L&T Finance on Friday reported an 18 per cent increase in net profit to Rs 739 crore for the third quarter ended December 2025. The Mumbai-based Non-Banking
Financial Company (NBFC) had earned a consolidated net profit of Rs 626 crore in the year-ago period.
The consolidated net profit for the December quarter includes exceptional items, which comprise a one-time impact due to the ramifications of the New Labour Code, amounting to Rs 29 crore, L&T Finance said in a regulatory filing.
The total income of the NBFC grew to Rs 4,581 crore, up from Rs 4,105 crore in the same quarter of the previous year, it said.
During the quarter, the company earned interest income of Rs 4,240 crore, up from Rs 3,806 crore in the same period a year ago. Total expenses increased to Rs 3,561 crore from Rs 3,281 crore during the December quarter of the previous financial year, PTI reported.
The company witnessed retail disbursements of Rs 22,701 crore, up from Rs 15,210 crore in the same period a year ago, according to PTI. GST 2.0 and robust festive demand resulted in all-time high disbursements in two-wheeler finance at Rs 3,217 crore and farmer finance at Rs 2,783 crore, growing 33 per cent and 12 per cent respectively, it said. Gross non-performing assets of the company declined to 3.19 per cent from 3.23 per cent in Q3FY25, as per PTI.
L&T Finance share price
L&T Finance's shares closed at Rs 296.30 on Friday, January 16, 2026 -- which is 0.19 per cent above the previous close of Rs 295.75 per share. During the day, the counter swung between Rs 299.50 and Rs 292.85 apiece.L&T Finance is a constituent of BSE 500 index and enjoys a market capitalisation of Rs 74,163.20 crore.
Stock Market
Share markets remained positive on Friday, December 16 -- snapping their recent losing streak, led by strong gains in IT stocks, particularly Infosys, after it posted better-than-expected Q3 FY26 results and upgraded its full-year revenue outlook.Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closed in green territory on Friday. The BSE Sensex, after hitting an intraday high of 84,134.97, ended the session at 83,570.35, up 187.64 points or 0.23 per cent. The NSE Nifty50 settled at 25,694.35, up 28.75 points or 0.11 per cent. During the day Nifty50 swung between 25,873.50 and 25,662.40. Sensex and Nifty opened in green today. The BSE Sensex started at 83,670.79, while the Nifty 50 opened at 25,696.05. (With Agency Inputs)
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