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Zerodha brokerage revenue drops 40% in Q1 FY26

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Zerodha brokerage revenue drops 40% in Q1 FY26
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Zerodha brokerage revenue drops 40% in Q1 FY26 India’s largest stockbroker, Zerodha, is facing its first real earnings test after a record FY24. Founder Nithin Kamath revealed that brokerage revenues in June 2025 were down nearly 40% year-on-year, as regulatory changes and declining market activity weighed on the firm’s core business. The drop comes after FY24, when Zerodha posted Rs 8,370 crore in revenue with over Rs 4,700 crore in profit, translating into margins of 55%. The prior fiscal, FY23, had seen revenue of Rs 6,875 crore and profit of Rs 2,907 crore, highlighting the explosive growth trajectory the company had enjoyed in the past three years. Kamath said the June decline reflects the crystallization of risks he had long flagged, which are higher STT on options, a reduction in weekly expiries, the removal of exchange transaction charge rebates, and the increase in BSDA limits. Together with a slowdown in retail trading activity, these changes are hitting earnings hard. FY24’s performance, in contrast, benefited from soaring retail options volumes and operating efficiency. The company’s net worth stood at over Rs 13,000 crore with zero debt, and more than half of client funds were matched by net worth. Zerodha is simultaneously expanding its non-broking operations. Its Margin Trading Facility (MTF) now has a Rs 5,000 crore book with 5% market share, and customer assets on the platform account for 10% of India’s retail and HNI AUM. Meanwhile, in the Indian stock market’s active user base, Groww continues to lead the stock broking space with 12.07 million active clients, whereas Zerodha retained its second position in August with 7.26 million clients and a 15.8% market share.

Zerodha Capital clocks Rs 12.5 Cr profit in FY25

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Zerodha Capital clocks Rs 12.5 Cr profit in FY25
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Zerodha Capital clocks Rs 12.5 Cr profit in FY25 Zerodha Capital, the lending arm of stockbroker Zerodha, posted a net profit of Rs 12.5 crore in the previous fiscal year ending March 2025 from Rs 7.2 crore in FY24. According to an ET report, the firm doubled its income to Rs 36 crore in FY25 from Rs 17 crore in FY24. As per ICRA, this rise in profit was driven by a 3.2X jump in its loan book, which grew to Rs 381 crore in the first nine months of the last fiscal year or 9M FY25. Zerodha Capital provides loans to retail investors by using their stocks or mutual funds as collateral. It runs with a small team and uses the strength of Zerodha’s broking business, which has 81 lakh (8.1 million) active clients on NSE—about 16% of the market. The platform uses this wide customer base to offer loans of up to Rs 1 crore by taking shares or mutual funds as security, lending up to 45% of their value. Most of this is done through digital platforms. Zerodha Capital’s net worth stood at Rs 170 crore with a gearing ratio of 1.4X as of December 2024, which means the company had Rs 1.40 in debt for every Rs 1.00 of its own equity, according to the ICRA. The promoter group is also planning to infuse Rs 125 crore via compulsorily convertible preference shares to support future growth. Notably, Zerodha Capital has nil NPAs since its inception. ICRA has kept Zerodha Capital’s credit rating steady at AA- (Stable)/A1+ and gave the same high rating to its new Rs 100 crore short-term borrowing plan. While ICRA pointed out that the company is still small and relies on a limited set of lenders, it was reassured by Zerodha Capital’s strong backing from the Zerodha Group and its careful approach to lending. Founded in 2021, Zerodha Capital aims to deepen its credit play within the securities ecosystem. However, its future performance remains tethered to market sentiment and regulatory shifts, especially as retail F&O activity—the group’s mainstay—faces tightening norms. Zerodha Capital’s parent company, Zerodha Broking Limited, has reported a net profit of Rs 5,496 crore in FY24, with a return on net worth of 56% during the same period.

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