D&B says zombie firms fall to 5.5% in India by 2025
In short
Dun & Bradstreet said the share of zombie firms in Corporate India fell to 5.5% in 2025 from 8.1% in 2017.
That suggests companies are better able to service debt. The report does not say which industries improved most or what caused the change.
What the reporting says
Dun & Bradstreet said the share of zombie firms in Corporate India fell to 5.5% in 2025 from 8.1% in 2017. The publisher-supplied summary says the study sees stronger corporate debt-servicing capacity. The reporting does not say which sectors drove the change or whether the trend is broad-based beyond the study’s measure.
Why it matters
Dun & Bradstreet’s study points to a smaller share of corporate borrowers in distress, with zombie firms down to 5.5% in 2025 from 8.1% in 2017. That matters for lenders, investors and companies because stronger debt-servicing capacity can reduce default risk. The available reporting does not identify the sectors behind the improvement or provide more detail on the study’s methodology.