BEL shares trade higher as firm bags additional order worth ₹569 crore; all you need to know

The Navratna defence PSU company in a regulatory filing on Thursday said it has secured an additional order worth ₹569 crore since its last disclosure on December 29, 2025. The order received includes communication equipment, medical electronics, instant fire detection & suppression systems, upgrades, spares, services, etc.

On December 29, 2025, BEL had received major orders for radars, tank overhaul, communication equipment, fire control systems, simulators, antenna stabilisation systems, security software, components, upgrades, spares, services and more.

Further, on December 12, the company had said that it secured additional orders worth ₹776 crore. The contract included orders for radars, tank overhaul, communication equipment, fire control systems, simulators, antenna stabilisation systems, security software, components, upgrades, spares, services, etc.

BEL share price

At 9:47 AM, BEL shares were trading at ₹402.70 apiece on the National Stock Exchange, rising 1.26%. The stock gained 1.3% to touch intraday high of ₹402.90 in the early trade.

In a month, shares of the firm have declined nearly 5%, while for six months’ time, they have slumped 8%. On a year-on-year basis, BEL shares have zoomed over 35%. The company has a market capitalisation of ₹2.90 lakh crore.

Shares of the company had touched their one-year high of ₹436 apiece on July 1, 2025, while their 52-week low of ₹240 was hit on February 19, 2025.

BEL Q2 earnings

The country's leading defence equipment maker had reported a net profit of ₹1,286 crore in the second quarter of the current financial year, marking an increase of 18% from ₹1,091 crore in the same period last year.

The company's revenue from operations rose 26% to ₹5,764 crore in the July-September period from ₹4,583 crore a year earlier.

Bharat Electronics reported stable operational performance in the September quarter, as its EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortisation), also known as operating profit, advanced 22% to ₹1,695 crore, but its operating profit margin contracted by 90 basis points to 29.41%.

The company's total order book at the end of the September quarter came in at ₹74,453 crore.