Aerospace & Defense industry

29 companies · ₹8.6 L cr · 18 with AI deep dives · Q1FY27 report

Record order inflows mask delivery bottlenecks - LCA delays, QRSAM CCS hold - concentrating FY27 revenue into…

Mid cyclemargin range-bound near 22.5%
Revenue YoY
+23.5%
EBITDA margin
22.5%
-60bps YoY
Price, 1 year
+24.7%
81% of names up
P/E vs own 5y
+61.6%
82.2x now

Exhibit 1The quarter in numbers

constant panel of 20 companies above ₹500 cr
aggregate revenue (₹ cr)EBITDA margin (right axis)
Revenue
Jun 26
15,633 cr
Mar 26
30,302 cr
QoQ
-48.4%
Jun 25
12,660 cr
YoY
+23.5%
Peak
30,302 cr
vs peak
-48.4%
EBITDA margin
Jun 26
22.5%
Mar 26
30.8%
QoQ
-830bps
Jun 25
23.1%
YoY
-60bps
Peak
31.7%
vs peak
-920bps

Breadth: 71% of 21 companies grew revenue year on year (was 71% a quarter earlier) and 52% expanded margin (was 48%).

Exhibit 2What it costs

48.22x - 111.56x across the panel today

The median name trades at 82.2x, +61.6% against this industry's own 5-year median of 50.9x, and +8.9% against its own peak of 75.5x.

Exhibit 3Structure

₹8.6 L cr

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd is 37.2% of this industry by market cap. The top 5 are 83.3% and the top 10 are 93%.

large 2mid 9small 12micro 525 above ₹500 cr

Exhibit 4Screen

P/E below the sub-industry median of 82.24x, 5y ROCE above its median of 14.46%, and at least 2 growth triggers stated on the latest earnings call.

Which names clear this screen is premium

The screen runs on stated growth triggers from the latest earnings calls - the same guidance data the stock screener reserves for premium. Premium names every company in this industry that is cheap against its own median and has the triggers behind it.

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Exhibit 5Coverage (25 of 29)

Every company here with a deep dive, topped up by market cap. The rest of the industry is in the appendix.

Mcap
₹3.3 L cr
P/E
35.5x
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
13.8%
Margin
36.8%
Rev YoY
+14.4%
Mcap
₹3.0 L cr
P/E
47.9x
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
31.9%
Margin
29.9%
Rev YoY
+24.9%
Mcap
₹43,639 cr
P/E
83.8x
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
7.2%
Margin
22.6%
Rev YoY
+130.8%
Mcap
₹27,981 cr
P/E
34.9x
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
36.8%
Margin
14.7%
Rev YoY
+38.5%
Mcap
₹27,056 cr
P/E
99.8x
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
21.0%
Margin
41.9%
Rev YoY
+16.8%
Mcap
₹22,639 cr
P/E
166.4x
EV/EBITDA
120.8x
ROCE
21.5%
Margin
21.2%
Rev YoY
+130.3%
Mcap
₹16,085 cr
P/E
85.5x
EV/EBITDA
46.5x
ROCE
21.0%
Margin
29.7%
Rev YoY
-11.5%
Mcap
₹15,680 cr
P/E
120.7x
EV/EBITDA
72.2x
ROCE
13.5%
Margin
23.2%
Rev YoY
+88.1%
Mcap
₹15,575 cr
P/E
87.5x
EV/EBITDA
46.7x
ROCE
13.9%
Margin
40.0%
Rev YoY
-10.5%
Mcap
₹15,217 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
98.5x
ROCE
1.1%
Margin
12.2%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹11,548 cr
P/E
124.8x
EV/EBITDA
83.1x
ROCE
16.3%
Margin
28.3%
Rev YoY
+37.2%
Mcap
₹8,394 cr
P/E
64.7x
EV/EBITDA
31.5x
ROCE
9.0%
Margin
21.3%
Rev YoY
+40.5%
Mcap
₹8,171 cr
P/E
110.3x
EV/EBITDA
67.9x
ROCE
14.0%
Margin
42.5%
Rev YoY
+70.8%
Mcap
₹7,804 cr
P/E
217.7x
EV/EBITDA
42.7x
ROCE
15.7%
Margin
14.0%
Rev YoY
-24.7%
Mcap
₹4,637 cr
P/E
176.7x
EV/EBITDA
75.7x
ROCE
38.2%
Margin
13.6%
Rev YoY
+77.1%
Mcap
₹3,663 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
137.7x
ROCE
-0.2%
Margin
10.9%
Rev YoY
+436.7%
Mcap
₹1,593 cr
P/E
39.0x
EV/EBITDA
28.8x
ROCE
26.3%
Margin
22.3%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹259 cr
P/E
92.3x
EV/EBITDA
30.6x
ROCE
9.5%
Margin
19.5%
Rev YoY
-24.2%
Mcap
₹4,158 cr
P/E
244.7x
EV/EBITDA
83.3x
ROCE
9.9%
Margin
22.3%
Rev YoY
+35.7%
Mcap
₹2,302 cr
P/E
63.3x
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
30.6%
Margin
24.4%
Rev YoY
-37.0%
Mcap
₹2,166 cr
P/E
9.9x
EV/EBITDA
8.9x
ROCE
27.7%
Margin
80.9%
Rev YoY
+34.5%
Mcap
₹1,997 cr
P/E
52.6x
EV/EBITDA
34.0x
ROCE
34.9%
Margin
28.4%
Rev YoY
+59.6%
Mcap
₹1,984 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
43.0x
ROCE
0.9%
Margin
7.1%
Rev YoY
-23.6%
Mcap
₹1,869 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
0.8%
Margin
3.5%
Rev YoY
-53.6%
Mcap
₹786 cr
P/E
39.3x
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
15.3%
Margin
61.4%
Rev YoY
+21.0%

Exhibit 6What managements said

from this industry's latest earnings calls · as of 2026-06-30
tailwindOrder books at multi-year highs; inflow velocity accelerating across the sector9 managements

HAL, BEL, BDL, GRSE, MTAR, Aequs, Astra Microwave, Apollo and Data Patterns all reported expanding order books or record inflow quarters. HAL's ₹97,028 crore FY26 inflow included…

  • HAL (FY26): “The order book of the company further improved to INR2,54,538 crores against the previous…
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Exhibit 7Outlook

The outlook and what resolves next quarter

Where these managements said things are heading, and the dated, checkable events that would change it. Free with an account - 3 full reports a quarter.

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AppendixThe other 4 companies

1-4
sort: mcap · composite · name
Mcap
₹542 cr
P/E
51.0x
EV/EBITDA
32.2x
ROCE
13.7%
Margin
21.7%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹364 cr
P/E
51.0x
EV/EBITDA
31.8x
ROCE
20.6%
Margin
37.6%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹361 cr
P/E
38.9x
EV/EBITDA
10.4x
ROCE
14.8%
Margin
24.3%
Rev YoY
+10.7%
Mcap
₹0 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
-
Margin
-
Rev YoY
-