CDSL’s Consol Income, Net Profit Grow 15% YoY
CDSL declares financial results for Q1FY27; Consolidated total income and net profit grow 15% YoY
Nehal Vora, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
FinTech BizNews Service
Mumbai, August 01, 2026: Central Depository Services (India) Limited (“CDSL”) (NSE: CDSL), Asia’s first listed depository, maintaining and providing services to 18+ crore demat accounts, announced its audited standalone and consolidated financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026.
Financial Performance Highlights:
(All amounts in Rs crore)
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| Standalone |
| Consolidated |
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Particulars |
| Q1 |
| Q4 |
| Q1 |
| Q-o-Q |
| Y-o-Y |
| Q1 |
| Q4 |
| Q1 |
| Q-o-Q |
| Y-o-Y |
|
| FY26-27 |
| FY25-26 |
| FY25-26 |
| FY26-27 |
| FY25-26 |
| FY25-26 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total Income |
| 327 |
| 215 |
| 312 |
| 52% |
| 5% |
| 341 |
| 268 |
| 295 |
| 27% |
| 15% |
|
Net profit |
| 144 |
| 69 |
| 152 |
| 110% |
| (5%) |
| 118 |
| 80 |
| 102 |
| 47% |
| 15% |
|
Other income in Standalone Financial Results includes dividend received from subsidiary of Rs 39.50 crore in Q1 FY26-27 as compared to Rs 62 crore in Q1 FY25-26.
Shri Nehal Vora, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, said, “This quarter reflects CDSL’s continued focus on building scale and depth of leadership. The appointment of our new Executive Directors strengthens our leadership capacity across critical operations, technology, regulatory, risk, compliance, and investor-facing functions. At the same time, we remain committed to deepening investor education through initiatives such as Amar Chitra Katha, which make market awareness more accessible, relatable, and engaging. As India’s securities market continues to deepen, our responsibility is to support our Depository Participants and Issuer ecosystem in serving investors better, and in doing so, contribute to a more sustainable, inclusive, and trusted market infrastructure.”
Business Highlights:
- CDSL became the first depository to register over 18.59 crore demat accounts as on June 30, 2026, extending the trajectory from 15.86 Crore accounts as of June 30, 2025, with the opening of approx. 58 lakh new demat accounts during the quarter.
- CDSL completed an investment of Rs1 crore for a 2% stake in Sahamati Foundation, an RBI-recognised Self-Regulatory Organisation for the Account Aggregator ecosystem, as part of a broader cross-industry initiative to strengthen governance, technology infrastructure and standards for financial data sharing in India.
- The Governing Board approved the appointment of Shri Amit Mahajan as Executive Director for Vertical 1 (Critical Operations), effective June 11, 2026, and Smt. Nayana Ovalekar as Executive Director for Vertical 2 (Regulatory, Compliance, Risk Management & Investor Grievances), effective June 19, 2026, for a period of five years each.
- During the quarter, CDSL was recognised with the following recognitions:
- "Most Innovative Fintech Company in Asia-Pacific" at Global Finance Magazine's The Innovators 2026: Asia-Pacific Awards 2026
- “Innovation in Settlement Efficiency” award at the Global Custodian Leaders in Asia Custody Awards 2026
- Golden Peacock “Innovative Product/Service Award” (GPIPSA) for 2026 under the Financial Services category
- Silver Award under the Not for Profit / Government Organisation category at the ET BrandEquity Shark Awards 2026 for the "SEBI vs SCAM" campaign by CDSL Investor Protection Fund (IPF) among several other recognitions received for its investor awareness initiatives during the quarter.
- CDSL Investor Protection Fund (IPF) conducted over 40+ Investor Awareness Programmes (IAPs) across India during the quarter.
