Defence stock jumps 9% after reporting 164% YoY profit growth in Q3

Synopsis: Krishna Defence And Allied Industries Limited reports 31.64% QoQ revenue growth and a 164.42% YoY surge in net profit in Q3 FY26 results.

This small-cap Defence Stock, engaged in designing, developing, and manufacturing defence equipment like shipbuilding steel, welding wires, composite doors, IED vessels, and crowd barriers, plus dairy machinery and kitchen products, jumped 8.72 percent after the company reported December quarterly results with a 164.42 percent YoY increase in net profit.

With a market capitalization of Rs. 1,538.75 crores, the share of Krishna Defence And Allied Industries Limited has reached an intraday high of Rs. 1,080 per equity share, rising nearly 8.72 percent from its previous day’s close price of Rs. 993.40. Since then, the stock has retreated and is currently trading at Rs. 1,052.60 per equity share. 

Q3 FY26 Result

Coming into the quarterly results of Krishna Defence And Allied Industries Limited, the company’s consolidated revenue from operations increased by 23.42 percent YOY, from Rs. 51.58 crore in Q3 FY25 to Rs. 63.66 crore in Q3 FY26, and grew by 31.64 percent QoQ from Rs. 48.36 crore in Q2 FY26.

In Q3 FY26, Krishna Defence and Allied Industries Limited’s consolidated net profit increased by 164.42 percent YOY, reaching Rs. 10.18 crore compared to Rs. 3.85 crore during the same period last year. As compared to Q2 FY26, the net profit has increased by 48.40 percent, from Rs. 6.86 crore. The basic earnings per share increased by 138.73 percent and stood at Rs. 6.78 as against Rs. 2.84 recorded in the same quarter in the previous year, FY2025.

Krishna Defence And Allied Industries Limited’s revenue and net profit have grown at a CAGR of 74.1 percent and 109.76 percent, respectively, over the last two years.

In terms of return ratios, the company’s ROCE and ROE stand at 24.3 percent and 18.6 percent, respectively. Krishna Defence And Allied Industries Limited has an earnings per share (EPS) of Rs. 15.76, and its debt-to-equity ratio is 0.07x.

Order Book

Krishna Defence and Allied Industries Limited reported an order book of about Rs. 196 crore as of March 31, 2026. This strong backlog reflects steady demand and provides clear revenue visibility for upcoming quarters, indicating a stable business pipeline and supporting the company’s growth outlook in the defence and allied manufacturing segment.

Krishna Defence and Allied Industries Limited is a Mumbai-based manufacturer specializing in defence and allied equipment. It designs and produces items like shipbuilding steel sections, welding wires, ballast bricks, armored vehicle profiles, space heaters, IED containment vessels, and crowd control barriers for the defence and security sectors.

Krishna Defence and Allied Industries Limited also engages in dairy equipment production, including milk cans, chilling tanks, milking machines, and robotic milk collection units, alongside kitchen products.

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