Coal India Q1 profit dips 20% to ₹8,734 cr, revenue down 4% to ₹31,880 cr

PSU giant Coal India has recorded a 20% decline in profit to ₹8,734 crore for the April-June quarter of 2025-26 compared to ₹10,944 crore in Q1 FY24-25, while net sales plunged 4% to ₹31,880 crore from ₹33,170 crore, according to an exchange filing.

The company's operating income dipped 9% to ₹3,962 crore, and other income fell 14% to ₹1,616 crore. With this, the company's total income stood at ₹37,458 crore, down 5% from ₹39,388 crore in the year-ago period. Expenditure for the said period was recorded at ₹25,893 crore, and the overall profit before tax fell 18% to ₹11,565 crore.

Further, the Coal India Board of Directors has declared the 1st interim dividend for the Financial Year 2025-26 at ₹5.50 per equity share on the face value of ₹10 as recommended by the Audit Committee. The company has fixed Wednesday, 6th August 2025, as the “Record Date” for determining the eligibility of shareholders for the payment of the 1st interim dividend on equity shares for FY26. Payment for FY 2025-26 will be made by August 30, 2025.

The maharatna PSU posted a fourth quarter profit of ₹9,592.53 crore, a robust 12% rise from the previous year’s figure of ₹8,530.39 crore. The revenue for the reporting quarter, however, dipped slightly from last year to ₹7,824.54 crore, compared to ₹38,213.48 crore. The Board in the previous quarter declared a final dividend of ₹5.15 per share, bringing the total FY25 payout to ₹26.50 per share, up from ₹25.50 a year ago.

Shares of Coal India closed 0.90% down at ₹376.45 on the BSE today.