Coal India Share Price Today: Maharatna PSU Stock Rallies on Strong Q4 Numbers, Dividend Update | Time To Buy?

Coal India Share Price Today: Shares of Maharatna PSU rallied on Tuesday, after the Maharatna PSU reported an 11% jump in its net consolidated profit for the fourth quarter of the financial year 2025-26. Coal India has also announced the final dividend for FY26.

Coal India's share price was trading 3.64% higher at Rs 469.4 per share on the BSE, with a market capitalisation of Rs 2,89,278.4 crore. The stock hit an intraday high of Rs 470 per share and a low of Rs 455.65 per share.

Coal India Q4 Result Review

Coal India's adjusted EBITDA (excluding OBR exp) outshined expectations as it surged close to 8% on a year-on-year basis to Rs 123 billion, against Motilal Oswal's estimate of Rs 114 billion. Better operating profit and higher-than-expected other income in Q4FY26 helped Coal India improve its profitability.

"Coal India (COAL) delivered a decent performance, mainly supported by higher e-auction volumes (accounted for ~14% of total volumes). Premium stood at 36% in 4QFY26. We expect COAL to post a 4% volume CAGR in FY26-28E, while a higher share of e-auction volumes with better premium will support overall NSR and margins. This is expected to translate into a CAGR of 5% and 12% in revenue and EBITDA over FY26-28E, respectively," noted Motilal Oswal in its report.

Coal India Share Price Recommendation, Target Price

The brokerage has maintained a 'Buy' rating for the Maharatna PSU stock with a target price of Rs 530 per share. "At CMP, the stock is trading at 5x on FY28E EV/EBITDA. We reiterate our BUY rating with a TP of INR530, valuing the stock at 6x FY28E EV/EBITDA," stated Motilal Oswal in its report.

Coal India Dividend

The company's board of directors, on Monday, approved a final dividend of Rs 5.25 per share with a face value of Rs 10 each. "the Board of Directors at its meeting held on date has inter alia, declared Final Dividend for the Financial Year 2025-26 @ Rs 5.25 per equity share on the face value of Rs 10/- as recommended by the Audit Committee of CIL at its meeting held on date. Payment of Final Dividend for FY 2025-26 shall be made subject to approval of Shareholders in the ensuing AGM," as per the BSE filing released on Monday night.

Coal India Q4 Result Recap

Coal India reported a net profit of Rs 10,839.18 crore in Q4FY26, up 11% year-on-year (YoY) basis from Rs 9,751 crore reported in the year-ago period. The company had reported a net profit of Rs 7,1,57.45 crore in the December quarter.Coal India's net consolidated revenue from operations stood at Rs 46,490.03 crore in Q4FY26 against Rs 43961.56 crore reported in Q4FY25.