Nalco Q2 results: Net profit soars 37% YoY to ₹1,430 crore, revenue rises 7%; board declares dividend

In the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year, it clocked a profit of ₹1,045.97 crore, it said in a regulatory filing.

During the quarter under review, the state-owned company’s revenue from operations advanced 7.27% YoY to ₹4,292.34 crore, compared to ₹4,001.48 crore in the September quarter of FY25.

Its EBITDA margin expanded to 45.03% in the second quarter of the current fiscal year, as against 38.73% in Q2FY25.

Board declares first interim dividend

Nalco’s board of directors also declared its first interim dividend of ₹4 per equity share with a face value of ₹5 each, at a rate of 80%, on the paid-up equity share capital of ₹918.32 crore for the FY26.

The PSU also fixed Friday, November 14, 2025, as the record date for the payment of the first interim dividend to the eligible shareholders.

“The payment of 1st interim dividend shall be made on or before 06.12.2025 to all eligible shareholders, whose names appear in the Register of Members as record date,” it said.

Nalco share performance

The stock closed 1.74% higher at ₹234.61 per equity share on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday. However, the results were announced after the market closed.

The scrip fell more than 1% over the last five days but gained a little above 8% over the month. It surged over 48% in the past six months. On a year-to-date basis, it advanced nearly 10%.

While the share reached a 52-week high of ₹262.99 on November 25, 2025, it touched a year’s low of ₹137.75 apiece on April 7, 2025.

National Aluminium Company has a total market capitalisation of ₹43,089.22 crore, as of November 7, 2025, according to data on the NSE.