National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) announced its best-ever Q2 and H1 physical and financial performance for FY 2025-26. Q2 net profit surged by 35% YoY to ₹1433 crore. H1 net profit reached ₹2,497 crore. The company achieved record production in Alumina Hydrate, Calcined Alumina, and Aluminium Cast Metal. Alumina sales and cumulative domestic metal sales also hit record highs.
Exceptional Financial Results
NALCO reported a remarkable 35% increase in net profit for the quarter ended September 2025, reaching ₹1433 crore, compared to ₹1,062 crore in the same period last year. Total income from operations for the quarter stood at ₹4292 crore, a 7.2% increase over Q2 of FY 2024-25.
Soaring Half-Yearly Profits
For the first half of the financial year, NALCO’s net profit grew by 50.15%, reaching ₹2497 crore, compared to ₹1,663 crore in the corresponding period of the previous year.
Record-Breaking Production
NALCO achieved its highest-ever production in Alumina Hydrate, Calcined Alumina, and Aluminium Cast Metal for the first half of FY 2025-26. The company’s Alumina Hydrate production reached 11,53,000 MT, and Aluminium Cast Metal production reached 2,34,148 MT in H1 FY 2025–26.
Sales Performance
NALCO achieved its highest-ever Alumina sales of 6,99,913 MT in H1, surpassing the previous best of 6,56,480 MT. The company also recorded its highest-ever cumulative domestic metal sales of 2,25,675 MT in H1 FY 2025-26.
Interim Dividend
The company declared an interim dividend of ₹4 per equity share (80% on the face value of ₹5 each), amounting to ₹734.65 crore for FY 2025–26.
Driving Factors
The strong performance was attributed to enhanced operational efficiencies, cost optimization measures, and supportive market conditions, including a recovery in aluminium prices in the international market and steady domestic demand growth.
Source: BSE
