PERSISTENT Q3 FY26 earnings call.
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Revenue
₹3,778.21 Cr
verified against source
Revenue YoY
23.4%
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EBITDA
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Persistent Systems delivered $422.5M revenue in Q3 FY26, representing 17.3% YoY growth in USD terms (23.4% in INR). EBIT margin came in at 14.4%, impacted by a one-time 230bps hit from new Indian labor code provisioning and 180bps from wage hikes, though excluding these items margin would have been 16.7%. PAT grew 17.8% YoY to ₹439.45 crore. The quarter saw strong deal momentum with $674.5M TCV and $501.9M ACV, while BFSI led vertical growth at 29.3%. AI platform monetization contributed 150bps to margins through tool-driven pricing models. Management reaffirmed the $2B by FY27 target and laid groundwork for $5B by FY31. The one-time margin impact is behind the company; however, revenue per employee remains flat, and competition in AI tooling is intensifying as peers build similar platforms.
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Guidance to track
- Management reaffirmed the $2 billion annual revenue target by March 2027, on track with current growth trajectory.
- Long-term aspiration of $5 billion annual revenue by March 2031 (sic - likely 2031), based on current strategic initiatives and market expansion.
- Effective tax rate for FY26 will be in the range of 22-24%, with management noting ETR should be evaluated on an annual basis.
Risks flagged
- While 150bps of margin expansion came from AI platform monetization this quarter, management explicitly stated they are not targeting further significant margin expansion from this source. The sustainability of these benefits depends on continued deal flow and competitive differentiation as peers build similar tools.
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- Top 100 customers contribute 82% of revenue and grew at 20%+ YoY. While demonstrating strong account penetration, any slowdown in these relationships could disproportionately impact overall growth trajectory.
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Key quotes
- We remain firmly on track advancing confidently towards our aspiration of $2 billion by March 2027 and laying the foundation of $5 billion by March 2013.
- Excluding the one-time impact of labor code, our EBIT margin would have been 16.7% a 40 basis point improvement over Q2 FY26.
- We are not aspiring now to take it another 200 basis points up. We are happy where we are reaching and I think we have proven to the world we can achieve the margins we have to and we should put this to rest. Make sure that we are a growth engine for the time.
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