CHENNPETRO · Oil Gas & Consumable Fuels
Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd. reported revenue of ₹15,683 cr for October to December 2025, +21.3% on the year and −3.9% on the quarter. Over the last four quarters revenue comes to ₹64,071 cr, +7.1% on the four before.
Operating profit (EBITDA) was ₹1,478 cr, a margin of 9.4%, +755 bps on the year and +242 bps on the quarter. It is the widest margin of the last 8 quarters (range −5.6% to 9.4%). Operating costs grew +12.0% against revenue growth of +21.3%, so more of each rupee of sales reached operating profit.
Net profit was ₹1,002 cr, +4,671.4% on the year and +39.4% on the quarter, with earnings per share of ₹67.26. Profit before other income, one-offs and tax grew faster, at +14,211.1%; other income, one-offs or tax held the headline back. The tax rate of 25% is in line with its recent average. Profit over the last four quarters totals ₹2,151 cr, +478.2% on the four before.
Refining and marketing profits swing with crude and product margins, and inventory gains or losses can move a single quarter sharply. The quarterly statements do not carry refining margins, throughput and inventory gains or losses; those come with the filing read.
On earnings per share of ₹144.43 over the last four quarters, the stock at ₹1,409.10 trades at 9.8 times trailing earnings.
Written from the quarterly statements. The filing read adds the balance sheet and cash flow, the auditor's review, segment results, one-off items line by line and what management said on the call.
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Core profit grew faster than reported profit: one-offs held the headline down.
Source: Quarterly statements
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Net profit a year ago, each driver's change, and net profit now. Blue added profit, red took it away.
| Q2 FY24 | Q3 FY24 | Q4 FY24 | Q1 FY25 | Q2 FY25 | Q3 FY25 | Q4 FY25 | Q1 FY26 | Q2 FY26 | Q3 FY26 | Q4 FY26 | Q1 FY27 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₹16,545 cr | ₹17,376 cr | ₹17,720 cr | ₹17,095 cr | ₹12,086 cr | ₹12,925 cr | ₹17,249 cr | ₹14,812 cr | ₹16,327 cr | ₹15,683 cr | ₹16,817 cr | ₹27,369 cr |
| YoY | — | — | — | +16% | −27% | −26% | −3% | −13% | +35% | +21% | −3% | +85% |
| EBITDA margin | 10.9% | 3.9% | 5.9% | 3.9% | −5.6% | 1.9% | 4.6% | 0.7% | 7.0% | 9.4% | 12.1% | 5.7% |
| Other income, % of PBT | 1% | 2% | 2% | 4% | — | 63% | 5% | — | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% |
| Exceptional items | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tax rate | 25% | 25% | 27% | 26% | — | 15% | 22% | — | 27% | 25% | 26% | 25% |
| Net profit | ₹1,195 cr | ₹365 cr | ₹628 cr | ₹357 cr | −₹634 cr | ₹21.0 cr | ₹470 cr | −₹40.0 cr | ₹719 cr | ₹1,002 cr | ₹1,422 cr | ₹1,031 cr |
| YoY | — | — | — | −36% | −153% | −94% | −25% | −111% | — | +4,671% | +203% | — |
| Core profit YoY | — | — | — | −38% | −156% | −98% | −32% | −119% | — | +14,211% | +228% | — |
| EPS | ₹80.28 | ₹24.53 | ₹42.17 | ₹23.98 | −₹42.55 | ₹1.40 | ₹31.56 | −₹2.69 | ₹48.30 | ₹67.26 | ₹95.48 | ₹69.26 |
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Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd. reported revenue of ₹15,683 cr (+21.3% on the year) and net profit of ₹1,002 cr (+4,671.4% on the year) for October to December 2025.
Profit before other income, exceptional items and tax moved +14,211.1% on the year, against +4,671.4% for reported profit.
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