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Bharat Petroleum Corporation financials and balance sheet

NSE: BPCLBSE: 500547Petroleum ProductsLarge Cap

Last close ₹281.95down ₹5.00 (1.74%)BSE ₹281.25

Share price at the NSE close on 23 Oct 2026. Previous close ₹286.95.

52-week range of traded prices to 23 Oct 2026
₹266.60Low, 2 Apr 2026₹391.65High, 5 Feb 2026
Market cap
₹1,22,324 Cr62nd largest listed
P/E
7.1
P/B
1.2
Dividend yield
6.21%
ROE
18.9%
ROCE
13.5%
Debt to equity
0.43
Volume, NSE
31,98,57548.3% delivered

10 years at a glance

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. ₹ crore, years to March.Bharat Petroleum Corporation annual reports

Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore

  • Revenue
  • Net profit
  • Borrowings
Peak revenue ₹5,33,547 Cr, year to Mar 2023

Operating and net margin, per cent

  • Operating margin
  • Net margin

From Apr 2019 leases sit on the balance sheet: rent is charged as depreciation and interest instead, so operating profit and total assets step up with nothing about the business having changed. Borrowings here leave lease liabilities out. Lease payments were 3.1% of operating profit in the first full year.

Results for the year to Mar 2026

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. ₹ crore.

From revenue to net profit

  1. Revenue5,22,820
  2. Materials and goods−3,79,186
  3. Employee costs−3,774
  4. Other expenses−98,658
  5. Operating profit41,202
  6. Depreciation−7,856
  7. Other income+3,299
  8. One-off items−411
  9. Finance costs−2,953
  10. Profit before tax33,280
  11. Tax−8,948
  12. Joint ventures+1,511
  13. Net profit25,843

What the company owns

  • Plant, investments and other assets₹1,70,163 Cr
  • Inventory₹53,304 Cr
  • Cash and bank₹17,761 Cr
  • Receivables₹4,980 Cr
  • Current investments₹2,408 Cr

What pays for it: net worth and liabilities

  • Net worth₹1,00,170 Cr
  • Other liabilities₹62,310 Cr
  • Borrowings₹43,482 Cr
  • Owed to suppliers₹42,654 Cr

Bharat Petroleum Corporation business segments, year to Mar 2026

A reportable segment is a line of business the company must report on its own. Consolidated, ₹ crore, as the company reports them. A segment at a loss has no share of profit.Bharat Petroleum Corporation segment results by quarter

Revenue by segment

₹5,22,820 CrTotal
  • Downstream Petroleum₹5,22,668 Cr100.0% of total
  • Exploration & Production of Hydrocarbons₹152 Cr0.0% of total

Profit by segment

  • Downstream Petroleum₹34,596 Cr100.0% of total

Segment results by year

Consolidated, ₹ crore, years to March.

  • Downstream Petroleum

    Revenue, ₹ crore
    Profit, ₹ crore
  • Exploration & Production of Hydrocarbons

    Revenue, ₹ crore
    Profit, ₹ crore
₹ croreMar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Revenue of all businesses3,40,8793,29,7973,04,2664,32,5705,33,5475,06,9935,00,5175,22,820
Company revenue, as in its results3,40,8793,29,7973,04,2664,32,5705,33,5475,06,9935,00,5175,22,820
Revenue3,40,7493,29,6913,04,1974,32,4225,33,4015,06,8045,00,3715,22,668
Revenue growth–−3.2%−7.7%42.2%23.4%−5.0%−1.3%4.5%
Profit11,6923,65322,56113,7084,70938,50019,42434,596
Profit growth–−68.8%517.6%−39.2%−65.6%717.5%−49.5%78.1%
Margin3.4%1.1%7.4%3.2%0.9%7.6%3.9%6.6%
Return on capital–4.9%30.0%16.1%5.5%42.0%19.8%36.4%
Assets–1,17,0541,25,4101,53,5181,51,0591,60,4731,71,9821,86,913
Liabilities–42,27650,31668,17365,52468,73173,88891,762
Capital employed–74,77875,09485,34585,53591,74298,09495,151
Revenue13110669147146188146152
0–––––––
Profit is before tax and finance costs, the way companies report their segments.

Profit and loss

Consolidated, ₹ crore, years to March.Bharat Petroleum Corporation quarterly results

₹ croreMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 21 MayMar 2020Filed 4 JunMar 2021Filed 27 MayMar 2022Filed 26 MayMar 2023Filed 23 MayMar 2024Filed 10 MayMar 2025Filed 12 JunMar 2026Filed 19 May
Revenue from operations2,43,7472,79,3133,40,8793,29,7973,04,2664,32,5705,33,5475,06,9935,00,5175,22,820
2,30,2352,64,1403,25,7673,21,4482,82,9704,13,4325,22,6594,62,9114,75,1164,81,618
Materials and goods bought1,71,4112,02,1122,61,1422,52,5921,87,3993,03,4014,33,2123,76,0963,85,2973,79,186
Employee costs––3,9854,0214,8563,4082,7753,5773,5103,774
Other expenses––60,64064,83690,7151,06,62386,67283,23786,31098,658
Operating profit before depreciation13,51215,17315,1128,34921,29619,13710,88844,08225,40141,202
Operating margin5.5%5.4%4.4%2.5%7.0%4.4%2.0%8.7%5.1%7.9%
Materials, % of revenue––76.6%76.6%61.6%70.1%81.2%74.2%77.0%72.5%
Employee costs, % of revenue––1.2%1.2%1.6%0.8%0.5%0.7%0.7%0.7%
Other expenses, % of revenue––17.8%19.7%29.8%24.6%16.2%16.4%17.2%18.9%
Depreciation and amortisation2,1082,8853,4184,0804,3345,4346,3696,7717,2577,856
Operating profit after depreciation11,40512,28811,6944,26916,96213,7034,51937,31118,14533,346
Other income2,0481,7832,0381,9292,2532,2691,4982,2352,6853,299
Finance costs6961,1861,7642,6371,7232,6063,7454,1493,5912,953
Profit before one-off items and tax12,75612,88511,9683,56117,49213,3662,27235,39717,23833,691
One-off items9431,2890−1,3105,2661,135−1,643−268−378−411
Profit before tax13,70014,17411,9682,25122,75814,50162935,12916,86033,280
4,1934,3824,378−145,1124,3556909,3364,8468,948
Share of profit of joint ventures and associates––9371,401−3261,5362,1921,0661,3231,511
9,5079,7928,5283,66617,32011,6822,13126,85913,33725,843
Other comprehensive income––−1,172588−1,275402761213−9622,584
Total comprehensive income––7,3554,25416,04512,0842,89227,07212,37528,427
Net margin3.9%3.5%2.5%1.1%5.7%2.7%0.4%5.3%2.7%4.9%
Net margin without joint ventures and associates––2.2%0.7%5.8%2.3%0.0%5.1%2.4%4.7%
Materials, employee costs and other expenses are shown for the years they add up to operating expenses; for the years to Mar 2017 and Mar 2018 they do not, so they are left blank.

Balance sheet

Consolidated, ₹ crore, at 31 March. The last column is the half year to Sep 2026, after the latest full year: the balance sheet at its end.

₹ croreMar 2019Filed 21 MayMar 2020Filed 4 JunMar 2021Filed 27 MayMar 2022Filed 26 MayMar 2023Filed 23 MayMar 2024Filed 10 MayMar 2025Filed 12 JunMar 2026Filed 19 MaySep 2026Half yearFiled 23 Oct
40,83538,58953,55551,90653,52275,63581,3841,00,1701,01,464
38,76536,53253,55551,90653,52275,63581,3841,00,1701,01,464
Share capital1,9671,9672,0932,1292,1292,1364,2734,2734,273
Reserves36,79834,56551,46249,77651,39373,49977,11295,89897,191
Belonging to outside owners of subsidiaries2,0702,056000–000
42,91561,64847,58855,93360,45545,48551,06143,48251,218
53,11060,22256,93083,06874,84280,88390,6721,05,4521,22,670
42,98652,05350,50752,55559,74545,89946,32642,99337,385
1,36,9301,50,8641,60,9921,87,5291,88,1092,02,4182,18,3822,48,6162,61,519
88,1491,07,6121,09,0101,25,5291,32,0961,36,7241,45,5501,64,8971,76,789
48,76843,23151,96161,98755,99665,65272,80083,66584,693
Net debt36,45355,27532,68449,25453,60334,90836,92223,31341,438
Borrowings are counted again inside the liabilities due within a year and after a year. Plant in use and plant being built are given for full years only. No balance sheet is on record for the years to Mar 2017 and Mar 2018, so its lines and the ratios worked from it are blank there.

Cash flow

Consolidated, ₹ crore, years to March. The last column is the half year to Sep 2026, after the latest full year: the cash flow over its six months.

₹ croreMar 2021Filed 27 MayMar 2022Filed 26 MayMar 2023Filed 23 MayMar 2024Filed 10 MayMar 2025Filed 12 JunMar 2026Filed 19 MaySep 2026Half yearFiled 23 Oct
23,55420,33612,46635,93623,67850,769−2,983
27,35822,19313,26744,75727,66758,813−1,347
4,2361,323−176−1,2369079,030−9,557
Receivables−2,585−2,3172,853−1,605−1,1124,120−3,011
Inventories−6,367−9,6724,110−5,005−2,994−10,150−6,852
Payables3,89015,108−6,3334,1732,45911,6002,809
Other working capital9,298−1,795−8051,2012,5533,460−2,503
Tax paid−3,663−1,710−710−8,660−3,990−8,044−1,635
Capital spending7,3217,4107,4448,83913,34315,9568,635
Free cash flow16,23212,9255,02127,09710,33534,813−11,618
−2,573−8,138−7,806−10,521−19,180−26,067−1,383
−13,981−17,672−4,402−25,427−6,241−24,9404,422
Dividends paid4,92414,4831,2825,3296,5619,525144
Shares bought back0000000
Shares issued5,52000379000
Net change in cash7,000−5,474257−12−1,743−23856
Capital spending is part of cash from investing, and dividends paid, shares bought back and shares issued are part of cash from financing. Each is shown as an amount on a line of its own, and the section's other items are in its total only. No cash flow statement is on record for the years to Mar 2017, Mar 2018, Mar 2019 and Mar 2020.

Per share

Consolidated, ₹ per share, years to March.Bharat Petroleum Corporation dividend history

₹ per shareMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 21 MayMar 2020Filed 4 JunMar 2021Filed 27 MayMar 2022Filed 26 MayMar 2023Filed 23 MayMar 2024Filed 10 MayMar 2025Filed 12 JunMar 2026Filed 19 May
₹22.17₹22.90₹19.84₹7.77₹40.94₹27.46₹5.01₹63.04₹31.21₹60.49
As stated that year₹66.51₹45.80₹39.67₹15.53₹81.87₹54.91₹10.01₹126.08₹31.21₹60.49
₹22.17₹22.90₹19.84₹7.77₹40.80₹27.46₹5.01₹63.04₹31.21₹60.49
₹10.83₹10.50₹9.50₹8.25₹39.50₹8.00₹2.00₹21.00₹10.00₹17.50
––₹98.54₹92.87₹127.94₹121.88₹125.67₹177.02₹190.48₹234.45
Dividend payout49.4%46.5%47.9%106.2%102.3%29.2%40.0%33.4%32.0%28.9%
Shareholder yield––––−0.6%18.6%1.7%3.8%5.4%7.8%
Market cap at the year end (₹ crore)93,97992,72586,23968,74492,83377,95274,6871,30,6761,20,8141,21,912
Every year is restated for later splits and bonuses, so they do not break the line. The figure the company stated that year is under each line it differs from. The dividend as declared is blank for the year to Mar 2024: its payments were declared on different share counts, a split or bonus between them, so they do not add to one figure.
RatioMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 21 MayMar 2020Filed 4 JunMar 2021Filed 27 MayMar 2022Filed 26 MayMar 2023Filed 23 MayMar 2024Filed 10 MayMar 2025Filed 12 JunMar 2026Filed 19 May
Revenue growth29.2%14.6%22.0%−3.3%−7.7%42.2%23.3%−5.0%−1.3%4.5%
Operating profit growth−6.3%12.3%−0.4%−44.8%155.1%−10.1%−43.1%304.9%−42.4%62.2%
Net profit growth19.1%3.0%−12.9%−57.0%372.5%−32.6%−81.8%1,160.4%−50.3%93.8%
Earnings per share growth–3.3%−13.4%−60.8%427.0%−32.9%−81.8%1,159.5%−50.5%93.8%
––20.1%8.1%35.9%22.2%4.0%41.6%17.0%28.5%
–––−12.0 pts27.8 pts−13.7 pts−18.1 pts37.5 pts−24.6 pts11.5 pts
From the net margin–––−12.0 pts38.4 pts−17.6 pts−18.9 pts49.6 pts−20.7 pts14.5 pts
From asset turnover–––−0.6 pts−6.9 pts5.0 pts0.5 pts−4.6 pts−1.8 pts−1.9 pts
From borrowing–––0.6 pts−3.7 pts−1.1 pts0.3 pts−7.4 pts−2.2 pts−1.2 pts
Return on capital employed––14.0%4.3%16.8%12.7%4.0%30.8%13.7%23.2%
Cash conversion––––136.0%174.1%585.0%133.8%177.5%196.4%
Interest cover16.410.46.61.69.85.31.29.05.111.3
Debt to equity––1.051.600.891.081.130.600.630.43
Receivable days––76985673
Inventory days––3232525132424351
Payable days––2419323720272941
Cash conversion cycle, days––1519302216202114
Working capital days––−2−6−19−7−5−5−5−14
Asset turnover––2.492.291.952.482.842.602.382.24
Assets per rupee of net worth––3.533.823.463.303.563.022.682.57
Sales per rupee of plant––6.965.524.785.316.325.985.785.70
Capital spending to depreciation––––1.691.361.171.311.842.03
Plant being built, % of plant in use––14.9%16.6%12.0%6.1%6.7%10.2%15.3%17.9%
No balance sheet is on record for the years to Mar 2017 and Mar 2018, so its lines and the ratios worked from it are blank there.

Growth and returns over 3, 5 and 10 years

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. Each window ends with the year to Mar 2026.

Return on assets, latest year
11.1%
Cash from operations against operating profit
123.2%
Measure10 years5 years3 years
Revenue growth, yearly rate10.7%11.4%−0.7%
Profit growth, yearly rate12.5%9.8%129.7%
Return on equity, average–22.6%29.0%
Return on capital employed, average–16.9%22.6%
Operating margin, average5.3%5.6%7.2%
Net margin, average3.3%3.2%4.3%
Asset turnover, average–2.512.40
Cash conversion cycle, days, average–1918
Interest cover, average7.76.48.4
Debt to equity, average–0.770.55

Where the cash came from and went

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. ₹ crore, added up over each window, which ends with the year to Mar 2026.

₹ crore5 years3 yearsLatest year
Cash from operations1,43,1841,10,38350,769
Cash from investing−71,712−55,768−26,067
Cash from financing−78,681−56,608−24,940
Capital spending52,99138,13715,956
Dividends paid37,17921,4149,525
Shares bought back000
Shares issued for cash3793790
Borrowings raised51,25728,6746,702
Borrowings repaid72,36450,22717,491

Accounting checks

Consolidated, years to March. Published tests of whether reported profit is backed by cash and the balance sheet.

CheckMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Piotroski score, out of 9Published threshold 3 points out of 9––––756747
Altman Z-scorePublished threshold 1.81––3.652.853.303.183.504.173.523.50
Beneish M-scorePublished threshold −1.78––––−2.46−2.41−2.59−2.59−2.56−3.43
Profit not backed by cash, % of assetsPublished threshold 10 per cent of average total assets––––−2.35−0.30−1.350.744.200.49
Cash from operations to profit, 3 yearsPublished threshold 0.7 times––––––1.811.691.701.67
Receivables growth less revenue growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–––−18.8853.42−18.27−54.0829.0413.23−51.13
Inventory growth less cost-of-goods growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–––0.2645.88−3.96−52.5325.713.2219.35
Other current assets growth less revenue growthOur threshold 5 per cent of revenue–––−0.68−2.020.210.17−0.090.030.22
Assets under construction, years of additionsOur threshold 2 years of additions–––0.670.940.210.611.241.451.26
Effective tax ratePublished threshold 17.16 per cent30.6030.9136.58−0.6322.4630.03109.6726.5828.7426.89
Tax charged less tax paid, % of profitOur threshold 10 percentage points–––––18.24−3.091.925.082.71
A threshold marked as ours has no published figure; it is the line we read the check against.

Credit ratings

An agency's view of the chance the company repays a borrowing on time, from AAA, the highest, down to D, in default.

DateAgencyBorrowing ratedRatingOutlookAmount, ₹ Cr
1 Oct 2026CRISIL Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Bank FacilitiesLong-term scaleCrisil AAARating ReaffirmedStable21,666
1 Oct 2026CRISIL Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Commercial PaperShort-term scaleCrisil A1+Rating Reaffirmed10,000
1 Oct 2026CRISIL Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Non Convertible DebenturesLong-term scaleWithdrawnRating WithdrawnINE029A08073 Debt ISIN935.61
1 Oct 2026CRISIL Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Bank FacilitiesShort-term scaleCrisil A1+Rating Reaffirmed22,111
1 Oct 2026CRISIL Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Non Convertible DebenturesLong-term scaleCrisil AAARating ReaffirmedINE322J08040 Debt ISINStable1,000
3 Aug 2026CARE Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Commercial PaperCARE A1+New, New3,500
3 Aug 2026CARE Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Debentures-Non Convertible DebenturesCARE AAAReview, Re-affirmStable500
10 Mar 2026ICRA Limited (opens in a new tab)Non Convertible Debentures[ICRA]AAAReview, Re-affirmStable1,000
The latest rating on each borrowing. The agency's name opens its reasoning for the rating.