Why did Bharat Dynamics (BDL) stock move recently?

On 8/6/2026, Bharat Dynamics moved +4.8% — Bharat Dynamics rose with the broader defence-sector rally on August 6, as buying spread across defence names. This is MarketChacha's decoded reason from filings and credible news; it is education, not buy/sell advice.

Is Bharat Dynamics (BDL) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows Bharat Dynamics's valuation in context — a forward P/E of about 39.1, a price-to-book of about 10.3 — alongside its revenue and profit growth and whether reported profit converts into operating cash, so you can judge value for yourself. MarketChacha does not issue ratings, price targets, or buy/sell advice.

What is Bharat Dynamics's revenue?

Bharat Dynamics reported revenue of ₹2,442 Cr for FY2026, with net profit of ₹420 Cr, per official filings.

What is the share price of Bharat Dynamics (BDL)?

Bharat Dynamics last traded at ₹1,196.60 (+3.9% on the day), as of 9/18/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Bharat Dynamics

BDL · NSE · Defense · India

Snapshot

TickerBDL

ExchangeNSE

SectorDefense

IndustryAerospace & Defense

CountryIndia

Employees2,101

HeadquartersHyderabad, India

Websitebdl-india.in

Filings tracked5

About Bharat Dynamics

Bharat Dynamics Limited manufactures and sells guided missiles, underwater weapons, air-borne products, and allied defense equipment in India. The company offers light weight torpedoes, Varunastra or heavy-weight torpedoes, medium-range surface-to-air missile, dishani, quick reaction surface-to-air missile, multi-influential ground mines, vertically launched-short range surface-to-air missile, flame, Konkurs launcher test equipment, Akash and Astra weapon systems, Konkurs missile test equipment, anti-submarine warfare suite, counter measures dispensing system, smart anti-airfield weapon, anti-torpedo decoy launching system, Helina, Amogha, man portable ATGM, NAG ATGM, Invar, Konkurs-M ATGM, Milan2T ATGM, and unified launchers. It also exports its products. Bharat Dynamics Limited was incorporated in 1970 and is headquartered in Hyderabad, India.

Who owns it

Promoters74.9%
Institutions11.0%
Public & other14.1%

55 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data. Promoter pledge is not included here — that comes from exchange shareholding filings.

Forensic scorecard

No major accounting red flags in the fundamentals we have — profit is backed by cash and returns look healthy.

Net margin trend14.1% → 17.2%

Margin has expanded by about 3.1 points — the business is getting more profitable.

Growth qualityrev -0% · PAT 5%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (Yahoo Finance). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev ₹1,498 Cr · EPS 7.96

Est. earnings growth +300.0%

Next fiscal year

Rev ₹5,690 Cr · EPS 30.61

Est. earnings growth +39.6%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: Yahoo Finance

Annual

Quarterly · last 4

Revenue (FY2026)

₹2,442 Cr

Net margin

17.2%

Revenue CAGR (3y)

-0.6%

Profit CAGR (3y)

+6.1%

Net profit (FY2026)

₹420 Cr

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Why it moved

Aug 6, 2026
Bharat Dynamics rose with the broader defence-sector rally on August 6, as buying spread across defence names.
source 1 ↗· confidence: medium
Jul 13, 2026
Bharat Dynamics shares fell amid reports that the Centre is planning to allow private sector entry into missile manufacturing.
source 1 ↗source 2 ↗· confidence: high
Jul 8, 2026
Bharat Dynamics fell amid a negative technical breakout after crossing below its 200-day moving average, with sector coverage highlighting likely muted Q1 earnings due to execution delays in defence stocks including BDL.
source 1 ↗source 2 ↗· confidence: medium

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	Net margin
FY2026	₹2,442 Cr	₹420 Cr	17.2%
FY2025	₹3,345 Cr	₹550 Cr	16.4%
FY2024	₹2,369 Cr	₹613 Cr	25.9%
FY2023	₹2,489 Cr	₹352 Cr	14.1%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	Net margin
Q4 FY26	₹480 Cr	₹113 Cr	23.6%
Q3 FY26	₹567 Cr	₹73 Cr	12.9%
Q2 FY26	₹1,147 Cr	₹216 Cr	18.8%
Q1 FY26	₹248 Cr	₹18 Cr	7.4%

Figures as reported, in ₹ (crore). Source: Yahoo Finance.

Filings & announcements

2026

Change in Management
Appointment of Shri Prakash Rajpurohit as Government Nominee Director w.e.f 17.09.2026
BSE9/18/2026
Newspaper Advertisement For AGM 2025-26
Newspaper Advertisement for AGM 2025-26
BSE9/4/2026
Change in Directorate
Appointment of Three Part time Non official Directors (Independent Directors) On the board Of BDL
BSE8/18/2026
Change in Directorate
Shri U Raja Babu- DS & DG (MSS) DRDO, Govt Nominee Director cessation w.e.f 01.07.2026
BSE7/3/2026
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Receipt of order from M/s Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
BSE6/24/2026material

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