Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd — Q4 FY26 earnings call
Summary generated by AI from the official transcript Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd filed with BSE on 18 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
MCX reported consolidated revenue from operations more than doubling to Rs 2,302 crores for FY26, supported by nearly 2.5 times growth in average daily turnover across futures and options. Profit after tax crossed Rs 1,300 crores with EBITDA at Rs 1,774 crores. Management attributed growth to structural factors including bullion and energy volumes, product innovation, and expanding market participation, while flagging competition, RBI lending norms, and operational risk as areas of focus.
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Numbers mentioned
Revenue from operations: INR2,302 crores (FY26)
p. 4
“the consolidated revenue from operations more than doubled to INR2,302 crores, and this was supported by nearly 2.5 times increase in the average daily turnover across both futures and options”
Praveena Rai, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Profit after tax: crossed INR1,300 crores (FY26)
p. 4
“The profit after tax crossed INR1,300 crores and EBITDA at INR1,774 crores, reflected both the scale benefits and the continued cost discipline”
Praveena Rai, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA: INR1,774 crores (FY26)
p. 4
“The profit after tax crossed INR1,300 crores and EBITDA at INR1,774 crores, reflected both the scale benefits and the continued cost discipline”
Praveena Rai, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
FPI contribution to ADT: about 2% to 3%
p. 6
“The contribution currently stands at about 2% to 3% of ADT”
Praveena Rai, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Interest income on margin money: INR59 crores (Q4 FY26)
p. 12
“this quarter, we have seen some increase in the margin money in terms of cash with the subsidiary, and that has helped in some increase in the income from that - INR59 crores in this quarter as against INR22 crores of previous year”
Chandresh Shah, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Interest income on margin money: INR22 crores (Q4 FY25)
p. 12
“this quarter, we have seen some increase in the margin money in terms of cash with the subsidiary, and that has helped in some increase in the income from that - INR59 crores in this quarter as against INR22 crores of previous year”
Chandresh Shah, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Futures revenue: INR242 crores (Q4 FY26)
p. 14
“So Bhavya, futures revenue for Q4 is INR242 crores and options revenue is INR569 crores.”
Chandresh Shah, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Options revenue: INR569 crores (Q4 FY26)
p. 14
“So Bhavya, futures revenue for Q4 is INR242 crores and options revenue is INR569 crores.”
Chandresh Shah, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Bullion volume growth: more than 4 times
p. 5
“It has grown more than 4 times, the energy growth has also been good and strong over a very high base”
Praveena Rai, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Electricity derivative commercial participants: about 50 participants
p. 17
“We've got about 50 participants from the commercial participant side and a large number of members who contribute and trade, the UCC numbers also are going up month-on-month.”
Praveena Rai, page 17 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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Overall business performance — strong year · coming year
stated as an aspiration by Praveena Rai
p. 6
“So, we believe the coming year will be a strong year. Exactly how each quarter will play out, of course, we'll wait and see how the numbers are.”
Praveena Rai, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Colocation services rollout — activate at short notice
stated conditionally by Praveena Rai
p. 7
“If this were to get permitted by the regulator, we'll be able to take this to market fairly soon within the kind of market requirements required.”
Praveena Rai, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
METALDEX development — further work on indices · this year
stated firmly by Praveena Rai
p. 8
“We will also be looking at moving further on METALDEX this year.”
Praveena Rai, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Cost focus — efficiency and smart spending · coming months
stated firmly by Praveena Rai
p. 10
“if you are asking whether our focus is going to be on margins in the coming months, our focus will be on efficiency.”
Praveena Rai, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
SGF reserve — healthy level
stated firmly by Chandresh Shah
p. 11
“So, we always maintain the SGF at a healthy level, and we'll continue to do that.”
Chandresh Shah, page 11 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 said bullion and energy are the two big volume drivers, with bullion growing more than 4x, and cited the early growth stage of India's commodity market as a structural foundation.
Answered by Praveena Rai
Asked by Shrenik Mehta: What factors support the view that growth is structural rather than just cyclical?
p. 5
“Yes. So, our two big drivers of volume are energy and bullion. We've seen growth across both of these.”
Praveena Rai, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said FPI contribution is about 2-3% of ADT overall but double-digit within the energy segment.
Answered by Praveena Rai
Asked by Devesh Agarwal: What is the FPI contribution in energy products like crude oil and natural gas?
p. 7
“I would say that they are in the double-digit contribution of energy, while at the broader MCX level, they will be at about 2% to 3%.”
Praveena Rai, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said they want a democratic, steady increase across segments rather than aggressive growth in one area, and expect retail participation to grow through multiple channels including mutual funds.
Answered by Praveena Rai
Asked by Amit Chandra: Is the 64% UCC growth a broad-based increase or driven mainly by discount broker onboarding?
p. 7
“So, we are seeing the numbers ramp up steadily and evenly and we will continue to retain our efforts in that growth.”
Praveena Rai, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said its bullion market share has remained untouched over the last two years and it will stay focused on driving participation rather than reacting to competitor moves.
Answered by Praveena Rai
Asked by Akhilesh Bhatter: How is MCX protecting market share against a competitor launching bullion and energy products?
p. 9
“From whatever we see, our bullion numbers remain untouched when it comes to market share over the last 2 years.”
Praveena Rai, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said the norms could have a potential impact and that some members across trading segments will have credit lines affected.
Answered by Praveena Rai
Asked by Akhilesh Bhatter: What impact will RBI's new lending norms for prop traders have on volumes?
p. 10
“So, there will be a certain segment of members, across all segments of the trading markets who will have some of their credit lines impacted from this.”
Praveena Rai, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management gave the quarterly revenue figures split by futures and options.
Answered by Chandresh Shah
Asked by Bhavya Sanghvi: What are the transaction charges/revenue split between futures and options for the quarter?
p. 14
“So Bhavya, futures revenue for Q4 is INR242 crores and options revenue is INR569 crores.”
Chandresh Shah, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said they are comfortable with the SGF position and that the requirement depends on volatility, margin levels, and open interest rather than a fixed formula.
Answered by Rishi Nathany
Asked by Madhukar: How comfortable is MCX with its SGF position and is there a defined contribution policy?
p. 16
“So, Madhukar, it's just not a function of numbers. It's also a function of volatility and the margin levels.”
Rishi Nathany, page 16 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said FDs form the largest portion of clearing corporation funding, limiting the RBI impact, and that interoperability requires identical products, which is difficult across equities and commodities.
Answered by Rishi Nathany
Asked by Amit Chandra: Is MCX more exposed to RBI's bank guarantee rules given its funding mix, and will interoperability shift liquidity to other exchanges?
p. 18
“Yes. So, you see the large portion -- the largest portion of that is FDs. So, I don't think that would get affected to that extent.”
Rishi Nathany, page 18 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said they want to retain a funding chest for organic and inorganic growth opportunities and new product segments.
Answered by Praveena Rai
Asked by Devesh Agarwal: Why have payouts declined despite strong profit and cash accretion, and what are the capital plans?
p. 19
“I think it's important for us to have the sort of funding chest that is required as we look at our growth.”
Praveena Rai, page 19 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
Operating risk from platform, surveillance, risk management and CCL operations under high market uncertainty
p. 12
“whether it is the platform, whether it is our surveillance, whether it is our risk management, the operations of CCL when it comes to margins and collateral, each and every element of this gets challenged when there is a high degree of uncertainty in the market.”
Praveena Rai, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Competition risk from new entrants into the commodity derivatives space
p. 13
“The second is certainly the competition risk. I think this question was asked.”
Praveena Rai, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Regulatory risk given MCX's status as a Market Infrastructure Institution
p. 13
“And of course, I can go with a long list, the regulatory risk, et cetera, being in MII, our entire focus on working within the compliance framework”
Praveena Rai, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Potential impact of RBI lending norms on member credit lines
p. 10
“So, the RBI lending norms, the way we see it could have a potential impact.”
Praveena Rai, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Cyclicity in quarterly business performance due to macro factors
p. 11
“There will be macro factors that will play out. There will be cyclicity that plays out.”
Praveena Rai, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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