NSE posts 7% profit rise to ₹3,120 crore in Q1; SEBI agrees to settle co-location case for ₹1,491 crore, removing a major hurdle for its ₹30,000 crore IPO.
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The National Stock Exchange of India reported a 7% rise in quarterly profit to ₹3,120 crore, helped by higher transaction fees, and said it would pay ₹714.74 crore to settle long-pending regulatory cases. The settlement removes a major hurdle for its planned ₹30,000 crore initial public offering.
Net profit for the April-June quarter compared with ₹2,924 crore a year earlier. Total income rose 9% to ₹5,252 crore, the exchange said in a statement.
Revenue from transaction charges, the biggest income source, climbed to ₹3,623 crore from ₹3,154 crore. Data connectivity charges contributed ₹258 crore. Operating investment income added ₹234 crore, and data feed and terminal services ₹150 crore.
Total expenses increased to ₹1,129 crore from ₹1,053 crore.
The settlement with the Securities and Exchange Board of India covers two long-running disputes over NSE's co-location and dark fibre services. The regulator agreed to close the cases for ₹1,491.21 crore. NSE had already deposited ₹776.47 crore and will pay the remaining ₹714.74 crore, which its board approved on July 30.
NSE initially filed settlement applications in June 2025 for ₹1,387.39 crore. It revised the terms in March 2026, raising the amount to ₹1,491.21 crore.
With the regulatory overhang resolved, NSE can proceed with its IPO. The exchange filed preliminary documents in June. The offering is an entirely secondary sale of 14.89 crore shares, or about 6% of equity, by existing shareholders. No fresh capital will be raised.
The exchange contributed ₹20,579 crore to the exchequer in the quarter, including ₹18,313 crore in securities transaction tax. Equity derivatives accounted for 57% of the STT/CTT collections. Cash market delivery trades contributed 37%, and intraday cash trades the remaining 6%.
The IPO, if completed, would be among the largest in Indian capital markets.
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