Petronet LNG posts best-ever Q2 and H1 PBT, PAT

(03.11.26 – By Z A Ansari – New Delhi)

“This has been our best ever second quarter as well as our best ever half year in terms of both PBT and PAT,” Petronet LNG Limited Director Finance and Chief Financial Officer Saurav Mitra said on the company’s Q2 FY 2026-27 earnings call on November 3, 2026. The company reported higher profit before tax (PBT) and profit after tax (PAT) for the quarter and first half. Also Read: Business news

Q2 PBT and PAT climb 53% year on year

Petronet LNG reported Q2 PBT of ₹1,659 crore, compared with ₹1,514 crore in the previous quarter and ₹1,083 crore in the corresponding quarter last year. PAT was ₹1,235 crore, against ₹1,133 crore in the previous quarter and ₹806 crore a year earlier. The company said both measures rose about 10% sequentially and 53% year on year. Also Read: Appointments news For the first half of FY 2026-27, PBT stood at ₹3,174 crore and PAT at ₹2,368 crore. Petronet LNG said both figures represented growth of 43% over the corresponding period last year. Mitra thanked investors and analysts for their continued trust in the company. Also Read : Petronet LNG Q2 Profit Rises; Board Declares Rs 7 Dividend

LNG processing volumes increase

The company processed 231 TBTU of LNG during the quarter, up from 207 TBTU in the previous quarter and 228 TBTU in the same quarter last year. Those figures represented a 12% sequential increase and a 1% year-on-year rise, according to Mitra’s presentation of the operating results. Also Read: Selection news At the Dahej terminal, throughput was 216 TBTU, compared with 192 TBTU in the previous quarter and 211 TBTU in the corresponding quarter last year. Mitra noted that utilization comparisons need to account for the terminal’s expanded capacity: current and previous-quarter percentages use 22.5 million tonnes per annum, while last year’s comparison used 17.5 million tonnes per annum. Also Read: Education news Dahej operated at 73% utilization in the quarter, compared with 66% in the previous quarter and 92% in the year-earlier quarter. Overall utilization was 64%, versus 58% in the previous quarter and 78% in the corresponding quarter last year. Mitra said reported year-on-year utilization was lower even as the actual volumes processed increased. Also Read: Politics coverage The results combine growth in reported profit with higher LNG processing volumes compared with both the previous quarter and the year-earlier quarter. Petronet LNG’s presentation also distinguishes the utilization comparison from volume growth because Dahej’s capacity expanded between the periods being compared. Also Read: National news The figures and comparisons in this report are based on Mitra’s statements in the earnings-call material provided. The company described Q2 and first-half PBT and PAT as its best ever; the statement is attributed to the company’s finance director and CFO. Also Read: State news