Hindustan Aeronautics Q3 net profit rises 30% to Rs 1,867 crore; interim dividend of Rs 35 declared

Hindustan Aeronautics reports December quarter results.

• HAL Q3 net profit up 30 percent YoY to Rs 1,866.7 crore on higher deliveries
• Revenue up 10.7% YoY to Rs 7,698.8 crore; EBITDA margin stable at 24.3%
• HAL announced Rs 35 interim dividend; stock rose 15.2% in the past year.

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Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on Thursday reported a nearly 30 percent year-on-year rise in its consolidated net profit to Rs 1,866.7 crore for the October–December quarter of FY26, aided by higher deliveries against previously secured orders, according to the company’s stock exchange filing.

The defence PSU’s revenue from operations increased 10.7 percent on-year to Rs 7,698.8 crore in the quarter, compared with Rs 6,957.3 crore in the corresponding period last year.

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd's earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) rose 11.2 percent year-on-year to Rs 1,871 crore from Rs 1,683 crore a year earlier. EBITDA margin stood largely flat at 24.3 percent, compared with 24.2 percent in the year-ago quarter.

Profit before exceptional items and tax grew 21.8 percent on-year to Rs 2,486.8 crore, while tax expense rose marginally to Rs 620.2 crore from Rs 602.4 crore in Q3 FY25.

Separately, the company’s board of directors declared the first interim dividend of Rs 35 per equity share of face value Rs 5 each (700 percent) for FY26. The record date for the dividend has been fixed as Wednesday, February 18, 2026, and the payout will be made to eligible shareholders on or before March 14, 2026, HAL said.

HAL shares erased early losses after the earnings announcement and were trading marginally higher. The stock was last quoted at Rs 4,136.30, up 0.08 percent on the day. The stock has gained 15.2 percent over the past one year, outperforming the Nifty 50’s roughly 12 percent rise over the same period.

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