New Delhi, June 21 -- The profitability of non-financial companies came under pressure in Financial Year 2025 (FY25) despite registering improvements in the sales growth, according to a report by market intelligence firm CareEdge.

As per the report, the net sales grew by 7.7 per cent Year-on-Year (YoY), up from 3.7 per cent in FY 2025 in its previous fiscal, meanwhile, total expenditure, which impacts the profitability, rose by 8.1 per cent YoY in FY25, significantly higher than the 1.8 per cent YoY growth recorded in FY24.

"The sales growth of corporates improved in Q4 FY25. While sales growth saw improvement, an uptick in expenditure led by rising input prices has resulted in a moderation in corporate profitability growth in the quart...