Shares of NLC India jumped over 18% to a fresh all-time high on Thursday. The stock is heading for its biggest single-day gain in nearly five years after the company posted a strong 189% year-on-year surge in Q4 FY26 net profit.
The Navratna PSU company released its quarterly results in the post-market hours on Wednesday. NLC India reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 1,394 crore for Q4 FY26, nearly triple the Rs 482 crore earned a year ago. Sequentially, profit more than doubled from Rs 666 crore in the previous quarter.
The company's revenue from operations, meanwhile, rose 32% year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 5,043 crore in Q4 FY26 from Rs 3,836 crore in the year-ago period. Sequentially, revenue increased more than 13% from Rs 4,443 crore reported in the previous quarter.
Along with the Q4 results, the company announced that its board of directors, during its meeting, recommended a final dividend of 0.25 per equity share (2.5%) for the financial year 2026, subject to approvals.
NLC India reported an all-time high annual coal production of 19.14 MT and annual coal dispatch of 17.69 MT from its Talabira II & III OCP. For the entire financial year 2025-26, the company reported its highest-ever profit of Rs 3,769 crore, marking a 38.91% rise from the Rs 2,714 crore in the previous year. EBITDA and revenue from operations also rose to the highest ever levels during the year.
NLC India share price
NLC India shares gained around 42% in one month and over 50% in 2026 so far. The stock jumped 67% in one year. In the longer term, the shares of the company rallied 347% in three years and over 523% in five years.
The company currently has a market capitalisation of Rs 53,094 crore.
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