Devyani International Ltd — Q4 FY26 earnings call
Summary generated by AI from the official transcript Devyani International Ltd filed with BSE on 21 May 2026. Every statement cites a verbatim quote from that document — open any citation to read it. This is a record of what management said, not a recommendation. How we check these summaries
The short read
Devyani International reported consolidated revenue of INR 1,437 crore for Q4 FY26, up 18.5% year-on-year, with KFC posting 4.9% same-store sales growth, its strongest in 14 quarters. Management discussed progress on the proposed merger with Sapphire Foods, new leadership hires across technology, marketing and operations, and store network plans for FY27. Full-year FY26 revenue crossed INR 5,611 crore with operating EBITDA of INR 123 crore, up 13.8% year-on-year.
Numbers mentioned
Consolidated revenue: INR 1,437 crore (Q4 FY26)
p. 6
“On a consolidated basis, we delivered 18.5% year-on-year growth in revenues for the quarter, reaching INR 1,437 crore.”
Manish Dawar, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Full year revenue: INR 5,611 crore (FY26)
p. 6
“For the full year, we crossed INR 5,500 crore revenue milestone, reaching INR 5,611 crore.”
Manish Dawar, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Operating EBITDA: INR 123 crore (Q4 FY26)
p. 6
“Operating EBITDA came in at INR 123 crore, representing 8.6% of sales and grew 13.8% year-on-year.”
Manish Dawar, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
KFC SSSG: 4.9% (Q4 FY26)
p. 5
“KFC delivered a positive SSSG of 4.9% for the quarter, the strongest performance in the last 14 quarters, reaffirming both the resilience of the brand and the long-term opportunity in the market.”
Manish Dawar, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
KFC revenue: INR 586 crore (Q4 FY26)
p. 5
“This momentum translated into nearly 15% year-on-year growth for KFC, with Q4 revenues of INR 586 crore.”
Manish Dawar, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
KFC brand contribution: INR 99 crore (Q4 FY26)
p. 5
“Brand contribution grew nearly 20% year-on-year to reach INR 99 crore with brand contribution margins improving to 17.0% for the quarter.”
Manish Dawar, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Pizza Hut SSSG: -3.7% (Q4 FY26)
p. 5
“While SSSG was at minus 3.7%, the SSSG performance improved on a sequential basis, with ADS remaining stable at ~INR30,000 per store per day.”
Manish Dawar, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
International business revenue: crossed INR 500 crore (Q4 FY26)
p. 6
“As a result, the international business grew 20% year-on-year and crossed INR 500 crore in quarterly revenues for the first time.”
Manish Dawar, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Global store network: 2,256 stores (FY26 end)
p. 3
“We ended the year with a global network of 2,256 stores.”
Ravi Jaipuria, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Net store additions: 217 stores (FY26)
p. 6
“We ended FY26 with a system store count of 2,256 stores, representing a net addition of 217 stores over the last 12 months.”
Manish Dawar, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Gross margin: 68.8% (Q4 FY26)
p. 6
“Both gross margin at 68.8% and brand contribution at 14.1% improved on a year-on-year basis.”
Manish Dawar, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Digital kiosk penetration: more than 80%
p. 5
“We have now achieved more than 80% digital kiosk penetration across our KFC store network, enhancing customer experience, convenience and engagement across physical formats.”
Manish Dawar, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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Net new store additions — 200 to 225 net new stores · FY27
stated firmly by Manish Dawar
p. 6
“We expect to add approximately 200 to 225 net new stores in FY27 as DIL.”
Manish Dawar, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
KFC store additions — 100 to 110 stores · FY27
stated firmly by Manish Dawar
p. 6
“KFC is expected to contribute 100 to 110 stores of these additions with the balance being driven by Costa Coffee, Biryani By Kilo and international businesses.”
Manish Dawar, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Merger completion — complete the merger · end of current fiscal year
stated firmly by Manish Dawar
p. 6
“We continue to expect completion of the merger by end of the current financial year.”
Manish Dawar, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Tea Live brand — discontinue the brand · next quarter
stated firmly by Manish Dawar
p. 6
“Having tested Tea Live in India and Thailand, we have decided to discontinue the brand, and the same will happen in the next quarter.”
Manish Dawar, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Pizza Hut net store additions — no net new stores · calendar year 2026
stated firmly by Manish Dawar
p. 8
“for 2026, I am talking about calendar year 2026 here, we are not planning to add any net new stores for Pizza Hut - the idea is to consolidate and realign the portfolio for Pizza Hut.”
Manish Dawar, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Analyst Day — detailed brand strategy update · next couple of quarters
stated as an aspiration by Manish Dawar
p. 12
“Maybe we can fix an Analyst Day in the next couple of quarters, and we can take you guys through in detail on what our plans are and what is that we are trying to do brand by brand once the entire new management team or the leadership team is in place.”
Manish Dawar, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
New management team formation — largely have the new team in place · next quarter
stated conditionally by Ravi Jaipuria
p. 3
“I am happy with the progress made and feel very confident that we will be able to largely have the new team in place by next quarter.”
Ravi Jaipuria, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Q&A highlights
Management's answers to analyst questions, in Parakho's words rather than a transcript. Each row names who answered and carries the verbatim quote it was drawn from.
Management outlined new hires in technology, marketing and operations to fill skill gaps ahead of the Sapphire merger.
Answered by Manish Dawar
Asked by Devanshu Bansal: How will recent leadership changes help growth in subsequent quarters?
p. 7
“As part of the entire exercise, what we thought that we lacked was one strong technology leader and we have hired Neeraj Tiwari, who is going to be the CTO for the company going forward.”
Manish Dawar, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management confirmed the negative store count reflects resetting the pipeline for better-quality stores, with full-year guidance unchanged.
Answered by Manish Dawar
Asked by Gaurav Jogani: Are store closures a deliberate strategy tied to reorganization, and has store guidance changed?
p. 9
“The focus, as you said, is to kind of shut the loss-making stores, which are there in the portfolio and open better-quality stores.”
Manish Dawar, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said tech-related changes will be managed within existing budgets without major capex changes.
Answered by Manish Dawar
Asked by Gaurav Jogani: Will tech-driven initiatives change store size or capex per store?
p. 9
“we will be able to manage all the tech-related changes within our existing budgets, including whatever charges we pay to the Yum!.”
Manish Dawar, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management attributed it to favourable raw material costs and a shift in promotions toward dine-in customers.
Answered by Manish Dawar
Asked by Percy Panthaki: What drove the KFC gross margin expansion?
p. 10
“The raw material and packing material environment have been favourable.”
Manish Dawar, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said there was only a small price correction, less than 0.5 percentage points on a portfolio basis.
Answered by Manish Dawar
Asked by Percy Panthaki: Has KFC taken any menu price increases recently?
p. 11
“So, on a portfolio basis, I would say it was maybe less than 0.5 percentage point.”
Manish Dawar, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said the improvement came from both ticket growth and recovering lapsed customers, with a shift in focus from online to offline promotions, and said a Pizza Hut relaunch would take a couple of months.
Answered by Manish Dawar
Asked by Jignanshu Gor: What is driving KFC SSSG - average order value or transaction growth - and when will Pizza Hut's revival strategy be detailed?
p. 11
“We have seen the tickets also grow, because what we have seen over a period of time that, there were a lot of new consumers who were coming in, but there were a lot of lapses also, which were happening.”
Manish Dawar, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said the gas cost impact was small and the company is switching to electrical equipment where possible.
Answered by Manish Dawar
Asked by Devanshu Bansal: What is the scale of the gas cost impact and mitigation steps?
p. 13
“So, I will not be able to give you the exact number, Devanshu, but it is a small cost.”
Manish Dawar, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management attributed the intangible increase to Biryani By Kilo consolidation and said the debt increase was temporary, related to equity infusion in Thailand, and has since been repaid.
Answered by Manish Dawar
Asked by Devanshu Bansal: Why did debt and intangible assets increase in FY26?
p. 14
“So that was only temporary, we raised some debt because there was some equity infusion required in Thailand. It has got already squared off by the second week of April.”
Manish Dawar, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
Gas crisis due to Middle East war affecting operations
p. 5
“As you all know, there was a very significant gas crisis in the country because of the Middle East war.”
Manish Dawar, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Gas crisis remains an ongoing issue in parts of the country
p. 5
“The gas crisis continues to be an issue in some parts of the country, and we are still not fully out of it.”
Manish Dawar, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Elevated coffee and cocoa input costs impacting margins
p. 5
“Elevated coffee and cocoa prices, however, impacted input costs and led to a 1.2% year-on-year decline in gross margins.”
Manish Dawar, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty affecting demand
p. 8
“See macro levels, Devanshu, none of us can control, right.”
Manish Dawar, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Uncertainty over sustainability of demand recovery pending further quarters of data
p. 9
“Obviously, it will take another couple of quarters by the time we are firmly able to say that the worst is behind us.”
Manish Dawar, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Pizza Hut negative brand contribution due to operating deleverage from lower same-store sales
p. 5
“Brand contribution for the quarter was slightly negative, primarily due to operating deleverage arising from lower same-store sales.”
Manish Dawar, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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