Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL)₹316.00−0.50%Refineries & Marketing
In the Sep 2026 quarter (consolidated), Bharat Petroleum Corporation reported sales of ₹1.49 L Cr, up 41.9% from Sep 2025, and net profit of ₹4,849 Cr, down 21.4% year on year. For the year to Mar 2026, sales were ₹4.54 L Cr and net profit ₹25,760 Cr.
Company filings, consolidated accounts; latest reported quarter Sep 2026
| Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 | Sep 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 1,15,163 | 1,16,295 | 1,12,913 | 1,02,582 | 1,12,840 | 1,10,985 | 1,12,383 | 1,04,787 | 1,18,756 | 1,18,342 | 1,50,965 | 1,48,694 |
| Expenses | 1,09,294 | 1,07,616 | 1,07,485 | 98,208 | 1,05,737 | 1,03,535 | 1,02,846 | 95,181 | 1,07,338 | 1,09,062 | 1,55,337 | 1,40,237 |
| Operating Profit | 6,181 | 8,925 | 5,614 | 4,506 | 7,429 | 7,712 | 9,643 | 9,728 | 11,649 | 9,610 | −4,041 | 8,953 |
| OPM % | 5.0% | 7.9% | 5.0% | 4.4% | 7.0% | 7.0% | 9.0% | 8.9% | 10.0% | 7.9% | −2.7% | 6.0% |
| Other Income | 918 | 403 | 807 | 1,277 | 547 | 1,061 | 1,838 | 1,375 | 687 | 940 | 3,536 | 675 |
| Interest | 924 | 971 | 892 | 927 | 865 | 923 | 761 | 836 | 660 | 707 | 630 | 994 |
| Depreciation | 1,829 | 1,719 | 1,685 | 1,777 | 1,809 | 1,979 | 1,888 | 1,957 | 1,979 | 2,029 | 2,068 | 2,096 |
| Profit before tax | 4,370 | 6,668 | 3,864 | 3,096 | 5,337 | 5,902 | 8,883 | 8,350 | 9,743 | 7,844 | −3,219 | 6,561 |
| Tax % | 27.1% | 28.1% | 26.1% | 26.0% | 29.1% | 26.1% | 23.1% | 26.1% | 26.1% | 28.1% | −42.0% | 26.1% |
| Exceptional items | −44.96 | −72.91 | −104 | −55.95 | −41.94 | −74.96 | −51.96 | −122 | −123 | −6.99 | 1,882 | 0.00 |
| Net Profit | 3,169 | 4,771 | 2,833 | 2,291 | 3,795 | 4,374 | 6,820 | 6,173 | 7,164 | 5,607 | −1,866 | 4,849 |
| EPS (Rs) | 7.31 | 11.01 | 6.53 | 5.28 | 8.74 | 10.09 | 15.72 | 14.23 | 16.54 | 12.93 | −4.31 | 11.19 |
| Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 1,87,447 | 2,00,832 | 2,35,488 | 2,97,389 | 2,84,085 | 2,29,561 | 3,45,733 | 4,71,758 | 4,47,084 | 4,39,304 | 4,53,851 | 5,36,757 |
| Expenses | 1,74,826 | 1,87,472 | 2,20,466 | 2,83,085 | 2,75,668 | 2,09,120 | 3,27,833 | 4,62,429 | 4,04,063 | 4,15,035 | 4,14,006 | 5,11,974 |
| Operating Profit | 12,938 | 13,740 | 15,263 | 15,061 | 8,954 | 20,929 | 19,088 | 10,871 | 43,932 | 25,318 | 41,101 | 26,171 |
| OPM % | 7.0% | 7.0% | 6.0% | 5.0% | 3.1% | 8.9% | 6.0% | 2.3% | 9.9% | 6.0% | 8.9% | 4.9% |
| Other Income | 1,913 | 2,718 | 2,926 | 2,974 | 1,393 | 7,490 | 4,939 | 2,552 | 3,031 | 3,630 | 4,398 | 5,837 |
| Interest | 682 | 699 | 1,191 | 1,771 | 2,645 | 1,730 | 2,618 | 4,281 | 4,165 | 3,607 | 2,962 | 2,991 |
| Depreciation | 2,069 | 2,106 | 2,883 | 3,414 | 4,073 | 4,333 | 5,427 | 6,358 | 6,760 | 7,248 | 7,848 | 8,172 |
| Profit before tax | 12,133 | 13,716 | 14,192 | 12,904 | 3,653 | 22,461 | 16,034 | 2,820 | 36,189 | 18,198 | 34,815 | 20,928 |
| Tax % | 33.1% | 31.1% | 31.0% | 34.1% | 0.0% | 23.1% | 27.1% | 24.1% | 26.1% | 27.1% | 26.1% | — |
| Exceptional items | −22.97 | −24.99 | −23.97 | 2.99 | −1,601 | 3,781 | 896 | −829 | −198 | −271 | −254 | 1,752 |
| Net Profit | 8,058 | 9,479 | 9,760 | 8,499 | 3,656 | 17,263 | 11,636 | 2,124 | 26,750 | 13,282 | 25,760 | 15,754 |
| EPS (Rs) | 18.59 | 20.04 | 20.71 | 17.94 | 7.02 | 37.19 | 26.86 | 4.90 | 61.75 | 30.65 | 59.43 | 36.35 |
| Dividend payout % | 25.1% | 49.1% | 46.1% | 48.1% | 106.1% | 102.1% | 29.1% | 40.1% | 33.1% | 32.1% | 29.1% | — |
| Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Capital | 725 | 658 | 1,314 | 1,973 | 1,972 | 1,973 | 2,098 | 2,135 | 2,136 | 2,141 | 4,286 | 4,286 |
| Reserves | 21,894 | 27,219 | 29,599 | 34,750 | 36,909 | 34,693 | 51,620 | 49,972 | 51,533 | 73,697 | 77,407 | 96,270 |
| Borrowings | 25,470 | 23,352 | 35,711 | 37,639 | 44,812 | 65,448 | 54,438 | 64,484 | 69,280 | 54,496 | 61,037 | 54,343 |
| Other Liabilities | 38,276 | 35,235 | 42,520 | 46,103 | 53,308 | 48,910 | 53,012 | 71,190 | 65,442 | 72,350 | 75,879 | 93,959 |
| Total Liabilities | 86,366 | 86,464 | 1,09,145 | 1,20,465 | 1,37,001 | 1,51,024 | 1,61,168 | 1,87,782 | 1,88,391 | 2,02,685 | 2,18,608 | 2,48,858 |
| Fixed Assets | 29,194 | 25,443 | 33,810 | 45,698 | 49,461 | 60,407 | 64,358 | 84,210 | 87,053 | 87,115 | 88,964 | 93,980 |
| CWIP | 15,802 | 17,500 | 16,856 | 9,893 | 13,669 | 17,780 | 17,062 | 15,463 | 16,265 | 20,232 | 26,446 | 32,942 |
| Investments | 7,735 | 9,433 | 21,379 | 23,810 | 24,985 | 27,107 | 26,858 | 23,682 | 26,851 | 26,717 | 26,612 | 30,218 |
| Other Assets | 33,634 | 34,088 | 37,100 | 41,064 | 48,886 | 45,732 | 52,891 | 64,426 | 58,222 | 68,621 | 76,586 | 91,718 |
| Inventories | 17,460 | 14,681 | 21,261 | 22,602 | 23,010 | 22,311 | 26,773 | 42,292 | 38,210 | 42,943 | 45,438 | 53,475 |
| Trade receivables | 2,896 | 2,212 | 4,791 | 5,199 | 6,890 | 5,362 | 7,817 | 9,679 | 6,707 | 8,322 | 9,322 | 4,965 |
| Cash & equivalents | 3,445 | 4,204 | 1,884 | 1,355 | 663 | 1,165 | 8,113 | 2,237 | 2,575 | 6,288 | 10,472 | 17,755 |
| Total Assets | 86,366 | 86,464 | 1,09,145 | 1,20,465 | 1,37,001 | 1,51,024 | 1,61,168 | 1,87,782 | 1,88,391 | 2,02,685 | 2,18,608 | 2,48,858 |
| Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from operating activity | 20,780 | 11,140 | 9,063 | 11,096 | 10,178 | 7,902 | 23,521 | 20,375 | 12,500 | 36,005 | 23,728 | 50,907 |
| Cash from investing activity | −10,575 | −9,265 | −15,330 | −7,087 | −10,485 | −11,166 | −2,483 | −8,163 | −7,832 | −10,563 | −19,256 | −26,159 |
| Cash from financing activity | −9,773 | −1,329 | 4,798 | −4,211 | 207 | 3,576 | −13,955 | −17,651 | −4,392 | −25,384 | −6,234 | −24,905 |
| Net cash flow | 413 | 554 | −1,428 | −215 | −86.87 | 328 | 6,992 | −5,466 | 257 | −11.99 | −1,742 | −238 |
| Capex | 10,998 | 10,184 | 9,559 | 7,741 | 10,529 | 12,182 | 9,096 | 7,749 | 8,547 | 9,567 | 15,141 | 19,416 |
| Free cash flow | 9,744 | 947 | −417 | 3,381 | −344 | −4,290 | 14,393 | 12,638 | 3,955 | 26,376 | 8,564 | 31,438 |
| CFO / OP % | 240.0% | 111.0% | 94.0% | 93.0% | 85.9% | 108.0% | 129.0% | 115.0% | 120.9% | 101.0% | 109.0% | 143.0% |
| Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debtor days | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 |
| Inventory days | 29 | 34 | 45 | 41 | 32 | 32 | 52 | 51 | 32 | 42 | 43 | 51 |
| Days payable | 22 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 19 | 32 | 37 | 20 | 27 | 29 | 41 |
| Cash conversion cycle | 12 | 19 | 30 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 33 | 24 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 14 |
| Working capital days | −20 | −19 | −32 | −20 | −14 | −31 | −34 | −30 | −21 | −22 | −28 | −35 |
| ROCE % | 17.1% | 25.1% | 24.1% | 21.1% | 18.1% | 9.1% | 18.1% | 16.1% | 7.0% | 32.1% | 16.1% | 26.1% |
For the Sep 2026 quarter, Bharat Petroleum Corporation reported sales of ₹1.49 L Cr, up 41.9% year on year and net profit of ₹4,849 Cr, down 21.4% year on year. The operating margin was 6.0%.
Bharat Petroleum Corporation's sales for the year to Mar 2026 were ₹4.54 L Cr; over the last twelve months they were ₹5.37 L Cr.
Net profit for the year to Mar 2026 was ₹25,760 Cr, and ₹15,754 Cr over the last twelve months. Earnings per share over the same trailing period were ₹36.35.
Bharat Petroleum Corporation reported borrowings of ₹54,343 Cr at Mar 2026, against cash and equivalents of ₹17,755 Cr.
Cash from operations was ₹50,907 Cr in the year to Mar 2026; after capital spending, free cash flow was ₹31,438 Cr.