Nestle India revenue climbs 14.2% to ₹23,071 cr in FY26; royalty to Swiss parent rises 13.9% to ₹1,024.5 cr
Nestle India's FY26 sales topped ₹23,000 crore on double-digit growth across Maggi, Nescafé and KitKat portfolios. Royalty to parent Nestlé S.A. rose to ₹1,024.5 crore at a 4.5% rate, after shareholders earlier rejected a hike to 5.25%. Headcount slipped to 8,382 even as the company builds its tenth India factory.
What happened
Nestle India paid ₹1,024.5 crore royalty (up 13.91%) to Swiss parent in FY26 as sales rose 14.2% to ₹23,071 crore. Headcount dipped to 8,382; tenth India
Key facts
- ₹1,024.5 crore royalty
- 13.91% royalty increase
- ₹23,071.46 crore revenue
- 14.2% revenue growth
- 4.5% royalty rate
- 62.76% promoter stake
- 8,382 employees
- 134:1 remuneration ratio
Why this matters
The tenth India factory and sustained double-digit category growth signal capacity-led expansion runway, making adjacent packaged-foods tuck-ins or co-manufacturing partnerships timely to evaluate.