NTPC Q3 Results: Net profit at ₹4,987 crore beats the Street, declares ₹2.75 dividend

State-owned power giant NTPC Ltd on Friday (January 30) reported a 5.8% year-on-year increase in net profit for the third quarter, with profit rising to ₹4,987 crore compared with ₹4,711 crore in the same period last year. The company’s profit was slightly above the CNBC-TV18 poll estimate of ₹4,976.7 crore.

Revenue for the quarter fell 1.8% year-on-year to ₹40,643 crore, down from ₹41,368 crore in the corresponding period of the previous year, and below the CNBC-TV18 poll of ₹43,100.6 crore.

Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) stood at ₹11,991 crore, a marginal increase of 0.2% compared with ₹11,975 crore reported a year ago, slightly below the poll estimate of ₹12,630 crore. NTPC’s EBITDA margin for the quarter improved to 29.5% from 28.9% in Q3 FY25, above the poll estimate of 29%.

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Also, NTPC’s board of directors, in its meeting, approved a second interim dividend for the financial year 2025-26 at the rate of 27.5%, equivalent to ₹2.75 per share on the face value of ₹10 per equity share. The payment and dispatch of the dividend is scheduled for 25 February 2026.

Shares of NTPC Ltd ended at ₹355.80, down by ₹2.30, or 0.64%, on the BSE.