Paytm Share Price Rises 3.60% to Hit Fresh 52-Week High Amid Regulatory Relief and Strong Earnings

Monday, Dec 1, 2025: One97 Communications the parent company of Paytm had extended its upward trend on Monday, climbing 3.60% to close at ₹1,368.10. The stock price of One97 Communications hit a new high of 52 weeks in the NSE at ₹1,364.80, the highest point it reached since December 2021. The shares opened at ₹1,335 and traded with market cap of 84,427.80 Cr. and VWAP of ₹1, 351.85. 

Regulatory Relief Increases Sentiment

Market confidence strengthened after Paytm announced that The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently granted the final Certificate of Authorisation to Paytm Payments Services Limited. It permits its subsidiary Paytm Payments Services Limited to operate as a fully authorized operator. Such final approval eliminates the ban on the onboarding of new merchants. This ban was previously imposed in November 2022. Since the problems of compliance are over the company can now restore its lost market share.

Subsidiaries Become 100% Owned Units

Additional market sentiment has been buoyed by One97 Communications’ announcement of completing a set of acquisitions aimed at simplifying its group structure. Through these transactions, the company secured full ownership of Foster Payment Networks Private Limited by acquiring an additional 9.99% stake, gained complete control of Paytm Insuretech Private Limited with a further 67.55% purchase, and consolidated Paytm Financial Services Limited (PFSL) by buying the remaining 51.22%.

Effective 27 November 2025, all three companies have become wholly owned subsidiaries. The PFSL acquisition also brings Admirable Software, Mobiquest Mobile Technologies, Urja Money and Fincollect Services under One97 Communications as step-down subsidiaries.

High Profits and Stable Performance in the market

Paytm’s Q2 results significantly boosted its stock performance. Operating revenue increased by 24% YOY to ₹2,061 crore and the company achieved PAT of ₹211 crore. EBITDA rose to ₹142 crore while contribution profit grew by 35% reflecting robust growth in both payment and financial services. Over the past 8 months the stock has appreciated by 90% and has recorded gains for seven consecutive months marking its strongest performance since the company’s public listing.

Stock Price Movement

The stock continued to move sideways after reaching the high of ₹1364.00. As underlined, the stock has reached a 52-week high and is comfortably above the 52-week low price of ₹651.50. The stock has surged more than 51% YTD and around 13.40% in the past three months. The company’s PE ratio is -138.64 (due to net losses) compared to the industrial average of 147.83. 

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