Summary: Orient Cement delivered a strong Q1 FY26 performance with a 459% surge in PAT and improved margins. The quarter also marked a major structural shift, as Ambuja Cements acquired a majority 72.66% stake, making Orient its subsidiary.
This morning, on July 28, Orient Cement’s stock was trading in the green, driven by a strong start to FY26 with robust Q1 financial results. The detailed performance highlights are provided below.
Orient Cement Limited delivered a strong financial performance in Q1 FY26, with revenue from operations increasing by 24.45% year-on-year to ₹866.48 crore, compared to ₹696.27 crore in Q1 FY25. The company reported a sharp rise in EBITDA, which surged 80.96% YoY to ₹184.78 crore, up from ₹102.11 crore in the same quarter last year. This resulted in a significant improvement in EBITDA margin, which expanded to 21.33% from 14.67% a year ago, reflecting enhanced operational efficiency and cost management.
Profit After Tax (PAT) also saw remarkable growth, rising 459.44% YoY to ₹205.37 crore in Q1 FY26, against ₹36.71 crore in Q1 FY25. Consequently, the PAT margin stood at 23.70%, a substantial increase from 5.27% in the corresponding quarter of the previous year.
In Q1FY26, Orient Cement Limited underwent significant changes in ownership and capital structure. On April 22, 2025, Ambuja Cements Limited acquired a 46.66% stake (9.58 crore shares) in the company through a Share Purchase Agreement with the erstwhile promoters and certain public shareholders, leading to a reconstitution of Orient Cement’s Board of Directors. Earlier, on April 7, 2025, the company had allotted 3,49,976 equity shares under its Employee Stock Option Scheme 2015, resulting in an increase in its paid-up share capital.
Subsequently, Ambuja Cements made an open offer to public shareholders for an additional 26% stake at ₹395.40 per share, which was completed on June 18, 2025. With this, Ambuja’s total holding rose to 72.66%, and Orient Cement officially became its subsidiary from June 18, 2025.
On Monday, July 28, Orient Cement’s share was trading at ₹254.55, up 0.77% during the session. On a year-to-date (YTD) basis, the stock has declined 25.06%, while it is down 20.65% over the past one year. However, in the last three months, the stock has delivered a strong return of 27.07%.
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