New Delhi, July 1 -- After almost four quarters of unimpressive earnings, hopes are high that the Q1FY26 earnings will cheer the Indian stock market up.

FY25 was a mixed year for Indian corporates, with earnings witnessing widespread downgrades. Soft demand and tepid capital expenditure dragged the overall corporate performance during the last financial year.

According to Nuvama Research, the aggregate profit after tax (PAT) of BSE 500 companies (excluding oil marketing companies) saw a modest growth of 10 per cent year-on-year in Q4FY25, and 9 per cent for the full FY25. This was down from a solid 21 per cent growth in FY24.

Here are four key factors that indicate Indian Inc.'s performance in Q1FY26 will be better:

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