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NSE: HFCLBSE: 500183Telecom - ServicesSmall Cap

HFCL Limited · Formerly Himachal Futuristic Communications · Face value ₹1 · Listed May 1989 on BSE, Mar 2011 on NSE
Last close ₹231.29down ₹12.17 (5.00%)BSE ₹231.30

Share price at the NSE close on 30 Oct 2026. Previous close ₹243.46.

30 Oct: open ₹238.00, high ₹240.00, low ₹231.29

52-week range of traded prices to 30 Oct 2026
₹59.82Low, 27 Jan 2026₹282.25High, 21 Oct 2026
Market cap
₹35,401 Cr400th largest listed
P/E
40.80
P/B
6.27
Dividend yield
0.09%
ROE
17.7%
ROCE
18.3%
Debt to equity
0.32
Volume, NSE
24,82,570

HFCL share price chart

Daily closes since Jan 2007, BSE closes Jan 2007 to Feb 2011, adjusted for splits and bonuses. On BSE it is in group T, traded trade for trade: every trade is settled by delivery, and none can be squared off the same day.

+209.7%over a year

ResultsDividend20-session average 84,83,334 shares a day

About HFCL

HFCL Limited makes optical fibre, optical fibre cables and connectivity products, telecom equipment such as routers, backhaul radios and Wi-Fi systems, and defence products such as thermal weapon sights, electronic fuzes, radio relays and surveillance radars.1 It also builds networks for telecom operators, enterprises and defence forces.1 Its customers include telecom operators, equipment makers, internet providers and government bodies such as defence organisations and Indian Railways, in India and overseas.23

HFCL's own plants are in Hyderabad (optical fibre and cables), Goa (cables) and Hosur (defence equipment).4 Its subsidiary HTL Limited, 74% owned with the Government of India holding 26%, makes optical fibre cables, connectivity products, cable components and wire harnesses for aerospace, defence and automotive use in Chennai and Hosur.54 Its wholly owned subsidiary HFCL Inc. sells optical fibre, cables, telecom products and connectivity products in the United States and other overseas markets.6 The company exports to over 60 countries.7

HFCL was incorporated in 1987.8 HFCL's registered office moved from Himachal Pradesh to Haryana with effect from 31 Jul 2026.8 Mahendra Nahata is the promoter and managing director, and the promoters held 28.29% of the shares on 30 Sep 2026.910

HFCL key points

Results

  • Consolidated revenue from operations was ₹2,541.79 crore in the quarter to Sep 2026, against ₹1,043.34 crore a year earlier.11
  • Consolidated EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation) was ₹658.00 crore in the quarter to Sep 2026, a 25.89% margin, and profit after tax was ₹394.22 crore, a 15.51% margin.1213
  • In the year to Mar 2026, consolidated sales rose 21.77% to ₹4,949.27 crore, EBITDA 63.15% to ₹826.75 crore, and profit after tax to ₹329.44 crore from ₹173.26 crore.1415

Revenue mix

  • In its presentation of 19 Oct 2026, the company said its Products segment, as distinct from Networks and O&M (operation and maintenance), now makes up about 91% of revenue, exports about 63% and private customers about 92%; the slide names no period.1617
  • In the year to Mar 2026, the Products segment made up about 62% of revenue and private customers about 84%.18

Where revenue comes from

  • Exports made up 41.36% of revenue in the year to Mar 2026, against 12.23% a year earlier, and the company says more than 70% of its cable production now goes to international markets.19

Order book

  • The order book (orders received but not yet delivered) was ₹28,911 crore at the end of September 2026, up from ₹26,665 crore in June and ₹21,206 crore in March 2026.202122
  • Export orders made up 57% of the order book at the end of September 2026.23
  • HFCL's defence order book was about ₹1,850 crore, of which about ₹1,600 crore sits with an aerospace business the company proposes to acquire.24

Customers and partners

  • In the year to Mar 2026, a hyperscaler (a very large cloud and data-centre operator) gave the company a 5-year optical fibre cable contract worth about ₹10,159 crore ($1.1 billion), securing over 50% of its cable capacity over the medium term.2526
  • The company says it was the first Indian company to commercially launch a 5G fixed wireless access device (a box bringing broadband over 5G), and has delivered more than 8 lakh units to an Indian telecom operator.27
  • Under BharatNet, the government's rural broadband network, it has secured opportunities for deployment of more than 80,000 IP/MPLS routers (telecom network routers) and delivered about 17,000 in the year to Mar 2026.28

Expansion and capital spending

  • In its exchange filing of 14 Sep 2026, the company said its board approved a further ₹820 crore, taking planned spending on fibre, cable and preform capacity (preform, the glass rods fibre is drawn from, to 600 tonnes a year in all) to ₹1,800 crore.29
  • In its presentation of 19 Oct 2026, the company said that by July 2028 it is raising yearly optical fibre capacity from 28 million to about 43.1 million fibre kilometres (kilometres of single fibre), and cable capacity from 39 million to about 62 million.3031
  • The company said it plans a 1,000-acre ammunition complex in Andhra Pradesh, where ground was broken on 15 May 2026, with ₹230 crore set for a first phase making hand grenades.3233

What the company expects

  • In its presentation of 19 Oct 2026, the company said it expects revenue to grow at least 80% in the year to Mar 2027 and its ₹10,000 crore revenue aim to be reached much earlier than first planned.34
  • In its presentation of 19 Oct 2026, the company said it expects its EBITDA margin to rise from about 16.7% in the year to Mar 2026 to more than 27% by the year to Mar 2029.35
  • On its earnings call of 22 Jul 2026, the company said defence and aerospace revenue, including an acquisition still in process, should pass ₹3,000 crore in the year to Mar 2029.36
  • In its presentation of 19 Oct 2026, the company said it is evaluating strategic options for its businesses; Ernst & Young is its adviser, it said on 22 Jul 2026.3738

Recent events

  • On 1 Sep 2026, the company said it had entered into a 3-year agreement to supply high-fibre-count cables to a global multinational for about $244 million (about ₹2,329 crore).39
  • On 2 Aug 2026, the company said it had secured export orders for optical fibre cables worth about $54.81 million (about ₹522.73 crore) from international customers.40
  • On 17 Jun 2026, the company said Rail Vikas Nigam Limited had awarded it a ₹2,666.09 crore contract for part of BharatNet Phase III in Uttar Pradesh (West), covering equipment supply, network build and 10 years of maintenance.41
  • On 3 Jun 2026, the board approved moving the defence and aerospace business into subsidiary HFCL Advance Systems, which is to acquire Defsys's aerostructure business through a subsidiary; after ₹175 crore from other investors, the company would hold 51.02% of HFCL Advance Systems.424344

Last updated

All 44 sources, each with its page
  1. 1. Exchange filing, 14 Sep 2026, page 6
  2. 2. Annual report, 5 Sep 2026, page 151
  3. 3. Investor presentation, 19 Oct 2026, page 14
  4. 4. Annual report, 5 Sep 2026, page 11
  5. 5. Annual report, 5 Sep 2026, page 386
  6. 6. Annual report, 5 Sep 2026, page 396
  7. 7. Annual report, 5 Sep 2026, page 151
  8. 8. Annual report, 5 Sep 2026, page 135
  9. 9. Investor presentation, 19 Oct 2026, page 5
  10. 10. Investor presentation, 19 Oct 2026, page 22
  11. 11. Investor presentation, 19 Oct 2026, page 8
  12. 12. Investor presentation, 19 Oct 2026, page 5
  13. 13. Investor presentation, 19 Oct 2026, page 8
  14. 14. Annual report, 5 Sep 2026, page 386
  15. 15. Annual report, 5 Sep 2026, page 67
  16. 16. Investor presentation, 19 Oct 2026, page 20
  17. 17. Investor presentation, 19 Oct 2026, page 11
  18. 18. Annual report, 5 Sep 2026, page 13
  19. 19. Annual report, 5 Sep 2026, page 69
  20. 20. Investor presentation, 19 Oct 2026, page 5
  21. 21. Annual report, 5 Sep 2026, page 13
  22. 22. Annual report, 5 Sep 2026, page 5
  23. 23. Investor presentation, 19 Oct 2026, page 11
  24. 24. Investor presentation, 19 Oct 2026, page 17
  25. 25. Annual report, 5 Sep 2026, page 44
  26. 26. Annual report, 5 Sep 2026, page 69
  27. 27. Annual report, 5 Sep 2026, page 71
  28. 28. Annual report, 5 Sep 2026, page 71
  29. 29. Exchange filing, 14 Sep 2026, page 1
  30. 30. Investor presentation, 19 Oct 2026, page 16
  31. 31. Investor presentation, 19 Oct 2026, page 19
  32. 32. Investor presentation, 19 Oct 2026, page 16
  33. 33. Earnings call, 22 Jul 2026, page 6
  34. 34. Investor presentation, 19 Oct 2026, page 5
  35. 35. Investor presentation, 19 Oct 2026, page 19
  36. 36. Earnings call, 22 Jul 2026, page 14
  37. 37. Investor presentation, 19 Oct 2026, page 5
  38. 38. Earnings call, 22 Jul 2026, page 7
  39. 39. Exchange filing, 1 Sep 2026, page 1
  40. 40. Exchange filing, 2 Aug 2026, page 1
  41. 41. Exchange filing, 17 Jun 2026, page 1
  42. 42. Annual report, 5 Sep 2026, page 95
  43. 43. Exchange filing, 3 Jun 2026, page 2
  44. 44. Exchange filing, 3 Jun 2026, page 5

Results

Consolidated; ₹ crore.HFCL quarterly results

Revenue growth, 12 months
+101.0%
Net profit growth, 12 months
+3,016.5%

Quarter to Sep 2026, against the quarter before

Revenue
₹2,542 Crup 32.73%
Net profit
₹394 Crup 60.49%
Net margin
15.5%

Revenue by quarter

₹1,012 CrDec 24₹801 CrMar 25₹871 CrJun 25₹1,043 CrSep 25₹1,211 CrDec 25₹1,824 CrMar 26₹1,915 CrJun 26₹2,542 CrSep 26
Peak revenue ₹2,542 Cr, quarter to Sep 2026; lowest ₹801 Cr, quarter to Mar 2025

Net profit by quarter, a loss in red

  • Net profit
  • Loss
₹73 CrDec 24−₹83 CrMar 25−₹29 CrJun 25₹72 CrSep 25₹102 CrDec 25₹184 CrMar 26₹246 CrJun 26₹394 CrSep 26
A loss in 2 of the 8 quarters shown
₹ croreDec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026Sep 2026
Revenue1,0128018711,0431,2111,8241,9152,542
Net profit73−83−2972102184246394
Net margin7.2%−10.4%−3.4%6.9%8.5%10.1%12.8%15.5%
Consolidated. The last eight quarters. The latest is shaded. Net profit is the whole group's, the other owners of its subsidiaries included; P/E and ROE use the company's own share.

Business segments

Share of revenue, year to Mar 2026, consolidated.Segment revenue and profit

  • Telecom Product₹2,931 Crup 18.45%59.2%
  • Turnkey Contracts and Services₹1,875 Crup 17.96%37.9%
  • Defence Product and Services₹77 Cr1.5%
  • Others₹67 Cr1.3%
The pill is the change in revenue on the year before; the share is of all the businesses together.

Valuation

Today, against the company's own history.HFCL PE ratio and valuation

Price to earnings

At or below today's level on 73% of 2,304 trading days over the last 10 years.

LowestHighest
Its median30.39Industry median8.56
Price to book

At or below today's level on 95% of 1,805 trading days since Nov 2018.

LowestHighest
Its median2.94Industry median1.21
Dividend yield

At or below today's level on 34% of 2,470 trading days over the last 10 years.

LowestHighest
Its median0.19%

Where the return came from

Yearly rates to Mar 2026, per-share figures restated for splits and bonuses.

OverReturn a yearEarnings growthChange in P/EDividend yield
1 year−13.9%+65.6%−48.2%0.3%
3 years+3.9%−2.3%+6.1%0.2%
5 years+22.2%+1.8%+19.8%0.2%
Return is price growth plus the average dividend yield. Change in P/E is (1 + price growth) / (1 + earnings growth) - 1, so the parts compound rather than add. Earnings growth over 1, 3 and 5 years is on profit divided by shares in issue at both ends: the earnings per share stated for one end does not match that year's profit and share count.

Shareholding

Per cent of the company's shares, from the filing for Sep 2026.HFCL shareholding pattern

Shareholding by group

  • Promoters28.29%
  • Foreign institutions17.24%
  • Indian institutions10.38%
  • Individuals and others44.07%
  • Employee trusts0.01%
Holder
MN VENTURES PRIVATE LIMITEDPromoter13.92%
NEXTWAVE COMMUNICATIONS PRIVATE LIMITEDPromoter12.73%
SMALLCAP WORLD FUND, INCForeign portfolio investors, category I3.83%
RELIANCE STRATEGIC BUSINESS VENTURES LIMITEDCompanies3.17%
Reliance Ventures LimitedNon-bank lenders registered with RBI1.48%
RESOLUTE PROP TRADING PRIVATE LIMITEDPromoter1.45%
Holders are named in the company's own words: an insurer's holding can carry one of its funds' names. Mutual funds are left out here and listed fund by fund below.

Promoters have pledged 2.08% of their shares. Since Jun 2026: promoters unchanged, foreign institutions +1.50 pts, Indian institutions −0.54 pts, mutual funds −0.39 pts.

The filing reports 7,61,06,651 of its 1,53,06,02,463 shares locked in.

Mutual fund holdings

76 funds disclosed a holding for Sep 2026. What they did in Sep 2026, against each fund's month before. 57 of the 62 funds that added or cut are index funds, ETFs or arbitrage funds: an index fund or ETF holds what its index holds, and an arbitrage fund holds the share against a sale of its future.All 76 funds holding HFCL

Bought for the first time
3
Bought again
1
Added
25
Cut
37
Held unchanged
10
Portfolios disclosed for Sep 2026. Weight is the holding as a share of the fund's assets.

Promoter and insider buying and selling

Trades made since 30 Oct 2025.HFCL insider trading

No promoter, director, key manager or employee bought or sold on the market.

  • Promoters and promoter group: no market trade · 2 pledge filings of unclear kind
  • Others: no market trade · 4 pledge filings of unclear kind · 6 off-market moves
Bought and sold count trades on the market only. A pledge is shares given to a lender as security for a loan; a lender invokes it by selling them.

HFCL competitors and peers

Telecom - Infrastructure, 9 listed companies, priced on 30 Oct 2026. The table lists the 8 companies closest to HFCL in market cap.Telecommunication sector stocks

Where the company sits among the companies nearest its size

Return on equity across, P/E up, size is market cap
Company
Indus Towers logoIndus TowersINDUSTOWER99,80214.042.53+5.3%−24.1%18.8%26.9%3.70%
Bondada Engineering logoBondada EngineeringBONDADA3,060––––––0.10%
Pace Digitek logoPace DigitekPACEDIGITK3,0149.801.37––13.9%13.9%0.00%
GTL Infrastructure logoGTL InfrastructureGTLINFRA1,2681.17–+1.4%––85.6%0.00%
Suyog Telematics logoSuyog TelematicsSUYOG5168.561.05––13.6%16.1%0.23%
Sar Televenture logoSar TeleventureSARTELE3915.450.41––7.9%7.6%0.00%
Rama Telecom logoRama TelecomRTL13546.513.23––6.9%–0.00%
Kore Digital logoKore DigitalKDL300.840.21––29.1%–0.00%
Market cap in ₹ crore. Growth is the last twelve months against the twelve before. A figure is left empty where it would rest on a loss or the company has under a year of results on record. ROE is the shareholders' profit over their net worth. ROCE is profit before interest and tax over the whole group's net worth plus borrowings, as in the figures at the top of the page.

Dividends

Per share, by the year it was paid for, and the latest payments.HFCL dividend history

Dividend per share, ₹, restated for later splits and bonuses

Mar 170.1Mar 180.1Mar 19Mar 200.2Mar 210.2Mar 220.2Mar 230.2Mar 240.1Mar 250.2Mar 26
Highest ₹0.20 a share, years to Mar 2023, Mar 2024 and Mar 2026.
Ex-dateTypePer share
22 Sep 2026Final₹0.20
8 Sep 2025Final₹0.10
23 Sep 2024Final₹0.20
22 Sep 2023Final₹0.20
22 Sep 2022Final₹0.18
22 Sep 2021Final₹0.15
Latest payments, as declared, by ex-date.

Latest announcements

Routine notices left out.HFCL announcements

HFCL share price by year

Each calendar year to 2025.HFCL share price history

YearClose at year endChangeHighest closeLowest close
202567.79−39.8%114.5461.47
2024112.63+33.8%161.8183.45
202384.15+14.2%85.8056.50
202273.70−6.5%96.3553.00
202178.80+205.4%92.4023.95
202025.80+47.0%26.508.55
201917.55−17.2%24.7016.90
201821.20−26.0%35.2017.55
201728.65+128.3%35.9511.90
201612.55−38.9%23.9511.15
₹ per share, adjusted for splits and bonuses since. Change is on the close at the end of the year before.

Recent sessions

The 9 trading days to 29 Oct 2026, as traded on NSE; the latest is at the top of the page.

DateOpenHighLowCloseAverage priceVolume
29 Oct 2026244.50245.50235.15243.46241.0637,35,148
28 Oct 2026251.00255.25239.20242.81245.8647,98,237
27 Oct 2026247.69252.00241.80250.11249.2863,47,059
26 Oct 2026234.00246.40228.51244.63239.2176,10,130
23 Oct 2026240.00247.89238.98240.07240.3795,07,204
22 Oct 2026259.00265.69251.55251.55257.0869,90,345
21 Oct 2026282.25282.25256.00264.78271.381,69,03,401
19 Oct 2026260.00268.81257.00268.81264.831,51,14,857
16 Oct 2026240.00256.01238.00256.01251.3484,11,757
Prices in ₹ per share as traded, not adjusted.

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