Chennai: Chennai: Apollo Hospitals Enterprise on Wednesday reported a 34% rise in consolidated profit after tax (PAT) to Rs 581 crore in the quarter ended June 30, 2026, from Rs 433 crore in the corresponding quarter last year. Consolidated revenue grew 21% year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 7,043 crore in Q1 FY27 from Rs 5,842 crore in the year-ago quarter.Revenue from healthcare services increased 22% to Rs 3,567 crore in the first quarter of FY27, compared with Rs 2,935 crore in the same quarter a year ago. Digital Health & Pharmacy Distribution (HealthCo) revenue rose 20% to Rs 2,977 crore in Q1 FY27 from Rs 2,472 crore in Q1 FY26.Madhu Sasidhar, president and CEO, Apollo Hospitals, said the hospital business witnessed double-digit growth across Tier-I, Tier-II and Tier-III cities during Q1 FY27. “It was driven by a mix of both surgical and medical areas. Most of the Cardiology, Oncology, Neurosciences, Gastroenterology and Orthopedics (CONGO) specialties had mid-20% growth rates. International business has also done pretty well as a source of revenue, especially Bangladesh, which has seen a significant improvement from the same period last year,” he said.Asked about the impact of the West Asia crisis, he said the conflict had diverted patient traffic from Africa, with patients who would otherwise have travelled to countries affected by the war choosing India for treatment. “Our West Africa revenue grew 91% compared with last year, while revenue from East Africa increased 29% over last year,” Sasidhar said. International patients contributed about 8% of the group’s total revenue, he added.Group CFO Krishnan Akhileswaran said Apollo has plans to add around 5,800 beds over the next five years. “We are continuously on the lookout to see how we can position ourselves in each of the six metros,” he added.
