Info Edge, the parent company of Naukri and 99acres, posted a 43% jump in consolidated profit to Rs 490 crore in Q1 FY27. Revenue rose over 11% year-on-year to Rs 881 crore from Rs 791 crore in the year-ago quarter, according to its filing with the National Stock Exchange.
Naukri stays the biggest earner
The recruitment solutions business, led by Naukri, remained the largest revenue contributor, rising 12% to Rs 629 crore from Rs 562 crore in the year-ago quarter. Real estate platform 99acres brought in Rs 130 crore, up from Rs 111 crore.
Matchmaking and other income
In the matchmaking segment, Jeevansathi contributed Rs 38 crore and Aisle added Rs 12 crore during the quarter. Shiksha’s revenue, however, slipped 12% year-on-year to Rs 44 crore. A non-operating income of Rs 192 crore pushed the company’s total income to Rs 1,073 crore.
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Costs stay flat, profit climbs
Employee benefit expenses remained the biggest cost at Rs 341 crore, followed by advertisement expenses of Rs 119 crore. Overall expenses stayed largely flat at Rs 580 crore. With steady operating revenue growth, controlled costs and healthy other income, profit jumped 43% to Rs 490 crore from Rs 343 crore in Q1 FY26. On a quarterly basis, profit was down 35% from Rs 756 crore in Q4 FY26, which had been boosted by higher other income.
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Why Naukri’s numbers matter
Shares of Info Edge traded at around Rs 1,272.5 in the afternoon, taking the company’s market capitalisation to around Rs 82,518 crore, or $8.7 billion. Naukri’s billing is often treated as a barometer of white-collar hiring in India, and the latest numbers suggest recruiters are actually hiring, not just planning to. For investors, the takeaway is simple: the core hiring business keeps compounding year after year, while 99acres is quietly catching up. The Q1 report points to a job market that is breathing, and a property market moving with it.