553 | 750 | 511 | 472 | 475 | 691 | 484 | 434 | 322 | 815 | 465 |
| Tax % | 26.0% | 25.0% | 26.0% | 20.0% | 23.0% | 22.0% | 24.0% | 27.0% | 26.0% | 28.0% | 24.0% | 22.0% |
| Exceptional items | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −41.87 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −3.99 | −46.87 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Profit | 454 | 415 | 559 | 408 | 364 | 371 | 529 | 355 | 324 | 232 | 619 | 365 |
| EPS (Rs) | 11.53 | 10.54 | 14.21 | 10.41 | 9.23 | 9.43 | 13.46 | 9.01 | 8.23 | 5.90 | 15.72 | 9.25 |
| Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 2,477 | 2,651 | 2,968 | 3,787 | 3,526 | 3,183 | 3,594 | 3,781 | 4,288 | 4,028 | 4,342 | 4,151 |
| Expenses | 1,253 | 874 | 960 | 1,176 | 1,249 | 1,111 | 1,306 | 1,379 | 1,646 | 1,891 | 2,152 | 2,151 |
| Operating Profit | 1,223 | 1,776 | 2,010 | 2,612 | 2,276 | 2,068 | 2,283 | 2,399 | 2,642 | 2,134 | 2,188 | 1,998 |
| OPM % | 49.0% | 66.9% | 67.9% | 68.9% | 64.9% | 64.9% | 63.9% | 62.9% | 62.0% | 53.0% | 49.9% | 48.1% |
| Other Income | 674 | 180 | 165 | 241 | 259 | 305 | 255 | 379 | 513 | 640 | 491 | 481 |
| Interest | 2.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 2.01 | 13.03 | 27.07 | 33.06 | 9.02 | 9.02 | 14.03 | 14.02 | 10.04 |
| Depreciation | 499 | 401 | 452 | 665 | 703 | 405 | 307 | 488 | 534 | 543 | 726 | 425 |
| Profit before tax | 1,394 | 1,544 | 1,712 | 2,175 | 1,813 | 1,933 | 2,188 | 2,271 | 2,602 | 2,210 | 1,931 | 2,035 |
| Tax % | 34.0% | 34.0% | 34.0% | 34.0% | 24.0% | 21.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 26.0% | 23.0% | 26.0% | — |
| Exceptional items | 177 | 18.93 | 22.93 | 39.84 | 113 | 63.78 | 86.77 | 33.90 | 8.97 | −36.89 | −45.87 | −50.86 |
| Net Profit | 921 | 1,031 | 1,135 | 1,433 | 1,385 | 1,524 | 1,640 | 1,705 | 1,924 | 1,701 | 1,440 | 1,539 |
| EPS (Rs) | 23.41 | 26.16 | 28.84 | 36.41 | 35.20 | 38.74 | 41.70 | 43.38 | 48.95 | 43.26 | 36.56 | 39.10 |
| Dividend payout % | 66.0% | 37.9% | 34.9% | 20.9% | 70.9% | 13.0% | 32.9% | 34.9% | 34.0% | 34.9% | 33.9% | — |
| Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Capital | 196 | 196 | 196 | 196 | 196 | 196 | 196 | 196 | 196 | 196 | 196 | 196 |
| Reserves | 3,144 | 3,269 | 3,821 | 4,481 | 5,317 | 5,514 | 6,838 | 7,938 | 9,060 | 10,318 | 11,428 | 12,427 |
| Borrowings | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 79.63 | 94.55 | 62.73 | 37.83 | 123 | 106 |
| Other Liabilities | 395 | 284 | 348 | 582 | 667 | 778 | 808 | 645 | 810 | 843 | 871 | 1,087 |
| Total Liabilities | 3,736 | 3,749 | 4,366 | 5,259 | 6,181 | 6,490 | 7,922 | 8,873 | 10,128 | 11,395 | 12,619 | 13,815 |
| Fixed Assets | 1,178 | 844 | 1,224 | 1,151 | 1,112 | 1,143 | 945 | 1,790 | 1,729 | 1,707 | 1,578 | 2,538 |
| CWIP | 2.01 | 1.01 | 2.01 | 49.03 | 13.01 | 66.02 | 146 | 244 | 131 | 145 | 344 | 888 |
| Investments | 505 | 634 | 1,144 | 2,141 | 2,795 | 2,685 | 3,494 | 3,577 | 5,500 | 7,045 | 8,280 | 7,803 |
| Other Assets | 2,051 | 2,271 | 1,997 | 1,916 | 2,262 | 2,595 | 3,337 | 3,262 | 2,767 | 2,498 | 2,417 | 2,587 |
| Inventories | 0.00 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Trade receivables | 760 | 779 | 776 | 1,066 | 1,138 | 1,371 | 1,440 | 1,470 | 1,480 | 1,260 | 1,228 | 1,439 |
| Cash & equivalents | 761 | 908 | 790 | 374 | 595 | 706 | 1,076 | 1,141 | 601 | 402 | 345 | 291 |
| Total Assets | 3,736 | 3,749 | 4,366 | 5,259 | 6,181 | 6,490 | 7,922 | 8,873 | 10,128 | 11,395 | 12,619 | 13,815 |
| Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from operating activity | 1,162 | 1,298 | 1,295 | 1,370 | 1,821 | 1,655 | 1,463 | 1,632 | 2,095 | 2,169 | 1,664 | 1,801 |
| Cash from investing activity | −517 | −400 | −713 | −1,290 | −1,109 | −405 | −1,148 | −1,022 | −1,547 | −1,308 | −1,060 | −1,304 |
| Cash from financing activity | −634 | −736 | −474 | −474 | −595 | −1,221 | −249 | −603 | −630 | −696 | −617 | −525 |
| Net cash flow | 9.01 | 160 | 104 | −399 | 115 | 27.06 | 63.10 | 5.01 | −88.11 | 161 | −18.04 | −32.03 |
| Capex | 439 | 39.93 | 791 | 517 | 554 | 659 | 234 | 1,128 | 570 | 510 | 383 | 2,210 |
| Free cash flow | 721 | 1,256 | 762 | 854 | 1,268 | 995 | 1,233 | 503 | 1,771 | 1,656 | 1,279 | −408 |
| CFO / OP % | 92.0% | 145.1% | 101.0% | 96.0% | 98.0% | 92.1% | 97.0% | 102.0% | 112.1% | 106.0% | 105.0% | 105.0% |
| Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debtor days | 116 | 116 | 108 | 132 | 110 | 143 | 166 | 150 | 144 | 108 | 112 | 122 |
| Cash conversion cycle | 114 | 114 | 106 | 130 | 108 | 141 | 164 | 148 | 142 | 106 | 110 | 120 |
| Working capital days | 112 | 136 | 88 | 88 | 77 | 101 | 101 | 105 | 86 | 69 | 73 | 68 |
| ROCE % | 35.0% | 32.0% | 41.0% | 39.0% | 42.0% | 30.0% | 29.0% | 27.0% | 25.0% | 26.0% | 20.0% | 16.0% |
For the Sep 2026 quarter, Sun TV Network reported sales of ₹942 Cr, down 27.7% year on year and net profit of ₹365 Cr, up 2.7% year on year. The operating margin was 47.9%.
Sun TV Network's sales for the year to Mar 2026 were ₹4,342 Cr; over the last twelve months they were ₹4,151 Cr.
Net profit for the year to Mar 2026 was ₹1,440 Cr, and ₹1,539 Cr over the last twelve months. Earnings per share over the same trailing period were ₹39.10.
Sun TV Network reported borrowings of ₹106 Cr at Mar 2026, against cash and equivalents of ₹291 Cr.
Cash from operations was ₹1,801 Cr in the year to Mar 2026; after capital spending, free cash flow was −₹408 Cr.