Sonata Software Ltd. share price target

Revenue: Sonata Software Q1FY26 revenue grew by 17.3% YoY (+13.3% QoQ) to INR 29,652 Mn, outperforming expectations primarily on the back of strong domestic business momentum, despite several headwinds faced by the company during the quarter.

Sonata delivered a steady Q1 FY26 performance, with international services revenue at USD 81.8mn (up 0.6% QoQ, down 1.1% YoY) and EBITDA at 16.6%. USD105mn order book and USD 46mn in AI-led deal wins, including three large deals across BFSI and TMT, reflect strong momentum. Seven new enterprise clients were added, and BFSI and Healthcare & Life Sciences now contribute over 34% of revenue. Sonata's modernization strategy has anchored in AI, data platforms, and engineering which continues to scale, supported by strategic partnerships with Microsoft, AWS, Wharton, and IISc. AI now drives 20% of the...

Sonata posted a weak operating performance in International IT Services (IITS) in Q4. IITS revenue declined 7.2% QoQ CC, below our expectations. The decline was majorly attributed to higher-than-expected ramp down at a large TMT client, along with Quant seasonality.

We initiate coverage on Sonata Software (SSOF) with BUY and TP of Rs780, at 30x Dec-26E earnings. In its International IT Services business, SSOF delivered ~26% revenue CAGR over FY21-24 and ~4.3% CQGR over the last 10 quarters which remain among the top quartile revenue growth performances.

Sonata Software Ltd (SSL) is a leading modernization and digital engineering company, headquartered in Bangalore (founded in 1986)

Sonata Software (Sonata) has reported IITS (international IT services) revenue at
US$57.8mn (+4% QoQ CC, 1.8% QoQ US$, largely in line with our estimates) in Q2FY23.