NTPC's Q2 profit is ₹7,030 crore, up 39%; board declares ₹3 per share interim dividend with 6 November record date
NTPC, the state-owned power producer, reported profit attributable to shareholders of about ₹7,030 crore for July to September 2026, against about ₹5,067 crore a year earlier, and declared an interim dividend of ₹3 per share.
NTPC, India’s largest power producer, which is majority owned by the government, reported consolidated profit attributable to its shareholders of about ₹7,030 crore for the July to September 2026 quarter (Q2 of the financial year 2026-27, called FY27). A year earlier it was about ₹5,067 crore, a rise of about 39%. Its board also declared an interim dividend (a payout to shareholders made during the year, before the final one) of ₹3 per share. Reports say shareholders whose names are on the company’s register on the record date, 6 November 2026, are entitled to it, with payment from 25 November 2026. “Consolidated” means the figures include NTPC and its subsidiaries.
The numbers
| Metric (₹ crore) | Q2 FY27 | Q2 FY26 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue from operations (consolidated) | 54,270 | 44,784 | +21% |
| Net profit attributable to shareholders (consolidated) | 7,030 | 5,067 | +39% |
| Net profit (standalone, NTPC alone) | 5,320 | 4,653 | +14% |
- Net profit is what remains after all costs and tax. Revenue from operations is money earned from the company’s business.
- Consolidated profit attributable to shareholders rose by about ₹1,963 crore from a year earlier. Reports also give total consolidated profit for the period, before the share belonging to minority holders in subsidiaries, as about ₹7,351 crore, of which about ₹321 crore belongs to those minority holders.
The dividend
- Amount: ₹3 per equity share, which is 30% of the share’s face value of ₹10 (face value is the nominal value printed on a share).
- Record date: 6 November 2026. The record date is the day the company checks its register to see who receives the dividend.
- Payment: from 25 November 2026, as reported.
Basis of these figures
The primary source (NTPC’s results filing on BSE and NSE, or ntpc.co.in) could not be opened when this article was prepared, so every figure is attributed to the news reports listed above, which agree with each other. The board meeting to consider the unaudited results and a first interim dividend was scheduled for 31 October 2026, according to pre-meeting reports; the news reports above do not themselves state the audit status. Amounts are in ₹ crore (1 crore = 10 million). Percentages were recalculated from the rounded figures: 7,029.56 against 5,066.78 is +38.7%, 54,269.95 against 44,784.05 is +21.2%, and 5,319.94 against 4,653.33 is +14.3%.