Bharat Electronics Q1 Results: Net profit climbs 23% to ₹970 crore, revenue up 5%

It had posted a post-tax profit of ₹791 crore a year back.

Its revenue from operations climbed 4.62% to ₹4,439.74 crore in Q1 FY26, compared to ₹4,243.57 crore in the same period of the previous fiscal.

BEL's earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) stood at ₹1,238 crore in the April-June quarter of the current fiscal year, as against ₹948 crore a year. This reflects an year-on-year (YoY) increase of 30.59%.

The EBITDA margin was at 27.89% vs 22.34% a year back.

What is the order book of Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL)?

The order book of Bharat Electronics Ltd, or BEL, stands at ₹74,859 crore as of July 1, 2025.

The company's shares settled 1.06% lower at ₹391 apiece on the National Stock Exchange (NSE). Its market capitalisation stands at ₹2,85,812.35 crore, while free float m-cap is ₹1,39,655.92 crore.

On July 25, BEL had secured an order worth ₹1,640 crore for the Defence Ministry to supply Air Defence Fire Control Radars to the Indian Army.

"These indigenous radars designed by DRDO and manufactured by BEL provide effective defence against air threats during day and night under all weather conditions. These radars having inbuilt ECM capabilities are used for surveillance, acquisition, tracking of air targets and control of air defence guns for effective neutralisation. The system is modular by design and is easy to deploy, operate and maintain," it said.

On June 30, it bagged orders worth ₹528 crore. The order was related to the supply of radars, EVMs, jammers, shelters, communication equipment, control centres, spares, and services, among others.