Adani Ports shares down by more than 2% today

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zones shares are down today. At 2:40 p.m. IST, 29^th December, 2025, the stock is down by 2.29%, trading at Rs 1,453. Nifty 50 index is down by 0.40% at this time. The stock is the top loser at Nifty 50 at this time, today.

Adani Ports shares have gained more than 19% this year

Adani Ports shares have lost 3.62% in the past 5 days. In the past 1 month the stock has lost around 5%. Year-to-date (YTD) in 2025, the stock has gained 19.18%. Nifty 50 index has gained 9.24% YTD. The stock has outperformed the Nifty 50 index by around 10% this year. The stock may be seeing some profit booking in the last days of the year.

Company’s profit increased by 29% in September quarter

Adani Ports’ profit in the September quarter increased year-on-year by 29% to Rs 3,120 crore. Its revenue in the quarter increased y-o-y by 30% to Rs 9,167 crore. The company operates both ports in India and outside India. EBITDA (Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) margin  from domestic port operations of the company stood at 74% in the September quarter.

Adani Ports vulnerable to economic cycles

Adani Ports is vulnerable to economic cycles. During times of economic slowdown, international trade also tends to go down. This in turn lowers the revenues of port operators like Adani Ports. Similarly, during times of economic expansion, international trade also goes up. This results in higher revenues for port operators.

Higher US tariffs on imports may hurt international trade in a significant way.  India has 50% tariff imposed by US Government. This is having an adverse impact on India’ s exports to United States. This may have an adverse impact on the volumes and revenues of Adani Ports in the medium and long run, if an Indo-US trade deal is not reached.

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Source: NSE, Adani Ports