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Polycab Q4 FY26 Profit Jumps to ₹7,856 Million

May 6, 2026 3 mins read Firehose Gupta

Polycab India Limited — Quarter and year ended 31 March 2026

Optional commentary: Consolidated and standalone financial results are presented in ₹ million (except EPS). The quarter ended 31 March 2026 is the balancing figure between audited full-year and unaudited year-to-date figures up to the third quarter.

Sr. No. Particulars Quarter ended 31 Mar 26 Quarter ended 31 Dec 25 Quarter ended 31 Mar 25 Year ended 31 Mar 26 Year ended 31 Mar 25
Audited (Refer note (vii)) Unaudited Audited (Refer note (vii)) Audited Audited
1) Income
(a) Revenue from operations 88,644.77 76,361.28 69,857.98 2,88,837.92 2,24,083.13
(b) Other income 604.18 504.56 480.70 2,362.52 2,076.36
Total income 89,248.95 76,865.84 70,338.68 2,91,200.44 2,26,159.49
2) Expenses
(a) Cost of materials consumed 59,620.63 56,551.39 43,987.71 2,06,156.67 1,54,173.73
(b) Purchases of stock-in-trade 3,591.85 1,072.68 1,192.61 7,314.54 6,076.37
(c) Changes in inventories of finished goods, stock-in-trade and work-in-progress 1,346.97 (2,343.02) 2,955.62 (7,601.62) (4,518.64)
(d) Project bought outs and subcontracting cost 3,308.04 2,270.84 3,917.06 9,946.38 12,568.87
(A) Total material cost (a to d) 67,867.49 57,551.89 52,053.00 2,15,815.97 1,68,300.33
(e) Employee benefits expense 1,931.02 2,369.64 2,036.41 8,794.24 7,367.26
(f) Finance costs 746.41 687.34 325.38 2,430.36 1,689.28
(g) Depreciation and amortisation expense 977.95 1,055.95 803.63 3,858.69 2,981.03
(h) Advertisement and sales promotion expense 519.84 910.15 1,902.26 1,209.38
(i) Freight and forwarding expense 1,339.93 1,252.83 1,113.74 4,639.98 3,746.70
(j) Other expenses 5,373.43 4,616.05 4,114.42 17,628.19 13,857.06
(B) Total expenses other than material cost (e to j) 10,888.58 10,891.96 8,680.11 39,253.72 30,850.71
Total expenses (A+B) 78,756.07 68,443.85 60,733.11 2,55,069.69 1,99,151.04
3) Profit before share of profit / (loss) of joint venture (1-2) 10,492.88 8,421.99 9,605.57 36,130.75 27,008.45
4) Share of Profit/ (loss) of joint venture (net of tax)
5) Profit before tax (3+4) 10,492.88 8,421.99 9,605.57 36,130.75 27,008.45
6) Tax expenses
(a) Current tax 2,867.27 2,317.84 2,112.06 9,390.58 6,154.98
(b) Deferred tax charge (230.43) (197.53) 149.89 (344.10) 398.10
Total tax expenses 2,636.84 2,120.31 2,261.95 9,046.48 6,553.08
7) Profit for the period (5-6) 7,856.04 6,301.68 7,343.62 27,084.27 20,455.37
8) Other comprehensive income
Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss 111.46 (11.17) (8.55) (30.12) (91.88)
Income tax relating to items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss (27.94) 2.82 2.12 7.61 23.07
Items that will be reclassified to profit or loss 22.76 20.15 37.16 23.40 (6.31)
Income tax relating to items that will be reclassified to profit or loss 9.04 (5.57) 5.42 (5.42) 5.42
Other comprehensive income / (losses) (net of tax) 115.32 6.23 36.15 (4.53) (69.70)
9) Total comprehensive income for the period (net of tax) (7+8) 7,971.36 6,307.91 7,379.77 27,079.74 20,385.67
Profit for the period attributable to:
Equity shareholders of parent company 7,727.66 6,216.90 7,266.68 26,720.33 20,199.90
Non controlling interests 128.38 84.78 76.94 363.94 255.47
Sr. No. Particulars Quarter ended 31 Mar 26 Audited (Refer note vii) Quarter ended 31 Dec 25 Unaudited Quarter ended 31 Mar 25 Audited (Refer note vii) Year ended 31 Mar 26 Audited Year ended 31 Mar 25 Audited
1) Segment Revenue
a) Wires and Cables 77,620.11 68,526.29 60,190.67 2,55,344.18 1,92,366.33
b) FMEG 6,631.36 4,997.77 4,759.98 20,693.28 16,821.75
c) EPC 5,097.96 4,068.97 6,028.34 16,664.96 19,192.39
Total 89,349.43 77,593.03 70,978.99 2,92,702.42 2,28,380.47
Less: Inter segment revenue (598.34) (1,233.15) (1,057.92) (3,555.37) (3,771.63)
Total Income (excluding finance income) 88,751.09 76,359.88 69,921.07 2,89,147.05 2,24,608.84
2) Segment results
a) Wires and Cables 10,179.99 8,325.96 9,090.40 34,781.17 26,203.17
b) FMEG 292.30 138.64 19.15 548.38 (389.26)
c) EPC 386.37 271.84 564.02 1,655.50 1,806.40
Total 10,858.66 8,736.44 9,673.57 36,985.05 27,620.31
Less: Inter segment results (117.23) (133.07) (160.23) (477.33) (473.23)
Total 10,741.43 8,603.37 9,513.34 36,507.72 27,147.08
Un-allocated items:
a) Financial income 497.86 505.96 417.61 2,053.39 1,550.65
b) Finance costs (746.41) (687.34) (325.38) (2,430.36) (1,689.28)
Profit before share of profit/(loss) of joint ventures 10,492.88 8,421.99 9,605.57 36,130.75 27,008.45
Share of profit/(loss) of joint ventures (net of tax)
Profit before tax 10,492.88 8,421.99 9,605.57 36,130.75 27,008.45
3) Segment Assets
a) Wires and Cables 1,15,450.84 1,15,834.50 80,001.30 1,15,450.84 80,001.30
b) FMEG 9,514.33 9,310.03 8,437.20 9,514.33 8,437.20
c) EPC 27,186.75 23,251.98 17,235.42 27,186.75 17,235.42
Total 1,52,151.92 1,48,396.51 1,05,673.92 1,52,151.92 1,05,673.92
Un-allocated assets 52,609.98 41,573.26 32,083.74 52,609.98 32,083.74
Investment accounted for using the equity method
Total assets 2,04,761.90 1,89,969.77 1,37,757.66 2,04,761.90 1,37,757.66
4) Segment Liabilities
a) Wires and Cables 53,834.54 48,938.08 22,513.95 53,834.54 22,513.95
b) FMEG 5,188.44 3,165.96 3,650.55 5,188.44 3,650.55
c) EPC 13,323.24 11,223.04 5,180.31 13,323.24 5,180.31
Total 72,346.22 63,327.08 31,344.81 72,346.22 31,344.81
Un-allocated liabilities and provisions 11,147.99 13,385.44 7,314.61 11,147.99 7,314.61
Total liabilities 83,494.21 76,712.52 38,659.42 83,494.21 38,659.42
Particulars As at 31 Mar 26 Audited As at 31 Mar 25 Audited (Restated)
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 35,050.71 27,913.26
Capital work-in-progress 11,392.59 7,081.44
Investment property under construction 883.02 790.08
Right of use assets 1,426.27 1,309.71
Goodwill
Other intangible assets 40.97 98.45
Investments accounted for using the equity method
Financial assets
(a) Trade receivables 4,477.84 2,994.38
(b) Other financial assets 571.94 712.41
Non-current tax assets (net) 558.74 503.73
Deferred tax assets (net) 116.02 270.70
Other non-current assets 3,638.74 2,893.54
Total Non-Current Assets 58,156.84 44,567.70
Current assets
Inventories (includes Goods in transit ₹ 2,702.99 million (31 March 2025 : ₹ 2,885.11 million)) 55,595.98 36,613.00
Financial assets
(a) Investments 34,048.23 17,490.42
(b) Trade receivables 37,585.04 25,962.68
(c) Cash and cash equivalents 3,903.43 2,173.87
(d) Bank balance other than cash and cash equivalents 4,921.27 5,532.49
(e) Loans 112.31 111.00
(f) Other financial assets 2,632.57 1,147.49
Other current assets 7,780.05 4,159.01
Total Current Assets 1,46,578.88 93,189.96
Non-current assets classified as held for sale 26.18
Total Assets 2,04,761.90 1,37,757.66
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Equity
Equity share capital (Refer note (i)) 1,505.51 1,504.26
Other equity 1,18,580.25 96,776.29
1,20,085.76 98,280.55
Non-controlling interests 1,181.93 817.69
1,21,267.69 99,098.24
Liabilities
Non-current liabilities:
Financial liabilities
(a) Borrowings 392.67 419.40
(b) Lease liabilities 803.72 709.34
(c) Other financial liabilities 51.70 105.03
Provisions 563.98 413.15
Deferred tax liabilities (net) 524.06 1,025.03
Other non-current liabilities 1,505.64 886.01
Total Non-Current liabilities 3,841.77 3,557.96
Current liabilities:
Financial liabilities
(a) Borrowings 932.23 670.64
(b) Lease liabilities 226.55 224.