MUMBAI: Adani Ports and Particular Financial Zone Ltd (APSEZ), the money cow of the Ahmedabad-based Adani Group, reported a pointy rise in income and revenue for the October–December quarter (Q3FY26), prompting administration to lift its steerage for FY26.
The corporate now expects income of ₹38,000 crore in FY26, on the higher finish of its earlier ₹36,000-38,000 crore vary. Steering for earnings earlier than curiosity, tax, depreciation and amortization (Ebitda) has been raised to ₹22,800 crore from the earlier ₹21,000-22,000 crore band.
The upper Ebitda outlook displays stronger-than-expected development in present companies and the consolidation of North Queensland Export Terminal (NQXT) from the January-March quarter. APSEZ accomplished the acquisition of the Australian terminal from the Adani household on 23 December 2025 for about ₹22,000 crore.
APSEZ shares rose 9.12% to ₹1,530.9 on the BSE on Tuesday, outperforming the benchmark Sensex, which gained 2.54%. The outcomes have been disclosed throughout buying and selling hours.
Sturdy Q3 earnings
For the three months ended 31 December 2025, APSEZ’s revenue climbed greater than 20% to ₹3,043 crore, as contributions from newer ports offset a slowdown at its flagship Mundra port.
Quarterly income and Ebitda additionally rose about 20%, to ₹9,705 crore and ₹5,786 crore, respectively.
“As India’s largest and the world’s fastest-growing built-in transport utility, APSEZ has as soon as once more delivered a robust and resilient efficiency,” Ashwani Gupta, chief govt and whole-time director, mentioned in a press release. “Sustained momentum throughout our 4 enterprise pillars, mixed with the consolidation of NQXT, has enabled us to lift the higher finish of our FY26 Ebitda steerage by a sturdy ₹800 crore.”
Income at Mundra, APSEZ’s first and most revenue-accretive port, fell 15% to ₹1,860 crore, whereas Ebitda declined about 20% to ₹1,321 crore. Larger earnings at Krishnapatnam, Gangavaram and Vizhinjam helped offset the drop.
APSEZ operates 15 ports and terminals in India and 4 abroad.
Enterprises on the cusp of sharp income development
Adani Enterprises Ltd, the group’s incubator of latest companies, additionally reported a soar in Q3 revenue on Tuesday, pushed by positive aspects from promoting its stake in shopper enterprise AWL Agri Enterprise Ltd, previously Adani Wilmar Ltd.
The flagship firm posted a consolidated revenue of ₹5,627 crore after an distinctive acquire of ₹5,632 crore, implying a loss within the absence of the one-off revenue.
Income rose 8% year-on-year to ₹25,475 crore, whereas Ebitda elevated 15% to ₹4,297 crore. Efficiency was weighed down by a slowdown within the legacy coal buying and selling enterprise, the place income fell 25% to ₹7,169 crore on account of decrease volumes and costs.
Outcomes improved in different key verticals, together with renewable power ecosystem manufacturing beneath ANIL, airports and mining.
The corporate is on the cusp of a pointy uptick in income and Ebitda as 4 key belongings change into operational, group chief monetary officer Jugeshinder Singh mentioned throughout an investor name.
These embody the lately inaugurated Navi Mumbai airport, a copper smelter, a significant freeway and a bigger photo voltaic cell and module manufacturing plant.
The Kutch Copper smelter is predicted to begin operations in Q1FY27 and could have a capability of 0.5 million tonnes each year, similar to Hindalco Copper, India’s largest producer. The undertaking is predicted so as to add about ₹2,000 crore to consolidated Ebitda, Singh mentioned.
The Ganga Expressway in Uttar Pradesh is predicted to contribute one other ₹1,500 crore to Ebitda as soon as operational. The corporate’s 6-gigawatt photo voltaic cell plant, scheduled to return onstream later in 2026, already has ample orders to assist excessive utilization, he mentioned.
The corporate may also earn mounted returns from the Navi Mumbai airport.
Shares of Adani Enterprises rose 10.38% to ₹2,201.7 on the BSE.