Petronet LNG Ltd has reported unprecedented profit before tax (PBT) and profit after tax (PAT) for the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 2025-26, recording figures of Rs 1,795 crore and Rs 1,338 crore respectively. These figures represent the highest quarterly earnings in the company’s history.
Comparatively, these earnings mark a significant increase from the same quarter in the previous year, with PBT and PAT rising by 24% and 25% respectively. Furthermore, when compared to the third quarter of fiscal year 2025-26, the growth rates for PBT and PAT are even more pronounced at 57% and 58% respectively.
The company also achieved a 7% increase in overall volume throughput compared to the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 2024-25, with the Kochi Terminal processing a record volume of 68 TBTU during the fiscal year 2025-26.
In the fourth quarter that ended on March 31, 2026, Petronet’s Dahej terminal processed 201 TBTU of liquefied natural gas (LNG), up from 189 TBTU in the same quarter the previous year and slightly down from 214 TBTU in the previous quarter. Total LNG volume processed by the company in this quarter was 219 TBTU, compared to 205 TBTU and 233 TBTU in the corresponding and previous quarters respectively.
Despite challenges such as the crisis in the gulf region, the Dahej terminal maintained a capacity utilization rate of 90.1% during the quarter, a slight decrease from 93.8% in the previous quarter but an improvement from 85.2% in the same quarter last year.
For the entire fiscal year 2025-26, the Dahej terminal processed 833 TBTU of LNG, a slight decrease from 876 TBTU in the previous fiscal year ended March 31, 2025. The company processed a total of 901 TBTU of LNG during the fiscal year, down from 934 TBTU in the previous year.
The financial year also closed with the company recording a PBT of Rs 5,158 crore and a PAT of Rs 3,843 crore. These figures are slightly lower than the PBT of Rs 5,275 crore and PAT of Rs 3,926 crore recorded in the previous fiscal year.
Additionally, during the quarter, customers cleared outstanding dues amounting to Rs 630.04 crore related to Use or Pay obligations from the calendar year 2022.
The robust performance of the company throughout the fiscal year has been attributed to operational efficiencies. In light of this strong performance, the company’s board of directors has recommended a final dividend of Rs 3 per share for the fiscal year.
