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WeWork India Reports Record Financial Results for FY26 as PAT More Than Doubles

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New Delhi, May 31, 2026: WeWork India Management Limited announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year ended March 31, 2026, marking its first year as a publicly listed entity with record highs across all operational and financial parameters. The flexible workspace provider reported a 23.4% year-on-year increase in full-year revenue to ₹2,477.4 crore, while annual net profit (PAT) more than doubled to ₹179 crore, it said in a press release.

The company achieved a major financial inflection point by closing the year in a net debt negative position of –₹11.7 crore, down from a net debt of ₹215.3 crore in the previous fiscal year. This capital optimization was driven by strong cash generation, with annual free cash flow from operations rising 44.3% to ₹585.5 crore. WeWork India also reduced its borrowing costs by 225 basis points to 8.5% following a credit rating upgrade from A− to A+, while its full-year return on capital employed (ROCE) improved to 28.3%.

Operationally, WeWork India expanded its footprint to 8.6 million square feet across 76 centers in eight cities, achieving an all-time high portfolio occupancy of 86.9%. The company added approximately 48,000 new desks during the fiscal year, with existing members driving more than 50% of those sales. Corporate enterprises remained the cornerstone of the business model, accounting for 77% of core revenue during the final quarter. The brand also diversified its revenue streams by launching Rivet, an asset-light, standalone design and build platform targeted at enterprises and landlords.

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Karan Virwani, Managing Director & CEO, WeWork India, said, “Karan Virwani, Managing Director & CEO, WeWork India, said, “FY26 was a defining year for both the industry and WeWork India. Adoption of flex deepened across enterprise segments, and we continued to lead from the front while delivering on every commitment we made to the market. During the year, we listed on the stock exchanges, more than doubled PAT, turned net debt negative for the first time in our history, and continued expanding our footprint with pricing discipline and strong occupancy across centres. What is increasingly visible now is the strength of the compounding flywheel we have built, where occupancy, premiumisation and operating leverage continue to reinforce profitability, cash generation and returns on capital quarter after quarter. More importantly, WeWork India today is no longer just a workspace operator. We are building a full-stack platform that enables enterprises to scale – combining infrastructure, technology-enabled operations, design, flexibility and capital efficiency into a single integrated offering. As India cements its position at the centre of the global AI and GCC economy, the need for agile, scalable and experience-led workspaces will only accelerate. AI is not replacing the office; it is intensifying collaboration, innovation and talent density, making flexibility even more critical to how companies operate. We enter FY27 from the strongest opening position in our history, with deep demand visibility, strong operating leverage, and growing confidence in the long-term monetisation potential of the platform we are building.” 

Alongside its financial disclosures, the company published a joint research study titled “AI & the Future of Flexible Workspaces” in collaboration with Redseer Strategy Consultants and Smartworks. The study highlights that AI-focused corporate hiring in India has grown sixfold since 2019, with 95% of surveyed enterprises planning to accelerate AI adoption over the next two years. The research projects that India’s total flexible workspace inventory is on track to quadruple to 324 million square feet by 2030, heavily supported by Global Capability Centers (GCCs) expanding their flexible leasing at a 28% compound annual growth rate.

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