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HZL Q2 profit rises 14% to ₹2,649 cr
Financial Express Kochi
|October 18, 2025
VEDANTA-OWNED HINDUSTAN ZINC on Friday reported a surge of 14% in its consolidated net profit in the second quarter of FY26 at ₹2,649 crore.
The company's net profit also rose 19% on a sequential basis.
Hindustan Zinc's revenue from operations stood at ₹8,549 crore, up 4% from last year.
The company recorded its best-ever second quarter in terms of mined metal production of 258 kilo tonne, up 1% on year.
Its Ebitda stood at ₹4,467 crore, up 16% from the previous quarter and 7% from last year with an industry leading Ebitda margin of 52%.
When asked about the outlook on the silver market on the back of rising demand and prices, the company's CEO Arun Misra told FE that the current surge in silver prices will give a good advantage to the company. In the first half of the current fiscal, the company has produced 293 tonne of silver.
This story is from the October 18, 2025 edition of Financial Express Kochi.
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