NALCO Achieves Best-Ever Q2 and H1 Physical and Financial Performance

NALCO Achieves Best-Ever Q2 and H1 Physical and Financial Performance in FY 2025–26

Q2 Net Profit up 35% YoY to Rs. 1433 crore

Key Highlights of H1 FY 2025–26

 

• Net Profit: Soars to Rs. 2,497 crores
• Production: Achieved highest-ever Alumina Hydrate, Calcined Alumina, and Aluminium Cast Metal production in the company’s history.
• Sales: Recorded Highest-ever Alumina sales and Highest-ever cumulative domestic metal sales 

National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), the Navratna CPSE under the Ministry of Mines, Government of India, has posted an impressive 35% growth in net profit for the quarter ended September 2025 at Rs.1433 crore, compared to Rs.1,062 crore achieved during the corresponding period of the previous year. According to the results taken on record at the meeting of the Board of Directors held in Bhubaneswar today, the total income from operations during the quarter stood at Rs.4292 crore, registering 7.2% growth over Q2 of FY 2024–25.

During the first half of the current financial year, NALCO continued its strong performance with a 50.15% growth in net profit, soaring to Rs.2497 crore as against Rs.1,663 crore for the corresponding period of the previous year.

On the production front, NALCO has achieved its best-ever performance in Alumina Hydrate, Calcined Alumina and Aluminium Cast Metal production for the first half of FY 2025–26. The company recorded its highest-ever Alumina Hydrate production of 11,53,000 MT and Aluminium Cast Metal production of 2,34,148 MT in H1 FY 2025–26. Similarly, on the sales front, NALCO achieved its highest-ever Alumina sales of 6,99,913 MT in H1, surpassing the previous best of 6,56,480 MT achieved in FY 2013–14. The company also recorded highest-ever cumulative domestic metal sales of 2,25,675 MT in H1 FY 2025–26.

The company has further announced an interim dividend of Rs.4 per equity share (80% on the face value of Rs.5 each), amounting to Rs.734.65 crore for FY 2025–26.

The strong performance during Q2 FY 2025–26 was driven by 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 from the infrastructure and automotive sectors.

Shri Brijendra Pratap Singh, Chairman-cum-Managing Director, NALCO, said that the Q2 and H1 results stand as a testament to the hard work and commitment of all employees and the unwavering support of all stakeholders. “We have demonstrated resilience through operational excellence, cost-saving measures, and sustained productivity, supported by higher volumes and improved efficiency, despite lower sales realization from metal prices. Going forward, we remain focused on value addition, sustainability, and expanding our production capacities to ensure long-term growth and value creation for all stakeholders,” he said. He further said that the achievement is a moment of pride for NALCO and we express our sincere gratitude for the unwavering support extended by our valued stakeholders, the Ministry of Mines, Government of India, and the Government of Odisha.