Autos, electrical machinery push Q4 sales of listed pvt mfg cos: RBI

Sales of over 1,800 listed private manufacturing companies expanded by 14.5% in the fourth quarter of 2025-26, mainly driven by the automobiles, electrical machinery and non-ferrous metals industries, according to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data released on Tuesday.

At the aggregate level, listed private non-financial companies continued to record a double-digit sales growth of 13.9% during the January-March period of 2026, up from 10.1% in the previous quarter. The RBI released the data on the performance of the private corporate business sector during the fourth quarter of 2025-26, drawn from abridged quarterly financial results of 3,266 listed non-government non-financial companies.  

"Sales of 1,817 listed private manufacturing companies expanded by 14.5% (y-o-y) during Q4:2025-26, as compared to 11.4% in the previous quarter," the RBI said.  The central bank further noted that sales growth of Information Technology (IT) companies improved to 9.9% year-on-year during the fourth quarter of 2025-26 from 8.8% in the previous quarter. On the other hand, expansion in sales growth of non-IT services companies improved to 20.3% from the previous quarter, mainly driven by the wholesale and retail trade industry. 

-PTI