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FirstCry (Brainbees Solutions) posted a 12 per cent year-on-year rise in consolidated revenue for the quarter ended March 2026, reaching ₹2,163 crore compared with ₹1,930 crore in Q4 FY25.
On a sequential basis, however, revenue declined 11 per cent from ₹2,424 crore in Q3 FY26. The company’s India operations—driven by offline stores and online channels—remained the primary growth engine, contributing ₹1,490 crore, or 69 per cent of total operating revenue during the quarter.
International business added ₹225 crore, while subsidiary GlobalBees contributed ₹460 crore to the topline. Interest income of ₹41 crore took total income for the quarter to ₹2,203 crore.
For FY26, the company reported a 12 per cent year-on-year increase in operating revenue to ₹8,548 crore.
On the expense side, material procurement remained the largest cost head, accounting for over 63 per cent of total expenditure. This rose 16 per cent year-on-year to ₹1,398 crore. Employee benefit expenses fell 17 per cent to ₹191 crore, which included ₹49 crore in ESOP-related costs. Overall expenditure stood at ₹2,233 crore in Q4 FY26, driven by marketing, rent, technology, and other overheads.
Improved revenue performance helped FirstCry narrow its net loss by 57 per cent to ₹48 crore in Q4 FY26, compared with ₹111.5 crore in the year-ago period. For the full year, losses reduced to ₹203 crore from ₹265 crore in FY25.
At the end of the trading session, FirstCry’s share price stood at ₹235.8, giving it a market capitalisation of around ₹12,310 crore (approximately $1.3 billion).
