Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd's Consolidated Net Profit Dropped 21.46 Per Cent To ₹4,863.05 Crore In Q2 FY27, Despite A Significant Rise

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) disclosed a 21.46 percent drop in consolidated net profit to ₹4,863.05 crore for the quarter ending September 30, 2026, from ₹6,191.49 crore in the same period last year. However, total revenue from operations increased by 29.79 percent to ₹1,57,817.93 crore, up from ₹1,21,604.70 crore the previous year.

BPCL's total income and expenses for the quarter amounted to ₹1,58,167.36 crore and ₹1,51,932.80 crore respectively, representing a 29.06 percent and 32.54 percent increase over the same quarter a year earlier.

The company's earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter dropped by 21.50 percent to ₹11.38, compared to ₹14.49 in the same quarter last year. For the six months ending September 30, 2026, BPCL's consolidated net profit was ₹2,990.35 crore, a significant decrease of 77.06 percent from ₹13,030.51 crore in the comparable half-year period of the previous fiscal year. The company's consolidated revenue from operations for the half-year rose to ₹3,17,344.98 crore, up from ₹2,51,219.39 crore in the previous half-year.

In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026, BPCL reported a 6.3 percent revenue growth, but the net profit margin was marginally lower. The Debt-to-Equity Ratio stood at 0.50 as of September 30, 2026, slightly higher than the 0.46 ratio in the same period the previous year. Notably, the company failed to meet the requirement of an optimum mix of independent directors on its board throughout the half-year, as mandated by the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI Listing Regulations.