The oil marketing company (OMC) posted a revenue uptick of 6.3% to Rs 1.35 lakh crore in Q4FY26 versus Rs 1.27 lakh crore posted in the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year.
The bottomline fell sequentially by 22% in the quarter under review from Rs 7,188 crore reported by BPCL in Q3FY26 amid a 1.2% quarter-on-quarter slip in topline versus Rs 1.37 lakh crore in the October-December quarter of FY26.
The net profit for full financial year surged 94% to Rs 25,843 crore from Rs 13,337 crore in FY25 while the revenue from operations in the same period stood at Rs 5.23 lakh crore compared to Rs 5 lakh crore, implying a 4.4% rise.
The net profit margin in Q4FY26 stood at 4.17% versus 5.26% in Q3FY26 and 3.46% in Q4FY25 while the operating margin stood at 5.11% in Q4FY26 versus 6.77% in Q3FY26 and 4.09% in Q4FY25.
The company incurred expenses of Rs 1.28 lakh crore in Q4FY26, flat versus Rs 1.28 lakh crore in Q3FY26 and Rs 1.22 lakh crore in Q4FY25. The expenses were made under the heads like ‘cost of materials consumed’, purchase of stock in trade, excise duty and finance cost, among other things.
The net cash flow from operating activities stood at Rs 34,791 crore in the year ended March 31, 2026 versus Rs 18,182 crore as on March 31, 2025. The company reduced its debt-to-equity ratio to 0.43 as on March 31, 2026 versus 0.63 as on March 31, 2025.BPCL recognised an impairment loss of about Rs 4,349 crore on its investment in wholly owned subsidiary Bharat Petro Resources Limited (BPRL) during FY26 due to weakening prospects of certain oil and gas blocks held by the subsidiary. BPCL’s total investment in BPRL stood at Rs 15,426 crore, while the cumulative impairment on these investments has now risen to Rs 11,314 crore as of March 31, 2026. BPRL has exposure to domestic and overseas oil and gas assets through subsidiaries, joint ventures and associate entities.
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