Bharat Forge Shares Gain 2.63% After Rolls-Royce Expands Aerospace Partnership

Pune, October 16, 2025 – Bharat Forge Ltd (NSE: BHARATFORG, BSE: 500493) stock closed up 2.63% on Thursday after the company announced a significant expansion in its ongoing contract with Rolls-Royce for producing and supplying fan blades in the Pearl 700 and Pearl 10X engines.

The agreement was signed at Rolls-Royce’s Dahlewitz facility near Berlin, strengthening Bharat Forge’s position as a trusted global supplier of high-precision aerospace components.

Key Partnership Highlights

• Scope Expansion: Bharat Forge began delivering parts for the Pearl 700 programme in 2020 and now manufactures fan blades for the Pearl 10X engine, the latest and most potent in the Pearl family.
• Technology Achievement: The company shipped its first zero-defect fan blade in the year 2024 and stands as the only Indian company that can produce such high-end aerospace-grade parts.
• Strategic Partnership: The collaboration supports the Rolls-Royce target of doubling its supply chain procurements from India in the year 2030, which indicates the increasing importance of India in global aerospace manufacturing.

Management Commentary

Sashi Mukundan, Rolls-Royce India’s Executive Vice President – Transformation, added that the agreement cements Rolls-Royce’s support for the ‘Make in India’ dream and showcases India’s growing aerospace capabilities.

Amit Kalyani, Vice Chairman and Joint Managing Director at Bharat Forge, added, “This enlarged collaboration with Rolls-Royce demonstrates our mutual passion for engineering excellence and collaboration for the long term. We are humbled to partner with the Pearl engine family, which is the future of high-performance aviation.”

Market Snapshot (as of 3:30 PM IST, October 16, 2025)

Bharat Forge Ltd stock closed at ₹1,265, a 2.63% increase in the day. Bharat Forge Ltd shares went down 14% in the last year, up 19% in the prior six months, and up 4.03% in the prior 5 days.

Bharat Forge Ltd started at ₹1,234.00 and fluctuated in the intraday high-low range of ₹1,275.90 and ₹1,230.00. The company’s market capitalization stands at ₹60,480 crore, and its price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio at 58.58, both of which are healthy indicators in the engineering and manufacturing sector.

The stock yields a dividend yield of 0.71%, with a quarterly payout of ₹2.25 per share. During the previous 52 weeks, the shares of Bharat Forge have fluctuated from an all-time high and low at ₹1,496.00 and ₹919.10.

Strategic Significance

The Pearl 10X engine, which will power the next generation business jets, features Rolls-Royce’s Advance2 engine core, the most efficient in its class, with over 18,000 lb thrust. Bharat Forge’s expanded role is a testament to its increasing presence in the global aerospace supply chain with high-precision, sustainable manufacturing.

REF: https://nsearchives.nseindia.com/corporate/ANILSHINDE_16102025143608_SEIntimationPressRelease.pdf

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