🔍 Observations
Topline
- Q4FY26 revenue at ₹46,402 Cr grew 13.4% YoY (vs ₹40,925 Cr) and 2.0% QoQ — strongest quarterly print in recent history, validating demand recovery across verticals.
- FY26 full-year revenue reached ₹1,78,650 Cr, up 9.6% YoY (vs ₹1,62,990 Cr) — re-acceleration after a subdued FY25, signalling durable deal ramp-up.
- Financial Services (₹49,908 Cr, +10.5% YoY) and Manufacturing (₹29,078 Cr, +15.4% YoY) led segment growth; Communication added ₹2,657 Cr YoY (+13.9%), emerging as a high-momentum vertical.
Bottomline
- Q4FY26 PAT at ₹8,509 Cr grew 20.9% YoY (vs ₹7,038 Cr) — sharpest quarterly earnings jump in the dataset, driven by operating leverage and lower effective tax.
- FY26 PAT at ₹29,474 Cr rose 10.2% YoY (vs ₹26,750 Cr); excluding Q3FY26 Labour Code exceptional charge of ₹1,289 Cr, normalised PAT growth is closer to 15%.
- Basic EPS expanded to ₹71.58 for FY26 vs ₹64.50 in FY25 (+11.0% YoY), further boosted by buyback-driven share count reduction.
Margins
- Q4FY26 EBIT margin (segment profit before unallocables): Total segment profit ₹11,167 Cr on revenue ₹46,402 Cr = 24.1%, up from 24.1% in Q4FY25 — stable despite wage pressures.
- FY26 PBT margin: ₹39,995 Cr on total income ₹1,82,972 Cr = 21.9% vs ₹37,608/₹1,66,590 = 22.6% in FY25 — marginal compression partly due to the Labour Code charge; on a pre-exceptional basis, PBT of ₹41,284 Cr = 22.6%, flat YoY.
- Employee cost as % of revenue: FY26 = 53.2% (₹95,094/₹1,78,650) vs FY25 = 52.7% — modest creep, offset by sub-contractor optimisation (cost of technical sub-contractors as % of revenue held at 8.6%).
Growth Trajectory
- Revenue CAGR implied over FY25→FY26 at 9.6% marks an acceleration vs prior muted cycles; Q4 exit rate of ₹46,402 Cr annualises to ~₹1,85,608 Cr, implying ~3.9% organic growth runway into FY27.
- FY26 EPS growth of 11.0% outpaced revenue growth of 9.6% — confirms operating leverage is intact and capital return (buyback) is accretive to per-share metrics.
- Hi-Tech segment (₹13,928 Cr, +6.4% YoY) and Life Sciences (₹12,267 Cr, +3.7% YoY) remain structural laggards; recovery here would expand the growth ceiling meaningfully.
🧮 Profit & Loss Statement
🧮 Balance Sheet
🧮 Cash Flows Statement
🟢 Green Flags
- Q4FY26 PAT growth of 20.9% YoY confirms earnings acceleration is not a one-quarter aberration — margin and revenue expansion are reinforcing each other.
- Manufacturing vertical grew 15.4% YoY to ₹29,078 Cr — diversification beyond BFSI is reducing concentration risk and broadening the growth base.
- EPS accretion from buyback (₹18,058 Cr deployed in FY26) structurally lifts per-share returns without needing incremental revenue growth.
- Communication segment margin: ₹3,861 Cr profit on ₹21,765 Cr revenue = 17.7% in FY26 vs 17.5% in FY25 — inflecting positively on both top and bottom lines simultaneously.
- Other income stable at ₹4,322 Cr (FY26) vs ₹3,600 Cr (FY25), +20% — treasury book generating meaningful yield uplift, adding earnings resilience.
- Pre-exceptional PBT of ₹41,284 Cr grew 9.8% YoY, demonstrating that core operating profitability is expanding independent of one-off charges.
- Deferred tax asset rose to ₹2,264 Cr (vs ₹1,108 Cr) — timing differences resolving in Infosys’s favour, providing near-term ETR tailwind.
🔴 Red Flags
- Trade receivables surged to ₹35,234 Cr from ₹31,158 Cr (+13.1% YoY), outpacing revenue growth of 9.6% — DSO expansion signals collection cycle elongation or deal-mix shift toward longer-payment clients.
- OCF declined to ₹33,986 Cr in FY26 from ₹35,694 Cr in FY25 (-4.8%) despite PAT growth — working capital drag of ₹(7,822) Cr (net receivables + assets build) absorbed operating cash generation.
- Total equity fell to ₹93,297 Cr from ₹96,203 Cr — capital return via buyback (₹18,058 Cr) and dividends (₹18,653 Cr) exceeded retained earnings, compressing the equity base.
- Goodwill jumped to ₹12,117 Cr from ₹10,106 Cr (+19.9%) — acquisition-led intangible build-up adds impairment risk if integration underperforms.
- Energy, Utilities, Resources & Services segment profit fell to ₹5,984 Cr from ₹6,097 Cr YoY (-1.9%) on higher revenue — margin erosion in this vertical warrants monitoring.
- Other current liabilities spiked to ₹15,779 Cr from ₹11,765 Cr (+34.1%) and other financial liabilities rose to ₹21,483 Cr from ₹18,138 Cr (+18.4%) — deferred revenue and accrual build-up could signal delivery obligations piling up.
- Consultancy and professional charges up 26.3% YoY (₹2,090 Cr vs ₹1,655 Cr) — elevated third-party dependency may compress margins if sustained.
📊 Balance Sheet Analysis
- Liquidity is adequate: current assets of ₹1,03,489 Cr vs current liabilities of ₹52,322 Cr gives a current ratio of ~1.98x — healthy, though current liabilities grew 22.1% YoY vs current assets at 6.6%, a narrowing buffer.
- Debt-light structure intact: lease liabilities (₹9,176 Cr total) are the primary obligation; no meaningful financial debt on the book, preserving balance sheet optionality.
- Goodwill + intangibles at ₹14,942 Cr (vs ₹12,872 Cr in FY25) represent 16.1% of total equity — manageable but rising; acquisition quality scrutiny is warranted.
- Equity erosion (₹93,297 Cr vs ₹96,203 Cr) is a deliberate capital-return outcome, not a distress signal — retained earnings are being recycled efficiently to shareholders.
💰 Cash Flow Analysis
- OCF of ₹33,986 Cr on PAT of ₹29,474 Cr gives OCF/PAT conversion of ~115% — above 100% reflects non-cash add-backs (D&A, ESOP), but working capital deterioration is the key swing factor to watch.
- FCF (OCF minus net capex): ₹33,986 Cr − ₹2,727 Cr = ₹31,259 Cr — robust, supporting the combined ₹36,711 Cr of dividends + buyback deployed in FY26.
- Investing outflows were net positive at ₹1,946 Cr in FY26 vs net negative ₹(1,946) Cr in FY25 — treasury churn (mutual funds, CDs, G-secs) swings this line significantly; underlying capex at ₹2,727 Cr remains disciplined at ~1.5% of revenue.
- Financing consumed ₹39,786 Cr — FY26 marks a step-up year for capital return; sustainability depends on maintaining FCF above ₹30,000 Cr annually.
💡 Investment Outlook
Infosys delivered a clean FY26 — revenue acceleration, PAT growth of 10.2% (15%+ ex-exceptional), and an exit quarter that annualises meaningfully above FY26 run rate, all pointing to a credible FY27 setup.
FCF generation of ~₹31,259 Cr comfortably funded an aggressive ₹36,711 Cr capital return program without stretching the balance sheet.
The primary watch items heading into FY27 are the trade receivable build (outpacing revenue growth), margin pressure in Energy and Life Sciences verticals, and the ability to sustain OCF conversion as working capital demands from large deal ramp-ups intensify.
At current trajectory, Infosys remains a high-quality compounder, but re-rating will depend on whether Hi-Tech and Life Sciences verticals inflect and receivable DSOs normalise.
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