Coal India announced its September quarter results on Wednesday, missing market estimates. The company posted 30 per cent year-on-year (YoY) decline in its net profit to ₹4,263 crore for the quarter ending on September 30, 2025, as compared to ₹6,274.80 crore last year same period.
Meanwhile, revenue from operations saw a slight decline of 3.2 per cent year-on-year, stood at ₹30,186.7 crore compared to ₹31,181.89 crore recorded in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal year.
Furthermore, Coal India has announced a second interim dividend of ₹10.25 per share for FY 2025-26 and set November 4 as the record date to determine eligible shareholders.
“Further, the Board of Directors at its meeting held on date has inter alia, declared 2nd Interim Dividend for the Financial Year 2025-26 @ ₹10.25/- per equity share on the face value of ₹10/- as recommended by the Audit Committee of CIL at its meeting held on date. The company has fixed Tuesday, 4th November’ 2025 as the “Record Date” for the purpose of determining the eligibility of shareholders for payment of 2nd Interim Dividend on equity shares for the Financial year 2025-26. Payment of 2nd Interim Dividend for FY 2025-26 shall be made by 28th Nov’2025,” the company said in an exchange filing.
EBITDA and expenses
Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation, and Amortisation (EBITDA) declined 22 per cent during the quarter to ₹6,716 crore.
The company’s expenses rose 7 per cent to ₹26,421.86 crore, compared with ₹24,670.70 crore in the same period last year.
Coal India, which contributes over 80 per cent of the country’s coal production, recorded a 3.9 per cent year-on-year drop in output to 48.97 million tonnes (MT) in September, down from 50.94 MT in the corresponding month of FY25.
This decline in production comes even as the government seeks to ramp up output to reduce dependence on coal imports.
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