IndiGo posts highest-ever Q4 profit; FY25 net surges to ₹7,258 cr
IndiGo carried 118 million passengers in FY25 and plans further capacity growth in FY26.
InterGlobe Aviation, the parent of the country’s largest airline IndiGo, on Wednesday posted its highest-ever fourth quarter profit after tax of Rs 3,067.5 crore, mainly helped by strong air travel demand.
The company’s profit after tax in the three months ended March 2025 jumped 62 per cent from Rs 1,894.8 crore in the year-ago period. Its board has recommended a dividend of Rs 10 per equity share.
In the fourth quarter of the 2024-25 fiscal, IndiGo’s capacity increased 21 per cent to 42.1 billion while the number of passengers carried rose 19.6 per cent to 31.9 million, according to a release.
Total income rose to Rs 23,097.5 crore in the fourth quarter of the 2024-25 financial year from Rs 18,505.1 crore in the same period a year ago.
“Driven by strong demand for air travel and execution of our strategy, for the financial year ended March 2025, IndiGo reported a healthy net profit of Rs 72,584 million. Excluding the impact of foreign exchange, IndiGo reported a net profit of Rs 88,676 million, maintaining similar strong performance to the last year.
“For the quarter ended March 2025, IndiGo reported a net profit of Rs 30,675 million, the highest fourth quarter ever,” the release said.
In the March quarter, IndiGo’s passenger ticket revenues climbed 25.4 per cent to Rs 195,673 million and ancillary revenues increased 25.2 per cent to Rs 21,525 million compared to the same period a year ago.
At a briefing about the results, IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers said the airline carried 118 million passengers in 2024-25.
First quarter of fiscal year 2026, IndiGo said the capacity in terms of ASKs (Available Seat Kilometres) is expected to increase by mid teens as compared to the first quarter of fiscal year 2025.
“IndiGo had a total cash balance of Rs 481,705 million comprising Rs 331,531 million of free cash and Rs 150,174 million of restricted cash,” the release said.
The airline has a fleet of over 400 planes and operates more than 2,200 daily flights connecting domestic and international destinations.
Shares of the company rose marginally to close at Rs 5,448 apiece on the BSE.
Published on May 21, 2025
