Data Patterns (India) delivered impressive profit growth in Q4 FY26, with standalone net profit jumping 21.30% to ₹138.38 crore compared to ₹114.08 crore in Q4 FY25, according to reports from Business Standard. However, the company faced revenue headwinds as revenue from operations declined 13% YoY to ₹344.85 crore in the quarter ended March 31, 2026, as per the latest regulatory filing dated May 14. Despite the revenue decline, the company demonstrated strong operational efficiency with profit before tax growing 22.76% to ₹187.96 crore from ₹153.11 crore in the same quarter last year. At an operational level, the company's EBITDA stood at ₹193 crore for Q4 FY26, up 29% YoY from ₹150 crore in Q4 FY25, with EBITDA margin expanding by 1,818 basis points YoY to 55.9% from 37.7% in the preceding year, beating street expectations of 44% margins. The company's material cost as a percentage of sales declined significantly to 27% from 51% last year, though higher than the 24% figure in the previous quarter.
The company's operational metrics showed robust improvement with operational EBITDA rising 28.96% to ₹192.8 crore in Q4 FY26 compared to ₹149.5 crore in Q4 FY25, as reported by Business Standard. For the complete financial year FY26, Data Patterns achieved strong overall performance with consolidated net profit growing 22.34% to ₹271.37 crore while revenue from operations expanded 30.55% YoY to ₹924.77 crore. The company's revenue contribution across quarters showed Q4 contributing 37.3% to the annual revenue, followed by Q2 at 33.2%, Q3 at 18.7%, and Q1 at 10.7%. For FY26, revenue increased 31% compared to estimates of 38% but was above guidance of 20-25%, with revenue coming in at ₹925 crore compared to ₹708 crore last year. The company's EBITDA margins expanded to 40.44% from 38.82% in the year-ago period and higher than estimates of 37%, while material cost as a percentage of sales were down to 37% compared to 39%.
According to the company's CMD as reported by Business Standard, FY26 marked a landmark year for Data Patterns with strong execution, robust order inflows, and continued capability expansion across strategic defence programmes. The company's order book stands at an all-time high of around ₹2,062 crore, representing the highest in the company's history and providing strong revenue visibility. With a healthy executable pipeline across radars, electronic warfare and advanced defence electronics, the company remains confident of sustaining growth momentum going forward. Data Patterns reported an order inflow of ₹1,121 crore in FY26, with the order book for the fiscal at ₹926.48 crore compared to ₹730 crore last year. The order composition shows 32.9% comprising AMC, 29.8% for radar, 19% of avionics, 7.5% for EW, 4.7% for navel systems and the 'others' segment comprised 6.1%. The company maintains its net debt free status and has guided to grow its revenue between 20% to 25% over the next two to three years with EBITDA margins likely to be between 35% to 40% in the new financial year.
The company's board has recommended a final dividend of ₹10 per equity share of face value ₹2 each for financial year 2025-26, subject to shareholder approval at the Annual General Meeting scheduled for July 31, 2026, as reported by Business Standard. If approved, the final dividend will be paid on or before August 29, 2026. However, market sentiment turned negative as Data Patterns shares slumped 4.14% to close at ₹4,022.40 on Thursday, down ₹173.80 following the Q4 results announcement. Despite the recent decline, the stock has gained 10.6% in the past month and 46.5% year-to-date, having hit a 52-week high of ₹4,303 on May 6, 2026, and touched a year's low of ₹2,131 on January 27, 2026. The company maintains a total market capitalisation of ₹21,469.85 crore as of May 15, 2026, according to NSE data.
