Nestlé India reported a net profit of ₹1,026.77 crore for July to September, up 36.3% from ₹753.2 crore a year earlier. Total income was ₹6,808.6 crore.

Domestic sales rose 20.4%. The company said volumes grew in double digits.

Costs eased

Materials cost 43.1% of sales, down from 45.5%. Nestlé put some of the savings into marketing, raising advertising spend by 46%.

The EBITDA margin was 23.8%.