Kalpataru Projects International Ltd Q2FY26 – ₹6,529 Crore Revenue, ₹237 Crore Profit & a ₹64,682 Crore Order Book: India’s EPC Powerhouse Lays Foundations While Rivals Lay Excuses
1. At a Glance
Kalpataru Projects International Ltd (KPIL) is the kind of company that doesn’t make headlines—it builds them. In Q2FY26, it clocked ₹6,529 crore in revenue, up a beefy 32% YoY, while PAT surged 91% YoY to ₹237 crore. Market cap? A cool ₹21,500 crore. P/E? 26x. ROCE? 16%. Debt? Manageable at ₹4,314 crore—because, apparently, someone in the EPC world still understands what “discipline” means.
The order book stands at a monstrous ₹64,682 crore, with fresh orders worth nearly ₹15,000 crore already in FY26. It’s like the company’s project diary never runs out of pages. From transmission lines to skyscrapers, from oil pipelines to metro corridors, Kalpataru is basically India’s infrastructure buffet—serving everything except excuses.
And the cherry on top? Profit jumped 91%. That’s not growth, that’s a glow-up.
2. Introduction
Picture an EPC company that’s part engineer, part magician, and part survivor of every Indian government’s infrastructure policy mood swing—that’s Kalpataru Projects International Ltd.
Founded in the days when “infrastructure” meant “dig hole, fill hole,” Kalpataru has quietly grown into a global engineering monster, operating in 75 countries and executing 250 projects simultaneously. If multitasking were a degree, they’d have a PhD.
What’s remarkable is that KPIL isn’t just building power lines anymore—it’s connecting everything from your city’s metro to your water pipeline to your favorite tech park’s foundation. Transmission lines? 36,000 km built. Oil and gas pipelines? Over 10,000 km commissioned. Water meters? 6.3 lakh installed. Bridges? Enough to make even an urban planner weep with joy.
The Q2FY26 results confirm what the order book’s been hinting at for a while—Kalpataru’s running at full throttle. Revenue up 32%, profit up 91%, and an order book that could power an entire fiscal dream.
Now, the only question is—can they build faster than India’s bureaucrats can clear files?
3. Business Model – WTF Do They Even Do?
Kalpataru’s business model is like an all-you-can-eat infrastructure thali: EPC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction) accounts for 97% of revenue, and the remaining 3% comes from its smaller investments and power assets. But let’s unpack the thali:
Transmission & Distribution (44%): The bread and butter. They’ve strung 36,000+ km of transmission lines and fabricated 2.6 million tonnes of towers.
Buildings & Factories (28%): From industrial complexes to plush data centers—basically, wherever you see cranes and chaos, Kalpataru’s probably there.
Water (12%): India’s most underrated sector. They’re knee-deep in water supply and waste projects—literally.
Oil & Gas (8%): 10,000+ km of pipelines laid. That’s like connecting Kashmir to Kanyakumari—and looping back again.
Railways (4%): Electrified 8,800+ Tkm of rail lines, holding 20% share in Indian Railways electrification.
Urban Infra (4%): Metro lines, flyovers, airports—every project you curse during traffic is probably theirs.
They’re in 30+ countries, and with a domestic/international split of 62:38, they’ve clearly mastered the art of not keeping all their eggs—or their cranes—in one basket.
And the non-EPC bit? Two biomass power plants (16 MW total), and stakes in road BOOT projects bringing in ₹64 lakh per day in tolls. Imagine being paid to fix the same potholes everyone else complains about.
4. Financials Overview
Source table
Metric (₹ Cr)
Q2FY26
Q2FY25
Q1FY26
YoY %
QoQ %
Revenue
6,529
4,930
6,171
32.4%
5.8%
EBITDA
561
438
525
28.1%
6.8%
PAT
237
124
214
91.3%
10.7%
EPS (₹)
14.1
7.7
12.5
83.1%
12.8%
Commentary: Kalpataru’s revenue climbed like scaffolding on a new flyover, while profit doubled faster than a Delhi construction deadline before elections. Margins held steady at 9%, which in EPC world is practically Michelin-starred.
5. Valuation Discussion – Fair Value Range Only
Method 1: P/E Valuation
EPS (Annualized): ₹14.1 × 4 = ₹56.4
Apply 22–28x (based on peer range: KEC 35x, L&T 34x) → Fair Value Range: ₹1,240 – ₹1,580
Method 2: EV/EBITDA
FY25 EBITDA ≈ ₹2,100 Cr
EV/EBITDA range 10x–12x → EV ≈ ₹21,000–₹25,000 Cr → Per share = ₹1,230 – ₹1,470
