PICT 9MCY26 profit falls 30%

Pakistan International Container Terminal Limited (PICT) posted net profit of Rs35.80 million for the nine months to September 30, 2026, down 30.5% from Rs51.50m a year earlier, Mettis Global reported. Basic and diluted earnings per share declined to Rs0.33 from Rs0.47. The result came despite a stronger third quarter, when profit rose to Rs42.10m from Rs10.91m.

For the nine-month period, statutory levies of Rs39.46m and an 18% drop in other income weighed on earnings. Profit before taxation fell 49.6% to Rs36.54m, even as profit before levies and taxation increased 4.8% to Rs76.00m. Net revenue reached Rs59.25m, while the company reported a gross loss of Rs1.54m, compared with a gross profit of Rs755,000 in the corresponding period.