Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (ZEEL) on Thursday reported a 63.46% decline in its consolidated net profit to Rs 76.5 crore in the second quarter ending September 2025 on account of investments in content.
It had a net profit of Rs 209.4 crore in the July-September quarter a year ago, according to a regulatory filing from ZEEL.
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Its total income was down 1.9% to Rs 1,995.6 crore in the September quarter of FY26. It was at Rs 2,034.4 crore in the corresponding quarter.
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According to the company, 'Investment in content for long-term growth impacted profitability'.
Total expenses of ZEEL were at Rs 1,880.3 crore, up 6.9% in the September quarter.
During the quarter, ZEEL's revenue from advertising was down 10.58% to Rs 806.3 crore. It was at Rs 901.7 crore a year ago.
A double-digit decline in advertising revenue was "due to slowdown in FMCG spending", said ZEEL in its earning presentations.
According to the company, domestic advertising environment continues to be soft, however, it expects pick-up as festive season augurs in near-term.
ZEEL's subscription revenue was up 5.47% to Rs 1,023 crore in the second quarter. It was Rs 969.9 crore in the corresponding September quarter.
This 'increase in subscription revenue led by both linear and digital', it said.
Its revenue from the other segment was up 8.36% to Rs 139.9 crore, which was driven by higher syndication revenue.
Its OTT platform ZEE5 registered "highest ever quarterly revenue" crossing Rs 300 crore.
It reported a 32% increase in revenue year-on-year, leveraging the adoption of language packs strategy in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali and Marathi.
In domestic linear business, TV landscape remains stable as its 'Z' Network share grew 100 basis points quarter-on-quarter, aided by Hindi and other language markets.
In the first half (H1) of FY26, ZEEL's total income was down 8 per cent to Rs 3,845.4 crore. In the first half also, 'soft advertising environment impacts profitability', it said,
Shares of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. on Thursday settled at Rs 109.35 on BSE, down 0.55% from the previous close.
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