New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) Navratna public sector undertaking NBCC (India) Limited on Monday reported a sharp rise in its consolidated net profit for the January-March quarter (Q4) of FY26, driven by improved operational performance despite a marginal decline in revenue.

The company posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 253.51 crore in Q4 FY26, registering a growth of 38.78 per cent from Rs 182.66 crore reported in the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year (Q4 FY25), according to its stock exchange.

Revenue from operations, however, slipped 1.80 per cent year-on-year to Rs 4,559.79 crore during the quarter ended March 31, 2026, compared with Rs 4,643.84 crore in the same quarter last financial year.

On a sequential basis, NBCC’s profit rose 28.5 per cent, while revenue increased nearly 51 per cent over the previous quarter.

The project management consultancy (PMC) business, which remains the company’s largest revenue contributor, recorded a modest growth of around 2 per cent year-on-year to Rs 4,356.78 crore in Q4 FY26.

However, other segments witnessed a slowdown during the quarter. Revenue from the real estate segment dropped sharply to Rs 42.72 crore from Rs 161.39 crore in the year-ago period.

Similarly, the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) segment revenue declined to Rs 140 crore from Rs 211 crore reported a year earlier.

At the operating level, the company’s earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) stood at Rs 287 crore in the March quarter, down 3.4 per cent from Rs 297 crore posted in the corresponding period last year.

The Board of Directors of NBCC also recommended a final dividend of Rs 0.46 per equity share of face value Re 1 each for FY26, subject to shareholders’ approval at the upcoming Annual General Meeting.

The company said the dividend, if approved, would be paid within 30 days from the date of declaration.

–IANS

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