Adani Ports Reports 29% Net Profit Growth and 30% Revenue Increase in Q2 FY26: Expanding as an Integrated Transport Utility

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ) reported impressive financial performance for Q2 FY26, achieving a 29% year-on-year increase in net profit to Rs 3,120 crore, while revenue rose by 30% to Rs 9,167 crore.

The company's profit after tax (PAT) for H1 FY26 grew 17% year-on-year to reach Rs 6,431 crore. As the flagship entity in the Adani Portfolio, APSEZ recorded a Q2 EBITDA of Rs 5,550 crore, marking a 27% increase compared to the previous year. For the April-September period (H1 FY26), EBITDA stood at Rs 11,046 crore, representing growth of more than 20%.

Domestic Ports operations achieved a record-breaking EBITDA margin of 74.2% for H1 FY26. Similarly, International Ports reached all-time high figures with H1 FY26 revenue of Rs 2,050 crore and EBITDA of Rs 466 crore.

Ashwani Gupta, Whole-time Director and CEO of APSEZ, commented on the results: "Our strong, across-the-board profitable growth momentum truly underscores the success of our unmatched Integrated Transport Utility value proposition. Logistics and Marine businesses have continued their exponential growth trajectory, further reinforcing our port-gate to customer-gate offering."

He further emphasized that the performance "is a testament to the success of various operational efficiency and capital optimisation initiatives, leading to the strongest ever H1 domestic ports EBITDA margin and significant improvement in Logistics RoCE."

The logistics division demonstrated exceptional growth with H1 FY26 revenue reaching Rs 2,224 crore, up 92% year-on-year. Marine operations achieved even more impressive results with 213% growth to Rs 1,182 crore for H1 FY26.

In a positive development for the company, Fitch Ratings revised APSEZ's outlook from 'Negative' to 'Stable' while reaffirming its "BBB-" rating.

Gupta elaborated on the company's strategic direction: "Our vision of becoming an Integrated Transport Utility is taking shape at an accelerated pace. The strategic expansion of our multi-modal capabilities -- from our growing network of 12 logistics parks and 3.1 million square feet of warehouses to our expanding trucking fleet and international freight services -- demonstrates how we are creating a seamless supply chain ecosystem."

Adani Ports operates as a global integrated multi-modal value chain enabler with 633 MTPA capacity and has set a target of achieving 1 billion tonnes throughput by 2030.

Gupta highlighted the company's expansion efforts: "The ongoing expansion of our port capacities and our 127-vessel marine fleet across the MEASA region, with foray into West Africa waters, position us as a genuine integrated player in the global supply chain. Being recognized amongst the Top 5 per cent of global transportation companies by S&P CSA2 further reinforces our sustainability-driven operational excellence."

During intra-day trading, the company's shares were trading higher at Rs 1,446.3 apiece.

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