Mumbai, Dec. 1 -- On a consolidated basis, revenue for the quarter stood at Rs 2,096.1 crore, rising 20.8% year-on-year (YoY). Profit after tax (PAT) came in at Rs 103.5 crore, up 19.9% YoY, while the PAT margin moderated slightly by 4 bps to 4.94%.

EBITDA surged to Rs 413.3 crore, marking 44.4% YoY growth. The EBITDA margin expanded sharply by 323 bps YoY to 19.7%.

On the cost side, total expenditure increased 16.1% YoY to Rs 1,682.83 crore. Raw material consumed climbed 22.25% YoY to Rs 551.54 crore. Employee expenses rose sharply by 54.58% YoY to Rs 502.54 crore.

Consolidated net cash from operating activities stood at Rs 660.81 crore in H1FY26, higher than Rs 518.65 crore in H1FY25.

Operationally, Lenskart continued to scale at pa...