Data Patterns shares slump 11% as Q4 revenue falls 13% YoY, profit rises; dividend declared

It came under selling pressure as its earnings for the fourth quarter of the 2025-26 financial year (Q4 FY26) failed to impress investors.

At around 11:02 AM, the stock was trading 4.69% lower at ₹3,822.50 per equity share.

While the scrip has fallen 12% in the past week, it has gained 5% over the month. On a year-to-date basis, it has rallied 39%.

The share hit a 52-week high of ₹4,303 on May 6, 2026, and touched a year’s low of ₹2,131 per unit on January 27, 2026.

Data Patterns Q4 results

The firm reported a profit after tax (PAT) of ₹138.4 crore during the quarter under review, marking a 21% year-on-year (YoY) increase from ₹114.1 crore in the March quarter of the 2024-25 fiscal year (Q4 FY25).

However, its revenue from operations fell 13% YoY to ₹344.9 crore in Q4 FY26, as against ₹396.2 crore in the year-ago period, according to a regulatory filing dated May 14.

At an operational level, its EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation), also known as operating profit, stood at ₹193 crore for the reporting quarter, up 29% YoY from ₹150 crore in the fourth quarter of FY25.

Its EBITDA margin expanded by 1,818 basis points (bps) YoY to 55.9% in the March FY26 quarter from 37.7% in the same period of the preceding year.

In FY26, the company’s revenue from operations stood at ₹924.8 crore, with Q4 contributing 37.3% to the annual revenue, followed by Q2 at 33.2%, Q3 at 18.7%, and Q1 at 10.7%.

Dividend recommended

Data Pattern’s board of directors also recommended a final dividend of ₹10 per equity share with a face value of ₹2 each for the financial year ended March 31, 2026.

The final dividend, if declared by the Shareholders in the ensuing Annual General Meeting to be held on Friday, July 31, 2026, will be paid on or before Saturday, August 29, 2026.

What the management said

Commenting on the performance, Srinivasagopalan Rangarajan, Chairman & Managing Director of Data Patterns, said: “FY26 has been a landmark year for Data Patterns, marked by strong execution, robust order inflows, and continued capability expansion across strategic defence programs. Our order book stands at an all-time high of ~₹2,062 crores, the highest in the Company’s history, providing strong revenue visibility.”

“With a healthy executable pipeline across radars, electronic warfare and advanced defence electronics, we remain confident of sustaining our growth momentum going forward,” Rangarajan added.

Data Patterns has a total market capitalisation of ₹21,469.85 crore as of May 15, 2026, according to data on the NSE.