ESCORTS
Escorts Kubota share price & financials
- Price
- ₹2,937
- Market cap
- ₹34.5k Cr
- Sector
- Capital Goods
- Calls analysed
- 6
Escorts Kubota Limited Q1 FY27
What went well
- Consolidated Revenue from continuing operations grew 28.3% YoY to INR3,207.6 crores, driven by strong demand.
- Domestic tractor sales volume increased 22.9% YoY to 35,457 units, outperforming industry growth of 18.6% and gaining 36 basis points of market share.
- Construction Equipment segment revenue grew 39.2% YoY to INR419.6 crores, with total volumes up 27.4% YoY to 1,344 machines.
What to watch
- Consolidated EBITDA margin compressed to 11.2% (vs 13.1% YoY) due to commodity cost inflation and geopolitical tensions.
- Tractor Business faced a ~5% cost impact, with an additional 1.5-2% pressure expected in Q2, which will not be fully offset by price hikes.
What Escorts Kubota Limited does
Escorts Kubota Limited manufactures and sells agricultural tractors and construction equipment in India under a trademark and technology licensing arrangement with parent Kubota Corporation of Japan. Its Agri Machinery Products segment covers the core tractor business plus a non-tractor business spanning agri solutions, engines, spare parts and service, and global sourcing. Its Construction Equipment segment makes pick-n-carry cranes, backhoe loaders, mini excavators and compactors. The company exports India-made, "Make in India" products through Kubota's global distribution network, and during FY26 it divested its erstwhile railway equipment business, which is now reported as discontinued operations.
Segments
- Agri Machinery Products
- Construction Equipment
- Majority parent
- Kubota Corporation (Japan)
- Trademark & technology license
- Operates under a trademark and technology licensing arrangement with Kubota Corporation
- Non-tractor business lines
- Agri solutions, engines, spare parts & service, global sourcing
- Construction equipment product lines
- Pick-n-Carry cranes, backhoe loaders, mini excavators, compactors
- Kubota-brand tractor model
- K3R5
- Export channel
- Exports India-made products via Kubota's global distribution network
Guidance record · Q1 FY27
what the last two calls moved 15 tracked 0 delivered 0 missed 15 open- Greenfield Plant Land Acquisition Timeline delayed said Q3 FY25 Promised: Complete acquisition by January end (FY25) Q1 FY27: Land is allotted and payment has been made. Capex of INR 450-500 cr earmarked for this.
- Tractor Export Volume Growth revised down said Q4 FY25 Promised: 20% to 25% growth this year over last year Q1 FY27: Promise for FY26 has concluded. No final number for FY26 was provided. New guidance for FY27 is 'flattish'.
- Greenfield Plant Operational Timeline delayed said Q4 FY25 Promised: End of February '28 or '29 beginning Q1 FY27: Groundbreaking for the plot expected to happen this month (August 2026).
All 15 tracked — every revision, and every one management stopped mentioning.
Open the guidance ledgerQuarterly results
Q1 FY27: revenue up 28.0%, net profit down 72.4% against the same quarter last year.
| Line item | Q2 FY25 | Q3 FY25 | Q4 FY25 | Q1 FY26 | Q2 FY26 | Q3 FY26 | Q4 FY26 | Q1 FY27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 2,265 | 2,935 | 2,430 | 2,483 | 2,777 +23% | 3,261 +11% | 2,951 +21% | 3,179 +28% |
| EBITDA | 233 | 335 | 293 | 325 | 363 +56% | 439 +31% | 386 +32% | 355 +9% |
| Net profit | 327 | 323 | 298 | 1,400 | 321 −2% | 362 +12% | 325 +9% | 387 −72% |
How to read this
₹ crore, as filed. The percentage beside a figure is the change against the same quarter a year earlier — never the quarter before, which would make every seasonal business look like it collapses and booms each year.
Performance −21.2% 1Y
1Y: ₹3,677.7 on 10 Sept 2025 → ₹2,899.7. High ₹3,962.1 (5 Jan 2026), low ₹2,724.7 (11 Jun 2026).
How the price took the results
close before → close after
- Q1 FY27
- +1.6%
- 3 Aug
- Q3 FY26
- +1.2%
- 10 Feb
- Q2 FY26
- −0.6%
- 4 Nov
The move from the last close before each results date to the first close after it — the market's first read on the quarter, not the quarter itself.
Financials, as filed
Revenue grew 11.0% a year over 3 years, FY23 to FY26. Operating margin widened to 13.2%.
| Year ending | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₹8.4k Cr | ₹9.8k Cr | ₹10.2k Cr | ₹11.5k Cr |
| Operating profit | ₹762 Cr | ₹1.2k Cr | ₹1.2k Cr | ₹1.5k Cr |
| Operating margin | 9.1% | 12.4% | 11.6% | 13.2% |
| Interest | ₹12 Cr | ₹33 Cr | ₹27 Cr | ₹19 Cr |
| Depreciation | ₹150 Cr | ₹213 Cr | ₹242 Cr | ₹253 Cr |
| Net profit | ₹606 Cr | ₹1.1k Cr | ₹1.3k Cr | ₹2.4k Cr |
| Net margin | 7.2% | 10.9% | 12.3% | 21.0% |
| Cash from operations | ₹236 Cr | ₹795 Cr | ₹1.2k Cr | ₹1.5k Cr |
| Free cash flow | ₹22 Cr | ₹528 Cr | ₹970 Cr | ₹1.2k Cr |
| ROCE | 11.0% | 14.0% | 11.0% | 14.0% |
How to read this
From the company's own filings. Margins are computed from the filed sums; a year with an incomplete quarter is left blank rather than estimated.
Balance sheet
| Year ending | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity capital | ₹135 Cr | ₹132 Cr | ₹132 Cr | ₹110 Cr | ₹112 Cr | ₹112 Cr |
| Reserves | ₹5.3k Cr | ₹7.7k Cr | ₹8.3k Cr | ₹9.3k Cr | ₹11.8k Cr | ₹12.3k Cr |
| Borrowings | ₹58 Cr | ₹52 Cr | ₹57 Cr | ₹444 Cr | ₹104 Cr | ₹125 Cr |
| Other liabilities | ₹1.8k Cr | ₹1.4k Cr | ₹1.8k Cr | ₹2.5k Cr | ₹3.1k Cr | ₹3.2k Cr |
| Total liabilities | ₹7.2k Cr | ₹9.4k Cr | ₹10.3k Cr | ₹12.4k Cr | ₹15.1k Cr | ₹15.8k Cr |
| Fixed assets | ₹1.8k Cr | ₹1.8k Cr | ₹1.9k Cr | ₹2.2k Cr | ₹2.1k Cr | ₹2.1k Cr |
| Capital work in progress | ₹64 Cr | ₹88 Cr | ₹114 Cr | ₹161 Cr | ₹141 Cr | ₹200 Cr |
| Investments | ₹2.3k Cr | ₹5.1k Cr | ₹5.0k Cr | ₹5.1k Cr | ₹7.0k Cr | ₹8.4k Cr |
| Other assets | ₹3.1k Cr | ₹2.3k Cr | ₹3.3k Cr | ₹5.0k Cr | ₹5.8k Cr | ₹5.0k Cr |
| Total assets | ₹7.2k Cr | ₹9.4k Cr | ₹10.3k Cr | ₹12.4k Cr | ₹15.1k Cr | ₹15.8k Cr |
How to read this
As filed each year. A line the company does not report — deposits for a non-lender, for instance — is left out rather than shown as a row of dashes.
Who owns it
As disclosed at Jun 2026
Since Jun 2025, FIIs added +1.14 pp while DIIs trimmed −0.78 pp.
- Promoters
- 68.0%
- FIIs
- 6.4%
- DIIs
- 10.7%
- Public
- 13.3%
- Others
- 1.6%
Since Jun 2025
- FIIs +1.14 pp
- DIIs −0.78 pp
- Public −0.35 pp
How it drifted, 12 quarters
Over this window DIIs went from 9.3% to 10.7% — +1.3 pp.
Ownership split by quarter, oldest first. Sep '23: Promoters 67.7%, FIIs 6.7%, DIIs 9.3%, Public 14.4%, Others 1.9%.Dec '23: Promoters 67.7%, FIIs 5.0%, DIIs 10.5%, Public 14.9%, Others 1.9%.Mar '24: Promoters 67.7%, FIIs 5.8%, DIIs 9.8%, Public 14.9%, Others 1.9%.Jun '24: Promoters 67.7%, FIIs 6.4%, DIIs 10.4%, Public 13.8%, Others 1.7%.Sep '24: Promoters 68.0%, FIIs 6.3%, DIIs 10.2%, Public 13.7%, Others 1.7%.Dec '24: Promoters 68.0%, FIIs 5.9%, DIIs 10.2%, Public 14.2%, Others 1.7%.Mar '25: Promoters 68.0%, FIIs 5.2%, DIIs 11.3%, Public 13.7%, Others 1.7%.Jun '25: Promoters 68.0%, FIIs 5.2%, DIIs 11.4%, Public 13.6%, Others 1.7%.Sep '25: Promoters 68.0%, FIIs 5.3%, DIIs 11.8%, Public 13.2%, Others 1.7%.Dec '25: Promoters 68.0%, FIIs 5.3%, DIIs 12.2%, Public 12.9%, Others 1.7%.Mar '26: Promoters 68.0%, FIIs 5.7%, DIIs 11.7%, Public 12.9%, Others 1.6%.Jun '26: Promoters 68.0%, FIIs 6.4%, DIIs 10.7%, Public 13.3%, Others 1.6%.
Who bought this quarter
since Mar 2026
Disclosed holders that added to a position or appeared on the register for the first time, biggest addition first.
- HDFC Mutual Fund - HDFC Nifty Large Midcap 250 Ind Mutual fund newly disclosed 6.94% held
- Amansa Holdings Private Limited FPI fund newly disclosed 1.39% held
The same filing shows 0 holders trimming and 1 off the list — both are in the register beside this.
Who is on the register
Named in the Jun 2026 filing
Every holder of Escorts Kubota Limited above SEBI's 1% disclosure line, and what changed since Mar 2026.
| Holder | Stake | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Kubota Corporation, Japan | 54.07% | unchanged |
| Har Parshad And Company Private Limited | 9.59% | unchanged |
| HDFC Mutual Fund - HDFC Nifty Large Midcap 250 Ind Mutual fund | 6.94% | newly disclosed |
| Big Apple Clothing Private Limited | 1.58% | unchanged |
| Rekha Jhunjhunwala | 1.53% | unchanged |
| Aaa Portfolios Private Limited | 1.51% | unchanged |
| Amansa Holdings Private Limited FPI fund | 1.39% | newly disclosed |
| Nikhil Nanda | 1.08% | unchanged |
| Nitasha Nanda | 0.17% | unchanged |
| Navya Naveli Nanda | 0.02% | unchanged |
| Shweta Nanda | 0.02% | unchanged |
| Agastya Nanda | 0.01% | unchanged |
A holder disappearing from this list has fallen below the 1% line — it is not necessarily a sale. Percentages are of total shares, as disclosed in the company's own filing. Who was buying across the market this quarter.
Mutual funds in ESCORTS
Filings to Aug 2026
1 new, 6 added, 3 trimmed, 0 sold out — net −2.31 L shares (−5.7%).
- Held by funds
- ₹1.2k Cr
- 21 schemes
- Biggest holder
- HDFC Flexi Cap Fund
- ₹370 Cr · 0.3% of that fund
| Scheme | Holding | Last month | Held since |
|---|---|---|---|
| HDFC Flexi Cap Fund HDFC Mutual Fund | ₹370 Cr | held | Jul '24 |
| HDFC Large and Mid Cap Fund HDFC Mutual Fund | ₹256 Cr | held | Jan '24 |
| HDFC Multi Cap Fund HDFC Mutual Fund | ₹119 Cr | held | Dec '22 |
| Nippon India Small Cap Fund Nippon India Mutual Fund | ₹118 Cr | held | Feb '26 |
| HDFC Manufacturing Fund HDFC Mutual Fund | ₹117 Cr | held | May '24 |
| HDFC ELSS Tax saver HDFC Mutual Fund | ₹83 Cr | −2.31 L | Nov '23 |
| HDFC Transportation and Logistics Fund HDFC Mutual Fund | ₹31 Cr | held | Nov '23 |
| HDFC Infrastructure Fund HDFC Mutual Fund | ₹20 Cr | −0.13 L | Oct '24 |
HDFC, Nippon India and SBI schemes, from their monthly disclosures. Changes are counted in shares, so a price move never looks like buying or selling.
Mutual funds Aug 2026
6 added, 3 trimmed — net −2.31 L shares (−5.7%)
- Funds are sitting on
- -15%
- vs est. average cost
- Held by funds
- ₹1.2k Cr
- 21 schemes · ≈ 3.3% of the company
- Biggest holder
- HDFC Flexi Cap Fund
- ₹370 Cr · 0.3% of that fund
- Longest holder
- Nippon India ETF Nifty Midcap 150
- 7y 8m · since Jan '19
Shares held by these funds +364%
Aug '23 38.36 L shares Jul '26
What the price assumes
AttractiveTo justify its price of ₹2900, this stock must grow earnings at 19% every year for 7 years. Our analysis caps realistic growth at ~35%. At that growth it is worth ₹6500 — upside of 124%.
- Growth the price implies
- 19.2% a year
- for 7 years, fading to 4%
- It has actually compounded at
- 28.2% a year
- net profit, FY23–FY26 · EPS 35.5%
- The gap
- -0.2 pp
- 124% downside if it only repeats history
All earnings calls (6)
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