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Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd

BPCL NSE

Key Fundamentals

LargecapRefineries & MarketingPetroleum Products
Market Cap
1.4L Cr
Volatility
Moderate
P/E Ratio
7.86
EBITDA
₹44,501 Cr
Return on Equity
25.8%
Debt to Equity
0.54
Book Value
₹231.13
EPS
₹44.92
52W High
₹391.65
52W Low
₹266.6

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Key Insights

Strengths

3
  • Stock is providing a good dividend yield of 5.64%.
  • Company has a good return on equity (ROE) track record: 3 Years ROE 28.6%
  • Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 31.5%

Growth Rate

Revenue Growth
3.52%
Net Income Growth
93.78%
Cash Flow Change
114.42%
ROE
57.41%
ROCE
54.60%
EBITDA Margin (Avg.)
53.15%

AI Analysis — Bull vs Bear

Anthropic anthropic claude-opus-4.6 4d ago
AI opinion · based on fundamentals
Risk high

BPCL trades at a PE of ~8x with a market cap of ₹1,37,552 crore, offering a dividend yield of 5.56%. The company reported a sharp 50% decline in standalone PAT to ₹13,337 crore in FY25 from ₹26,859 crore in FY24, though FY26 has seen a strong recovery with PAT rising 75% YoY to ₹23,303 crore. Refining throughput reached a record 41.15 MMT in FY26 and sales hit 55.72 MMT, but GRM volatility and government pricing controls remain structural overhangs.

Bull Case 8
  • Attractive valuation at PE of ~8x, well below broader market multiples, reflecting significant earnings potential if margins sustain
  • High dividend yield of 5.56% with a consistent payout ratio of 31.5%, providing income support to shareholders
  • Strong 3-year ROE track record of 29%, indicating efficient capital utilization despite cyclical earnings
  • Record refinery throughput of 41.15 MMT and total sales of 55.72 MMT achieved in FY26, demonstrating operational efficiency at 107% capacity utilization
  • Aggressive capex of ₹25,000 crore planned for FY27 (up 35% YoY), with major petrochemicals expansion at Bina refinery expected by May 2028, diversifying revenue streams
  • FY26 PAT recovered sharply to ₹23,303 crore (up 75% YoY from ₹13,275 crore in FY25), showing earnings resilience after a down year
  • Compounded profit growth of 107% over 3 years and 16% over 5 years reflects structural earnings improvement from the FY22 lows
  • India's fuel demand growing steadily with domestic sales rising from 51.04 MMT in FY24 to 52.40 MMT in FY25, providing volume tailwinds for the largest retail fuel network
Bear Case 8
  • FY25 standalone PAT fell 50% to ₹13,337 crore from ₹26,859 crore in FY24, demonstrating extreme earnings volatility inherent to the business
  • GRM declined sharply to $4.88/bbl in Q1 FY26 from $7.86/bbl in Q1 FY25, highlighting vulnerability to global refining margin cycles
  • Government retains 52.98% stake with implicit pricing control on petrol, diesel, and LPG — under-recoveries on LPG remain a recurring drag on profitability
  • Stock CAGR of just 5% over 10 years and -1% over 1 year, significantly underperforming broader indices despite periodic earnings spikes
  • Debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54x with heavy capex commitments of ₹25,000 crore in FY27 could strain the balance sheet if margins compress again
  • Compounded sales growth has been -1% over 3 years, indicating top-line stagnation despite volume increases, as crude price volatility distorts revenue
  • Privatization shelved indefinitely since 2022, removing a potential re-rating catalyst and keeping the company subject to government policy directives on fuel pricing
  • TTM profit growth is -12%, indicating the most recent earnings trajectory is declining even as the market prices in cyclical recovery

This is AI-generated analysis, not financial advice. Do your own due diligence.

AI News Digest

Anthropic anthropic claude-opus-4.6 5h ago
Headwinds 2
  • Q1FY27 net loss ₹3,962 crore Jul 22

    BPCL reported standalone net loss of ₹3,962.13 crore in Q1FY27, reversing from ₹3,191.49 crore profit in Q4FY26. EBITDA turned negative at ₹40.77 billion due to suppressed marketing margins.

  • High spot market oil dependence Jul 23

    Spot market oil purchases surged to 69% in the June quarter from 44% a year ago, exposing BPCL to greater price volatility. Russian crude processing rose to 38%, raising geopolitical supply risk.

Positives 2
  • BRSR highlights decarbonization progress Aug 3

    BPCL published its FY2025-26 sustainability report showcasing decarbonization milestones, renewable energy expansion, and CSR investments of ₹267.17 crore.

  • ₹5,000 crore NCD issuance approved Aug 18

    Board approved secured/unsecured NCD issuance up to ₹5,000 crore in up to 10 tranches within one year, strengthening funding flexibility for capex and operations.

Neutral 6
  • Investor meets at EMKAY, Motilal Aug 7

    BPCL scheduled analyst meetings on Aug 12 and Aug 19, 2026 in Mumbai at EMKAY Confluence and Motilal Oswal Global Investor Conference.

  • 73rd AGM set for Aug 27 Aug 3

    AGM agenda includes digital payments expansion, new director appointments, and cost auditor fee ratification.

  • New Chief Procurement Officer appointed Aug 1

    Amit Kumar appointed as CPO effective August 1, 2026, succeeding Kani Amudhan N who superannuated.

  • CMD Khanna gets extended charge Jul 30

    Ministry of Petroleum extended additional charge of Director (Refineries) to CMD Sanjay Khanna, consolidating leadership roles.

  • Q1FY27 earnings call audio posted Jul 23

    Audio recording of unaudited Q1FY27 results conference call held July 23, 2026 made available per SEBI compliance.

  • ₹22.72 crore block trade on NSE Jul 20

    Approximately 730,294 shares traded at ₹311.10 per share in an institutional block deal worth ₹22.72 crore.

TL;DR: BPCL faces a challenging near-term outlook after posting a steep ₹3,962 crore net loss in Q1FY27 driven by negative marketing margins, while increased spot market procurement (69%) raises cost volatility risk. On the positive side, the ₹5,000 crore NCD approval provides funding headroom and sustainability initiatives signal long-term positioning. The trend is deteriorating on profitability, and recovery hinges on marketing margin normalization and crude price stability in coming quarters.

Quarterly Results

  Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales
1,12,985
1,03,044
1,15,499
1,16,555
1,13,095
1,02,785
1,13,166
1,11,230
1,12,551
1,04,946
1,19,029
1,18,701
1,51,277
Expenses
97,200
90,104
1,09,300
1,07,600
1,07,468
98,268
1,05,710
1,03,494
1,02,874
95,185
1,07,343
1,09,067
1,55,332
Operating Profit
15,785
12,941
6,199
8,955
5,627
4,517
7,456
7,737
9,678
9,761
11,687
9,634
-4,055
OPM %
14%
13%
5%
8%
5%
4.4%
7%
7%
9%
9%
10%
8%
-2.7%
Other Income
1,003
911
919
403
807
1,278
548
1,061
1,840
1,375
687
940
3,535
Interest
1,071
1,190
920
967
889
923
861
919
758
833
657
705
627
Depreciation
1,614
1,605
1,830
1,722
1,686
1,779
1,810
1,982
1,889
1,958
1,979
2,031
2,069
PBT
14,103
11,056
4,367
6,669
3,859
3,094
5,333
5,897
8,872
8,345
9,737
7,838
-3,216
Tax %
25%
25%
27%
28%
26%
26%
29%
26%
23%
26%
26%
28%
-42%
Net Profit
10,644
8,244
3,181
4,790
2,842
2,297
3,806
4,392
6,839
6,191
7,188
5,625
-1,873
EPS in Rs
24.53
19
7.33
11.04
6.55
5.29
8.77
10.12
15.76
14.27
16.57
12.96
-4.32
Figures in ₹ Crores

Profit & Loss

  Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales
2,42,598
1,87,815
2,01,251
2,35,895
2,98,226
2,84,572
2,30,171
3,46,791
4,73,187
4,48,083
4,40,272
4,55,228
4,93,954
Expenses
2,32,818
1,74,844
1,87,468
2,20,578
2,83,113
2,75,597
2,09,170
3,27,654
4,62,288
4,04,001
4,14,870
4,14,026
4,66,927
Operating Profit
9,780
12,971
13,783
15,317
15,112
8,975
21,001
19,137
10,899
44,082
25,401
41,202
27,027
OPM %
4%
7%
7%
6%
5%
3.1%
9%
6%
2.3%
10%
6%
9%
5%
Other Income
2,117
1,913
2,721
2,927
2,975
1,393
7,489
4,939
2,554
3,032
3,629
4,399
6,536
Interest
1,180
680
696
1,186
1,764
2,637
1,723
2,606
4,263
4,149
3,591
2,953
2,823
Depreciation
3,027
2,072
2,108
2,885
3,418
4,080
4,334
5,434
6,369
6,771
7,257
7,856
8,036
PBT
7,690
12,132
13,700
14,174
12,905
3,652
22,432
16,037
2,821
36,194
18,182
34,791
22,704
Tax %
34%
33%
31%
31%
34%
0%
23%
27%
24%
26%
27%
26%
Net Profit
5,082
8,089
9,507
9,792
8,528
3,666
17,320
11,682
2,131
26,859
13,337
25,843
17,132
EPS in Rs
11.08
18.64
20.1
20.76
17.98
7.04
37.26
26.93
4.91
61.91
30.74
59.57
39.48
Div. Payout %
34%
25%
49%
46%
48%
106%
102%
29%
40%
33%
32%
29%
Figures in ₹ Crores

Balance Sheet

  Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital
723
656
1,311
1,967
1,967
1,967
2,093
2,129
2,129
2,136
4,273
4,273
Reserves
21,839
27,138
29,508
34,652
36,798
34,565
51,462
49,776
51,393
73,499
77,112
95,898
Borrowings
25,492
23,388
35,725
37,659
44,839
65,476
54,532
64,534
69,376
54,599
61,101
54,424
Other Liabilities
38,268
35,241
42,541
46,078
53,322
48,852
52,891
71,089
65,240
72,184
75,898
94,021
Total Liabilities
86,322
86,422
1,09,086
1,20,356
1,36,926
1,50,860
1,60,978
1,87,529
1,88,138
2,02,418
2,18,382
2,48,616
Fixed Assets
29,109
25,358
33,684
45,539
49,315
60,175
64,098
83,901
86,675
86,798
88,628
93,624
CWIP
15,787
17,459
16,834
9,875
13,654
17,757
17,037
15,433
16,249
20,204
26,387
32,911
Investments
7,712
9,401
21,327
23,725
24,907
27,029
26,768
23,616
26,778
26,631
26,531
30,136
Other Assets
33,714
34,203
37,241
41,217
49,050
45,900
53,075
64,578
58,436
68,785
76,837
91,945
Total Assets
86,322
86,422
1,09,086
1,20,356
1,36,926
1,50,860
1,60,978
1,87,529
1,88,138
2,02,418
2,18,382
2,48,616
Figures in ₹ Crores

Cash Flow

  Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Operating
20,742
11,119
9,041
11,068
10,157
7,881
23,455
20,336
12,466
35,936
23,678
50,769
Investing
-10,536
-9,233
-15,274
-7,066
-10,451
-11,135
-2,474
-8,138
-7,806
-10,521
-19,180
-26,067
Financing
-9,792
-1,332
4,804
-4,218
207
3,583
-13,981
-17,672
-4,402
-25,427
-6,241
-24,940
Net Cash Flow
414
555
-1,429
-215
-87
329
7,000
-5,474
257
-12
-1,743
-238
Free Cash Flow
9,754
947
-417
3,384
-344
-4,289
14,403
12,643
3,960
26,391
8,574
31,476
CFO/OP
240
111
94
93
86
108
129
115
121
101
109
143
Figures in ₹ Crores

Ratios

  Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Debtor Days
4
4
9
8
8
7
12
10
5
7
8
4
Inventory Days
29
34
45
41
32
32
52
51
32
42
43
51
Days Payable
22
19
24
27
25
19
32
37
20
27
29
41
Cash Conversion Cycle
12
19
30
21
16
20
33
24
17
21
22
14
Working Capital Days
-19
-18
-31
-19
-13
-30
-33
-29
-20
-21
-27
-34
ROCE %
17%
25%
24%
21%
18%
9%
18%
16%
7%
32%
16%
26%

Shareholding Pattern

As of Jun 2026
Promoters 52.98%
DIIs 21.07%
FIIs 16.84%
Public 5.93%
Others 2.32%
Government 0.86%
Total 100.00%
  Mar 2021Jun 2021Sep 2021Dec 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Promoters
52.98%
52.98%
52.98%
52.98%
52.98%
52.98%
52.98%
52.98%
52.98%
52.98%
52.98%
52.98%
52.98%
52.98%
52.98%
52.98%
52.98%
52.98%
52.98%
52.98%
52.98%
52.98%
FIIs
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
12.55%
13.02%
14.21%
16.80%
15.03%
15.40%
14.71%
14.58%
15.45%
16.53%
18.46%
19.58%
16.84%
DIIs
23.31%
22.36%
21.73%
21.14%
19.85%
20.70%
19.82%
21.80%
22.59%
23.11%
22.54%
22.13%
21.29%
21.31%
22.06%
22.27%
22.24%
22.17%
21.30%
19.56%
18.53%
21.07%
Government
0.86%
0.86%
0.86%
0.86%
0.86%
0.86%
0.94%
0.94%
0.94%
0.94%
0.94%
0.94%
0.94%
0.94%
0.94%
0.94%
0.94%
0.94%
0.94%
0.43%
0.43%
0.86%
Public
5.09%
7.62%
9.05%
9.40%
9.68%
9.49%
9.37%
9.03%
8.31%
7.87%
7.95%
7.24%
5.86%
7.51%
6.42%
6.71%
6.86%
6.16%
5.97%
5.82%
5.75%
5.93%
Others
17.76%
16.18%
15.39%
15.62%
16.63%
15.98%
16.89%
15.26%
15.19%
2.56%
2.58%
2.50%
2.13%
2.22%
2.21%
2.39%
2.40%
2.30%
2.28%
2.75%
2.74%
2.32%
No. of Shareholders
0
4,68,377
5,62,947
7,69,895
8,37,456
9,30,486
9,41,242
9,42,635
8,58,136
8,16,721
8,17,339
7,49,213
7,23,571
9,27,835
10,18,790
11,24,530
11,93,410
11,07,980
10,59,890
9,87,767
10,33,060
10,50,340

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What does Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd do?
Bharat Petroleum Corporation is a public sector company which is engaged in the business of refining of crude oil and marketing of petroleum products.[1]
Where is Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) listed?
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd is listed on the Indian stock exchanges. It is listed on NSE: BPCL and BSE: 500547. You can view its live share price, financials, and ratios on Tapetide.
Which sector does Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd belong to?
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd operates in the Energy sector within the Petroleum Products industry. Sector classification helps investors compare companies affected by similar economic conditions and regulatory changes.
What is the market capitalisation of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd?
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd has a market capitalisation of approximately ₹137205.24 Cr. Based on this, it is classified as a Large Cap stock.
What is the PE ratio of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd?
The Price-to-Earnings (PE) ratio of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd is 7.86. The PE ratio compares a company's share price to its earnings per share and is commonly used to assess whether a stock is overvalued or undervalued relative to its peers.
What is the 52-week high and low of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd?
Over the past 52 weeks, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd has traded between a low of ₹266.6 and a high of ₹391.65. This range helps investors understand the stock's price volatility and recent trading levels.
Does Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd pay dividends?
Yes, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd has a dividend yield of 5.53%. Dividend yield indicates the annual dividend income relative to the share price. A consistent dividend history can signal financial stability.
What is the Return on Equity (ROE) of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd?
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd has a Return on Equity (ROE) of 25.80%. ROE measures how effectively a company uses shareholders' equity to generate profits. A higher ROE generally indicates better capital efficiency.
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Company Information

Bharat Petroleum Corporation is a public sector company which is engaged in the business of refining of crude oil and marketing of petroleum products.[1]

CEO Mr. Sanjay Khanna
Employees 8,747
Listed 1995-09-13
Face Value ₹ 10
Issued Size 4,33,85,05,488

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