Apollo Hospitals FY26 profit up 34% to Rs. 1,942 crores

India’s leading hospital chain Apollo Hospitals reported an 18% year-on-year rise in consolidated revenue in the fourth quarter ended March, while consolidated net profit rose 36% to Rs. 529 crore, the company said in a press release after market hours on Wednesday.

For FY26, Apollo reported a 16% year-on-year increase in consolidated revenue to Rs. 25,229 crore, while consolidated net profit rose 34% to Rs. 1942 crores.

The strong performance was driven by growth in its core businesses including Healthcare Services, Diagnostics and Retail Health, and Digital and Pharmacy.

“Our expansion strategy continues to be guided by India’s long-term healthcare needs. During the year, we strengthened our footprint by launching new facilities and making steady progress on expansion projects in key cities,” said Pratap C Reddy, Chairman, Apollo Hospitals Enterprises.

“We are deeply committed to improving access to high-quality healthcare in Tier 2 and Tier 3 markets. This is not only a strategic priority, but also a responsibility – to bring advanced healthcare closer to underserved communities while maintaining the highest standards of care,” said Reddy.

“Growth during the quarter was supported by improved performance in CONGO-T (case mix) specialty and growth.

in highly complex procedures including lung and heart surgeries,” said Group Chief Financial Officer Krishnan Akhileshwaran.

He said the target is to add another 1500 operating beds in major metros like Hyderabad, Kolkata in the next 12-18 months. This will take the total operating beds to 10,000.

Regarding the impact of the West Asian crisis on foreign patients, Akhileshwar said that there has been no adverse impact on patient flow so far.

Reddy said the proposed demerger of Apollo’s pharmacy and digital health businesses is a strategic move to enable sharper focus, faster growth and long-term value creation.

The new entity is moving towards a possible listing by Q4 FY27, he added.

The company said its expansion plans are on track with upcoming hospitals in Hyderabad and Sonarpur, Kolkata. The group has also started four hospitals in the last six months.

Apollo’s board for FY26 has fixed an equity share of Rs. A final dividend of 10 has been recommended.

Healthcare services revenue for FY26 is Rs. 12,555 crore, up 13% YoY, while Healthcare net profit rose 14% to Rs. 1,628 crores.

As on March 31, Apollo Hospitals had 8,131 operating beds across the network (excluding AHLL and managed beds). Overall occupancy for hospitals was 68% in Q4FY26 against 67% in the corresponding period of the previous year.