Black Box Q2 Profit Rises About 31% to About Rs 73 Crore
Black Box Ltd posted record Q2 FY27 revenue of Rs 1,936 crore and a record order backlog of US$1,044 million.
Key Takeaways
- Black Box's Q2 FY27 net profit rose about 31% to about Rs 73 crore.
- Revenue rose about 22% to a record Rs 1,936 crore.
- The order backlog hit a record US$1,044 million, up about 88%.
- New orders in the quarter rose about 37% to US$298 million.
- Black Box said it expects FY27 revenue growth of 23% to 27%.
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Black Box Ltd, the digital infrastructure solutions company that is part of the Essar Group, reported a consolidated net profit of about Rs 73 crore for the September 2026 quarter (Q2 FY27). That is about 31% more than the roughly Rs 56 crore it earned in the same quarter last year.
Revenue from operations rose about 22% to a record Rs 1,936 crore, from about Rs 1,585 crore a year earlier. EBITDA came in at Rs 175 crore, up from Rs 143 crore. The company's order backlog reached a record of about $1.04 billion (US$1,044 million) as of September 30, 2026, up about 88% from US$555 million a year earlier.
Black Box Q2 FY27 at a glance
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Company | Black Box Ltd (BSE: 500463, NSE: BBOX) |
| Quarter | July to September 2026 (Q2 FY27) |
| Revenue from operations | Rs 1,936 crore, up about 22% from about Rs 1,585 crore |
| EBITDA | Rs 175 crore, up from Rs 143 crore |
| Net profit | About Rs 73 crore, up about 31% from about Rs 56 crore |
| New orders in the quarter | US$298 million, up about 37% from US$218 million |
| Order backlog (September 30, 2026) | US$1,044 million, up about 88% from US$555 million |
| H1 FY27 revenue | Rs 3,655 crore, up about 23% from Rs 2,971 crore |
| H1 FY27 net profit | Rs 129 crore, up about 25% from Rs 103 crore |
| H1 FY27 operating cash flow | Rs 115 crore |
Black Box's data centre orders and Brazil acquisition
Black Box provides digital infrastructure solutions to large companies and works across the United States, Europe, India, Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Latin America. The company said it won more than US$250 million in data centre orders in the first half of FY27 (April to September 2026). New orders in the first half came to US$637 million, up about 62% from US$394 million a year earlier.
The September quarter also included a full quarter of Brazil-based 2S Inovações Tecnológicas, which Black Box acquired effective May 1, 2026. Revenue grew about 13% from the June quarter, and the backlog rose about 10% from US$949 million at the end of June.
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 (quarter to September 2025) | Revenue of about Rs 1,585 crore, profit of about Rs 56 crore and an order backlog of US$555 million |
| May 1, 2026 | Acquisition of Brazil-based 2S Inovações Tecnológicas takes effect |
| Q1 FY27 (quarter to June 2026) | Revenue of about Rs 1,719 crore, profit of about Rs 56 crore and a backlog of US$949 million |
| Q2 FY27 (quarter to September 2026) | Record revenue of Rs 1,936 crore and a record backlog of US$1,044 million |
Black Box leaders on record revenue and profit growth
"Black Box is building strong growth momentum, with record quarterly revenue and an order backlog exceeding US$1 billion."
"Our Q2 performance demonstrates the growing earnings strength of Black Box, with PAT rising 31% to Rs. 73 crore, ahead of revenue growth of 22%."
What Black Box said about the rest of FY27
Black Box said it expects revenue to grow 23% to 27% and profit after tax to grow 38% to 50% in FY27. The company also said it is aiming for an order backlog of US$1.3 billion to US$1.4 billion and order bookings of US$1.3 billion to US$1.5 billion for the full year. CEO Sanjeev Verma said the company's immediate growth goal is US$2 billion in revenue.
Where Black Box stands after Q2 FY27
Black Box ended the September 2026 quarter with record revenue of Rs 1,936 crore and a record backlog of US$1,044 million, against US$555 million a year earlier. In the first half of FY27, it earned Rs 129 crore in net profit on Rs 3,655 crore of revenue. The company said it expects FY27 revenue growth of 23% to 27%.
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