Adani Green Energy shares fell 6.25% after reporting a June quarter profit of ₹983 crore. While revenue grew 16.4%, the results missed analyst expectations due to lower-than-anticipated power supply revenue and reduced arbitrage gains from its energy storage portfolio.
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Adani Green Energy saw its share price decline by 6.25% on Thursday following the announcement of its financial results for the quarter ending June 2026. While the company recorded growth in both its top and bottom lines, the performance did not meet the revenue and profit targets set by analysts at JM Financial.
Financial Performance and Capacity Growth
The company reported a net profit of ₹983 crore for the first quarter of the 2027 fiscal year, marking a 19% increase compared to the same period last year. Revenue from operations rose by 16.4% to reach ₹4,663 crore, supported by a 30% jump in energy sales, which hit 13,657 million units. During the quarter, the firm expanded its operational footprint by adding 848 MW of power generation capacity. Additionally, Adani Green commissioned 1,972 megawatt-hours of battery energy storage system capacity, taking its total operational storage capacity to 3,551 MWh.
Impact of Lower Arbitrage Gains
Despite the growth in operational capacity, the company’s power supply revenue of ₹4,280 crore came in 9% lower than the estimates provided by JM Financial. Analysts pointed to a specific issue regarding arbitrage—a practice where the company buys and sells power at different price points to capture a margin. The brokerage noted that reduced potential for these gains from the merchant and battery storage portfolio may put pressure on operating profit, with a potential decline of 3% to 5% in EBITDA. While the company’s operational EBITDA margin remains high at 90%, the lower-than-expected adjusted profit of ₹990 crore led JM Financial to lower its target price for the stock from ₹1,622 to ₹1,549.
Strategic Expansion and Future Monitorables
Adani Green continues to focus on massive capacity scaling, with plans to reach over 10,000 MWh of battery storage capacity by the end of this fiscal year and 50,000 MWh by 2030. Investors are likely to track how the company balances this capital-intensive expansion with the evolving profitability of its storage and merchant power segments. The key monitorable remains whether the company can improve its power supply revenue in the coming quarters and whether its aggressive expansion into battery storage translates into the margin levels projected by the management.