Naukri owner Info Edge: recruitment revenue up 13% in Q2, profit up 87%
31 October 2026 · 2 min read · HireHo
Based on Info Edge's July-September 2026 results, reported by Inc42 on 28 October 2026. Summarised in our own words.
Rs 632.3 crrecruitment revenue, up 13.3%
Rs 613.8 crrecruitment billings, up 12.6%
Rs 649.8 crnet profit, up 87%
Rs 428.4 crother income, up 164.8%
Info Edge, the company behind Naukri.com, reported results for July to September 2026 on 28 October. Its recruitment business, mainly Naukri, earned Rs 632.3 crore in revenue, up 13.3% from a year earlier. Segment profit before tax rose 19.9% to Rs 373.7 crore.
Billings and profit
- Recruitment billings, the amount invoiced to employers, rose 12.6% to Rs 613.8 crore. The company partly credited the timing of customer renewals.
- Consolidated operating revenue was Rs 903.9 crore, up 12.2%.
- Consolidated net profit was Rs 649.8 crore, up 87% from Rs 347.5 crore. Inc42 attributes the jump to higher other income of Rs 428.4 crore, up from Rs 161.8 crore. It does not say whether that income will repeat.
- AI and data products have an annualised run rate of about Rs 240 crore, a high single-digit share of recruitment revenue.
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The board declared an interim dividend of Rs 3 a share, with a record date of 6 November.
What this means for you
- Employers paying Naukri about 13% more suggests they are still spending money to find people, though billings are a rough gauge and do not count actual hires.
- Job portals are one route to jobs. For frontline roles, direct applications and referrals still matter a lot.
Profit growth here is driven largely by other income, so revenue growth of 12 to 13% is the better guide to the hiring business.
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SourcesInc42: Info Edge Q2 profit jumps 87% YoY to Rs 650 Cr, declares Rs 3 interim dividendHireHo explains these reports in its own words. Figures belong to the sources above.
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