CMPDI shares drop 4% after firm posts 32% fall in Q4 PAT to ₹187 crore, ₹1.06/share final dividend declared

Central Mine Planning & Design Institute or CMPDI shares dropped around 4% to its low of ₹176.40 post the opening bell on Wednesday, April 22, after the Coal India subsidiary firm recorded a 32% fall in its March quarter net profits for the financial year ended 2025-26, according to an exchange filing on Tuesday.

The NSE filings showed that CMPDI’s net profit fell by 32% to ₹187 crore in the fourth quarter, compared year-on-year (YoY) with ₹277 crore in the same period a year ago, according to the financial statements.

Although the PSU company witnessed a 11% YoY rise in its revenue from core operations to ₹827 crore in the March quarter of FY2025-26, compared to ₹740 crore in the same period a year ago, the profits reduced for Q4 on rising expenses.

CMPDI’s total expenses for the quarter rose nearly 42% to ₹589 crore, compared to ₹415 crore in the same quarter of the previous financial year. Employee benefits expenses, along with the contribution to other expenses, remained the largest driver in the rising cost to the company.

On the earnings per share (EPS) front, the company witnessed a reduction to ₹2.63 per share in the March quarter, compared to ₹3.88 per share in the same period a year ago.

As of 10:59 am, CMPDI shares were trading 2.4% lower at ₹180.60 on Wednesday, compared to the previous market close of ₹185.05, according to NSE data.

CMPDI dividend issue

On Tuesday evening, CMPDI’s board of directors also considered and recommended a final dividend issue of ₹1.06 per share with a face value of ₹2 apiece, subject to the approval of the shareholders in the company’s upcoming meeting.

“The board of directors in its meeting held on date had recommended payment of Final Dividend for the financial year 2025-26 @ ₹1.06 per share of the face value of ₹2 as recommended by the audit committee of CMPDIL in its meeting held on date, subject to the approval of the members,” the company informed the stock exchanges.

This means every eligible shareholder will receive a final dividend payment of ₹1.06 per share for every share they own in the company, up to 24 hours ahead of the record date fixed by the firm.

Although CMPDI has not released the record date or dividend payment schedule, further details will be provided to investors in due time.

CMPDI share price

CMPDI shares closed 2.08% lower at ₹185.05 ahead of the company’s Q4 results announcement after Tuesday’s stock market session, compared to ₹188.99 at the previous market close, according to NSE data.

The company release its Q4 results and final dividend announcement after the market operating hours on Tuesday, April 21.

Since its listing on the Indian stock market on March 30, CMPDI shares have delivered stock market investors with more than 20% returns on their investment so far in 2026, as per the exchange data.

The company's stock was trading 8.26% higher over the last five market sessions on NSE.

CMPDI shares hit their all-time high of ₹193 earlier this week on Monday, April 20, 2026, while the all-time low for the stock was at ₹150.16 on April 7, 2026, according to the market data. The company’s market capitalisation (M-Cap) was at ₹13,209.71 crore as of the stock market close on Tuesday, April 21.