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Revenue
₹2,791.6 Cr
verified against source
Revenue YoY
22.6%
reported change
EBITDA
₹359.7 Cr
latest reported figure
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Escorts Kubota delivered a strong Q2FY26 with consolidated revenue of INR 2,791.6 crore (+22.6% YoY) and EBITDA margin expansion of 279 bps to 12.9%, driven by tractor volume growth of 30.3% and easing input costs. The tractor industry is expected to sustain low double-digit growth for FY26, supported by favorable monsoons, GST rate cuts, and government support. Construction equipment margins contracted sharply to 3.8% due to lower volumes and emission norm transition, but management expects recovery to high single-digit margins in H2. Export growth remains robust, with 52% of exports via Kubota network. Key risk: sustained weakness in construction equipment demand if infrastructure project mobilization remains slow.
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Guidance to track
- Management expects the tractor industry to sustain low double-digit growth for the full fiscal year, supported by healthy reservoir levels, robust crop yields, higher MSPs, and improved terms of trade.
- Construction equipment margins are expected to recover to high single-digit levels in the second half of FY26, driven by volume improvement and input cost softening.
- Normal capital expenditure for the year is expected to be in the range of INR 300-400 crore, with greenfield project CapEx being additional.
- Management expects to complete land acquisition for the greenfield plant within this fiscal year, with construction starting next year and phase I capacity of 100,000 tractors.
Risks flagged
- CE industry volumes declined ~4% in Q2, and management expects a single-digit drop for the full year. Slow infrastructure project mobilization could delay recovery.
- Despite overall volume growth, market share remained flat at 11.28%. Management acknowledged that industry growth in South and West regions, where Escorts has lower presence, could continue to pressure share.
- Kubota tractors rely on imported engines, limiting margin improvement. Localization of engines is not viable at current volumes, and new products with local engines are 2 years away.
- Management ruled out launching electric tractors in India due to high battery costs and lack of charging infrastructure, potentially missing out if the market shifts faster than expected.
Key quotes
- We see an upswing in the industry, and we're looking at this year to end at double-digit growth, a marginal growth in the double digits.
- The major growth in exports will come when the greenfield is up and running. That will happen somewhere in 2028, 2029.
- In India, we do not see it to be a really good market, especially looking at the affordability aspects of the farmers.
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