Press Release and Investor Presentation for the quarter ended June 30, 2026

Date: August 7, 2026 SE/2026-27/43 BSE Limited The National Stock Exchange India Ltd. Corporate Relation Department Listing Department Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers Exchange Plaza 14th Floor, Dalal Street Bandra Kurla Complex Mumbai 400 001 Bandra (East) Scrip Code: 534804 Mumbai 400 051 Scrip Code: CARERATING Dear Sir/Madam, SUB: PRESS RELEASE AND INVESTOR PRESENTATION FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2026 Please find enclosed herewith the Press Release and Investor Presentation of CARE Ratings Limited for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, as per the requirement of Regulation 30 and Para A of Part A of Schedule III of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. Kindly take the above on record. Thanking you, Yours faithfully, For CARE Ratings Limited Manoj Kumar CV Company Secretary & Compliance Officer Encl: As Above CARE Ratings Limited 4th Floor, Godrej Coliseum, Somaiya Hospital Road, Off Eastern Express Highway, Sion (East), Mumbai - 400 022. Phone: +91-22-6754 3456 • Email: care@careedge.in • www.careedge.in CIN-L67190MH1993PLC071691 CARE Ratings Limited Investor Release: 07th August, 2026, Mumbai CARE Ratings Limited (NSE: CARE, BSE: 534804) The Board of Directors of CARE Ratings Limited have declared its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended 30th June 2026 Standalone Consolidated 16.5% 18.9% Rs. 88.15 Crs YoY Rs. 111.68 Crs YOY Operating Income Operating Income 18.2% 36.5% 24.2% 31.0% YoY Margin YoY Margin Rs. 32.09 Crs Rs. 34.63 Crs EBITDA & EBITDA Margin % EBITDA & EBITDA Margin % 16.3% 32.7% 24.6% 26.1% YoY Margin YoY Margin Rs. 33.88 Crs Rs. 32.99 Crs PAT & PAT Margin % PAT & PAT Margin % Rs. 11.27 Rs. 10.73 EPS EPS Consolidated: Revenue Segmental Contribution Rs. 98.71 Crs Rs. 12.97 Crs Ratings Business Non-Ratings Business 19.1% 17.9% YoY YoY CLARITY. CONVICTION. CareEdge. CARE Ratings Limited The global economic landscape remains highly uncertain amid the evolving geopolitical dynamics. The West Asia crisis has added volatility to the global energy prices. Despite mounting global challenges, the Indian economy has maintained its resilience. Several high-frequency indicators such as domestic auto sales, IIP and core sector growth point towards healthy economic momentum. On the external front, merchandise exports have shown improvement in the recent months while resilience in services exports and remittances has continued. Apart from global uncertainties, the key risks on the domestic front emerge from the poor monsoon and El Niño weather conditions. Factoring the evolving global as well as domestic scenario, we project India’s GDP growth to be at 6.7% in FY27. Fund raising activity in the economy was mixed in the first quarter of the current fiscal year. Commercial paper issuances rose 18.5% (y-o-y) to Rs 5.4 trillion in Q1 FY27. On the other hand, corporate bond issuances were sharply lower by 29.3% (y-o-y) at Rs 2.5 trillion. The lingering global market uncertainties and elevated yields on corporate bonds have likely incentivised large industries to prefer bank credit as a source of funding. Bank credit growth accelerated to 18.6% (y-o-y) as of end-June 2026 compared to 9.5% in the same period a year ago. Industrial bank credit growth accelerated to 19.2% (y-o-y) compared to 6.3% a year ago. More specifically, credit to large industries grew sharply by 16.6% (y-o-y) from just 2.0% last year. Services sector credit growth also strengthened to 21.4% (y-o-y) compared to 8.8% last year. Overall, the domestic economy has held up relatively well in the fiscal year so far. However, persistent global uncertainties and potential El Niño conditions continue to pose risks to the domestic growth and inflation outlook. Note: Data on corporate bond issuances includes public issues and private placements. This data was extracted from Prime Database on August 4th, 2026. Commenting on the results for Q1 FY27, Mehul Pandya, Managing Director & Group CEO of CareEdge, said: “FY27 commenced on a positive note for CareEdge Group despite the challenging macroeconomic and geopolitical environment. On a standalone basis, revenue from operations for Q1 FY27 registered a robust 16.5% year-on-year growth, while at the consolidated level, revenue grew by 18.9% over the same period supported by improved performance by subsidiaries. The profitability at standalone and consolidated levels also reflected healthy growth. This performance has been primarily driven by a healthy uptick in ratings business across the segments. Our non-ratings businesses continued their momentum of providing a good contribution in the consolidated performance. While we are encouraged by the robust performance in Q1 FY27, we reiterate that the Company’s financial performance should be evaluated on an annual basis, rather than on a QoQ or sequential basis. CLARITY. CONVICTION. CareEdge. CARE Ratings Limited As a leading Knowledge and Analytical institution, we had extensive outreach events during the quarter – in India as well as globally. One of the most acclaimed and noteworthy events was our flagship “CareEdge Conversation – Debt Market Summit, 2026” that was graced by Hon’ble Chairman, SEBI. We were also privileged to have the third edition of CareEdge Global Sovereign Rating Outlook covering 45 economies by the Hon’ble Minister of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, Shri Piyush Goyal at the Business Plenary session in London. Going forward, we remain committed to provide superior analytics services to all stakeholders whom we serve across the geographies. About CareEdge CareEdge is a knowledge-based analytical group offering services in Credit Ratings, Analytics, Consulting and Sustainability. Established in 1993, the parent company CARE Ratings Ltd (CareEdge Ratings) is India’s second-largest rating agency, with a credible track record of rating companies across diverse sectors and strong position across the segments. The wholly-owned subsidiaries of CareEdge Ratings are (I) CARE Analytics & Advisory Private Ltd (II) CARE ESG Ratings Ltd, and (III) CareEdge Global IFSC Ltd. CareEdge Ratings’ other international subsidiary entities include CARE Ratings (Africa) Private Ltd in Mauritius, CARE Ratings South Africa (Pty) Ltd, and CARE Ratings Nepal Ltd CLARITY. CONVICTION. CareEdge. CARE Ratings Limited Safe Harbor Statement Statements in this document relating to future status, events, or circumstances, including but not limited to statements about plans and objectives, the progress and results of research and development, potential project characteristics, project potential and target dates for project related issues are forward-looking statements based on estimates and the anticipated effects of future events on current and developing circumstances. Such statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties and are not necessarily predictive of future results. Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements. The company assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect actual results changed assumptions or other factors. For further information, please contact Company : Investor Relations Advisors : CIN: L67190MH1993PLC071691 CIN: U74140MH2010PTC204285 Ms. Neha Shroff/ Mr. Dhruvil Jani investor.relations@careedge.in neha.shroff@sgapl.net / dhruvil.jani@sgapl.net +91 77380 73466 / +91 80824 66052 www.careedge.in www.sgapl.net Follow us on Social media CLARITY. CONVICTION. CareEdge. CARE Ratings Limited Investor Presentation Q1 FY27 CLARITY. CONVICTION. CareEdge. Safe Harbour This presentation and the accompanying slides (the “Presentation”), which have been prepared by CARE Ratings Ltd. (the “Company”), have been prepared solely for information purposes and do not constitute any offer, recommendation or invitation to purchase or subscribe for any securities, and shall not form the basis or be relied on in connection with any contract or binding commitment whatsoev [Showing first 8,000 characters — download PDF for full document]