Sun TV Network Q3 Results: Net profit falls 10% on decline in advertisement revenue

South-based TV broadcaster Sun TV Network Ltd</a> on Friday (February 6) reported a net profit of ₹324 crore for Q3, down 10.7% from ₹363 crore in the same quarter last year.

Revenue grew 4% year-on-year to ₹862 crore from ₹828 crore. EBITDA declined 5.6% to ₹419.6 crore compared with ₹444.5 crore a year ago, while EBITDA margin moderated to 48.7% from 53.7% in the year-ago period.

The company reported total income of ₹958.39 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, up 3.31% from ₹927.66 crore in the same period last year. Advertisement revenues declined to ₹291.94 crore from ₹332.17 crore in Q3FY25, while profit before tax, after exceptional items, stood at ₹425.43 crore compared with ₹454.61 crore in the year-ago quarter.

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Sun TV’s board declared an interim dividend of ₹2.50 per share, representing 50% of the face value of ₹5 per share.

Sun TV Network operates satellite television channels in four southern languages—Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam—and three northern languages—Bangla, Marathi, and Hindi.

The company also runs FM radio stations across India, produces movies, owns three cricket franchises—SunRisers Hyderabad (IPL), SunRisers Eastern Cape (CSA T20 League), and SunRisers Leeds Limited (The Hundred, UK)—and operates the digital OTT platform Sun NXT.

Shares of Sun TV Network Ltd ended at ₹537.70, down by ₹3.35, or 0.62%, on the BSE.

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