Larsen & Toubro Ltd. Q3 net profit falls 4% to ₹3,215 crore
The Hindu
L&T's Q3 net profit declines 4% to ₹3,215 crore amid one-time employee benefit provisions, despite strong revenue and order inflow growth.
Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (L&T) for the third quarter ended December 31, 2025 reported 4 drop in consolidated net profit at ₹3,215 crore as compared with ₹3,359 crore a year ago.
During the quarter the company had one-time material provision of ₹1,191 crore towards employee benefits arising from the implementation of the new labour codes which has been classified under Exceptional Items.
The company for the quarter reported consolidated revenues of ₹71,450 crore, up 10% Year on Year (YoY), driven by steady execution progress across the various businesses within the Projects & Manufacturing (P&M) portfolio. International revenues were ₹38,775 crore, constituting 54% of total revenues.
The company secured orders worth ₹135,581 crore, up 17% YoY and order inflow spanned multiple geographies and set of diverse sectors including, Thermal Power, Hydrocarbons, Renewable Infrastructure, Transmission & Distribution and Roads & Runways. International orders stood at ₹66,848 crore, contributing 49% to the total order inflow.
The Group’s consolidated order book as on December 31, 2025, stood at ₹733,161 crore, up 30% over the year ago period. International orders constituted 49% of the overall order book.
S.N. Subrahmanyan, Chairman and Managing Director, L&T said, “We have witnessed another landmark quarter for the company as we posted our highest ever quarterly order inflow.”
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