D B Corp share price today

D B Corp Ltd's share price was ₹154.88 at the close on 4 November 2026. It has been falling for 50 weeks. That is 24.6% below its average price over the last 200 trading days. In the last 52 weeks it traded between ₹143 and ₹260, and at that close it sat 10% of the way up from that low.

A share price tends to move through four phases: moving sideways (stage 1), rising (stage 2), stalling near a high (stage 3) and falling (stage 4). Today D B Corp Ltd is in stage 4. The phase helps read everything below.

Over the past 13 weeks it has done worse than the NIFTY 500, and it has been behind for 13 weeks running.

Over the last 11 years the share price moved −51% while the NIFTY 500 moved +251%, so it is behind the index over that whole period. It was last ahead over 13 weeks in the week of 14 August 2026. The chart above shows the 13-week comparison for every week.

This page treats a rise as over when the price closes below its 200-day average on two Fridays in a row.

Three changes stood out: foreign funds (FIIs) cut their stake for 7 quarters in a row, profit fell in the September 2026 quarter and revenue fell in the September 2026 quarter.

1. Foreign funds (FIIs) cut their stake for 7 quarters in a row

   From 14.1% to 11.8% of the company by the September 2026 quarter.

2. Profit fell in the September 2026 quarter

   Profit was ₹69 crore, -25.8% on a year earlier (₹93 crore), after 2 quarters of growth.

   Why: Profit fell because newsprint costs rose sharply, with average cost up from Rs 47,000 to nearly Rs 57,000 a ton.

   Next results: check whether newsprint prices ease 2%-3% versus Q2, as management expects.

   From the earnings call on 16 Oct 2026.

3. Revenue fell in the September 2026 quarter

   Revenue was ₹581 crore, -5.4% on a year earlier (₹614 crore), after 2 quarters of growth.

   Why: Revenue fell because advertising money moved out of the quarter, with a Navratri timing shift pushing nearly Rs 40 crore of activity into Q3.

   Next results: check whether that shifted ad money comes back in Q3 and whether festive advertising meets the full-year ambition.

   From the earnings call on 16 Oct 2026.

D B Corp paid ₹7 a share in regular dividends in the 12 months to 5 November 2026 (2 payments), a yield of 4.52% at the ₹154.88 close on 4 November 2026. The last was an interim dividend of ₹5 a share, ex-date 23 July 2026.

D B Corp dividends since 1 April 2021

Amounts as the company declared them on the NSE. A dividend goes to whoever owns the shares before the ex-date.

Yes. D B Corp Ltd paid out 38% of its profit as dividends in FY26, and it paid a dividend in each of its last 13 reported years.

From the NSE corporate-actions record, read 5 November 2026.

For July to September 2026 (the quarter ended 30 September 2026), D B Corp reported revenue of ₹581 crore, down 5.4% from ₹614 crore a year earlier, and a profit of ₹69.0 crore, down 25.8% from ₹93.0 crore.

D B Corp results: July to September 2026 against a year earlier

The next results, for October to December 2026, are due by 14 February 2027: listed companies must publish quarterly results within 45 days of the quarter's end (60 days for the January to March quarter).

D B Corp's management discussed these results on a call held on 16 October 2026; what it said is further down this page.

From the company's reported quarterly results (quarter ended 30 September 2026). Revenue and profit in ₹ crore.

D B Corp closed at ₹154.88 on 4 November 2026, down 40.0% from ₹258.05 a year earlier (7 November 2025) and up 54.0% over five years. Its highest weekly close since March 2016 was ₹409.90 on 5 August 2016.

D B Corp share price: then and now

Weekly closing prices. Each change is the move from that price to the 4 Nov 2026 close. A day's intraday high or low can go beyond these weekly closes.

561 weekly closes from 11 March 2016 to 4 November 2026.

4 Nov 2026: D B Corp closed at ₹154.88, up 8.2% on the week and down 10.2% on the month. 16 Oct 2026: D B Corp held its results call for July to September 2026. Management guided: FY27 full-year advertising growth high-single-digit to early-double-digit.

Earlier

• Results for July to September 2026: Revenue down 5.4% and profit down 25.8% on a year earlier.
• 23 Jul 2026: ex-date for an interim dividend of ₹5 a share.
• 22 Jan 2026: ex-date for an interim dividend of ₹2 a share.

On the call for July to September 2026, held on 16 October 2026, D B Corp's management guided: FY27 full-year advertising growth high-single-digit to early-double-digit.

“The only thing that is not under our control is newsprint prices, which have taken a steep hike of almost 20.8% over the same quarter last year. That is a painful development.”Management, on the call for July to September 2026

What management guided

• Q3-Q4 newsprint prices expected to ease 2%-3% versus Q2, while Q3 costs remain 18%-20% above last year.
• No major capital spending expected over the next couple of quarters, perhaps extending 4-5 quarters.
• Second-half advertising opportunities supported by the festive season.
• UP election-period digital subscriber base expected to increase, supported by reader engagement and local reporting.

Management’s own plans and goals, from our notes of the call. A plan is not a result.

Source: the call transcript.

From the call for July to September 2026, 16 October 2026.

When D B Corp reports October to December 2026, these are the 4 checks that show whether the story is still on course. First: Check Q3 festive advertising recapture and delivery against the full-year advertising ambition.

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D B Corp Ltd earned ₹69.0 Cr of net profit in the Sep 2026 quarter, −25.8% on the same quarter a year earlier. Full-year FY26 profit was ₹332 Cr. Over 10 years profit has grown 1.3% a year on average. That is 11.9% of the quarter's revenue. The same quarter a year earlier earned ₹93.0 Cr.

Net profit is what is left after every cost, interest and tax. Earnings per share, dividends and book value all grow from it.

For the full year, FY26 profit was ₹332 Cr (−10.5% on the year before).

Why profit moved: revenue changed −5.4% on a year earlier and the margin moved −6.0 percentage points. Sales did the work while the margin got thinner.

On average over the last four quarters, profit changed −0.1% and revenue +0.5%. Profit and revenue are moving at about the same pace.

D B Corp Ltd reported ₹581 Cr of revenue in the Sep 2026 quarter, −5.4% on the same quarter a year earlier. Over 10 years it has grown 1.4% a year on average. The last full year, FY26, came in at ₹2,356 Cr. The last four reported quarters add to ₹2,366 Cr.

Revenue is everything the company billed its customers in the period.

FY26 revenue was ₹2,356 Cr, +0.7% on the year before.

Recent pace: the last four quarters grew +0.5% on average, against 1.4% a year over the longer run, so this year is growing at about the same pace as its own long-run rate.

Is growth speeding up? Revenue over the last 12 months grew +0.1%, against −0.9% a year over the last 8 quarters (stabilising); profit over the last 12 months grew −4.7%, against −14.4% a year (accelerating).

D B Corp Ltd's operating margin was 16.0% in the Sep 2026 quarter, 6.0 percentage points lower than the same quarter a year ago. Across 13 years it has been between 15.0% and 29.0%. The latest quarter is within that range.

Operating margin is what is left from every ₹100 of sales after the costs of running the business, before interest and tax. It shows pricing power and cost control.

Why the margin moved: operating margin changed −6.8 percentage points on the year while gross margin changed −5.4 points. So the drop came mostly from the gross margin, which means input costs and prices charged.

Over the last 3 years, 120% of D B Corp Ltd's reported profit came in as cash from its operations, so the profit is backed by cash. In FY26 it brought in ₹365 Cr of operating cash against ₹332 Cr of profit. After ₹200 Cr of spending on assets, ₹165 Cr was left over as free cash.

The profit and loss account shows what was earned. The cash-flow statement shows the cash that actually came in. Comparing operating cash flow with profit is one of the best checks that a profit is real.

Cash-flow figures here are yearly, because quarterly cash statements are not published, so this section changes once a year.

Why 120% of profit came in as cash: the cash cycle got 74 days shorter between FY21 and FY26, so cash that used to wait in the business now arrives sooner.

What to look at next: no single use of cash stands out. The next section checks both the cash tied up in daily operations and the spending on assets.

D B Corp Ltd's cash cycle, the days between paying suppliers and getting paid by customers, was 90 days in FY26, down from 164 days in FY21. It spent ₹351 Cr on assets over the last 3 years. Customers take 72 days to pay, and stock sits for 121 days on average.

Working capital is the cash tied up between paying suppliers and getting paid. Debtor days: how long customers take to pay. Inventory days: how long stock sits. The cash cycle: the whole loop, in days of sales.

At FY26 sales of ₹2,356 Cr, each day of that cycle ties up about ₹6.5 Cr, so roughly ₹581 Cr is tied up in the business at any time.

FY26: customers took 72 days to pay and stock sat for 121 days, about 4.0 months of sales sitting as stock, for a full cycle of 90 days, shorter than FY21's 164.

The full loop: cash goes out to suppliers and production on day 0. Stock sits for 121 days. Customers pay about 72 days after that. Suppliers are paid at 103 days. Together that makes the 90-day cycle.

Spending on assets: ₹351 Cr over the last 3 years, against ₹318 Cr of depreciation (the yearly wear and tear on existing assets). So it is building a little beyond replacing what wears out. Work still in progress is ₹10.0 Cr (FY26): assets paid for that are not earning yet.

In short: neither the daily cycle nor new spending is soaking up the cash, so the picture is fairly clean.

D B Corp Ltd's P/E is 8.4×, near the low end of its own history: it has been lower only 8% of the time. Its usual P/E (the middle reading) is 12.7×, over 11 years of weekly prices. This compares the share price with the company’s own past. It does not say what the business is worth.

P/E is the share price divided by a year's profit per share: how many rupees the market pays for each rupee of yearly profit.