BPCL net profit jumps 169% on refining margin boost in Sep quarter

New Delhi: Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) on Friday reported a 169 per cent jump in its September quarter net profit on the back of a surge in refining margins.

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Its standalone net profit of Rs 6,442.53 crore in July-September - the second quarter of 2025-26 fiscal year - was 169 per cent higher than Rs 2,397.93 crore earned in the same period last year, according to a stock exchange filing by the company.

The company earned USD 10.78 on turning every barrel of crude oil into fuels like petrol and diesel, compared to a gross refining margin of USD 4.41 per barrel in July-September 2024.

The revenue from operations was up 3 per cent at Rs 1.21 lakh crore.

On operational performance, BPCL said its refineries achieved a throughput of 9.82 million tonnes with a capacity utilisation of 111 percent in Q2 against 10.28 million tonnes processed in the same period a year back.

BPCL registered quarterly domestic sales of 12.67 million tonnes, a growth of 2.26 percent over 12.39 million tonnes in Q2 FY25.

Its board approved an interim dividend of Rs 7.5 per equity share.

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