Coal India Q1 Results: PAT falls 20% YoY to Rs 8,734 crore; Rs 5.50 per share dividend declared

State-owned coal miner Coal India reported 20% YoY decline in its consolidated net profit at Rs 8,734 crore in the first quarter. Revenues too fell 4% YoY to Rs 35,842 crore in the same period.

The Board has declared first interim dividend of Rs 5.5 apiece for the financial year 2025-26.

The company has fixed August 6 as the record date for the purpose of determining the eligibility of shareholders and the same will be paid by August 20.

The state-run miner’s coal offtake for the quarter came in at 191.04 million tonnes, down 4% from 198.92 million tonnes in Q1FY25.

Production also dipped to 183.32 million tonnes from 189.28 million tonnes last year. Stripping activity — a key metric in coal mining — contracted 5% YoY to 507.72 million cubic metres.

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The average realisation per tonne stayed largely flat at Rs 1,673. However, lower e-auction volumes and price realisations dented margins. E-auction volumes fell by 1.87 million tonnes, while realisation per tonne declined by over Rs 79.CIL’s closing raw coal inventory stood at 98.94 million tonnes as of June 30, 2025 — a 24% increase over the previous year’s stockpile.While cost of materials consumed and employee benefit expenses declined marginally, higher depreciation (up 18%) and finance costs (up 27%) dragged profitability. Provisions for doubtful debts, increased security expenses (particularly in BCCL and CCL), and higher lease rents added to the burden.

Among subsidiaries, BCCL and CCL saw profit before tax fall 63% and 58% respectively. MCL’s PBT dropped 21%. NCL and SECL were the only large units to post a marginal YoY increase in profits.

Despite the subdued numbers, CIL made strategic moves during the quarter. It signed MoUs with Hindustan Copper for critical minerals and UPRVUNL for a 500 MW solar project in Uttar Pradesh. It also began operations at a new MDO-based mine in Jharkhand and incorporated a new renewable energy arm with RVUNL.

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