Parent company of payments aggregator Paytm, One97 Communications Ltd, has disclosed to the exchanges that it is now an Indian-owned company with a shareholding surpassing foreign investors.
On 15th April, Paytm announced that domestic investors, including insurance companies, retail, and mutual funds, have increased their stake to 50.3 percent, including Vijay Shekhar Sharma.
DIIs (Domestic Institutional Investors) have increased their stake to 2.8 percentage points sequentially and 9.1 percentage points compared to last year. Mutual funds increased their holding to 16.6 percent, and insurance companies like SBI Life Insurance and TATA AIG Life Insurance have increased their stake to 5.1 percent.
How Paytm Performed in Q3 FY 2026
The performance was backed by UPI transaction growth and customer monetisation that outperformed industry averages. Paytm continues its profitability in FY 26, reporting a profit of Rs 225 crore in its third consecutive profitable quarter in March 2026.
Also, the company has recorded 2194 crore revenue, which is a 20 percent year-on-year increase due to expansion in financial services distribution. Paytm also said that its product-led strategy for AI-first has gained consumer UPI market share gains with UPI GMV reaching 35 percent in the past nine months. This has led to an industrial growth of 16 percent.
The results are supported by financial services businesses, disciplined cost management, and operations, and the EBITA margin has reached 7 percent. Indirect costs are reduced by Rs 1092 crore and 8 percent, driven by lower provision for doubtful debt and lower employee costs.
This has helped Paytm to become an Indian-owned company with 156 crore EBITA in 2026.
Also, a part of Paytm's payment revenue during March 2026 included incentives under the RBI's PIDF (Payment Infrastructure Development Fund) scheme that is applicable to 2025 and has now ended, in which the company earned incentives of Rs 216 crore in 2025 December.
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