Total operating expenses for the period under review aggregated to Rs 442.82 crore, up 101.1% YoY.
Profit before tax in Q3 FY26 stood at Rs 212.52 crore, up by 151.7% from Rs 84.43 crore recorded in Q3 FY25.
The company’s board has approved an interim dividend of Re 1 per share for the financial year 2025-26.
The company has fixed Friday, 13 February 2026 as the ‘record date’ to determine the eligibility of the shareholders to receive the interim dividend. The dividend would be paid on or before Friday, 06 March 2026.
Hindustan Copper is a central public sector undertaking under the administrative control of Ministry of Mines, Government of India. The principal activities of the company are exploration, exploitation, mining of copper and copper ore including beneficiation of minerals, smelting and refining. As on 31 December 2025, the Government of India held 66.14% in the company.
The scrip declined 3.52% to currently trade at Rs 585.95 on the BSE.