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Coal India

NSE: COALINDIACoal

Share price

₹409.35

-1.24% close of 8 Oct 2026

Market cap ₹2.52L CrP/E 8.1

Price-based ratios (P/B, dividend yield, EV/EBITDA) are as of 7 Oct 2026, the close above is 8 Oct 2026.

Business score

How strong the business is, in one number. The parts behind it are in Pro.

63

out of 100 · worked out 8 Oct 2026

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Market cap

₹2.52L Cr

P/E ratio

8.1

P/B ratio

2.1

ROCE

35.0%

ROE

28.2%

Dividend yield

6.4%

Price & valuation chart

How the share price and its valuation have moved. Hover over the chart to see any day. Prices as of the last close.

Prices as of 8 Oct 2026 close52-week high ₹481.6552-week low ₹370.05

Answers

Simple answers to the questions investors ask most, from the company's own numbers.

How fast it has been growing

Sales grew 6.1% over the past year, and 6.9% a year over its longer record. Meanwhile what it keeps of every 100 rupees of sales slipped from 25.9% to 25.6% over the last four years.

Whether it grew faster than its sector

It grew 6.9% a year against a sector median of 11.6% — 4.7 percentage points slower.

Room to re-rate, or risk of de-rating

At 8.1× earnings against a market that pays 23.9× across 2199 companies we can price. Its own industry sits at 7.9×, across 5 companies. It is against its own five-year median of 7.5×, the 70th percentile of its own range.

Whether growth justifies the valuation

Its earnings are falling, so growth cannot justify the price.

Profit growthPrice per ₹1 profitPer 1% growth
Coal India — this one-1%/yr8.1×—
Reliance Industries5%/yr21.3×₹4.3
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation1%/yr6.3×₹6.3
Indian Oil Corporation62%/yr5.2×₹0.08
Bharat Petroleum Corporation107%/yr7.9×—
GAIL India10%/yr11.2×₹1.1

Compared with companies filed under the same label. That grouping comes from the exchange's filing category, so some of them may not be real rivals.

How it compares with its peers

Against companies across the whole Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels sector, it ranks 2 of 46 on returns, 35 of 43 on growth, 13 of 47 on margin. That grouping comes from the exchange's filing category, so some of them may not be real rivals.

What makes it hard to beat — and is that still true?

A wide advantage: it earns 35% on capital, ahead of 96% of companies across its whole sector. That grouping comes from the exchange's filing category, so some of them may not be real rivals.

Whether its growth pays for itself

Yes — Over the last five years it made ₹168396 crore of cash from the business, spent ₹70668 crore on plant and equipment, and returned ₹66153 crore to lenders and shareholders. And the profit is real: of every 100 rupees it reported over 12 years, about 109 arrived as cash (before interest, which is why it can exceed the profit). Its cash comes back more slowly than it used to: it went from being paid 3 days before it paid its own suppliers to waiting 4 days for its cash.

Profit reality check

Is the profit real cash? Simple checks on the accounts. Facts only, not advice.

8 of 9 checks clear · 89%

Latest result

What the last results showed. Whether management kept its word is in Pro.

Results are expected soon.

Checklist before you investPRO

Points for and against, in one list.

Key numbers & peers

The main numbers grouped by topic, and how the company compares with similar ones.

Price

Market cap
₹2.52L Cr
Prev close
₹409.35
52w High
₹491
52w Low
₹370
Enterprise value
₹2.14L Cr
Beta
0.5
Price CAGR 1y
8.0%
Price CAGR 3y
13.0%
Price CAGR 5y
17.0%
Price CAGR 10y
3.0%

Ratios

Return on assets
10.9%
PEG ratio
-8.1
P/E ratio
8.1
P/B ratio
2.1
EV / EBITDA
7.2
Industry P/E
14.4
ROCE
35.0%
ROCE 5y average
55.8%
ROE
28.2%
Debt / Equity
0.1
Interest coverage
35.5
Dividend yield
6.4%
ROE 3y average
38.0%
ROE last year
28.0%

Annual P&L

Annual revenue
₹1.68L Cr
Annual profit
₹31,071 Cr
Operating margin
22.0%
Net profit margin
18.5%
EBITDA margin
22.1%
Sales growth 3y
6.8%
Sales growth 5y
13.3%
Profit growth 3y
-1.0%
Profit growth 5y
20.0%
EPS
₹50.5
Sales growth TTM
6.0%
Profit growth TTM
-6.0%
Dividend payout
53.0%

Quarter P&L

Sales latest quarter
₹46,255 Cr
Profit latest quarter
₹8,850 Cr
YoY quarterly sales growth
7.8%
YoY quarterly profit growth
0.7%
OPM latest quarter
26.1%

Balance Sheet

Book Value
₹193
Face Value
₹10.0
Total debt
₹14,072 Cr
Total cash
₹52,574 Cr
Borrowings
₹14,072 Cr
Reserves / Equity
18.3

Cash Flow

Operating cash flow
₹43,215 Cr
Free cash flow
₹30,783 Cr
FCF yield
11.7%
Net cash flow
-₹2,541 Cr

Shareholding

Promoter holding
61.1%
FII holding
9.6%
DII holding
23.4%
Public holding
5.7%

Peer comparison

CompanyPrice ₹P/EMkt cap ₹ CrDiv yield %Profit qtr ₹ CrProfit var %Sales qtr ₹ CrSales var %ROCE %
Coal India414.508.22,55,4456.398,849.80.646,254.87.835.0
Bharat Coking32.0914,9540.00-68.1-138.53,587.3-3.64.0
Sindhu Trade21.6851.43,9780.0038.7106.2129.2-21.94.5
Caliber Mining531.9522.33,4810.0029.8-21.6657.167.121.2
Foundry Fuel6.0150.00-0.1-25.00.0
Median223.3022.39,4660.0034.3-10.52,122.22.112.9

Competes with: Adani Enterprises, Bharat Coking Coal Limited, Caliber Mining and Logistics Limited, Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Limited, NLC India Limited, Oil & Natural Gas Corporation, Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores Limited, Sindhu Trade Links Limited

Quarterly results

Sales and profit for each of the last 13 quarters. Newest on the right. ₹ crore.

Consolidated · to 30 Jun 2026
Line itemJun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales35,98332,77636,15438,21336,46531,18236,85937,82542,91930,18734,92446,49046,255
Expenses22,43122,73823,18326,82622,12622,56524,54126,03430,33123,47125,59333,81734,186
Material Cost2,5622,2892,8053,5163,260
Change in Inventories1491,331-712-3,5971,418
Purchases of Stock-in-Trade00000
Employee Cost11,32310,73013,22011,52611,023
Other Expenses9,2879,12010,28022,37218,486
Operating Profit13,55210,03812,97111,38814,3398,61712,31711,79012,5886,7169,33112,67312,069
OPM %38313630392833312922272726
Other Income1,5382,0742,4892,3181,9701,6422,2144,1061,7602,3502,6805,2442,281
Exceptional items (within Other Income)00000
Interest178182227232209208226241265287321344327
Depreciation1,5271,5941,7231,8921,9521,8982,5132,7822,3072,6642,2182,9472,303
Profit before tax13,38510,33613,51011,58214,1478,15311,79212,87311,7766,1159,47314,62711,719
Tax %22222426232328252530242524
Net Profit10,4988,04910,2928,53010,9446,2758,4919,5938,7884,2637,16610,9088,850
EPS in Rs1713171418101416147.07121814
Diluted EPS in Rs147.07121814

Profit & loss

Yearly sales, costs and profit for 12 years, plus the last 12 months (TTM). ₹ crore.

Consolidated · to 31 Mar 2026
Line itemMar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales74,12077,86178,16485,24499,58696,08090,0261,09,7151,38,2521,44,7621,69,1771,68,4001,57,856
Expenses56,77759,14765,71675,95674,57974,50071,39884,99594,02096,7911,26,0751,31,2281,17,067
Material Cost11,171
Change in Inventories-2,829
Purchases of Stock-in-Trade0
Employee Cost46,425
Other Expenses72,391
Operating Profit17,34318,71412,4489,28825,00721,58118,62824,72144,23247,97143,10237,17240,789
OPM %23241611252221233233252226
Other Income6,5705,9395,3164,9755,8346,4443,7423,8666,5608,39614,03716,10412,555
Exceptional items (within Other Income)0
Interest93884104302645036425416848198841,2161,278
Depreciation2,3202,8262,9073,0633,4503,4513,7184,4296,8336,7359,09210,13710,132
Profit before tax21,58421,44014,44610,77027,12724,07118,00923,61643,27548,81347,16341,92341,933
Tax %363336353631292627232526
Net Profit13,72714,2679,2807,03817,46416,70012,70217,37831,72337,36935,45031,07131,186
EPS in Rs22231511282721285261585051
Diluted EPS in Rs50
Dividend Payout %951211331464644786047424653

Compounded growth

Average yearly growth over different spans, as stored. A span can cross a demerger or an acquisition.

Compounded sales growth

10 years
8%
5 years
13%
3 years
7%
TTM
6%

Compounded profit growth

10 years
8%
5 years
20%
3 years
-1%
TTM
-6%

Stock price CAGR

10 years
3%
5 years
17%
3 years
13%
1 year
8%

Return on equity

10 years
43%
5 years
42%
3 years
38%
Last year
28%

Balance sheet

What the company owns and what it owes, at the end of each year. ₹ crore.

Consolidated
Line itemMar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital6,3166,3166,2076,2076,1636,1636,1636,1636,1636,1636,1636,163
Reserves34,03728,51718,31113,97120,29225,99430,35536,98054,68076,56795,5581,12,939
Borrowings4081,1993,0141,5382,2106,4345,8843,5144,3316,5239,14614,072
Other Liabilities70,50577,52891,0541,03,7541,04,3561,11,4301,18,6491,32,7801,56,2221,47,2171,47,3111,50,782
Minority Interest1,903
Total Liabilities1,11,2671,13,5601,18,5871,25,4711,33,0211,50,0201,61,0511,79,4362,21,3962,36,4702,58,1772,83,956
Fixed Assets16,11522,08223,81127,57432,61836,78442,40546,67764,54775,66882,14887,252
CWIP5,1594,5538,58510,2739,6588,32810,49012,89717,62218,96022,38523,413
Investments2,8132,9061,4831,7043,1701,9735,9508,9217,1397,1107,59110,226
Other Assets87,17984,01884,70885,92087,5761,02,9361,02,2061,10,9421,32,0871,34,7311,46,0541,63,066
Total Assets1,11,2671,13,5601,18,5871,25,4711,33,0211,50,0201,61,0511,79,4362,21,3962,36,4702,58,1772,83,956

Cash flows

Real money coming in and going out each year — from the business, from investments and from loans. ₹ crore.

Consolidated
Line itemMar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from Operating Activity14,38213,15416,46121,11516,3564,97710,59241,10735,73418,10330,23743,215
Cash from Investing Activity8948,154455-7,747-7,8961,033182-25,715-23,465-4,486-11,114-33,955
Cash from Financing Activity-15,026-19,587-17,598-13,564-10,885-4,791-8,453-13,441-13,704-13,899-13,308-11,801
Net Cash Flow2501,721-682-196-2,4261,2192,3211,951-1,436-2825,815-2,541
Free Cash Flow9,4807,3687,78512,5869,356-612-26029,11120,5231,35315,95830,783

Ratios

How fast customers pay, how long stock sits, and how well capital earns — year by year.

Consolidated
Line itemMar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Debtor Days425458272055803834332731
Inventory Days375541
Days Payable50215
Cash Conversion Cycle36738058272055803834332731
Working Capital Days09-23-59-342354-3-1125-44
ROCE %5257464510772465478644835

Shareholding pattern

Who owns the company — founders (promoters), foreign funds, Indian funds and the public. In %.

Consolidated · to 30 Sep 2026
Line itemDec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026Sep 2026
Promoters636363636363636363636161
FIIs8.598.418.399.168.587.748.167.968.228.38109.59
DIIs232323232323232323232223
Government0.100.110.110.110.110.110.120.120.130.100.100.10
Public5.105.165.215.025.595.685.935.985.985.626.185.73
No. of Shareholders13,80,10415,75,60817,49,43719,95,55522,23,44222,79,03523,07,45023,22,68627,95,66326,32,58825,51,16927,08,628

Price trend

The price as a Renko brick chart: small moves drop out so the bigger path stands out.

Change over 1 year +6.8% (₹383.35 → ₹409.35)Brick size ₹8.67 (fixed)Bricks 42
₹450₹409Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26May '26Jul '26Sep '26
Price moved up one brickPrice moved down one brickLast close ₹409.35 on 8 Oct 2026

Every brick is the same size, about one typical day's move. A new brick needs a full brick's move; turning the other way needs two. Bricks show where the price went, not where it will go.

Open interestPRO

Where option traders are positioned on this stock.

Industry numbers

The numbers that matter most in this industry, from the company's own filings.

1 when an audit qualification is filed as repetitive

0.00flag

2026-03-31

the company's own unlisted debt securities in default at period end

0.00cr

2026-06-30

the company's own loans / revolving facilities in default at period end (standalone filing)

0.00cr

2026-06-30

guarantees / comfort given for promoter, promoter group, directors and KMP

165cr

2026-03-31

loans outstanding to promoter, promoter group, directors and KMP (governance filing)

0.00cr

2026-03-31

security given for the borrowing of promoter, promoter group, directors and KMP

0.00cr

2026-03-31

FY revenue / permanent employees + workers, same basis (calc)

43,73,197inr

2026-03-31

News

News and filings about Coal India. Open one to see why it matters.

No recent news for this company.

Supply chain

Who it buys from, sells to and competes with — as recorded in our map of company links.

Uses as raw material

  • Ammonium Nitrate
  • Mining Explosives

Depends on the price of

  • Coking Coal
  • coal
  • diesel

Sells to

Buys from

About

What the company is, from our own records: where it sits, where it makes things, and what it is made of.

Sector
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
Industry
Coal
Classification
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels › Coal
ISIN
INE522F01014

Plants

  • BCCL Dhanbad · Dhanbad, Jharkhand
  • CCL Ranchi · Ranchi, Jharkhand
  • Dankuni Coal Complex
  • ECL Asansol · Asansol, West Bengal
  • MCL Sambalpur · Sambalpur, Odisha
  • NCL Singrauli · Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh
  • NEC Margherita · Margherita, Assam
  • SECL Bilaspur · Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
  • WCL Nagpur · Nagpur, Maharashtra

News impact

Big market events that reach Coal India, and how the effect spreads.

Who it hits first

  • Pranav Adani said at the Invest Maharashtra event in Mumbai that 43% of the Adani Group's Rs 6 lakh crore Maharashtra blueprint — covering energy, aviation areas, city rebuilding, data centres, and coal gasification — is finished or under construction.
  • That is a progress update, not a new order: it supports confidence in Adani Enterprises, the group's project nest, and Adani Ports, its ports-and-logistics arm, without adding fresh revenue today.
  • Companies merely sharing the Maharashtra or Pranav name — a bank, a scooter-investment firm, a pipe maker, a phone company, and a tiny builder — get no business from this statement.

Who may gain

  • Adani Enterprises, the group flagship that houses new projects — execution credibility improves
  • Adani Ports & SEZ, the ports-and-logistics arm — Maharashtra build-out supports volume outlook
  • Listed port peers such as JSW Infrastructure — small sentiment readthrough, no new orders

Along the supply chain

Downstream

No direct downstream change — port users, power buyers, and tenants see no price or capacity shift from a progress statement.

Upstream

No direct upstream change yet — steel, cement, and equipment orders move only when new tenders under the pending 57% are actually placed.

Where demand moves

Business

No new business demand today — the statement confirms work already counted (43% done or underway) rather than fresh contracts; real orders for builders and equipment makers arrive only as the remaining 57% gets tendered.

Capital

Capital mood improves slightly for Adani Enterprises and Adani Ports as execution risk looks lower, likely small buying; banks and other Maharashtra-name stocks see no funding impact.

How it spreads across sectors

Construction

Mildly positive mood for Maharashtra-linked builders as Adani execution looks on track; no new tenders yet.

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

Neutral-to-mild as coal gasification stays a long-dated plan with no near-term volumes.

Services

Small sentiment support for ports and logistics on the aviation and trade-district push.

When it plays out

Immediate

1–7 days: small sympathy buying in Adani Enterprises and Adani Ports; unrelated Maharashtra-name stocks flat.

Medium term

1–6 months: earnings impact only if the pending 57% converts into awarded work and port or energy volumes.

Short term

1–4 weeks: attention turns to project-level awards and funding; statement effect fades without new tenders.

1 Oct, 21:36 IST · Market event · medium impact

Russia-NATO tensions rise over nuclear warning

Russia's nuclear warning rattled markets without changing any Indian order or fuel flow, lifting hope-buying in defence names like Paras while crude softness trims oil producers like Oil India.

Capital GoodsOil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

Who it hits first

  • Russia issued a nuclear warning toward NATO, lifting war-risk fears across world markets.
  • For India the hit is mood, not mechanics: no trade route, order book or fuel flow changes on a warning alone.
  • Defence suppliers may catch hopeful buying on faster-order talk, while richly priced stocks face fear-led selling.

Who may gain

  • Paras Defence — defence-electronics supplier; war risk revives faster-order hopes
  • Coal India — domestic coal looks safer when imported-energy risk rises (steady, not a buy)

Along the supply chain

Downstream

No downstream disruption either: Indian factories, pipelines and banks run exactly as before until rhetoric becomes action.

Upstream

No direct supply-chain link — purely a sentiment event; no supplier or customer volumes change on this headline.

Where demand moves

Business

No business demand moves: no new defence order, oil cargo or loan follows from a warning — only the hope of future defence orders flickers.

Capital

Capital turns defensive: fear-led selling can hit richly priced capital-goods names first, while cash-rich energy producers and banks sit steadier.

How it spreads across sectors

Capital Goods

Sentiment drag on rich valuations; defence-linked names see hopeful but order-less buying.

Financial Services

Banks face only market-mood risk; Indian Bank itself has no link to this story.

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

Softer Brent trims producer realisations slightly; no physical supply change follows a warning.

When it plays out

Immediate

In the first week, fear-led swings hit richly priced stocks while defence names see hopeful buying.

Medium term

Over six months, only real order or crude-price changes matter; today's warning alone leaves none.

Short term

Over the next month, the mood fades unless warnings turn into sanctions or supply cuts.

Who it hits first

  • Coal India, the state coal miner that digs most of India's coal, sold about 12% more coal in the July-September quarter than a year ago.
  • Its deliveries to power stations rose about 11%, reaching 48.90 million tonnes in September against 44.20 million tonnes last year, up 10.63%.
  • Selling more tonnes without building new mines should lift Coal India's sales and profit this quarter, since each extra truck of coal adds revenue at low extra cost.

Who may gain

  • Coal India itself, as higher volumes directly raise its sales.
  • NTPC, India's largest power generator, which burns Coal India coal and can run its plants more steadily with fewer fuel shortages.
  • Adani Power and Tata Power, large private power producers, which get more reliable domestic coal and can cut costly imports.
  • CESC, the Kolkata power utility, which can keep its coal plants stocked and avoid last-minute purchases.

Along the supply chain

Downstream

Power generators (NTPC, Adani Power, Tata Power, CESC) receive steadier coal, letting them generate more electricity; steel and cement plants using coal for heat see steadier supply but no price cut.

Upstream

Mine helpers such as explosives makers (Solar Industries) and equipment suppliers (BEML) see no instant new orders, because selling more coal from existing output does not mean blasting more rock this month.

Where demand moves

Business

Power stations pull more coal from Coal India to meet strong electricity demand, so coal moves from mines to power plants instead of piling up as stock; steel, cement and aluminium buyers see no new orders from this power-led jump.

Capital

Investors are likely to favour coal and power-generator shares on the volume beat, while bidding up fuel-security stories like NTPC and Adani Power and looking past unrelated miners.

How it spreads across sectors

Construction Materials

Cement makers see steadier kiln fuel supply but no direct cost relief from power-sector dispatches.

Metals & Mining

Aluminium and steel makers face steady coal availability with a negligible cost nudge, too small to shift earnings.

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

Coal miners enjoy a demand readthrough as strong offtake signals healthy buying, though oil and gas producers see no spillover.

Power

Thermal power generators gain fuel security, supporting higher plant use and steadier earnings.

Commodity angle

Commodity

coal

Move series

coal

Note

Coal shows a demand shock at 96 USD/tonne (1M 0%, move -1.031% used for margins); only National Aluminium carried a measurable -8.454 bps impact, copied to its signal, with all other dependents at null.

Shock

demand

Unit

USD/tonne

When it plays out

Immediate

Coal India and power-generator shares react to the volume beat; traders check September dispatch data.

Medium term

If dispatches stay strong, Coal India earnings rise and power plants sustain higher output; a monsoon or demand dip could unwind the gains.

Short term

Power plants report better coal stocks; analysts nudge Coal India volume forecasts higher.

Who it hits first

  • Solar Industries India, which makes explosives for mines and builders, plans to buy Omnia Holdings to grow much bigger by FY28.
  • The deal should lift long-term sales and profit, but new loans to pay for it may squeeze profit in the next few quarters.
  • Rival makers and parts suppliers are in focus, though no new orders or prices are named yet.
  • The 'solar' name is a coincidence — Solar Industries makes explosives, not solar panels, so no power-sector chain follows.

Who may gain

  • Solar Industries India (explosives maker) — bigger sales base after Omnia in the long run
  • Paras Defence and Jyoti CNC Automation (parts and machine suppliers) — steadier orders if Solar expands
  • Deepak Fertilisers (chemical supplier) — firmer input volumes on a larger Solar
  • GOCL Corp and Premier Explosives (rival explosives makers) — possible sympathy buying on sector news

Along the supply chain

Downstream

Downstream, Coal India, the big coal miner, buys Solar's explosives to blast rock; the deal does not change its mines or digging plans, so demand stays flat.

Upstream

Upstream, Paras Defence, Jyoti CNC Automation, Deepak Fertilisers and Adroit Info send parts, machines and chemicals to Solar; a larger Solar could order more over time, but no fresh order is named.

Where demand moves

Business

Mines and builders need the same explosives today, so real business demand barely moves; any lift comes later if the bigger Solar wins more mine work after Omnia.

Capital

Investors may pay more for Solar on the growth story while also charging for the extra debt, and some money may drift to GOCL Corp and Premier Explosives as related bets.

How it spreads across sectors

Capital Goods

Machine and parts makers like Paras Defence and Jyoti CNC could gain later if Solar orders more kit.

Chemicals

Leader Solar's buyout talk lifts mood for explosives makers; rivals GOCL Corp and Premier Explosives may see sympathy interest.

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

Coal India, the miner customer, is barely touched as digging plans do not change.

A pattern seen before

Cascade chain

Pattern name

Energy Transition Cascade

Patterns

  • Energy Transition Cascade

Sectors queried

  • Auto
  • Oil & Gas
  • Power

When it plays out

Immediate

In 1-7 days Solar's stock may swing on deal talk while rivals and suppliers see small sympathy moves.

Medium term

In 1-6 months progress on approvals and debt plans decides whether the long road to FY28 growth looks worth the cost.

Short term

In 1-4 weeks focus shifts to deal price, loans and profit impact, capping big gains until terms are clear.

26 Sept, 12:56 IST · Market event · high impact

Govt orders captive coal plants to maximise power output on surging demand

The government ordered big company-owned coal power plants to run at full output during surging electricity demand, helping coal miners with extra sales while squeezing profits at coal-burning power producers facing higher fuel costs.

PowerMetals & Mining

Who it hits first

  • The Power Ministry used emergency powers to order company-owned (captive) coal power plants of 50 MW or more to run at maximum output as electricity demand surges.
  • Coal India, the country's biggest coal miner, and lignite miner-power producer NLC India gain first as these plants burn more coal.
  • Coal-burning power producers such as NTPC, Tata Power, Adani Power, JSW Energy, Torrent Power and CESC face higher fuel costs and tighter coal supply even as they sell more electricity.
  • Power Grid, the national transmission company, carries heavier electricity flows, a small steady positive.
  • RattanIndia Power, a smaller coal-fired producer, is hit hardest in margin terms because coal is 68.4% of its costs.

Who may gain

  • Coal India (coal miner): extra coal sales as captive plants run at full output.
  • NLC India (lignite miner and power producer): gains on both the fuel and the electricity sides.
  • Power Grid (transmission operator): heavier grid flows; a small steady regulated benefit.

Along the supply chain

Downstream

Downstream, energy-hungry buyers — steel, aluminium, cement and other factories, plus homes and shops through local power distributors — get more reliable electricity during the demand surge, but coal-linked costs creep up for factories that buy power or burn coal themselves.

Upstream

Upstream, Coal India and other coal miners plus mine-service and rail-logistics firms work harder: more coal orders, faster evacuation, and firmer short-term prices; power-plant maintenance and parts suppliers see busier order books as plants run flat out.

Where demand moves

Business

Captive plants burn more coal, so business demand flows to Coal India and NLC India as extra fuel orders; factories, shops and homes pull more electricity, lifting sales volumes for power producers and grid flows for Power Grid, while coal costs rise for every coal-burning producer.

Capital

Investors are likely to favour coal miners on stronger near-term volumes and stay cautious on coal-fired power producers facing a fuel-cost squeeze, with money preferring steady regulated names over leveraged merchant-exposed ones.

How it spreads across sectors

Construction Materials

Cement makers, which burn coal in kilns, face higher fuel bills with no direct benefit from the power order.

Metals & Mining

Coal miners gain volumes; metal makers that own captive coal plants burn more coal, raising costs partly offset by power sales.

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

The coal segment gains from extra fuel demand as captive plants run at full output.

Power

Mixed: higher sales volumes and plant use support revenues, but dearer, tighter coal squeezes coal-fired producers' margins; regulated transmission stays steady.

Commodity angle

Commodity

coal

Move series

coal

Note

Coal faces a demand shock (price 96 USD/tonne, flat over one month) as captive plants maximise output; the cascade quantified only three margin hits (RattanIndia Power -70.52 bps on a 68.4% coal cost weight, the largest), so only the RattanIndia Power signal carries commodity bps while other coal-linked signals stay direction-only for lack of cost weights.

Shock

demand

Unit

USD/tonne

When it plays out

Immediate

Captive plants ramp to full output; coal offtake and dispatches jump; wholesale power supply improves and merchant prices soften on the extra supply.

Medium term

If the demand surge fades, the emergency order is wound down and plant use normalises; miners keep any contracted volume gains while generator margins recover.

Short term

Higher coal burn shows up in miners' volumes and in generators' fuel bills; coal-fired producers' margins narrow while regulated players pass costs through with a lag.

Dividends, splits & big trades

Money paid out, share splits and buybacks, and big buys or sells by funds and insiders.

Dividends

4 Sep 2026unspecified₹5.25
31 Jul 2026interim₹5.5
18 Feb 2026interim₹5.5
4 Nov 2025interim₹10.25
21 Aug 2025unspecified₹5.15
6 Aug 2025interim₹5.5
31 Jan 2025interim₹5.6
5 Nov 2024interim₹15.75

Splits, bonuses & buybacks

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