Shree Cement Reports Decrease in Q4 Profit, Increase in FY26 Revenue

Shree Cement Ltd Reports 4.31% Decline in Consolidated Profit for Q4 FY26

Shree Cement Ltd, the country's third-largest cement group by capacity, reported a consolidated profit of Rs 531.99 crore for the March quarter, marking a 4.31 per cent decline from the year-ago period.

The company had posted a net profit of Rs 555.98 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal year. According to a regulatory filing from the Bangur family-promoted Shree Cement Ltd (SCL), the company's revenue from operations was up 7.68 per cent to Rs 5,642.95 crore from Rs 5,240.15 crore a year ago.

SCL's total expenses were at Rs 5,085.08 crore, up 9.41 per cent, in the March quarter. The company's sales volume grew 11 per cent during the quarter to 10.56 million tonnes. Total volume, including clinker sales, also jumped 9.4 per cent on a year-on-year basis from 9.84 million tonnes to 10.77 million tonnes, and 23.2 per cent on a quarter-on-quarter basis.

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Its sales of premium products increased to 22 per cent of total trade volume on a year-on-year basis. The company's total income, including other income, was up 5.6 per cent to Rs 5,755.16 crore in the March quarter.

For the entire FY26, SCL's profit climbed 42.63 per cent to Rs 1,706.25 crore. The total consolidated income rose 7 per cent to Rs 19,907.35 crore.

SCL's Managing Director Neeraj Akhoury stated that the company continues to strengthen its performance by improving energy efficiency, increasing digitalisation across operations, and leveraging data-driven processes to enhance productivity. With robust demand fundamentals and ongoing digital and sustainability-led interventions, the company is confident of delivering sustainable and profitable growth in the coming quarters.

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During the quarter, SCL commissioned its integrated project of 3.65 MTPA clinker capacity and 3.50 MTPA cement capacity at Kodla, Karnataka. With this, SCL's installed cement capacity in the country, including its wholly owned subsidiaries, increased to 69.3 MTPA.

Shree Cement owns brands such as Roofon, Bangur Power, Shree Jung Rodhak, Bangur Cement, Powermax, Magna, and Rockstrong.

SCL also informed its board that it has recommended a final dividend of Rs 70 per share, in addition to the interim dividend of Rs 80 per share, for 2025-26 declared in October 2025. Consequently, the total dividend for the year stands at Rs 150 per share.

On the outlook, SCL stated that the macroeconomic environment remains resilient, supported by steady domestic demand and continued policy focus on infrastructure-led growth.

Shares of Shree Cement Ltd settled at Rs 24,954.15 apiece on BSE on Wednesday, up 0.29 per cent from the previous close.