This smallcap data centre company posts 7% YoY jump in net profit; shares up 90% in 2026 on strong order wins

Shares of one of the leading data centre players, Black Box Ltd, jumped nearly 6% on Tuesday afternoon after the company announced its Q4FY26 results. The shares of the company are in focus after a nearly 90% rally in 2026 alone.

For the quarter ending March 2026, the company's revenue stood at ₹1,691 crore, up 9% YoY as compared to ₹1,545 crore in the preceding year’s same quarter. Similarly, the EBIDTA for the quarter ended March 2026 jumped 12% YoY to ₹164 crore as against ₹147 crore, with an EBITDA margin expansion of 20 bps to 9.7%. Lastly, the net profit for the quarter jumped 7% YoY to ₹65 crore as compared to ₹60 crore in the same period last year.

The exchange filing read that the company delivered steady progress across key financial and operational metrics during FY26. It further added that A healthier opportunity pipeline, improving business mix, and growing order backlog provide strong visibility for sustained growth and scalable expansion going forward.

For FY26, the company’s revenue jumped 6% YoY to ₹6,322 crore and EBITDA of ₹570 crore as compared to ₹531 crore in the previous year. The EBITDA margin improved 10 bps to 9% from 8.9% in the previous year. The net profit for the year jumped 6% YoY to ₹218 crore.

The management remains buoyant on the topline growth for FY27 due to strong growth in the order backlog of $792 million or ₹7,000 crore, up 57% YoY. The bulk of this orderbook, worth ₹3,300 crore, was secured in Q4FY26 alone. Key order wins during the quarter included a $75 million (approx. ₹663 crore) data centre services engagement from a leading US-based global hyperscaler, in addition to another $31 million (approx. ₹277 crore) contract, and a multi-year strategic engagement worth over $90 million (approx. ₹795 crore) with a major U.S. international airport