KEC International falls 8% as Q2 profit sinks 82%, margins contract sharply
KEC International moved lower in a quarterly results development for Q2FY27.
· Business Standard Mkts
KEC International, a Mumbai-based EPC major, has reported an 82 per cent Y-o-Y decline in its consolidated net profit to ₹30 crore in Q2FY27.
Key facts
- Period
- Q2FY27
The analysis
KEC International reported ₹30 crore for Q2FY27, with movement of 8% and 82% attached to those lines. Those are the figures as filed — what moves the price is how they sit against what the market already expected, not their absolute size.
Against that, the stock is -9.9% on the day at ₹314.45, and has returned -25.6% over three months. It sits 61% below its 52-week high, which means a good deal of bad news was already in the price. The infrastructure sector has moved -12.9% over the same period, so KEC International is running 12.7 points behind its peers.
For KEC International, the question is how much of this is already reflected in the price and how much re-rates the infrastructure peer set alongside it.
Why it matters
- Earnings versus expectations is what actually re-rates a stock; the surprise matters more than the absolute number.
Market context
- In focus: KEC International (KEC), in Infrastructure.
- Over three months: KEC International -25.6% against Infrastructure -12.9% (12.7 points behind).
- At least 25% below the 52-week high: KEC International (61%).
- Trading well above normal today: KEC International at 5.3 times its 20-day average volume.
| Company | Price | Day | 1M | 3M | From 52-wk high | Volume vs 20-day | Market cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEC InternationalKEC · Infrastructure | ₹314.45 | -9.9% | -6.3% | -25.6% | -61.3% | 5.3× | — |
Infrastructure
1M -5.7% · 3M -12.9%
KEC International
Prices as of 3 Nov 2026, 13:42 IST. Sector moves are the average of the stocks we track in each sector.
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