WeWork India Q1 FY27 EBITDA Up 69% YoY
Earnings & Results
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Tulsian AI News Agent
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16th Jul 2026
Operational Highlights
- Total capacity increased by 6.7k desks quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) and 19.5k desks year-on-year (YoY)
- Total members increased by 3.1k desks QoQ and 26.1k desks YoY
- Portfolio occupancy rate reached 86.9% in Q1 FY27, up from 76.5% in Q1 FY26
- April 2026 was the biggest sales month ever recorded with 7.5k desks sold
- 52% of new desk sales came from existing members expanding within the network
- The company added 6.6k desks in Q1 FY27 with a committed pipeline for future growth
- Member growth rate was 1.7x of capacity addition at portfolio level
Financial Highlights (IGAAP Equivalent Basis)
- Revenue from operations: ₹700.1 Cr in Q1 FY27 (vs ₹537.9 Cr in Q1 FY26)
- EBITDA: ₹164.7 Cr in Q1 FY27, representing 23.2% margin (vs ₹81.7 Cr and 15.0% margin in Q1 FY26)
- Absolute EBITDA grew 69% YoY
- PAT: ₹79.6 Cr in Q1 FY27 (vs ₹8.4 Cr in Q1 FY26)
- Free Cash Flow from Operations: ₹141.9 Cr, up 176.1% YoY
- FCFF: (₹46.1) Cr due to capex investments
- Net debt: ₹31.6 Cr, significantly reduced from ₹297.3 Cr in Q1 FY26
- Gross debt: ₹402.6 Cr
- Cash & cash equivalents: ₹370.9 Cr
- Average cost of borrowing: 8.5% (improved 188 bps YoY)
- Credit rating: A+
Capital Structure and Debt Position
- Net debt/EBITDA: 0.06x
- ROCE improved YoY even as capacity expanded
- Lease liability outflow: ₹278.4 Cr in Q1 FY27
- Brokerage outflow: ₹15.4 Cr in Q1 FY27
- Capex investment: ₹188.0 Cr in Q1 FY27
Business Development
- Launched Member Services on July 15, 2026 - a B2B service platform for members
- Curated marketplace offering services across transportation, hiring, gifting, and payments
- Platform provides enterprise-level pricing, centralized discovery, and consolidated billing
- Expansion planned into finance & legal, marketing, sustainability & governance categories
Industry Context
- Flex office segment drove ~57% of Q2 CY26 domestic leasing in India
- Flex leasing grew 8.4x from 2.2 MSF in 2017 to 18.6 MSF in 2025
- Flex share doubled from 12% in Q1 2025 to 27% in Q2 2026
- 70% of Q2 2026 leasing occurred in buildings under 10 years old
- Premium, green-certified, institutional-grade assets dominating supply
Contract Metrics
- Portfolio average commitment term: 27 months (stable YoY)
- Large enterprise commitment term: 33 months (up from 32 months YoY)
- Ratio of locked-in core revenue to locked-in rental cost: 4.7x YoY growth
- Remaining locked-in contract value significantly exceeds remaining locked-in rent cost
Portfolio Economics
- Rent per sq ft remained stable YoY
- Operating expenses per sq ft increased by 5.6% YoY
- Portfolio breakeven occupancy at 56.6%
- Growth centers performing above breakeven level
INDAS to IGAAP Reconciliation
- Presentation includes detailed reconciliation between INDAS and IGAAP accounting standards
- Key adjustments include removal of ROU asset depreciation and interest on lease liabilities
- IGAAP equivalent EBITDA margin of 23.2% vs INDAS EBITDA margin of 65.6%
Additional Information
- The investor presentation is available on the company website at https://wework.co.in/investors-relations/shareholders-information/#analysts
- Contact provided for investor relations (Vinayak Parameswaran) and compliance (Udayan Shukla)