NALCO Reports 35% Q2 Profit Growth and Rs 2,497 Crore H1 Profit in FY 2025–26

National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), a Navratna CPSE under the Ministry of Mines, Government of India, reported its best-ever physical and financial performance for Q2 and H1 of FY 2025–26.

During Q2 FY 2025–26, NALCO recorded a net profit of Rs 1,433 crore, marking a 35 per cent year-on-year rise from Rs 1,062 crore in the same quarter of the previous year. Total income from operations rose by 7.2 per cent to Rs 4,292 crore compared to Q2 FY 2024–25.

For the first half of FY 2025–26, the company’s net profit reached Rs 2,497 crore, reflecting a 50.15 per cent increase from Rs 1,663 crore recorded in the corresponding period last year. This performance was supported by record production and sales volumes. NALCO achieved its highest-ever H1 production levels, including 11,53,000 metric tonnes of Alumina Hydrate and 2,34,148 metric tonnes of Aluminium Cast Metal.

The company also reported its highest-ever Alumina sales of 6,99,913 metric tonnes in H1 FY 2025–26, surpassing the previous record of 6,56,480 metric tonnes set in FY 2013–14. Domestic metal sales also reached a record 2,25,675 metric tonnes during the same period.

NALCO declared an interim dividend of Rs 4 per equity share (80 per cent on the face value of Rs 5 each), amounting to Rs 734.65 crore for FY 2025–26. The strong results were attributed to improved operational efficiencies, cost optimization, and supportive market factors such as the recovery in international aluminium prices (USD-denominated) and stable domestic demand from infrastructure and automotive sectors.

Chairman-cum-Managing Director Shri Brijendra Pratap Singh acknowledged the dedication of employees and the support of stakeholders. He emphasized that the company maintained resilience and productivity despite lower sales realization from metal prices and will continue focusing on value addition, sustainability, and capacity expansion for long-term growth.

Incorporated in 1981, National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) is a Navratna Central Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Mines, Government of India. It is among the largest integrated Bauxite-Alumina-Aluminium-Power complexes in the country and one of the leading primary aluminium producers in Asia. The company engages in mining bauxite, refining it into alumina, and producing aluminium and aluminium products, serving both domestic and international markets.

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