Adani Ports & SEZ Shares Gain 0.84%; PAT Rises 10% in Q4

Mumbai, April 30: Adani Ports & SEZ closed at ₹1,675.50 on Thursday, gaining ₹13.90 or 0.84% from its previous close, with an indicative close of ₹1,657.30. The stock opened strong near ₹1,665, slipped below its previous close line of ₹1,660 and traded in a broadly sideways band between ₹1,600 and ₹1,640 through most of the session before staging a sharp late-day surge past ₹1,660 in the final 30 minutes of trade. The intraday chart shows a dramatic closing spike, with the stock touching a session high of approximately ₹1,678 just before the close — the green zone on the chart confirming the decisive move above the previous close — before settling at ₹1,675.50. 

Weekly Trend 

The weekly chart tells a more constructive story. After opening the week at ₹1,611 on April 23 and dipping to a low of approximately ₹1,590 on April 24, the stock recovered steadily — climbing through ₹1,628 on April 26, ₹1,638 on April 27, ₹1,640 on April 28, before closing at ₹1,657 on Tuesday — a clean five-session recovery of nearly 4.5%. The one-week return stands at 4.50%, comfortably outpacing the Nifty 50’s one-week loss of 0.53%.
 

 Order Book 

At session close, the order book showed no pending bid or ask quantities — indicating all orders had been cleared and the market had reached equilibrium at the closing price. The total quantity visible was nil on both sides, consistent with a post-market close snapshot. 

Q4 PAT Rises 10% YoY; Revenue Surges 26% on Strong Volumes 

Adani Ports and SEZ reported a solid set of consolidated financial results for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2026, with net profit attributable to equity holders rising 10.4% year-on-year to ₹3,328.96 crore from ₹3,014.22 crore in Q4 FY25. Total profit for the quarter stood at ₹3,308.30 crore, up 9.4% from ₹3,023.10 crore in the same period last year. 

Revenue from operations for Q4 FY26 came in at ₹10,737.58 crore, a sharp 26.5% jump from ₹8,488.44 crore in Q4 FY25, driven by higher cargo volumes, port expansion, and improved realisations. EBITDA — computed as profit before finance costs, depreciation, tax, and exceptional items — stood at approximately ₹6,743 crore for Q4 FY26, reflecting robust operating leverage from the company’s expanded port infrastructure. EBITDA margin for the quarter improved meaningfully YoY on the back of operating efficiency gains and higher revenue density across ports. Basic and diluted earnings per share for Q4 FY26 came in at ₹14.45 per share against ₹13.95 in Q4 FY25 — a 3.6% improvement on a quarterly basis. 

Full Year FY26 

For the full year ended March 31, 2026, Adani Ports delivered consolidated revenue from operations of ₹38,735.77 crore, up a strong 27.1% from ₹30,475.33 crore in FY25. Annual profit attributable to equity holders rose 15.4% to ₹12,806.21 crore from ₹11,092.31 crore in FY25.  

Full-year profit before tax came in at ₹14,848.56 crore against ₹13,029.62 crore a year ago — a 14% improvement. Earnings per share for the full year rose to ₹58.23 from ₹51.35 in FY25, a 13.4% gain. Other Equity excluding revaluation reserves strengthened significantly to ₹95,664.51 crore as at March 31, 2026, from ₹62,003.36 crore a year ago — a near 55% jump reflecting retained earnings and capital accretion. No dividend or bonus share announcement was noted in the data provided. 

 Source: NSE