Bayer CropScience Q2 profit rises 12.3% on higher margins; declares ₹90 interim dividend

Bayer CropScience Ltd reported a 12.3% rise in second-quarter profit on Thursday, helped by improved operating margins, and announced an interim dividend of ₹90 per share for the financial year 2025–26.

The company’s net profit rose to ₹152.7 crore for the quarter ended Sept 30, from ₹136.3 crore a year earlier.

Revenue, however, fell 10.6% to ₹1,553.4 crore from ₹1,738.2 crore a year ago. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) increased 11.4% to ₹204.9 crore, while margins improved to 13.19% from 10.59% a year earlier.

Bayer CropScience said profit before tax stood at ₹2,003 million compared to ₹1,901 million a year ago, while revenue from operations came in at ₹15,534 million versus ₹17,382 million in the same period last year. For the half year ended September 30, 2025, the company reported revenue of ₹34,680 million and profit before tax of ₹5,355 million.

Vice Chairman and Managing Director Simon Wiebusch said the quarter was impacted by “unusually prolonged and excessive rainfall,” which affected field activities and crop protection sales, but added that the corn seed business continued its growth momentum on the back of strong hybrids and favorable market dynamics.

Chief Financial Officer Vinit Jindal said profit growth was supported by a favourable sales mix, stabilised input costs, lower provisioning for doubtful receivables, and disciplined cost management.

The board of directors declared an interim dividend of ₹90 per equity share of face value ₹10 each, amounting to ₹4,045 million. The record date for the dividend is Nov 14, 2025, and the payment date is Dec 3, 2025, the company said in an exchange filing.Read about our editorial guidelines and ethics policy