Coal India Q1 Results: Maharatna PSU’s net profit tanks 20% YoY to ₹8,734 crore; interim dividend declared
Coal India Q1 Results: Maharatna PSU’s Coal India announced its April-June quarter results for the financial year 2025-26 on Thursday, 31 July 2025. The State-owned company recorded a 20% fall in its net profit for the first quarter to ₹8,734 crore, compared year-on-year (YoY) with ₹10,943 crore in the same period a year ago.
The coal producer’s revenue from core operations dropped 4.4% to ₹35,842 crore in the April-June quarter of the financial year 2025-26, compared to ₹37,504 crore in the same period a year ago, according to the consolidated financial statements.
On top of the drop in revenue, the total expenses for the quarter also increased 2.2% to ₹25,893 crore in the first quarter, compared to ₹25,327 crore in the same period a year ago.
Coal India Dividend
Coal India’s board of directors also approved the first interim dividend issue for the financial year 2025-26 along with its April-June quarter results. The company declared a ₹5.50 per share dividend issue with a face value of ₹10 apiece.
This means that every eligible shareholder will receive a dividend payment of ₹5.50 per share for every share they own of the Maharatna PSU. The shareholders will be eligible for a dividend issue up to one day ahead of the record date specified by the company.
“The Board of Directors at its meeting held on date has inter alia, declared 1st Interim Dividend for the Financial Year 2025-26 @ ₹5.50/- 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 informed BSE through the filing.
Coal India also announced that the “Record Date” for the dividend issue will be on 6 August 2025 for the first interim dividend issue of the fiscal year 2025-26. The State-owned coal producer will clear the dividend payment by 30 August 2025, according to the filing data.
Coal India Share Price Trend
Coal India shares closed 0.90% lower at ₹376.45 after Thursday’s stock market session, compared to ₹379.85 at the previous market close. The State-run coal producer announced its second-quarter results after the stock market operating hours on 31 July 2025.
The shares hit their 52-week high level at ₹544.70 on 26 August 2024, while the 52-week low level was at ₹349.20 on 17 February 2025, according to the BSE data. The company’s market capitalisation (M-Cap) stood at over ₹2.31 lakh crore as of the stock market session on Thursday, 31 July 2025.
Coal India shares have given stock market investors more than 190.87% returns on their investment in the last five years. However, the stock has lost 28.01% in the last one-year period. On a year-to-date (YTD) basis, the stock has lost 2.70% in 2025 and is trading 2.40% lower in the last five market sessions on the Indian stock market.
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