Dalmia Bharat Surges 3.01% As Q2FY26 PAT surges 388% YoY to ₹239 crore

New Delhi, October 17: Dalmia Bharat Limited’s share price is trading in the green today, after the company announced strong financial performance for Q2FY26. As of 1:55 PM, the shares were up by 3.01%, or 67 points, and were trading at ₹2,291.40. Until now, the shares have traded within a range of ₹2,319.90 and ₹2,222.80. The traded volume stood at 8.46 lakh shares, with the company’s market cap at ₹41,722 crore. The shares have their 52-week high at ₹2,496.30 and their 52-week low at ₹1,601.

Dalmia Bharat Limited is an Indian company that is engaged in the manufacturing of cement. The company was established in 1939, and is headquartered in New Delhi. The shares of the company are listed on NSE with the ticker symbol DALBHARAT and on BSE with the code 542216.

Strong Q2FY26 Performance

The rise in the share price comes after the company announced strong financial performance for Q2FY26. For the second quarter of the financial year 2026, Dalmia Bharat reported a 2.9% year-on-year increase in sales volume to 6.9 million tonnes. The company’s income from operations grew by 10.7% to ₹3,417 crore. EBITDA increased by 60.3% to ₹696 crore, and the net profit (PAT) by 387.8% to ₹239 crore. The EBITDA per tonne also rose by 55.9% to ₹1,013.

For the first half of the year, sales volume dipped 1.7%. The company’s income from operations jumped by 5.1% to ₹7,053 crore. The net profit for the six-month period increased by 226.8% to ₹634 crore.

Start of Trial Production

The company announced the commencement of trial production at its new 3.6 million-tonne clinker line in Umrangso, Assam, with commercial production expected to begin in the third quarter of FY26. Additionally, it has commissioned an extra 93 MW of renewable power capacity, taking its total operational renewable energy capacity to 387 MW. As a result, the share of renewable power in the company’s total energy consumption has risen to 48.1%.

Focus on Building Scale

Managing Director & CEO Puneet Dalmia said, “We remain focused on building scale and delivering profitable growth, and I am confident we are well positioned to capture the tremendous opportunities ahead,” he noted. CFO Dharmender Tuteja added, “Revenues rose 11% YoY while EBITDA increased 60% to ₹696 crore, supported by healthy realizations and benign costs, with the Umrangso line on track to bolster operations.”

REF: https://nsearchives.nseindia.com/corporate/DALBHARAT_17102025125210_DBLpressreleaseOct172025_signed.pdf

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