IT · NSE: LTTS
L&T Technology Services
Q2 FY27 earnings call · Guided by management
Call held 19 Oct 2026 · Read the filing on NSEFiling
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Results Q2 FY27, as filed · consolidated · ₹ Cr
| Q2 FY27 | Q2 FY26 | YoY | Q1 FY27 | QoQ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 3,040 | 2,980 | +2.0% | 2,940 | +3.4% |
| EBITDA | 586 | 491 | +19.4% | 548 | +6.8% |
| EBITDA margin | 19.3% | 16.5% | +280 bps | 18.6% | +62 bps |
| PBTProfit before tax | 514 | 448 | +14.6% | 476 | +7.9% |
| Net profit | 548 | 329 | +66.8% | 357 | +53.7% |
| EPS (₹) | 51.61 | 30.97 | +66.6% | 33.59 | +53.6% |
From the company's own results filing on NSE. Net profit is the owners' share. Growth and the dotted lines are worked out from the filed figures.
Guidance
Mid-16% EBIT margin reached ahead of time; aim to maintain it in the near future
Rajeev Gupta · Executive Director & CFO · p. 9
Mid-16% EBIT margin reached ahead of time; aim to maintain it in the near future
“We achieved our margin aspiration of mid-16% EBIT levels ahead of time by a few quarters and aspire to maintain this margin range in the near future.”
Mid-16% margin level stated as already allowing for the Q3 wage hike
Amit Chadha · CEO & MD · Q&A · p. 16
Mid-16% margin level stated as already allowing for the Q3 wage hike
“And the margins remaining in the mid-16% level is after considering all of this.”
H2 growth to be better than H1, sequentially and year-on-year
Amit Chadha · CEO & MD · Q&A · p. 16
H2 growth to be better than H1, sequentially and year-on-year
“But I'm confirming to you that H2 will be better year-on-year and quarter-to-quarter than H1, sequentially as well as year-on-year, right?”
Revenue momentum expected to strengthen in H2 with healthy EBIT margins
Amit Chadha · CEO & MD · p. 7
Revenue momentum expected to strengthen in H2 with healthy EBIT margins
“we expect revenue momentum to further strengthen in H2 while sustaining healthy EBIT margins.”
Q3 described as a muted quarter; no quarterly figure given
Amit Chadha · CEO & MD · Q&A · p. 16
Q3 described as a muted quarter; no quarterly figure given
“I'm not getting into the quarter on purpose because we are getting into this muted quarter.”
More figures from the call
“impact likely will be in the range of, I would say, 50 to 80 bps. We are still working out the modalities, but we will clarify as we come and talk around the quarter 3 commentary.”
“Large deal TCV was at $203 million across segments with over 50% of them being AI-led wins. Both order backlog and pipeline are up year-on-year.”
“Our pipeline is up more than 25% year-on-year. Order bookings are up.”
“The range that I have provided is between 80 to 85. I think we are operating well under that range. So, really comfortable. This is where we likely operate.”
“This is split as billed DSO of 60 days and unbilled DSO of 18 days, which remains stable versus 77 days in quarter one FY27, well below our guided range of 80 days to 85 days.”
“If itd is a 25 million deal, it will normally be about three years. A 10 million deal will be between two to three years.”
In short
- 01Long-term aspiration of 13% to 15% revenue CAGR with EBIT margin of 16% to 17% was reiterated.
- 02EBIT margin was 16.3% in Q2; management aims to hold about mid-16% in the near term, after the Q3 wage hike.
- 03Management said H2 will be better than H1, both sequentially and year-on-year, while Q3 is a muted quarter.
- 04Wage hikes in Q3 are expected to cost about 50 to 80 bps of margin.
- 05Large deal TCV was $203 million; management aims to keep a $200 million quarterly pace and said pipeline is up over 25%.
- 06SWC divestment completed, with a one-time gain of Rs 165 crore in Q2.
- 07Tech segment expected muted in Q3, with MedTech recovery in Q4; Auto Europe expected to come back next year.
Order book
Sustainability: Nearly half of Q2 large deal wins were in Sustainability
Amit Chadha · CEO & MD · p. 5
Sustainability: Nearly half of Q2 large deal wins were in Sustainability
“Nearly half of our Q2 large deal wins were in this segment.”
Tech: Large AI-led telecom equipment deal began ramping up this quarter
Amit Chadha · CEO & MD · p. 6
Tech: Large AI-led telecom equipment deal began ramping up this quarter
“As filed earlier, we won a large AI led engagement with a global telecom equipment provider to design end-to-end systems spanning AI and Data centers. This program started ramping up in the current quarter.”
Large deal wins from earlier quarters converting into revenue; pipeline continues
Amit Chadha · CEO & MD · p. 3
Large deal wins from earlier quarters converting into revenue; pipeline continues
“Large deal wins from earlier quarters are converting into revenue, and we are continuing to have a robust pipeline of the same.”
Mobility: Auto Europe muted; significant large deals seen in the Europe pipeline
Amit Chadha · CEO & MD · p. 5
Mobility: Auto Europe muted; significant large deals seen in the Europe pipeline
“Auto Europe remained muted, but we believe it should bounce back next year, and we continue to see significant large deals in the pipeline in Europe.”
Trucks and Off highway: 4 new logos added in Trucks and Off highway across global OEMs
Amit Chadha · CEO & MD · p. 5
Trucks and Off highway: 4 new logos added in Trucks and Off highway across global OEMs
“In Trucks and Off highway, we added 4 new logos across global OEMs, led by EI with wins spanning Autonomy, AI, Embedded Software and Digital Programs.”
Segments
Tech: Tech segment to be muted in Q3, with growth expected after
Amit Chadha · CEO & MD · Q&A · p. 13
Tech: Tech segment to be muted in Q3, with growth expected after
“Tech for you will be muted in quarter 3. But beyond that, we do see growth coming back.”
MedTech: MedTech recovery expected in Q4 after a program ramp-down
Amit Chadha · CEO & MD · Q&A · p. 13
MedTech: MedTech recovery expected in Q4 after a program ramp-down
“Medical, I would like to say quarter 3, but I'm going to be careful and say quarter 4 because I want to give a little time to our teams as they regroup, rebuild and take things forward.”
MedTech: MedTech program ramped down per schedule; next phase only in H2
Amit Chadha · CEO & MD · p. 6
MedTech: MedTech program ramped down per schedule; next phase only in H2
“In the current quarter, a specific program ramped down per schedule, and the next phase will kick in only in H2.”
Systems and Platforms: Systems and Platforms growth expected to accelerate from Q4
Amit Chadha · CEO & MD · Q&A · p. 13
Systems and Platforms: Systems and Platforms growth expected to accelerate from Q4
“And we do believe that, that growth trajectory will accelerate sometime in quarter 4 and beyond.”
Tech: Media expected steady; Tech Infra to grow on deal won; Semcon to keep growing
Amit Chadha · CEO & MD · Q&A · p. 13
Tech: Media expected steady; Tech Infra to grow on deal won; Semcon to keep growing
“Media will be steady. I don't expect anything great from Media. Tech Infra will show growth because of the deal that we have won. Semcon will continue to grow.”
Demand
Clients focused on growing their businesses rather than cost cutting
Amit Chadha · CEO & MD · Q&A · p. 15
Clients focused on growing their businesses rather than cost cutting
“they are largely focused on growing their businesses in spite of the unstable environment rather than cost cutting.”
Management says it is 9 to 12 months ahead of peers in AI, gaining share
Amit Chadha · CEO & MD · Q&A · p. 15
Management says it is 9 to 12 months ahead of peers in AI, gaining share
“Also, I believe that we are about 9 to 12 months ahead of competition and peer group in this area. So, we're actually gaining market share as opposed to competition.”
Legacy spend falling, with money shifting to AI
Amit Chadha · CEO & MD · Q&A · p. 16
Legacy spend falling, with money shifting to AI
“Now the legacy spends are going down, no two questions about it. And that money is shifting, if I may to AI, number one.”
Industrial Products: Industrial Products growth led by data centers, energy transition and robotics
Amit Chadha · CEO & MD · p. 5
Industrial Products: Industrial Products growth led by data centers, energy transition and robotics
“Industrial Products growth is led by Data Centers, Energy Transition, Motion and Robotics and AI-enabled automation with Electrification and Smart Manufacturing driving a robust pipeline.”
Plant Engineering: Plant Engineering demand steady across oil and gas and chemicals
Amit Chadha · CEO & MD · p. 6
Plant Engineering: Plant Engineering demand steady across oil and gas and chemicals
“In Plant Engineering, demand continued steadily across oil and gas and chemicals supported by LNG upstream and nonconventional energy projects.”
Margins and costs
EBIT margin 16.3% in Q2, up 60 bps sequentially and 220 bps year-on-year
Rajeev Gupta · Executive Director & CFO · p. 8
EBIT margin 16.3% in Q2, up 60 bps sequentially and 220 bps year-on-year
“EBIT margin for the quarter stood at 16.3%, improvement of 60 basis points sequentially and 220 basis points year-on-year.”
Mobility: Mobility margin 16.9%, up 130 bps sequentially
Rajeev Gupta · Executive Director & CFO · p. 8
Mobility: Mobility margin 16.9%, up 130 bps sequentially
“Mobility margins in Q2 improved to 16.9%, up 130 basis points sequentially resulting from quality of growth and operational efficiencies.”
Sustainability: Sustainability margin 29.5%, up 40 bps sequentially
Rajeev Gupta · Executive Director & CFO · p. 8
Sustainability: Sustainability margin 29.5%, up 40 bps sequentially
“Sustainability margins saw improvement to 29.5%, up 40 basis points sequentially supported by execution of large deals and strong growth in this segment.”
Tech: Tech segment margin 12%, up 50 bps sequentially
Rajeev Gupta · Executive Director & CFO · p. 9
Tech: Tech segment margin 12%, up 50 bps sequentially
“Tech segment margins improved to 12%, up 50 basis points sequentially”
Margin levers named: growth, segment mix, AI productivity, SG&A control
Rajeev Gupta · Executive Director & CFO · p. 9
Margin levers named: growth, segment mix, AI productivity, SG&A control
“Our margin levers mainly will be revenue growth and healthy segment mix, operational efficiency, including AI and productivity gains across delivery and functions and disciplined SG&A management.”
Debt and working capital
DSO at 78 days in Q2
Rajeev Gupta · Executive Director & CFO · p. 8
DSO at 78 days in Q2
“Quarter two FY27, overall DSO came in at 78 days.”
Year-to-date free cash flow Rs 790 crore, 108% of net income
Rajeev Gupta · Executive Director & CFO · p. 8
Year-to-date free cash flow Rs 790 crore, 108% of net income
“Our year-to-date free cash flow was ₹790 crores, a healthy 108% of net income.”
Cash and investments Rs 4,197 crore at end Q2, vs Rs 3,394 crore at end Q1
Rajeev Gupta · Executive Director & CFO · p. 8
Cash and investments Rs 4,197 crore at end Q2, vs Rs 3,394 crore at end Q1
“Our cash and investments stood at ₹4,197 crores end of quarter two FY27 compared with ₹3,394 crores at the end of quarter one FY27.”
Acquisitions and new business
SWC: Divestment of SWC business completed on schedule
Amit Chadha · CEO & MD · p. 4
SWC: Divestment of SWC business completed on schedule
“We completed the divestment of our SWC business on schedule, giving us a sharper and more focused portfolio.”
Tech: Dedicated Data Center Engineering business line set up
Amit Chadha · CEO & MD · p. 6
Tech: Dedicated Data Center Engineering business line set up
“We have set up a dedicated Data Center Engineering business line, servicing AI Infrastructure, Servers, Storage Ecosystem, ODMs and OEMs. We expect it to become an important growth area as customers redesign infrastructure for AI workloads.”
New EI lab launched with NVIDIA for physical AI applications
Amit Chadha · CEO & MD · p. 4
New EI lab launched with NVIDIA for physical AI applications
“EI for Manufacturing and Operations, we launched a new EI lab in partnership with NVIDIA to build and deliver next-gen physical AI native applications across manufacturing, robotics and supply chain.”
Data Centre: Data Centre offering has won a deal; addressable market said to be rising
Amit Chadha · CEO & MD · Q&A · p. 17
Data Centre: Data Centre offering has won a deal; addressable market said to be rising
“We've got a win in that area. So, part of that is what we are doing. And overall addressable TAM is going up for us.”
Dividends and buybacks
Interim dividend of Rs 20 per share approved
Rajeev Gupta · Executive Director & CFO · p. 8
Interim dividend of Rs 20 per share approved
“The Board has approved an interim dividend of ₹20 per share”
One-offs
SWC: SWC divestment gave a one-time gain of Rs 165 crore in Q2
Rajeev Gupta · Executive Director & CFO · p. 7
SWC: SWC divestment gave a one-time gain of Rs 165 crore in Q2
“We successfully concluded this investment of SWC business in this quarter. This resulted in a onetime gain of ₹165 crores in quarter two FY27.”
Risks
Regular furloughs expected in the coming period
Amit Chadha · CEO & MD · Q&A · p. 14
Regular furloughs expected in the coming period
“What I'm confirming is that H2 will be better than H1. We expect regular furloughs to happen.”
Oil and Gas: Middle East is a very small part of the portfolio; no significant impact yet
Amit Chadha · CEO & MD · Q&A · p. 12
Oil and Gas: Middle East is a very small part of the portfolio; no significant impact yet
“Middle East overall is a very small part of our portfolio.”
Software and Platforms: Pure-play software affected by adoption of new AI tools
Amit Chadha · CEO & MD · p. 6
Software and Platforms: Pure-play software affected by adoption of new AI tools
“Pure-play software world is impacted with the adoption of new age AI tools. We see demand for the AI led software development across existing and new logos in Retail Fintech and Platform Companies.”
Auto Europe: Headwinds from Auto Europe in the current quarter
Amit Chadha · CEO & MD · Q&A · p. 11
Auto Europe: Headwinds from Auto Europe in the current quarter
“Auto Europe has been in a problem. In fact, for current quarter also, we faced some headwinds from Auto Europe.”
Other
Q2 revenue $317.1 million, up 2.7% QoQ and 4.8% YoY in constant currency
Amit Chadha · CEO & MD · p. 4
Q2 revenue $317.1 million, up 2.7% QoQ and 4.8% YoY in constant currency
“Revenue was $317.1 million, up 2.7% sequentially and 4.8% year-on-year in constant currency on a continued operations basis.”
Q2 revenue Rs 3,040 crore, up 3.4% sequentially and 12.1% year-on-year
Rajeev Gupta · Executive Director & CFO · p. 8
Q2 revenue Rs 3,040 crore, up 3.4% sequentially and 12.1% year-on-year
“Revenue for the quarter was ₹3,040 crores, representing growth of 3.4% sequentially and 12.1% year-on-year.”
Q2 net income Rs 548 crore, up 53.7% sequentially and 66.8% year-on-year
Rajeev Gupta · Executive Director & CFO · p. 8
Q2 net income Rs 548 crore, up 53.7% sequentially and 66.8% year-on-year
“Net income for the quarter was ₹548 crores, up 53.7% sequentially and 66.8% year-on-year.”
EPS from continuing operations Rs 35.78 in Q2; annualised Rs 143.12
Rajeev Gupta · Executive Director & CFO · p. 8
EPS from continuing operations Rs 35.78 in Q2; annualised Rs 143.12
“EPS from continuing operations was ₹35.78 for the quarter, translating into an annualized EPS of ₹143.12 and compared to reported FY26 EPS of ₹115.89, an increase of 23.5%.”
From Q3 only continuing business will be reported after SWC exit
Rajeev Gupta · Executive Director & CFO · Q&A · p. 13
From Q3 only continuing business will be reported after SWC exit
“Going forward, we will only report continued business.”
Sources
- Earnings call transcript, Q2 FY27 Filed 25 Oct 2026 · 20 pages
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