HAL · Capital Goods
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. reported revenue of ₹13,942 cr for January to March 2026, +1.8% on the year and +81.1% on the quarter. Over the last four quarters revenue comes to ₹33,089 cr, +6.8% on the four before.
Operating profit (EBITDA) was ₹5,059 cr, a margin of 36.3%, −236 bps on the year and +1,198 bps on the quarter. Over the last 8 quarters the margin has ranged from 22.8% to 38.6%, averaging 28.0%. Operating costs grew +5.7%, faster than revenue at +1.8%, so operating profit grew less than sales.
Net profit was ₹4,196 cr, +5.5% on the year and +124.7% on the quarter, with earnings per share of ₹62.74. Profit before other income, one-offs and tax fell 2.9%, so 8 points of the headline growth came from outside the core business. The tax rate of 25% is in line with its recent average. Profit over the last four quarters totals ₹9,116 cr, +9.0% on the four before.
Capital goods and EPC revenue follows project execution, which makes quarters uneven; the order book and new orders tell more about the year than one quarter does. The quarterly statements do not carry the order book, new orders and working capital; those come with the filing read.
On earnings per share of ₹136.30 over the last four quarters, the stock at ₹4,809.80 trades at 35.3 times trailing earnings.
Written from the quarterly statements. The filing read adds the balance sheet and cash flow filed with this quarter, the auditor's review, segment results, one-off items line by line and what management said on the call.
Depreciation fell while the business grew. Were asset lives changed?
Source: Quarterly statements
Operating margin slipped on the year.
Source: Quarterly statements
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Net profit a year ago, each driver's change, and net profit now. Blue added profit, red took it away.
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| Q2 FY24 | Q3 FY24 | Q4 FY24 | Q1 FY25 | Q2 FY25 | Q3 FY25 | Q4 FY25 | Q1 FY26 | Q2 FY26 | Q3 FY26 | Q4 FY26 | Q1 FY27 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₹5,636 cr | ₹6,061 cr | ₹14,769 cr | ₹4,348 cr | ₹5,976 cr | ₹6,957 cr | ₹13,700 cr | ₹4,819 cr | ₹6,629 cr | ₹7,699 cr | ₹13,942 cr | ₹5,515 cr |
| YoY | — | — | — | +11% | +6% | +15% | −7% | +11% | +11% | +11% | +2% | +14% |
| EBITDA margin | 27.1% | 23.7% | 40.0% | 22.8% | 27.4% | 24.2% | 38.6% | 26.6% | 23.5% | 24.3% | 36.3% | 27.7% |
| Other income, % of PBT | 29% | 28% | 10% | 47% | 28% | 31% | 13% | 41% | 40% | 37% | 21% | 43% |
| Exceptional items | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tax rate | 25% | 25% | 26% | 9% | 25% | 30% | 24% | 25% | 25% | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| Net profit | ₹1,237 cr | ₹1,262 cr | ₹4,309 cr | ₹1,437 cr | ₹1,510 cr | ₹1,440 cr | ₹3,977 cr | ₹1,384 cr | ₹1,669 cr | ₹1,867 cr | ₹4,196 cr | ₹1,590 cr |
| YoY | — | — | — | +77% | +22% | +14% | −8% | −4% | +11% | +30% | +6% | +15% |
| Core profit YoY | — | — | — | +25% | +24% | +15% | −13% | +30% | −9% | +11% | −3% | +11% |
| EPS | ₹18.49 | ₹18.86 | ₹64.43 | ₹21.49 | ₹22.59 | ₹21.53 | ₹59.46 | ₹20.69 | ₹24.96 | ₹27.91 | ₹62.74 | ₹23.77 |
| Flags | · | · | · | 3 | 1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3 | 1 | 1 | ✓ |
Each quarter is read with the same rules. Balance-sheet and cash checks run on half-year and annual quarters; filing-read checks run where a read exists.
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. reported revenue of ₹13,942 cr (+1.8% on the year) and net profit of ₹4,196 cr (+5.5% on the year) for January to March 2026.
Profit before other income, exceptional items and tax moved −2.9% on the year, against +5.5% for reported profit.
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