At the aggregate level during 2025-26, listed private non-financial companies recorded a sales growth of 10.1 per cent, the RBI said.
Sales of manufacturing sector companies expanded by 10.8 per cent during 2025-26 compared to 6.0 per cent growth in the preceding year, mainly led by the automobiles, electrical machinery, food & beverages and chemicals industries, the RBI said in a release.
On the other hand, the petroleum industry continued to record a contraction in sales during 2025-26, the release added.
Sales growth for IT companies inched up to 7.9 per cent during 2025-26 from 7.1 per cent in the previous year. Non-IT services companies continued to record double-digit sales growth during 2025-26, led by healthy performance in the wholesale and retail sectors.
Raw material expenses for manufacturing companies rose by 12.0 per cent during 2025-26; the raw material-to-sales ratio increased to 57.6 per cent in 2025-26 from 55.7 per cent a year ago, pointing to input cost pressure, the RBI said.
Staff cost rose by 10.7 per cent, 6.1 per cent and 9 per cent during 2025-26 for manufacturing, IT and non-IT services companies, respectively; staff cost-to-sales ratio broadly remained stable for manufacturing companies while it declined for services companies, it added.