The profit after tax (PAT) is attributable to the owners of the company. The company’s total revenue from operations for the quarter stood at Rs 39,868 crore, up 5.9% from Rs 37,634 crore in the corresponding period last year.
The sharp fall in Vedanta’s September-quarter net profit can be attributed to a net exceptional loss of Rs 2,067 crore, compared to gains of Rs 1,868 crore in the year-ago period.
The Anil Agarwal-led company’s profit after tax (PAT) fell 44% sequentially to Rs 1,798 crore from Rs 3,185 crore in Q1FY26, while the topline rose 5.4% from Rs 37,824 crore in the April–June quarter of FY26. Excluding exceptional items, the company’s PAT jumped 13% year-on-year to Rs 5,026 crore, the filing to the exchanges said.
Vedanta said its second-quarter revenue was the highest ever, while it also achieved a record second-quarter EBITDA of Rs 11,612 crore, up 12% year-on-year, supported by a margin expansion of 69 basis points to 34%.
The company’s net debt-to-EBITDA ratio stood at 1.37x during the quarter under review, while its credit rating was reaffirmed at AA, the filing said.The parent company, Vedanta Resources Limited, successfully refinanced $550 million through a bond issue, reducing its overall interest cost from 11.6% to 10%, while significantly improving the average debt maturity to 4.5 years, the filing said.