Ambuja Cement Reports 78% Year-Over-Year Increase in Net Profit for Q4, Announces ₹2 Dividend per Share

Ambuja Cement Reports 78% Year-on-Year Increase in Net Profit, Announces Dividend

Adani Group-backed Ambuja Cement released its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, on Monday, May 4. The company also announced a dividend for FY25-26, marking a significant milestone in the Indian cement sector.

Ambuja Cement's share price rose marginally by 0.39% to ₹445 apiece on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) during market hours on Monday. The company's consolidated net profit for the March quarter FY26 (Q4FY26) stood at ₹1,830 crore, a 78% year-on-year (YoY) increase from ₹1,025 crore in the same period last year. This substantial growth is attributed to the parent company's shareholders.

The revenue from operations for Q4FY26 came in at ₹10,892 crore, registering a 10% rise compared to ₹9,894 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year. Ambuja Cement reported its highest-ever quarterly sales volume of 19.9 million tonnes, marking a 10% year-on-year increase. The company also achieved a record-high revenue and operating EBITDA of ₹1,464 crore with a margin of 13.4%.

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The company maintained its debt-free status and achieved an EBITDA per metric tonne (PMT) of ₹735 during the quarter. Ambuja Cement's board has proposed a dividend of ₹2 per equity share for FY 2025-26, with Friday, June 12, 2026, set as the record date to identify eligible shareholders. The payout is subject to shareholder approval and will be disbursed on or after July 1, 2026.

According to Vinod Bahety, Whole Time Director and CEO, Ambuja Cements, FY 26 has been a year of resilience for the Cement sector, which has witnessed consolidation, GST 2.0 reforms on one side, while adverse weather conditions, global geo-political factors, and state elections affected the sector in some way. FY26 marked a transition from expansion to consolidation with significant progress on 'One cement platform' wherein Sanghi and Penna merged successfully with Ambuja.

The Indian cement sector is facing cost pressures from higher fuel and diesel prices, rising costs of packaging bags amid supply issues and rupee depreciation, with a larger impact expected in the first half of the current financial year. Ambuja Cement is mitigating these cost pressures through fuel mix optimisation, higher renewable energy adoption, improved logistics efficiencies, prioritisation of higher-margin markets, and long-term raw material sourcing arrangements.

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