The country's 500 biggest listed companies have become money printing machines! Earned Rs 15 lakh crore in a year

News Topical, Digital Desk : The country's top-500 listed companies have seen a decline in their earnings in the last four quarters, but their profits have reached a record Rs 15 lakh crore in FY25. NSE500 profit grew 11.4% in FY25, with telecom, staples, healthcare, and agro-chemical sectors contributing significantly. Nifty earnings estimates for FY26 and FY27 have seen a decline, with many sectors underperforming.

According to Axis Securities, Nifty EPS is estimated at Rs 1,151 for FY26 and Rs 1,315 for FY27. Total profit grew by 8% in FY25, but exports and investment are likely to decline in future.

The income of the country's top-500 listed companies may have declined for the last four quarters. But, the profits of these companies have reached record levels in the financial year 2025. According to a report by Axis Securities, the country's 500 largest companies have earned a profit of Rs 15 lakh crore in the financial year 2025. It was told in this report that the total profit of NSE 500 companies increased from Rs 10.66 lakh crore in the financial year 2023 to Rs 15.07 lakh crore in the financial year 2025. This report is based on the results of 458 companies. This record in FY25 was made due to the strong performance of sectors like agriculture and chemicals, telecom and staples. 

Record breaking profits and sectoral performance NSE500 profit grew 11.4% in the financial year. Telecom profit jumped 45.7%, while staples, healthcare, and agro-chemicals grew 10.8-13.1%. Banks' profit grew 4.8%, but oil and gas profit fell 10.2%. From FY21 to FY24, NSE 500 companies have seen a growth of 26% in profits. In FY25, this growth was 10%, but excluding oil & gas and metal, mining, profit grew 18.9%. 

Improvement in the performance of large-cap companies According to Neeraj Chadawar, head of research at Axis Securities, sectors that were running at a loss during the pandemic are now profitable. Financials, oil and gas, metals, and IT sectors contribute to 65% of NSE 500 profits. He said large-cap companies are now performing better and 81% of Nifty companies met or beat expectations in the March quarter. However, market enthusiasm is waning. Nifty earnings estimates were lowered by 3.3% for FY26 and 2% for FY27. This change happened due to the inclusion of Eternal (Zomato) and Jio Financial Services in the index and the removal of BPCL and Britannia Industries. Even after this, the estimate for FY26 was reduced by 2%. 

What is the estimate regarding EPS? Axis Securities has projected Nifty EPS at Rs 1,151 for FY26 and Rs 1,315 for FY27, and expects an average growth of 14% between FY23-27. According to 

Motilal Oswal , Nifty EPS for FY25 was Rs 1,013, up just 1% from last year. EPS for FY26 is projected to be 1.9% lower at Rs 1,135 and for FY27, 1.1% lower at Rs 1,314. He warned that earnings estimates are weakening. 

Nomura said total profit grew 8% in FY25, but the future looks weak. EPS estimates for FY26/27 have been cut by 2.3% and 1.4% since March. The cuts are 7.6% and 6.3% since September 2024. A further cut of 4-8% is expected for FY27 due to weak exports, declining domestic savings, and sluggish investment cycle. 

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