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Hindustan Copper Q1 profit jumps 162.5%, revenue up 81%
Copper is a metal used to make wires and pipes.
Hindustan Copper is a company in India that digs copper out of the ground.
It is the only company in India that mines copper ore.
The company told everyone how much money it made in the first three months of its new financial year.
Its profit jumped by a lot compared with the same time last year.
Its revenue, the money it earns from selling things, also went up by about 81 percent.
But compared with the last three months of the previous year, profit and revenue went down a little.
The government of India owns a big part of this company.
The company works in several Indian states like Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand.
Hindustan Copper's Q1FY27 consolidated net profit rose 162.5% year-on-year to Rs 352.37 crore, compared with Rs 134.25 crore in Q1FY26.
Revenue from operations increased 81.36% YoY to Rs 936.50 crore in Q1FY27.
On a sequential basis, net profit declined 20.69% from Rs 444.27 crore in Q4FY26.
Revenue also fell 18.99% quarter-on-quarter from Rs 1,156.08 crore in Q4FY26.
Hindustan Copper is India's only copper ore mining company, is controlled by the Ministry of Mines, and the Government of India holds a 66.14% stake in it.
- Who
- Hindustan Copper (HCL), India's only copper ore mining company and a public sector enterprise under the Ministry of Mines.
- What
- Reported its Q1FY27 financial results, with net profit more than doubling to Rs 352.37 crore and revenue rising 81.36% to Rs 936.50 crore year-on-year.
- Where
- India, where the company operates across Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Gujarat and Maharashtra.
- When
- First quarter of fiscal year 2026-27 (Q1FY27).
- Why
- The company announced its quarterly financial results for the first quarter of the fiscal year.
Key facts
- Company
- Hindustan Copper (HCL)
- Q1FY27 Net Profit
- Rs 352.37 crore (up 162.5% YoY)
- Q1FY26 Net Profit
- Rs 134.25 crore
- Q1FY27 Revenue
- Rs 936.50 crore (up 81.36% YoY)
- Q4FY26 Net Profit
- Rs 444.27 crore
- Q4FY26 Revenue
- Rs 1,156.08 crore
- Government Stake
- 66.14% held by the Government of India
- Company Profile
- Miniratna Category-I public sector enterprise incorporated in 1967 under the Ministry of Mines









