New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- Apollo Hospitals Enterprise's June quarter (Q1FY27) earnings beat Street expectations, with the consolidated Ebitda margin expanding to 15.5% from 14.6% a year earlier. Profitability was led by better operating leverage, thanks to strong volumes of patients treated, higher average revenue per in-patient and a smaller loss from the digital platform in the Apollo HealthCo business.

Apollo's healthcare services business, which contributes about 51% of its consolidated revenue, grew 22% year-on-year to Rs.3,567 crore. Occupancy increased to 70% from 65% last year. In-patient volumes grew 13%, while average revenue per in-patient rose 8%.

The next leg of hospital growth is visible in the capacity pipeline. Apollo has co...