LG India Q4 profit slips 8.2% despite ₹8,054 cr sales as FX, commodities bite

LG Electronics India posted an 8.2% YoY fall in Q4FY26 net profit even as net sales rose 8.1% to ₹8,054 crore. Premiumisation across TVs, French-door fridges, washers and 5-star ACs drove topline, while rupee depreciation and commodity pressures squeezed margins. Essential Series exports to expand to 22 countries in FY27.

— Source publishedThu, 21 May, 2026, 20:36 IST·First seen Thu, 21 May, 2026, 20:52 IST·Source Business Standard · Companies

What happened

LG Electronics India's Q4FY26 net profit fell 8.2% on rupee depreciation and commodity pressures, while net sales rose 8.1% to ₹8,054 crore on premiumisation in

Key facts

  • net profit -8.2% YoY
  • net sales +8.1% YoY
  • Q4FY26 net sales ₹8,054 crore
  • Essential Series exports to 22 countries in FY27

Why this matters

The 22-country Essential Series rollout reframes LG India as an export hub, opening partnership and component-sourcing angles in EMEA and SAARC corridors where rupee weakness becomes a manufacturing tailwind.