BEL Q1 Result: PAT Up 8.2% YoY, Order Book At Rs 72,258 Cr; Navratna Defence PSU To Hike Shares Capital

BEL reported a total order book of Rs 72,258 crore as of July 1, 2026.

In its board meeting held on Monday, BEL's board of directors approved to hike authorized share capital to Rs 1,000 crore with 1,000 crore equity shares at a face value of Re 1 each. Currently, the authorized share capital stood at Rs 750 crore with 750 crore equity shares at face value of Re 1.

BEL shares will react to the Q1 result on July 28th. On Monday, the heavyweight stock closed at Rs 407.10 apiece on BSE, up by 0.51% with a market cap of Rs 2,97,581.10 crore.

Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) is a Navratna PSU under the Ministry of Defence, Government of India. It manufactures state-of-the-art electronic products and systems for the Army, Navy and the Air Force. BEL has also diversified into various areas like homeland security solutions, smart cities, e-governance solutions, space electronics including satellite integration, energy storage products including e-vehicle charging stations, solar, network & cyber security, railways & metro solutions, airport solutions, Electronic Voting Machines, telecom products, passive night vision devices, medical electronics, composites and software solutions.