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NSE Symbol: QUESS
Submitted By: Kundan K Lal, Company Secretary & Compliance Officer
Financial Highlights - Q2 FY27
- Revenue: ₹4,396 crore, representing 15% year-over-year (YoY) growth from ₹3,832 crore in Q2 FY26
- Adjusted EBITDA: ₹92 crore, up 20% YoY from ₹77 crore (excludes non-cash ESOP expense)
- Adjusted EBITDA Margin: 2.1%, improved by 10 basis points YoY from 2.0%
- PAT: ₹75 crore, showing 44% YoY growth from ₹52 crore
- PAT Margin: 1.7%, improved by 35 basis points YoY from 1.4%
- EPS: ₹5.0 per share, up 44% YoY from ₹3.5
- Net Cash Position: ₹471 crore
- Cash Collection: Highest ever quarterly collection of over ₹5,000 crore
- Headcount: 504,000 employees, representing 4% YoY growth from 483,000 and 5% quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) growth from 482,000
Financial Highlights - H1 FY27
- Revenue: ₹8,578 crore, up 15% YoY from ₹7,483 crore
- Adjusted EBITDA: ₹178 crore, up 22% YoY from ₹146 crore
- Adjusted EBITDA Margin: 2.1%, improved by 12 basis points YoY from 2.0%
- PAT: ₹157 crore, up 53% YoY from ₹103 crore
- PAT Margin: 1.8%, improved by 45 basis points YoY from 1.4%
- EPS: ₹10.4, up 51% YoY from ₹6.9
- ROE: Expanded to 25% from 20% in FY26, based on trailing twelve months (TTM) PAT
Corporate Action
- Board announced interim dividend of ₹5 per share
Segmental Performance - Q2 FY27
General Staffing
- Revenue: ₹3,823 crore
- EBITDA: ₹57 crore
- Headcount: 490,000 with addition of over 20,000 employees
- New Contracts: Added 116 new client logos
- Construction vertical's EBITDA nearly doubled on YoY basis with double digit margins
- YoY Performance: 15% revenue growth and 23% EBITDA growth
Professional Staffing
- Margins: Approximately 11% (double digit)
- GCC Contribution: 71% of both headcount and revenue
- Leading Growth Verticals: BFSI and CRT
- New Contracts: Added 27 new contracts
- YoY Performance: 13% revenue growth
Overseas Business
- New Contracts: Added 33 new contracts
- Growth: Double digit growth in both revenue and EBITDA
- Regional Performance:
- Middle East: Delivered strong margins despite flat QoQ revenue growth due to geopolitical crisis
- Singapore: Added 8 new contracts
- Malaysia: Achieved 50% YoY revenue growth
- Philippines: Recorded 15% YoY revenue growth with 10.5% net margin
- Overall YoY Performance: 10% revenue growth and 23% EBITDA growth
Strategic Initiatives & Business Updates
- Quess 2.0 strategy progressing toward building higher-margin business portfolio through IT Staffing expansion into end-to-end IT Solutions
- Global corridors strategy gaining momentum with strategic partnerships signed with IGS and IPA for Japan
- AI-led sourcing platform implementation processing over 100,000 leads monthly, enhancing recruitment efficiency
- Launch of associate Query Management System (QMS) handled over 20% of associate queries within first four weeks, with plans to scale further in H2 FY27
Recognition & Awards
- Ranked among Best Workplaces in the Middle East 2026: 40th overall and 32nd among Best Workplaces for Women
- Certified Great Place to Work for seventh consecutive year in India (2026)
- Quess Singapore earned Great Place to Work recognition for third consecutive time
- Quess UAE received Great Place to Work recognition for first time
- Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) recognized Quess Corp as India's No.1 staffing company in 2025 & 37th globally by revenue in 2024
- First Indian firm to join World Employment Confederation in 2025
CSR Initiative
- Supported establishment of Christian Medical College (CMC) Vellore's new 346-bed Paediatric Specialty Hospital at Ranipet Campus through Quess foundation alongside Fairfax Financial Holdings
Credit Ratings & ESG
- ESG Rating: "Strong" rating of 66/100 from CRISIL
- Credit Quality: [ICRA]AA (Stable) / A1+ status
Conference Call Details
- Date: Monday, November 2, 2026
- Time: 11:00 AM IST
- Universal Access Numbers: +91 22 6280 1259 / +91 22 7115 8160
- Toll Free Numbers:
- USA: 1 866 746 2133
- UK: 0 808 101 1573
- Singapore: 800 101 2045
- Hong Kong: 800 964 448
- Diamond Pass registration available
Company Overview
- Established: 2007 in Bengaluru
- Workforce: Approximately 504,000 employees across 8 countries
- Clients: Over 2,300 clients
- Services: Technology-enabled staffing and managed outsourcing services across BFSI, Retail, Telecom, Manufacturing, IT, and GCC sectors