HAL Q4 Results: Net profit rises 6% YoY to Rs 4,196 crore; revenue up 2%

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited on Thursday reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 4,196 crore for the March-ended quarter, marking a 6% year-on-year (YoY) rise from the Rs 3,977 crore profit reported in the year-ago period, prompting a 3% rise in its share price.

The defence major’s revenue from operations rose 2% YoY to Rs 13,942 crore in Q4FY26, from Rs 13,700 crore reported in the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year.

Sequentially, the PSU’s net profit more than doubled from Rs 1,867 crore reported in the third quarter of FY26. Revenue from operations surged over 81% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) from Rs 7,699 crore in the December quarter.

HAL also reported a more than 5% YoY rise in total income to Rs 15,093 crore in Q4FY26, the quarter ended March 31, 2026. Total expenses increased over 4% YoY to Rs 9,522 crore during the period under review.

For the full financial year 2026, the company reported a nearly 9% rise in net profit to Rs 9,116 crore, compared with Rs 8,364 crore in FY25. The company’s revenue grew around 7% to Rs 33,089 crore in FY26 from Rs 30,981 crore in the previous financial year.

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s earnings per share (EPS) rose nearly 6% to Rs 62.57 during the fourth quarter and more than 9% to Rs 135.71 for the financial year ended March 31, 2026. Its overall net worth, meanwhile, jumped 17% to Rs 40,862 crore in FY26.

Hindustan Aeronautics share price
HAL shares surged more than 3% to trade at around Rs 4,808.60 apiece on the NSE after the company announced its results. However, the stock later pared some gains and was trading around 1.5% higher at Rs 4,691 apiece as of 1 pm.The defence major’s shares have declined nearly 2% over the past week but gained around 15% in the past month and 7% so far in 2026. Over the longer term, HAL shares have delivered returns of 216% over three years and 856% over five years. The company currently has a market capitalisation of nearly Rs 3.13 lakh crore.

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