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Sterlite Technologies Q4 FY26 Revenue and EBITDA Jump

April 29, 2026 4 mins read Firehose Gupta

Sterlite Technologies Limited — Q4 and FY ended March 31, 2026

Financials (INR Cr)

Metric FY’26 FY’25 Q4 FY’26 Q4 FY’25
Revenue 4,745 3,996 1,441 1,052
EBITDA 628 452 218 146
Period Value
Q1FY26 1,020
Q2FY26 1,034
Q3FY26 1,257
Q4FY25 1,052
Q4FY26 1,441
FY25 3,996
FY26 4,745
Period EBITDA (INR Crs) EBITDA %
Q1FY26 140 13.7
Q2FY26 141 13.6
Q3FY26 129 10.3
Q4FY25 146 13.9
Q4FY26 218 15.1
FY25 452 11.3
FY26 628 13.2
Period Value
Q1FY26 10
Q2FY26 4
Q3FY26 -17
Q4FY25 5
Q4FY26 59
FY25 -72
FY26 56
Quarter Operational EBITDA % US Tariff Impact %
Q3 FY25 11.1
Q4 FY25 13.8
Q1 FY26 14.4 -0.7
Q2 FY26 16.7 -3.1
Q3 FY26 17.9 -7.6
Q4 FY26 21.1 -6.0

Segment distribution (Revenues) (INR Cr.)

Fiscal Year Enterprise and Data Centre Telecom & Citizen Networks Total Revenues (INR Cr.)
FY25 21% 79% 3,996
FY26 19% 81% 4,745

Geographical distribution (Revenues) (INR Cr.)

Fiscal Year Americas Europe ROW (Rest of World) Total Revenues (INR Cr.)
FY25 25% 47% 28% 3,996
FY26 39% 39% 22% 4,745

Open order book (INR Cr.)

Fiscal Year Value
FY25 4,378
FY26 7,309

Order book spread (INR Cr.)

Period Value
Q1 FY27 1,468
Q2 FY27 & Beyond 5,841

Consolidated financials: Abridged version

P&L (INR Cr.) Q4 FY25 Q3 FY26 Q4 FY26 FY25 FY26
Revenue*** 1,052 1,257 1,441 3,996 4,745
EBITDA*** 146 129 218 452 628
EBITDA % 13.9% 10.3% 15.1% 11.3% 13.2%
Depreciation (79) (79) (77) (316) (313)
EBIT* 67 50 141 136 315
Finance Costs (65) (56) (63) (241) (224)
Exceptional Items (15) 31 16
PBT*
(Before share of Associates and JV)
2 (21) 109 (105) 107
Tax 3 4 (50) 33 (51)
Net Profit*
(After minority Interest & share of JV)
5 (17) 59 (72) 56
Profit (loss) from discontinued operations (45) (51)
Net Profit (40) (17) 59 (123) 56

STL Digital: Business & Financial Highlights

Period Q1 FY26 Q2 FY26 Q3 FY26 Q4 FY25 Q4 FY26 FY25 FY26
Revenue* (INR Cr.) 64 65 86 78 69 290 284
Period Q1 FY25 Q2 FY26 Q3 FY26 Q4 FY25 Q4 FY26 FY25 FY26
EBITDA* (INR Cr.) 1 1 1 5 0.2 -23 3

STL’s AI-DC Portfolio

Generation Description Throughput
400G Standard (Netflix-scale) 400 G
800G Current AI Sweet Spot 800 G
1.6T Upcoming “Super-Highway” 1.6 T

The Density Journey

Era Fibres per Rack
Cloud (<2023) 500
32 GPU AI Node (2023–24) 4,000
72 GPU AI Node (2025–26) 12,000
144–288 GPU AI Node (Future) 16,000

India DC Capacity Expansion

Year Capacity (GW)
2025 1.4
2030E 8

Strategic Announcements

Company Announcement
TCS 1GW+ DC Capacity Plan
Sify 50MW Vizag DC
Google US$15Bn Vizag DC
Adani US$100Bn | 5GW by 2035
Microsoft US$17.5Bn India DC Buildout
Reliance ∼1GW Jamnagar DC
CtrlS 60MW Kolkata | 900MW Expandable

Policy Tailwinds

Policy Aspect Details
State Incentives Subsidies & Power Benefits
Tax Holidays till 2047 Income Tax Exemptions
Digital Infrastructure Push AI & Connectivity Boost

Opportunity Size

Year Non-AI Workload AI Workload Total
2025 38 44 82
2026 40 62 103
2027 45 83 128
2028 50 102 153
2029 56 124 181
2030 64 156 219

STL Financial Highlights (Q4 FY25-26 Financial Results)

Period Value
Q1FY26 1,020
Q2FY26 1,034
Q3FY26 1,257
Q4FY25 1,052
Q4FY26 1,441
FY25 3,996
FY26 4,745

STERLITE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED — CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE QUARTER AND YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2026 (₹ in crores except EPS)

Particulars Quarter ended March 26 (Unaudited) Quarter ended December 25 (Unaudited) Quarter ended March 25 (Unaudited) Year ended March 26 (Audited) Year ended March 25 (Audited)
Revenue from operations 1,441 1,257 1,052 4,745 3,996
Other income 23 9 21 59 36
Total income 1,464 1,266 1,073 4,804 4,032
Total expenditure 1,246 1,137 927 4,176 3,580
Cost of raw materials and components consumed 651 711 502 2,461 1,957
Purchase of stock-in-trade 0 0 0 0 0
(Increase) / decrease in inventories of finished goods, work in progress and stock-in-trade 68 (55) 71 (76) 44
Employee benefits expense 178 169 142 659 610
Net impairment losses on financial and contract assets 17 0 6 17 6
Other expenses 332 312 206 1,115 963
Earnings before exceptional item, interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA from continuing operations) 218 129 146 628 452
Finance costs 63 56 65 224 241
Depreciation and amortisation expense 77 79 79 313 316
Profit/(loss) before exceptional item and tax from continuing operations 78 (6) 2 91 (105)
Exceptional items (Refer note 9) 31 (15) 0 16 0
Profit/(loss) before tax from continuing operations 109 (21) 2 107 (105)
Current tax 50 (4) (3) 51 (33)
Deferred tax (Refer note 10) 5 7 22 32 33
Tax expense/(credit) 45 (11) (25) 19 (66)
Net profit/(loss) after tax from continuing operations 59 (17) 5 56 (72)
Profit/(loss) from discontinued operations (net of tax) (refer note 5) 0 0 (45) 0 (51)
Net profit/(loss) for the period / year 59 (17) (40) 56 (123)
Total other comprehensive income / (loss) for the period / year 25 19 14 93 20
Total comprehensive income / (loss) for the period / year 84 2 (26) 149 (103)
Paid-up equity share capital (face value of ₹ 2 per share fully paid-up) 98 98 98 98 98
Other Equity 0 0 0 2,170 1,392
Basic EPS – from continuing operations (₹) 1.21 (0.35) 0.10 1.15 (1.48)
Diluted EPS – from continuing operations (₹) 1.17 (0.35) 0.10 1.11 (1.48)
Basic EPS – from discontinued operations (₹) 0 0 (0.94) 0 (1.06)
Diluted EPS – from discontinued operations (₹) 0 0 (0.94) 0 (1.06)
Basic EPS – from continuing and discontinued operations (₹) 1.21 (0.35) (0.84) 1.15 (2.54)
Diluted EPS – from continuing and discontinued operations (₹) 1.17 (0.35) (0.84) 1.11 (2.54)

STERLITE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED — CONSOLIDATED SEGMENT-WISE REVENUE, RESULTS, ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (₹ in crores)

Particulars Quarter ended March 26 (Unaudited) Quarter ended December 25 (Unaudited) Quarter ended March 25 (Unaudited) Year ended March 26 (Audited) Year ended March 25 (Audited)
1. Segment revenue: Optical networking business 1,378 1,174 979 4,486 3,741
1. Segment revenue: Digital and technology solutions 69 86 78 284 290
1. Segment revenue: Inter segment elimination (6) (3) (5) (25) (35)
Revenue from continuing operations 1,441 1,257 1,052 4,745 3,996
2. Segment Results (EBITDA): Optical networking business 202 131 125 606 464
2. Segment Results (EBITDA): Digital and technology solutions 0 1 5 3 (23)
Total segment results 202 132 130 609 441
Net unallocated income 16 (3) 16 19 11
Total EBITDA from continuing operations 218 129 146 628 452
Finance cost 63 56 65 224 241
Depreciation and amortisation expense 77 79 79 313 316
Profit/(loss) before exceptional item and tax from continuing operations 78 (61) 2 91 (105)
Exceptional items (Refer note 9) 31 (15) 0 16 0
Profit/(Loss) before tax from continuing operations 109 (21) 2 107 (105)
3. Segment assets: Optical networking business 5,399 4,767 4,486 5,399 4,486
3. Segment assets: Digital and technology solutions 185 173 170 185 170
Total segment assets 5,584 4,940 4,656 5,584 4,656
Inter segment elimination (2) (2) (60) (2) (60)
Unallocated assets 764 1,268 924 764 924
Total assets 6,346 6,206 5,520 6,346 5,520
4. Segment Liabilities: Optical networking business 1,969 1,633 1,362 1,969 1,362
4. Segment Liabilities: Digital and technology solutions 195 182 153 195 153
Total segment liabilities 2,164 1,815 1,515 2,164 1,515
Inter segment elimination (2) (2) (60) (2) (60)
Unallocated liabilities 1,916 2,336 2,075 1,916 2,075
Total liabilities 4,078 4,149 3,530 4,078 3,530

STERLITE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED — CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AS AT MARCH 31, 2026 (₹ in Crores)

Particulars 31 March 2026 (Audited) 31 March 2025 (Audited)
Assets
I. Non-current assets
(a) Property plant & equipment 2,693 2,568
(b) Capital work-in-progress 19 23
(c) Investment Property 3 3
(d) Goodwill 194 166
(e) Other intangible assets 81 91
(f) Deferred tax assets (net) 97 146
(g) Financial assets (i) Investments 463 90
(g) Financial assets (ii) Other non-current financial assets 31 9
(h) Non-current tax assets (net) 54 31
(i) Other non-current assets 48 8
Total non-current