SAIL Q2 Results October 27, 2026: Net Profit Jumps 315% to ₹1,774 Crore

SAIL Q2 results landed on the evening of October 27, 2026, and the headline number is hard to miss. Steel Authority of India’s standalone net profit for the July-September quarter came in at ₹1,774 crore, up 315% from ₹427 crore a year earlier, according to Moneycontrol and the company’s own results presentation filed with NSE. A low base helps, of course. But this wasn’t only a base effect.

SAIL Q2 results: the key numbers

• Standalone net profit: ₹1,774 crore vs ₹427 crore in Q2 FY26 (up 315%), and up 8.4% from ₹1,636 crore in Q1 FY27.
• Consolidated net profit: ₹1,750.47 crore vs ₹418.72 crore a year ago, as reported by ET Markets (PTI).
• Revenue from operations: ₹31,998 crore vs ₹26,704 crore, a rise of nearly 20%.
• EBITDA: ₹4,561 crore vs ₹2,829 crore a year ago and ₹4,356 crore in the June quarter (company presentation).
• Sales volume: 5.16 million tonnes vs 4.91 million tonnes, up 5.1%.
• Crude steel production: 4.85 million tonnes vs 4.65 million tonnes.

Note the two profit figures. The ₹1,774 crore number is standalone, which is what SAIL’s presentation and most headlines use. The ₹1,750 crore figure that some outlets carried is the consolidated number, which includes subsidiaries and joint ventures. Both point the same way.

Where the jump came from

Volumes grew only about 5%, yet operating profit (EBITDA) was up roughly 61% on the presentation’s numbers. So most of the lift came from somewhere other than tonnage. Moneycontrol reported that the company credited higher sales volumes and cost optimisation, and the presentation’s own bridge for the half-year lists raw material costs, input prices and sales realisations alongside volume as moving parts.

The below-the-line items also turned friendlier. Exceptional items were a charge of ₹73 crore this quarter against ₹338 crore in Q2 FY26, which flatters the year-on-year comparison a little. The tax bill rose to ₹583 crore from ₹126 crore, which is what you’d expect when pre-tax profit quadruples.

Tonnage grew about 5% but operating profit grew about 61%. For a steelmaker, that gap is the real story of the quarter.

The first half looks even better

For April-September, profit after tax was ₹3,410 crore against ₹1,112 crore in the first half of last year. EBITDA for the half rose about 55% to ₹8,917 crore from ₹5,754 crore. The presentation also puts SAIL’s net worth at ₹60,329 crore and its Ind AS debt-to-equity ratio at 0.52 for the half-year.

Chairman and managing director AK Panda said the company would keep working on cost rationalisation, cutting inventory, raising the share of higher-end products and reducing borrowings, Moneycontrol reported.

What it means for steel stocks

The demand backdrop is supportive. SAIL’s presentation, citing Joint Plant Committee data, says India’s crude steel production grew 5% year-on-year in Q2 FY27, while steel consumption grew 7%. When consumption runs ahead of production, mills usually have more room on pricing.

Two things we would watch from here. First, whether the sequential gain holds: Q2 profit beat Q1 by only 8.4%, so the steep year-on-year number partly reflects a weak quarter last year. Second, the borrowing trend, since management has made debt reduction a stated priority. We covered the wider sector setup earlier in our metal stocks to watch piece.

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