State-owned Coal India reported a marginal increase of 0.63% in its consolidated net profit at ₹8,852 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, of financial year 2026-27 (Q1 FY27).
Its net profit attributable to the owners for the same quarter in the last fiscal year was at ₹8.797 crore.
The company’s revenue from operations for Q1 FY27 grew 8% to ₹46,255 crore as against ₹42,919 crore reported in the corresponding quarter last fiscal year.
Coal India’s operating profit, also known as earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA), decreased 4% to ₹12,069 crore for Q1 FY27 as compared to ₹12,588 crore in Q1 FY26.
The margin for the quarter under review contracted to 26.09% in contrast to 29.33% year on year (YoY).
Apart from the earnings, the Board of Directors has declared an interim dividend for the financial year 2026-27 at ₹5.50 per equity share on the face value of ₹10.
The company has fixed July 31, 2026, as the record date for the purpose of determining the eligibility of shareholders for payment of an interim dividend. The company said that the dividend will be made on or before August 25, 2026.
Coal production in Q1
The state-owned company’s coal production dropped 7.5% to 169.6 million tonne (MT) in the first quarter of the current fiscal year. The drop came despite robust demand from the power sector, which has seen unprecedented consumption levels this summer.
Coal India, which accounts for over 80% of the country’s coal output, produced 183.3 MT in the April-June period of the previous fiscal year.
Coal production by the Maharatna firm also dropped marginally by 0.6% to 57.4 MT in June from 57.8 MT in June last year. Coal arms of CIL that registered a negative growth in June include Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCCL) and Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL).
The subsidiaries, which registered positive growth during the month under review, are South Eastern Coalfields (SECL), Eastern Coalfields (ECL), Central Coalfields (CCL) and Western Coalfields (WCL).
However, Coal India’s offtake, or sales to customers, rose 7.5% to 65.8 MT during the last month over 61.2 MT a year ago. The coal offtake in the April-June period also increased 3.5% to 197.7 MT, over 191 MT in the year-ago period, CIL said.
Coal India share price trends
On Monday, Coal India shares were closed at ₹427.5 apiece on the National Stock Exchange, rising 0.02%. The earnings, however, came after the market hours.
Shares of the firm have slipped 4% over a month, while they have climbed 7% from the beginning of the year.
Shares of the company had touched their one-year high of ₹491.25 apiece on April 30, 2026, while their 52-week low of ₹368.65 was hit on August 28, 2025.
As of July 27, 2026, Coal India has a market capitalisation of ₹2.63 lakh crore, NSE data showed.