CIL shares jump 4% as coal supply hits record high in October; production grows 19% YoY to 67.2 MT

The stock was on investors' radar as the company said it recorded a landmark operational performance in October of the 2026-27 financial year (FY27), registering its highest-ever monthly total coal supplies and supplies to the power sector for the first time in its history.

Its coal production also hit a record high for October in any financial year, according to a regulatory filing dated November 1.

The state-owned coal mining and refining enterprise said its monthly coal supplies crossed 70 million tonnes (MT) for the first time, reaching 70.3 MT and surpassing the previous monthly record of 69.4 MT set in March 2026.

It registered a robust 19% year-on-year (YoY) growth over the 59.2 MT supplied in October FY26.

“CIL had first reached the 60 MT monthly supply mark in March 2021, and since then, supplies have hovered between 60-69 MT,” the company said.

CIL’s subsidiary MCL also crossed the 20 MT monthly supply mark for the first time in October, it stated.

CIL’s supplies to the power sector crossed the 57 MT mark for the first time in the company’s history, reaching 57.1 MT in October FY27, marking a 19% YoY surge from 48 MT supplied in October FY26.

Furthermore, it added that the 300-rake-per-day mark was last surpassed in March 2025, when the average loading stood at 302.8 rakes per day.

“What is more remarkable about these achievements is that the previous supply and railway rake records corresponding to the month of March, which happens to be the peak performance month of any fiscal year, are being surpassed in the month of October,” said a senior official.

Its coal production in October FY27 reached 67.2 MT, setting a new record for October and surpassing the previous October high of 62.47 MT recorded in October 2024.

Production was around 19% YoY higher than the 56.38 MT achieved in October FY 2025–26, reflecting a sharp acceleration in mining activity following the monsoon season.

“With both coal production and offtake gaining momentum, we are on the cusp of seeing stock accretion, both at power plant ends and at pit head,” a senior official added.

Coal India share performance

At around 10:51 AM, the stock was trading 3.77% higher at ₹403.65 per equity share.

The scrip has fallen 4% over the month but gained 1% on a year-to-date (YTD) basis.

While the shares hit a 52-week high of ₹491.25 per unit on April 30, 2026, they touched a year’s low of ₹369.60 apiece on November 25, 2025.

Coal India has a total market capitalisation of ₹2.5 lakh crore as of November 2, 2026, according to data on the NSE.