

Stellar Q3 shows Eicher Motors is in cruise mode
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The stock of Eicher Motors Ltd soared around 7% on Wednesday, hitting a new 52-week high of ₹7,805 following its stellar December quarter (Q3FY26) results. Consolidated Ebitda rose 30% year-on-year to ₹1,556.7 crore, backed by 21% growth in bike volumes, sold under the brand, Royal Enfield (RE).
The volume push came primarily from the domestic market, which grew by 24%, aided by the goods and services tax rate cut in September. Consolidated Ebitda margin improved by 130 basis points on-year to a six-quarter high of 25.5% led by lower other expenses, despite the company’s growth over profitability approach. Consolidated revenue improved 23% to ₹6,114 crore.
Ebitda is short for earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. For the nine-month FY26, volume rose 27%, and FY26 should outpace FY25 growth of 10% by a wide margin. Besides bikes, Eicher’s joint venture with AB Volvo for trucks and buses, Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicles (VECV), also recorded strong 24% volume growth in Q3, to 26,086 units.
Average realization for bikes was marginally up 0.8% on-year to around ₹1.82 lakh/vehicle, with Ebitda per vehicle rising 7% to ₹48,300. While bikes with more than 350cc had seen an initial dip because of the GST hike, demand for these segments is recovering, the management said. For FY27, it has guided for an industry growth rate in the high single digit, with the company outpacing the market.
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