[Update] PB Fintech Shares Jump 5% After Strong Q2 Results

Update | 17:16 IST

Shares of PB Fintech surged nearly 7%, ending the trading session at INR 1,843 on the BSE today.

The rally lifted the company’s market capitalisation to INR 84,650.35 crore (around $9.5 Bn), with over 91 Lakh shares changing hands during the day.

The stock’s upward momentum followed the company’s robust Q2 FY25 earnings performance.

Original | October 25, 13:01 IST

Policybazaar parent PB Fintech’s shares surged 5% to INR 1,813.70 during the intraday trading on the BSE today after the company reported strong Q2 FY26 results yesterday.

PB Fintech’s net profit surged to INR 134.9 Cr in Q2 FY26, up 165% from INR 51 Cr in the year-ago quarter. On a sequential basis, profit grew 60% from INR 84.7 Cr.

With the jump in its stock price, the company’s market capitalisation zoomed to INR 81,825.61 Cr (about $ 9.2 Bn) at 11:20 IST, with more than 44 Lakh shares trading hands by then. At the time of writing, the stock had given up some of the early gains and was trading 3.4% higher at INR 1,781.5.

PB Fintech’s revenue zoomed 38% YoY and 20% QoQ to INR 1,613.6 Cr in Q2 FY26. Total expenses rose 28% YoY to INR 1,558.8 Cr.

Its adjusted EBITDA grew 180% YoY to INR 156 Cr and adjusted EBITDA margin improved 500 basis points to 10%.

PB Fintech operates online insurance marketplace Policybazaar, digital credit platform Paisabazaar, insurance advisors’ platform PB Partners, and more.

Paisabazaar’s transacting customers stood at 68 Lakh at the end of Q2, while total disbursement stood at INR 8,570 Cr, up 102% YoY.

The company said it is looking to build its fintech offering PB Money into a holistic financial wellness platform. In Q1 FY26, it launched FDs and bonds on the platform. Now, it plans to introduce a 360-degree view of consumer’s financial health.

Earlier this year, PB Fintech’s subsidiary PB Pay received “in-principle” approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to operate as an online payment aggregator (PA).

PB Fintech is up 7% in the past 5 days and 4.6% in the past year.

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