BEL Q4 Result: Navratna Defence PSU Reports 62% QoQ Rise in Profit; 90% Dividend Declared

BEL Q4 Result: Navratna PSU, Bharat Electronics Limited, witnessed a 62% quarter-on-quarter increase in its net consolidated profit to Rs 2127 crore during the fourth quarter of financial year 2024-25. The defence sector firm also announced a 90% final dividend for Q4FY25, announced BEL on Monday,

BEL shares enjoyed heightened investors' interest ahead of their Q4 results today. BEL shares touched their 52-week-high mark of Rs 373.50 per share on BSE on Monday, May 19. BEL stock closed 0.10% lower at Rs 363.55 per share with a market capitalisation of Rs 2,65,747.01 crore.

BEL Q4 Results

BEL's net profit for the fourth quarter stood at Rs 2127 crore, which was 62% higher than Rs 1311.6 crore reported during the December quarter of financial year 2024-25. BEL's net profit for the period under review was 18.4% higher than Rs 1796.67 crore reported during the same quarter a year-ago.

BEL's net consolidated revenue stood at Rs 9149.59 crore in Q4FY25, which was 58.55% higher than Rs 5770.69 crore reported during the December quarter. The company had reported consolidated revenue from operations at Rs 8564.08 crore during the year-ago-period.

Its EBITDA jumped by 23.2% YoY to Rs 2816 crore. BEL's EBITDA margins expanded significantly to 30.8% during the quarter under review. BEL's turnover stood at Rs 8850.41 crore in Q4FY25 against Rs 8335.01 crore during the same period in previous financial year.

BEL Dividend

The Navratna Defence PSU had announced a 90% dividend of its face value for FY25. BEL's board of directors on Monday recommended a final dividend of Rs 0.90 per equity share with a face value of Re 1 each.

"The Board of Directors of the Company at their meeting held on 19th May, 2025, inter alia, has recommended a final dividend of ? 0.90/- per equity share (90%) of ? 1/- each fully paid-up for the financial year 2024-25 subject to approval by the shareholders in the next Annual General Meeting of the Company," read the company's BSE exchange filing.

BEL Share Price Trend

The company scrip closed at Rs 363.55 per share on BSE on Monday. BEL's stock value has increased 23.70% year to date (YTD) and has outperformed the growth of BSE Sensex (which has grown 4.52%.since the beginning of 2025). BEL stock value has increased 40.45% in one year.

The Navratna defence PSU recently confirmed about securing additional order worth Rs 572 crore. The company has bagged several major orders including Integrated Drone Detection and Interdiction System (IDDIS), Software Defined Radio (SDR) and Data Communication Unit (DCU) for attack guns, AI based solutions for ships, simulators, communication equipment, jammers, spares, services etc.

BEL is a public sector undertaking operating under the Ministry of Defence, Government of India. The company holds expertise in manufacturing state-of-the art electronic products and systems of Army, Navy, and the Air Force. It also operates in other fields like homeland security solutions, smart cities, e-governance, space electronics, e-vehicle charging stations, solar, cyber security, railways and metro solutions, airport solutions, electronic voting machines, telecom products, etc.