NSE Q1 FY27 Results: Profit Climbs 7% To ₹3,120 Crore As Trading Activity Stays Strong

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) started FY27 on a stronger note, posting a consolidated net profit of ₹3,120 crore for the June quarter, up 7% from ₹2,924 crore a year ago. Total income also moved higher, rising 9% year-on-year to ₹5,252 crore as market activity kept transaction volumes healthy.

The earnings come just weeks after NSE filed its Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for its long-awaited initial public offering (IPO).

The proposed NSE IPO is an offer for sale of 14.89 crore shares, or nearly 6% of the exchange's equity, and could be worth about ₹30,000 crore.

What Helped NSE's Q1 FY27 Results?

Most of the exchange's income continued to come from transaction charges collected on trades executed across its platform. This revenue rose to ₹3,623 crore during the quarter from ₹3,154 crore in the same period last year.

NSE also earned ₹258 crore from data connectivity services, ₹234 crore through operating investment income and ₹150 crore from data feed and terminal services.

Expenses increased as well, touching ₹1,129 crore compared with ₹1,053 crore a year ago. Even so, growth in NSE profit stayed on track as higher trading activity more than offset the increase in costs.

Where Did The Tax Collections Come From?

During the quarter, NSE contributed ₹20,579 crore to the exchequer through taxes and statutory payments. The largest component was Securities Transaction Tax (STT) and Commodities Transaction Tax (CTT), which together totalled ₹18,313 crore. The exchange also paid ₹980 crore in stamp duty, ₹657 crore in GST, ₹373 crore in income tax and ₹256 crore in SEBI fees.

A closer look at STT and CTT collections shows how dominant derivatives remain in India's markets. Equity derivatives generated 57% of these collections, while cash delivery trades accounted for 37%. The remaining 6% came from cash intraday trading.

The proposed NSE IPO does not include a fresh issue of shares, meaning NSE itself will not receive any proceeds. Instead, existing shareholders will dilute part of their holdings when the public issue opens.

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