Steel Authority of India (SAIL)₹169.59−0.94%Iron & Steel
In the Sep 2026 quarter (consolidated), Steel Authority of India reported sales of ₹32,030 Cr, up 19.8% from Sep 2025, and net profit of ₹1,751 Cr, up 317.3% year on year. For the year to Mar 2026, sales were ₹1.11 L Cr and net profit ₹3,379 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 | 23,367 | 27,980 | 24,032 | 24,702 | 24,502 | 29,338 | 25,951 | 26,741 | 27,385 | 30,854 | 26,264 | 32,030 |
| Expenses | 21,176 | 24,449 | 21,734 | 21,714 | 22,412 | 25,796 | 23,099 | 24,150 | 25,016 | 26,365 | 22,045 | 27,756 |
| Operating Profit | 2,148 | 3,496 | 2,227 | 2,923 | 2,036 | 3,495 | 2,776 | 2,535 | 2,302 | 4,420 | 4,168 | 4,229 |
| OPM % | 9.0% | 12.0% | 8.9% | 12.0% | 8.0% | 12.0% | 11.0% | 9.0% | 8.0% | 14.0% | 15.9% | 12.9% |
| Other Income | 355 | −42.94 | −27.99 | 322 | 393 | 362 | 235 | −33.99 | 248 | 202 | 86.89 | 240 |
| Interest | 615 | 643 | 692 | 759 | 681 | 664 | 596 | 484 | 547 | 533 | 494 | 524 |
| Depreciation | 1,320 | 1,354 | 1,401 | 1,302 | 1,420 | 1,522 | 1,440 | 1,452 | 1,514 | 1,574 | 1,559 | 1,608 |
| Profit before tax | 564 | 1,443 | 98.09 | 1,175 | 323 | 1,659 | 969 | 557 | 481 | 2,507 | 2,191 | 2,326 |
| Tax % | 25.1% | 22.0% | 17.1% | 24.1% | 56.1% | 25.1% | 23.1% | 25.1% | 22.1% | 27.1% | 25.0% | 25.0% |
| Exceptional items | 57.01 | −392 | −295 | 0.00 | 12.99 | −21.97 | 0.00 | −218 | 0.00 | −239 | −99.92 | −53.01 |
| Net Profit | 423 | 1,127 | 82.05 | 898 | 142 | 1,252 | 745 | 420 | 374 | 1,838 | 1,645 | 1,751 |
| EPS (Rs) | 1.03 | 2.72 | 0.19 | 2.18 | 0.35 | 3.02 | 1.79 | 1.02 | 0.92 | 4.45 | 3.99 | 4.25 |
| Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 38,830 | 44,224 | 57,576 | 67,053 | 61,715 | 69,181 | 1,03,620 | 1,04,532 | 1,05,455 | 1,02,555 | 1,10,957 | 1,16,533 |
| Expenses | 41,585 | 43,987 | 52,696 | 57,053 | 51,284 | 56,282 | 81,957 | 96,192 | 94,125 | 91,663 | 98,542 | 1,01,182 |
| Operating Profit | −2,842 | 115 | 4,725 | 9,839 | 10,291 | 12,820 | 21,416 | 8,060 | 11,191 | 10,724 | 12,149 | 15,119 |
| OPM % | −7.0% | 0.3% | 8.0% | 15.0% | 17.0% | 17.9% | 20.9% | 8.0% | 11.0% | 10.0% | 11.0% | 13.0% |
| Other Income | 425 | 378 | 654 | 283 | 280 | 1,349 | 901 | 1,855 | 664 | 1,006 | 532 | 776 |
| Interest | 2,303 | 2,529 | 2,824 | 3,156 | 3,489 | 2,819 | 1,699 | 2,040 | 2,477 | 2,795 | 2,162 | 2,097 |
| Depreciation | 2,402 | 2,678 | 3,064 | 3,381 | 3,749 | 4,096 | 4,272 | 4,961 | 5,269 | 5,643 | 5,978 | 6,255 |
| Profit before tax | −7,125 | −4,724 | −528 | 3,555 | 3,305 | 7,218 | 16,310 | 2,897 | 4,069 | 3,256 | 4,515 | 7,505 |
| Tax % | −41.0% | −41.9% | −46.9% | 34.1% | 36.1% | 42.0% | 25.1% | 25.1% | 24.0% | 27.1% | 25.1% | — |
| Exceptional items | −60.95 | −263 | −45.98 | −288 | −527 | 14.01 | −282 | 231 | −537 | −260 | −542 | −392 |
| Net Profit | −4,180 | −2,757 | −281 | 2,351 | 2,123 | 4,155 | 12,251 | 2,180 | 3,069 | 2,374 | 3,379 | 5,609 |
| EPS (Rs) | −10.12 | −6.68 | −0.67 | 5.70 | 5.14 | 10.05 | 29.66 | 5.28 | 7.41 | 5.73 | 8.18 | 13.61 |
| Dividend payout % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9.0% | 0.0% | 28.0% | 29.9% | 28.0% | 27.0% | 27.9% | 28.9% | — |
| 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 | 4,126 | 4,125 | 4,126 | 4,121 | 4,122 | 4,121 | 4,123 | 4,126 | 4,120 | 4,123 | 4,124 | 4,127 |
| Reserves | 39,776 | 36,122 | 33,031 | 32,903 | 35,626 | 37,488 | 41,393 | 50,232 | 50,741 | 53,169 | 54,973 | 56,362 |
| Borrowings | 32,026 | 35,017 | 41,276 | 45,233 | 45,004 | 53,913 | 37,542 | 17,213 | 30,685 | 36,185 | 36,817 | 31,808 |
| Other Liabilities | 26,968 | 26,319 | 29,425 | 33,405 | 33,455 | 31,557 | 34,973 | 48,813 | 45,045 | 47,405 | 40,761 | 43,839 |
| Total Liabilities | 1,02,895 | 1,01,583 | 1,07,857 | 1,15,661 | 1,18,207 | 1,27,079 | 1,18,030 | 1,20,383 | 1,30,591 | 1,40,882 | 1,36,675 | 1,36,135 |
| Fixed Assets | 39,038 | 46,006 | 50,372 | 58,622 | 61,465 | 69,049 | 67,692 | 73,776 | 73,540 | 72,428 | 73,426 | 75,992 |
| CWIP | 29,456 | 25,038 | 23,353 | 18,477 | 16,082 | 8,789 | 8,912 | 4,726 | 4,910 | 6,169 | 7,235 | 10,596 |
| Investments | 61.06 | 2,283 | 2,479 | 2,631 | 2,978 | 3,243 | 3,446 | 3,760 | 4,194 | 4,595 | 4,985 | 4,348 |
| Other Assets | 34,341 | 28,255 | 31,653 | 35,930 | 37,683 | 45,997 | 37,980 | 38,121 | 47,948 | 57,690 | 51,029 | 45,199 |
| Inventories | 18,206 | 14,892 | 15,930 | 17,221 | 19,702 | 24,041 | 15,556 | 19,799 | 28,001 | 32,968 | 29,395 | 23,816 |
| Trade receivables | 3,245 | 3,146 | 2,930 | 3,869 | 4,491 | 8,829 | 8,162 | 4,763 | 5,382 | 8,351 | 7,607 | 6,500 |
| Cash & equivalents | 2,638 | 346 | 379 | 346 | 288 | 446 | 796 | 786 | 551 | 674 | 967 | 733 |
| Total Assets | 1,02,895 | 1,01,583 | 1,07,857 | 1,15,661 | 1,18,207 | 1,27,079 | 1,18,030 | 1,20,383 | 1,30,591 | 1,40,882 | 1,36,675 | 1,36,135 |
| 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 | 2,577 | 4,040 | 2,158 | 6,161 | 7,214 | −618 | 23,410 | 30,978 | −5,285 | 2,909 | 9,899 | 19,035 |
| Cash from investing activity | −6,299 | −4,809 | −5,476 | −6,486 | −3,701 | −4,267 | −3,300 | −3,979 | −3,377 | −4,270 | −5,273 | −7,908 |
| Cash from financing activity | 3,770 | 743 | 3,301 | 269 | −3,545 | 4,996 | −19,791 | −27,353 | 8,584 | 1,360 | −4,417 | −11,384 |
| Net cash flow | 63.19 | −20.06 | −5.01 | −47.14 | −28.07 | 126 | 329 | −388 | −74.19 | 12.04 | 223 | −264 |
| Capex | 7,694 | 6,644 | 5,453 | 6,754 | 3,979 | 4,748 | 3,551 | 3,663 | 3,919 | 4,708 | 6,216 | 8,750 |
| Free cash flow | −5,054 | −2,458 | −3,278 | −443 | 3,346 | −5,014 | 20,098 | 27,641 | −8,845 | −1,301 | 4,552 | 10,979 |
| CFO / OP % | 65.1% | −131.9% | 1,863.1% | 134.1% | 74.1% | −5.0% | 184.1% | 145.1% | −60.9% | 27.1% | 99.0% | 163.1% |
| Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debtor days | 27 | 31 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 53 | 44 | 18 | 20 | 30 | 28 | 22 |
| Inventory days | 370 | 308 | 274 | 199 | 243 | 370 | 207 | 170 | 180 | 222 | 211 | 158 |
| Days payable | 77 | 82 | 90 | 87 | 89 | 97 | 107 | 143 | 92 | 103 | 75 | 72 |
| Cash conversion cycle | 319 | 255 | 209 | 137 | 179 | 325 | 144 | 44 | 107 | 148 | 163 | 108 |
| Working capital days | −68 | −137 | −172 | −87 | −51 | −24 | −78 | −39 | −41 | −20 | −17 | −27 |
| ROCE % | 5.0% | −6.0% | −2.0% | 3.0% | 9.0% | 8.0% | 11.0% | 24.0% | 6.0% | 8.0% | 7.0% | 8.0% |
For the Sep 2026 quarter, Steel Authority of India reported sales of ₹32,030 Cr, up 19.8% year on year and net profit of ₹1,751 Cr, up 317.3% year on year. The operating margin was 12.9%.
Steel Authority of India's sales for the year to Mar 2026 were ₹1.11 L Cr; over the last twelve months they were ₹1.17 L Cr.
Net profit for the year to Mar 2026 was ₹3,379 Cr, and ₹5,609 Cr over the last twelve months. Earnings per share over the same trailing period were ₹13.61.
Steel Authority of India reported borrowings of ₹31,808 Cr at Mar 2026, against cash and equivalents of ₹733 Cr.
Cash from operations was ₹19,035 Cr in the year to Mar 2026; after capital spending, free cash flow was ₹10,979 Cr.