UltraTech Cement Q1 Results: Net Profit Rises 49% To Rs 2,226 Crore, Meets Estimates

UltraTech Cement Q1 Results: UltraTech Cement announced its April-June quarter results for fiscal 2025-26 (Q1FY26) on Monday, July 21, reporting a rise of 49% in consolidated net profit to Rs 2,226 crore, compared to Rs 1,494.82 crore in the corresponding period last year.

India's largest cement manufacturer's top line (revenue from operations) rose 13% to Rs 21,275.45 crore in the first quarter of current fiscal, compared to Rs 18,818.56 crore in the year-ago period. Analysts tracked by Bloomberg had a consensus estimate of Rs 21,506 crore.

• Revenue rose 13% to Rs 21,275.45 crore versus Rs 18,818.56 crore (Bloomberg estimate: Rs 21,506 crore).

• EBITDA up 46.2% at Rs 4,410.34 crore vs Rs 3,017.1 crore (Est: 4,408.6 crore)

• Margin at 20.7% vs 16% (Estimate: 20.08%).

• Net profit rose 49% to Rs 2,226 crore versus Rs 1,494.82 crore (Estimate: Rs 2,251 crore).

The Aditya Birla Group company's consolidated sales volumes reached 36.83 mn mt for the quarter, growing 9.7% with the acquisitions of The India Cements Limited and the cement business of Kesoram Industries Limited. Energy costs were lower by 12% YoY, mainly on account of reduced fuel prices. Raw material costs marginally rose by 2%.

India Cements, with a capacity of 14.45 mtpa, has become a subsidiary of UltraTech, effective 25th December, 2024. UltraTech has increased its grey cement capacity by 3.5 mtpa in Q1 FY26, bringing its total capacity to 192.26 mtpa.

On Monday, UltraTech Cement's board approved the appointment of V. Chandrasekaran as an independent director of the company with effect from 13th August, 2025 for a period of five years.

Shares of UltraTech Cement last traded 0.53% higher to Rs 12,654.50 apiece on the BSE before hitting a fresh 52-week high of Rs 12,711.95 earlier today ahead of the announcement of Q1 results. The cement giant commands a market cap of Rs 3,70,249.64 crore.