Nazara FY26 EBITDA Soars 66% as Gaming Drives 90% of Income, Margins Practically Double


Nazara FY26 EBITDA surges 66% to INR 255 Cr; gaming drives 90% of earnings, margins double to 19.5%, fueling international platform enlargement.

Nazara FY26 EBITDA Soars 66% as Gaming Drives 90% of Profits, Margins Nearly Double

  • FY26 Income at INR 1,829 Cr (+13% YoY); EBITDA rises 66% to INR 255 Cr
  • Q4FY26 EBITDA margins almost double to 19.5%
  • Gaming contribution rises to 90% of EBITDA as Nazara sharpens gaming focus

Nazara Applied sciences Restricted, India’s solely listed gaming firm, at the moment introduced its audited monetary outcomes for the quarter and monetary yr ended March 31, 2026.

FY26 was a pivotal yr for Nazara, with revenues reaching INR 1,829 crores and EBITDA rising 66% to INR 255 crores. Momentum accelerated by means of the yr, with Q4FY26 EBITDA margins reaching 19.5%, up almost 970 foundation factors year-on-year. Nazara generated a pre-tax OCF of INR 213 crores up 81% YoY, pushed by an 84% EBITDA to OCF conversion ratio. In Q4FY26, Nazara reported revenues of INR 398 crores, a decline of 24% yr on yr on account of de-consolidation of Nodwin from August 2025. Adjusted for Nodwin, income elevated by 8%. The corporate recorded quarterly EBITDA of INR 78 crores, a yr on yr development of 52% and an EBITDA margin of 19.5%. 

EBIDTA contribution from Gaming elevated from 56% in FY25 to 90% in FY26 as the corporate refocused on its excessive margin, core gaming enterprise. Nazara is converging towards a globally diversified gaming platform throughout cell, PC & console, and offline gaming, with publicity spanning India, North America and Europe.

Nazara’s IP portfolio is meaningfully bigger. The acquisition of Bluetile and BestPlay Nazara’s largest M&A thus far – provides 17 informal cell IPs and 22 million month-to-month lively customers to the Nazara platform. As soon as consolidated, the acquisition will add vital income and EBITDA scale to Nazara in FY27.

Nazara’s current IPs are additionally performing higher. Kiddopia sustained subscriber development for the second consecutive quarter with improved unit economics. Animal Jam expanded margins whereas extending onto Roblox. Fusebox efficiently scaled its narrative engine throughout a number of reality-TV IPs, with additional launches deliberate in FY27. PC & Console recreation Human Fall Flat revealed by Nazara crossed 58 million lifetime items globally.

The working system behind all of that is Nazara’s COE playbook. The Centres of Excellence Nazara constructed throughout Consumer Acquisition, Information Analytics, Synthetic Intelligence, Development and Product are actually platform capabilities embedded throughout the complete recreation lifecycle. Each gaming IP Nazara owns and more and more each IP it acquires plugs into the identical system.

Commenting on the outcomes, Nitish Mittersain, Joint MD & CEO of Nazara Applied sciences, stated,

FY26 was a pivotal yr for Nazara. We delivered our highest-ever EBITDA at INR 255 crores, with EBITDA rising 66% year-on-year and This autumn EBITDA margins reaching 19.5%. Nazara at the moment operates at a materially totally different scale than it did 12 months in the past. The dimensions, high quality and earnings capability of the platform have expanded considerably. Working leverage is actual, and it’s compounding. The years forward are about scaling this platform globally.

Moreover, Nazara introduced the appointment of Mithun Sacheti, Founding father of CaratLane, as a Non-Govt Director and Muraarie Rajan as an Impartial Director on its Board. Mithun brings deep entrepreneurial and shopper brand-building expertise, whereas Muraarie brings over 35 years of world M&A and strategic advisory experience.

Nazara enters FY27 with a considerably bigger platform, enhancing working leverage and a rising portfolio of world gaming IPs, whereas remaining targeted on disciplined execution, scalable profitability and AI-enabled gaming infrastructure.

About Nazara Applied sciences

Nazara Applied sciences is India’s solely publicly listed gaming firm with diversified pursuits throughout cell gaming, PC & console publishing, esports, gamified studying and offline leisure. With operations throughout India, North America and Europe, Nazara is constructing a world gaming platform powered by sturdy IP, publishing and working capabilities. Web site: https://www.nazara.com