Zee Entertainment Q1 FY27 Results Date: Aug 10, 2026

What Zee announced and why it matters

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) has scheduled a Board of Directors meeting for Monday, August 10, 2026, to consider and approve the company’s unaudited financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. The results will be prepared on both a standalone and consolidated basis. The company also scheduled an investor conference call on the same day at 6:00 p.m. IST, where senior management will brief investors on performance for the quarter.

The announcement matters because ZEEL’s reported recent quarters show sharp swings in profitability, including a loss in the March 2026 quarter. With the stock actively tracked around earnings events, the formal board schedule and investor call timing give the market a clear window for the next set of disclosures.

Board meeting, trading window closure, and investor call details

According to the company’s intimation, the trading window for dealing in ZEEL equity shares is closed under the company’s Insider Trading Code. The closure will continue until 48 hours after the public announcement of the unaudited financial results for Q1 FY2027.

The company’s investor conference call is planned for August 10, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. IST. ZEEL said senior management will participate to brief investors on the quarter ended June 30, 2026. This call often becomes the primary forum for management commentary beyond the headline numbers.

Stock and snapshot metrics cited alongside the update

The text provided cites the current share price of Zee Entertainment at Rs 92.57. Separately, another market snapshot in the provided material shows 74.13 INR with a 5-day change of -2.55% and a 1st Jan change of +0.60% (timestamped 02/04/2026). These two figures appear in different contexts and dates, so they should not be read as the same market close.

The provided material also notes ZEEL trades at a P/E of 14.9 and has a market cap of ₹8,485 crore, along with a “below-average growth signal.”

Recent quarterly financials show a sharp turn in Mar 2026

In the quarterly table (all figures in Rs crore), ZEEL’s net sales and profitability moved sharply across FY26. Net sales were ₹2,004.2 crore in Mar 2025, fell to ₹1,683.9 crore in Jun 2025, recovered to ₹2,148.6 crore in Dec 2025, and were ₹1,886.7 crore in Mar 2026.

Profitability turned negative in the March 2026 quarter in this table. Operating profit was -₹301.3 crore in Mar 2026, compared with ₹203.1 crore in Dec 2025. Profit after tax (PAT) was -₹180.9 crore in Mar 2026 versus ₹111.6 crore in Dec 2025.

A key swing item in the same table is total expenditure, which rose to ₹2,188.0 crore in Mar 2026 from ₹1,945.5 crore in Dec 2025, even as net sales declined sequentially. Interest cost was ₹13.6 crore in Mar 2026 versus ₹8.3 crore in Dec 2025, while depreciation declined to ₹37.5 crore in Mar 2026 from ₹44.6 crore in Dec 2025.

Consolidated Q4 FY26 loss narrowed, revenue declined

Another disclosed data point in the provided material says ZEEL reported a narrowed consolidated net loss of ₹1,037 million in Q4 FY26, improved from ₹1,884 million in the prior year. In Rs crore terms, that is a net loss of about ₹103.7 crore versus about ₹188.4 crore.

The same text says revenue declined to ₹20,248 million in Q4 FY26, which is about ₹2,024.8 crore. This revenue figure aligns with another line stating “Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited reported a revenue earned of Rs 2,024,” indicating the revenue cited is around ₹2,024 crore for that quarter.

Q1 comparative table signals revenue drop from Mar 2026 to Jun 2025

A separate quarterly comparison table (all figures in Rs crore except per share values) lists Total Revenue of ₹1,824.8 crore for Jun 25 and ₹2,024.8 crore for Mar 26, implying a sequential decline. The same table shows Total Operating Expense of ₹1,655.9 crore in Jun 25 and ₹2,340.7 crore in Mar 26.

Net Income in that table is ₹143.7 crore for Jun 25 and -₹102.4 crore for Mar 26. Diluted normalized EPS is shown as 1.50 for Jun 25 and -1.08 for Mar 26.

The provided material also states: Zee Entertainment reported a 14% year-on-year decline in Q1 revenue to ₹1,825.00 crore, while consolidated net profit rose 22% to ₹144.00 crore. These two statements appear together in the source text and are presented as reported figures.

Digital business updates highlighted in the material

The provided content claims ZEEL achieved a milestone in Q3 FY26 with its digital business turning profitable for the first time, posting EBITDA of INR 564 million (about ₹56.4 crore) versus a loss of INR 1,362 million (about ₹136.2 crore) in the previous year.

It also says the digital business showed strong momentum with 71% YoY revenue growth in Q4 FY26 and 53% for full year FY26, and that this is expected to continue in the medium term. The statements are directional and are not accompanied by absolute digital revenue numbers in the provided text.

Dividend and EPS references

The provided material notes ZEEL declared a dividend of Rs 2.43 on 29 Aug, 2025. It also states the reported EPS is 2.84, while the estimated EPS is shown as “--”. The period for the reported EPS figure is not specified in the provided text.

Key facts table

Quarterly snapshot table (Rs crore)

Market impact: what investors are likely to track on Aug 10

With the August 10 board meeting and investor call, attention is likely to focus on whether cost pressures seen in the March 2026 quarter persist into the June 2026 quarter. Investors will also track revenue stability relative to the ₹2,024.8 crore revenue figure cited for Q4 FY26, and whether management commentary provides further clarity on the digital segment trajectory described in the provided material.

The trading window closure also signals that the company is in an earnings-sensitive period, which typically reduces insider-driven trading activity until results are published.

Analysis: why this earnings event is unusually important for ZEEL

The reported data in the provided text shows a company navigating uneven operating outcomes across consecutive quarters, with a swing to losses in Mar 2026 in the quarterly table, alongside another statement that consolidated losses narrowed in Q4 FY26 versus the prior year. This mix increases the importance of the next quarter’s detailed disclosures, including segment performance and cost lines.

Separately, the digital profitability claim for Q3 FY26 and the stated high growth rates in digital revenue (without absolute numbers) suggest the market will look for confirmation in subsequent quarters. The August 10 call is therefore a key checkpoint for management to reconcile headline quarterly movement with business-unit progress.

Conclusion

ZEEL’s board will meet on August 10, 2026 to approve unaudited Q1 FY27 results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, followed by a 6:00 p.m. IST investor call. After a FY26 period that included a reported Q4 revenue of about ₹2,024.8 crore and a narrowed consolidated loss, the next update should add clarity on costs, profitability, and the digital business narrative. The next confirmed milestone is the public announcement of the Q1 FY27 results and the subsequent reopening of the trading window 48 hours later.