Castrol India’s Q2 profit rises 42.50% to 347.70 crore rupees
Key Facts
Castrol India’s net profit after tax rose 42.50% year on year to 347.70 crore rupees in the second quarter of 2026, according to results data reported by LiveMint. Total income reached 1,871.47 crore rupees, up 25.03% year on year. These figures relate to the quarter ended June 30, not the period ended in September as stated in the previous draft. The company announced its June results on August 4, along with an interim dividend for shareholders. The figures show profitability growing faster than total income during the quarter.
The increase in profit came alongside an improvement in operating income, which reached 463.73 crore rupees, up 43.61% year on year, according to LiveMint’s results page. Operating margin was 24.78%, while the page showed a year-on-year increase of 14.86% for this measure. Adjusted diluted earnings per share were also 3.51 rupees, against comparison figures on the page indicating year-on-year growth of 42.11%. These indicators support a picture of growth in operating profit and earnings per share over the same period. The figures are not for the third quarter or the period ended in September.
Management attributed the company’s performance to its consumer, industry and institutional businesses, saying supply-chain resilience, brand strength and disciplined execution supported the results. It added, according to a Business Standard report citing Capital Market, that these factors helped it contend with supply disruptions and sharp commodity inflation. The comments provide context for the simultaneous expansion in operating income and profit during the quarter. The company’s response to cost conditions was not limited to supply management; management later said it raised prices twice between January and June. It said it was prepared to make further increases if conditions warranted.
Castrol India announced an interim dividend of 6.25 rupees per ordinary share on August 4, according to a company filing with the Bombay Stock Exchange reported by Trendline. The announcement accompanied results for the quarter ended in June and therefore was not a new decision tied to September results. In trading after the announcement, the stock rose 2.56% to 191.85 rupees on August 5, according to a Business Standard report. The report linked the share move to the results announcement, while the company’s filing combined profit growth with a cash dividend for shareholders. The share move and dividend place the market response and distribution decision in the context of the June results announced in August.
Castrol India follows a January-to-December financial year, explaining why its second-quarter results through the end of June fall within the company’s calendar year. The board meeting scheduled for October 24 was set to consider unaudited results for the second quarter and the nine months ended September 30, 2026, according to a Bombay Stock Exchange filing cited by Croaxall. The agenda sets a date for reviewing the September results but does not establish that they have been published or announced. Management also maintained its annual operating capital expenditure guidance at around 1 billion rupees, directed toward plants and the market, according to Informist Media’s analyst-call report. This covers the company’s spending guidance for financial year 2026, alongside its pricing policy, which management said could change depending on conditions.