Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited · RDY · FY2026 Q1 · Calendar Q3 2025

Dr. Reddy’s Q1 FY26: Growth Holds, U.S. Generics Remain Under Pressure

The quarter supports a measured version of the growth thesis: revenue growth, above-target EBITDA margin, consumer-health expansion, and a broad pipeline are constructive, but U.S. generic pricing pressure and below-consensus scorecard results temper the outlook.

Reported Before market openNYSEHealthcare $11.00B market cap
100quality score

Earnings scorecard

Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $0.20 Consensus $0.21
EPS surprise -6.7% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $997.5M Consensus $1.02B
Revenue surprise -2.2% Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

prior-close to event-session close
Stock move +1.3% Event window
SPY move +0.9% Same window
Abnormal move +0.5% Stock minus SPY
Volume 1.5× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift -3.2% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

The current analysis adds evidence of continued double-digit growth and a 27% EBITDA margin, while emphasizing that U.S. generic price erosion—particularly in lenalidomide—remains a constraint. The pipeline focus broadened around semaglutide, abatacept, and the Alvotech pembrolizumab collaboration, with guidance sentiment maintained.

Guidance delta

Maintained; the supplied analysis reports no change in guidance sentiment.

Key takeaways

  • Management analysis describes 11% year-over-year revenue growth and a 27% EBITDA margin, above the 25% target.
  • U.S. generics faced price erosion, especially in lenalidomide, while management maintained its guidance stance.
  • Semaglutide, abatacept, and additional biosimilars remain central to the growth pipeline.

Management priorities

  • Advance semaglutide and biosimilar launches and filings.
  • Expand peptide, API, and pen capacity while keeping capex stable.
  • Integrate and expand consumer-health businesses, including NRT and the Nestle nutraceutical joint venture.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
RDY REVENUE earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 8 reported fiscal quarters and 4 future estimate-only quarters. Q3 '24 actual $72B, None Q4 '24 estimate $850M Q4 '24 actual $71B, beat Q1 '25 estimate $870M Q1 '25 actual $921M, beat Q1 '26 estimate $1B Q1 '26 actual $997M, miss Q2 '26 estimate $945M Q2 '26 actual $992M, beat Q3 '26 estimate $928M Q3 '26 actual $952M, beat Q4 '26 estimate $887M Q4 '26 actual $786M, miss Q1 '27 estimate $851M Q1 '27 actual $836M, miss Q2 '27 estimate $895M Q3 '27 estimate $86B Q4 '27 estimate $89B Q1 '28 estimate $95B

Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusHold12 ratings
Bullish650.0%
Neutral433.3%
Bearish216.7%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$13.21Current
$14.8Low
$14.8Average
$14.8High

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Firm-level rating actions

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FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Citigroup Buy SellUpgradeSep 29, 2026
HSBC Buy HoldUpgradeJun 5, 2025
Barclays Overweight OverweightMaintainNov 6, 2024
CLSA Outperform BuyMaintainJan 28, 2020
Bank of America Neutral BuyDowngradeNov 4, 2019
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $13.21. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
BNP ParibasTausif Shaikh$14.8$12.48 +12.0%Oct 12, 2026

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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited, alongside its associated companies, functions as a holistic pharmaceutical entity with a global footprint. Its business operations are divided into several key divisions. The Global Generics segment is responsible for the manufacturing and sale of both prescription and over-the-counter finished pharmaceutical products. These offerings are available either under a proprietary brand or as generic formulations that are therapeutically identical to their branded equivalents. This segment also includes the company's biologics ventures. The Pharmaceutical Services and Active Ingredients (PSAI) division focuses on producing and distributing active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and chemical intermediates, which serve as crucial building blocks for final drug products.…

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Sources

  1. Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
  2. FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-07-26T00:37:55.686058+00:00
  3. Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-10-24T13:10:43.012578+00:00
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By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-10-24. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.