Revenue from operations rose 33.27% YoY to Rs 743.81 crore in Q1 FY26.

Profit before tax (PBT) increased to Rs 89.31 crore, up 33.73%, compared with Rs 66.78 crore posted in same quarter last year.

Total expenses jumped 36.29% to Rs 672.27 crore during the quarter, compared with Rs 493.26 crore in Q1 FY25. License fees to DoT (Department of telecommunication) stood at Rs 21.69 crore (up 2.21%), expenses on project was at Rs 387.45 crore (up 75.50% YoY), employee benefit expenses stood at Rs 56.51 crore (up 0.65% YoY) while, finance cost stood at Rs 0.58 crore (down 40.20% YoY) during the period under review.

Revenue from telecom services increased 2.13% to Rs 334.76 crore in Q1 FY26, compared with Rs 327.77 crore in Q1 FY25. Revenue from project work services was at Rs 409.05 crore, up 77.58% YoY.

RailTel Corporation a Navratna PSU is one of the largest neutral telecom infrastructure providers in the country owning a Pan-India optical fiber network.

Shares of RailTel Corporation rose 0.22% to Rs 380 on the BSE.

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