Coal India Q2 Profit Rises 57 Per Cent To ₹6,547 Crore; Board Recommends Interim Dividend Of ₹10.25 Per Share
New Delhi, October 29, 2026: State-owned Coal India Ltd on Thursday reported a 57 per cent increase in consolidated profit after tax (PAT) to Rs 6,547 crore in the September quarter, aided by higher revenues. The company had posted a consolidated PAT of Rs 4,167 crore in the year-ago period, Coal India Ltd (CIL) said in a filing to the BSE. Consolidated revenue from operations rose 20.8 per cent…
On October 29, 2026, Coal India Ltd reported a significant 57 percent rise in their consolidated profit after tax (PAT) to Rs 6,547 crore in Q2, driven by higher revenues. This represented a sharp contrast to the Rs 4,167 crore profit in the same quarter a year earlier. The company's revenue from operations also increased by 20.8 percent to Rs 44,179 crore, up from Rs 36,553 crore in the same period last year.
The board of directors recommended a second interim dividend of Rs 10.25 per share for the 2026-27 fiscal year. The company had invested Rs 7,965.67 crore in capital expenditures (capex) in the first half of the current financial year, demonstrating a commitment to growth and expansion.
Coal India also announced the establishment of a wholly-owned subsidiary, CIL Global Pte Ltd, in Singapore in August. The new venture aims to explore and develop overseas opportunities in critical minerals asset acquisition, manage overseas investments efficiently, and provide flexibility for future acquisitions.
In the first half of the current fiscal year, Coal India produced 321 million tonnes (MT) of coal, down from 329.14 MT in the same period of the previous fiscal year. However, coal offtake or the total volume of produced coal delivered to customers rose to 384.20 MT, up from 357.05 MT in the previous year's corresponding period.
Written by urgent.news from Free Press Journal's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
