The Board of Directors of Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL), a Schedule ‘A’ Mini-Ratna, Category-I Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) under the administrative control of the Ministry of Mines, in its 459th meeting held in Kolkata today has approved the Financial Results for the third quarter ending December 2025. The company reported its best-ever financial performance for cumulative nine-month period of FY 26. The Revenue from Operations clocked by the company has been Rs. 1921.84 crore, an increase of around 43% over corresponding nine-month period of FY 25 when the company had clocked Rs. 1339.56 crore.

The Profit Before Tax (PBT) achieved by the Company in nine months ended December 2025 has been stellar Rs 640.51 crore, which is around 71% higher than that of the corresponding nine month in FY 2024-25 when the company had achieved Rs 373.87 Crore. Similarly, the Profit After Tax (PAT) achieved has been Rs 474.27 crore in nine-month period ending December 2025 as against Rs. 277.94 crore achieved during the nine-month ended December 2024 which is 71% higher.

EBITDA achieved was Rs. 777.81 crore in nine-month period ended December 2025. The EBITDA margin achieved was above 40% as compared to around 37% achieved in nine-month period ending December 2024.

Keeping in view the strong results, the Board of Directors also declared an lnterim dividend for the FY 2025-26 to the shareholders @ Re. 1 per share on the face value of Rs 5 per share.

Sanjiv Kumar Singh Chairman-cum-Managing Director, HCL, stated that as part of a social security measure, the company has under the quarter under review, has made a one-time provision of Rs. 95.75 crore of a new Post-Retirement Medical Scheme (PRMS), on the basis of actuarial valuation of the scheme done by an independent actuary as per the guidelines of Ind As-19 issued by ICAI. He added that the Q3 results stand as a testament to the hard work and commitment of all employees and unwavering support of all stakeholders. The Profit has been achieved through operational excellence, sustained productivity, supported by higher volume and metal prices. CMD was happy to share that the results declared as above are after the said provision.

India is taking decisive steps to secure the supply of critical minerals that underpin microchips, batteries, electric vehicles, clean energy systems, semiconductors, and artificial intelligence technologies. These strategic minerals are largely embedded in hard rock formations and require advanced mineral processing capabilities for efficient extraction. Leveraging its proven expertise in hard rock mining and mineral beneficiation, HCL is well positioned to make a strategic entry into the critical minerals sector and contribute significantly to the nation’s technological and economic priorities.