{"id":70751,"date":"2026-10-21T12:14:34","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T06:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marutiwani.com\/?p=70751"},"modified":"2026-10-21T12:14:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T06:44:34","slug":"hindustan-zinc-reports-record-q2-net-profit-of-%e2%82%b96412-crore-up-142-yoy-highest-ever-quarterly-ebitda-driven-by-lower-zinc-cost-of-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marutiwani.com\/?p=70751","title":{"rendered":"Hindustan Zinc Reports Record Q2 Net Profit of \u20b96,412 crore, Up 142% YoY; Highest-Ever Quarterly EBITDA Driven by Lower Zinc Cost of Production"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Udaipur, October 19, 2026: Hindustan Zinc Limited, the world\u2019s largest integrated zinc producer and among the top 10 silver producers globally, delivered a record second-quarter performance in FY27. The company reported highest-ever quarterly revenue from operations of \u20b915,093 crore, up 77% YoY, highest-ever quarterly EBITDA of \u20b99,285 crore, up 108% YoY, and record quarterly net profit of \u20b911,881 crore, up 142% YoY. The performance was underpinned by its highest-ever second-quarter mined metal production of 271 KT, record second-quarter refined metal production of 264 KT, and a lower quarterly zinc cost of production excluding royalty of US$ 703 per tonne. Second-quarter silver production stood at 173 tonnes, up 20% YoY, contributing significantly to profitability.<\/p>\n<p>For the half year ended September 30, 2026, Hindustan Zinc recorded its highest-ever EBITDA of \u20b917,359 crore, up 108% YoY, and record net profit of \u20b911,881 crore, with an industry-leading EBITDA margin of 60%. Free cash flow pre-growth capex for the quarter stood at \u20b96,389 crore, further strengthening its position as a globally competitive, low-cost zinc producer.<\/p>\n<p>During the quarter, the company secured a Letter of Intent for the Gundlupet Rare Earth Element and Yttrium Block in Karnataka, advancing its critical minerals diversification. Renewable power rose to 27% of overall power consumption, with its zinc alloy plant now sourcing 100% of its power from renewable energy.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the performance, Amarendu Prakash, Chief Executive Officer, said: \u201cI am honoured to lead Hindustan Zinc at this pivotal stage. Our record second-quarter mined metal production of 271 KT and refined metal production of 264 KT demonstrate the strength of our operations, assets and people. We remain focused on disciplined growth, AI-led innovation and advancing our critical minerals portfolio to support the energy transition, while delivering long-term stakeholder value.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-70749\" src=\"https:\/\/marutiwani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hindustan-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marutiwani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hindustan-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/marutiwani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hindustan-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/marutiwani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hindustan-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/marutiwani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hindustan-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/marutiwani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hindustan.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Udaipur, October 19, 2026: Hindustan Zinc Limited, the world\u2019s largest integrated zinc producer and among the top 10 silver producers globally, delivered a record second-quarter performance in FY27. The company reported highest-ever quarterly revenue from operations of \u20b915,093 crore, up 77% YoY, highest-ever quarterly EBITDA of \u20b99,285 crore, up 108% YoY, and record quarterly net &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":70749,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-70751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","category-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marutiwani.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marutiwani.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marutiwani.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marutiwani.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marutiwani.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=70751"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/marutiwani.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70751\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":70752,"href":"https:\/\/marutiwani.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70751\/revisions\/70752"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marutiwani.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/70749"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marutiwani.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=70751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marutiwani.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=70751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marutiwani.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=70751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}