Jindal's Jubilant Journey: Record Production & the Resplendent Rise of a Steel Titan Jindal Steel Limited, formerly known as Jindal Steel & Power Limited, has delivered a set of financial & operational results for the fourth quarter & full financial year ending March 31, 2026 that mark a definitive inflection point in the company's growth trajectory, achieving its highest ever production & sales volumes in a single financial year & commissioning a series of major capacity additions that have elevated its crude steel production capability to 15.6 million metric tons per annum, cementing its position as one of India's most consequential & rapidly expanding integrated steel producers. The results, approved by the Board of Directors at a meeting held on May 1, 2026, commencing at 12:30 PM & concluding at 7:20 PM, were audited by Lodha & Co. LLP, Chartered Accountants, & carry an unmodified audit opinion, providing investors & stakeholders the highest level of assurance regarding their accuracy & completeness. For the full financial year FY2025-26, Jindal Steel reported consolidated steel production of 9.25 million metric tons, representing a 14% increase year-on-year from 8.12 million metric tons in FY2024-25, while consolidated steel sales reached 8.68 million metric tons, a 9% increase year-on-year from 7.97 million metric tons in the preceding year. Consolidated gross revenue for the full year reached ₹62,412 crore ($7.49 billion USD), an 8% increase year-on-year from ₹58,044 crore ($6.96 billion USD) in FY2024-25, reflecting the combined effect of higher volumes & a modest improvement in realised steel prices across the company's product portfolio. "FY26 marks an inflection point for Jindal Steel, driven by the successful commissioning of key facilities under our current expansion plan & the achievement of our highest ever production & sales volumes," stated Damodar Mittal, Wholetime Director of Jindal Steel Limited, articulating the transformative significance of the year's operational achievements. The fourth quarter of FY2025-26 was particularly strong, demonstrating the accelerating momentum of the company's expansion programme: steel production for the quarter reached 2.65 million metric tons, a 6% increase quarter-on-quarter from 2.51 million metric tons in Q3FY26 & a 26% increase year-on-year from 2.11 million metric tons in Q4FY25, while steel sales for the quarter reached 2.62 million metric tons, a 15% increase quarter-on-quarter from 2.28 million metric tons in Q3FY26. The Board of Directors also recommended a final dividend of 200%, equivalent to ₹2 per equity share of face value ₹1 each, for the financial year FY2025-26, subject to shareholder approval at the ensuing Annual General Meeting, reflecting the board's confidence in the company's financial health & its commitment to rewarding shareholders for their continued support during a period of intensive capital investment.

Revenue's Resplendent Rebound: the Quarterly Quest for Quantified Magnificence The fourth quarter of FY2025-26 delivered a financial performance of exceptional quality that significantly exceeded the preceding quarter across every key metric, driven by the ramp-up of newly commissioned production capacity, a recovery in domestic steel demand, & the company's disciplined focus on value-added steel products that command premium realisations in the market. Consolidated gross revenue for Q4FY26 reached ₹19,399 crore ($2.33 billion USD), a remarkable 28% increase quarter-on-quarter from ₹15,172 crore ($1.82 billion USD) in Q3FY26, & a 25% increase year-on-year from ₹15,525 crore ($1.86 billion USD) in Q4FY25, demonstrating the powerful revenue leverage that higher production volumes & improved product mix can generate when combined in a single quarter. The adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, & amortisation for Q4FY26 reached ₹2,647 crore ($317 million USD), a 66% increase quarter-on-quarter from ₹1,593 crore ($191 million USD) in Q3FY26, & a 18% increase year-on-year from ₹2,251 crore ($270 million USD) in Q4FY25, a performance that reflects both the operational leverage of higher capacity utilisation & the benefits of the company's ongoing cost efficiency programme. The adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, & amortisation figure has been adjusted for a one-off foreign exchange gain of ₹292 crore ($35 million USD) in Q4FY26, ensuring that the underlying operational performance is presented on a comparable basis free from the distortion of non-recurring items. "The strong quarter-on-quarter improvement in our financial metrics reflects the successful ramp-up of our newly commissioned facilities & the underlying strength of domestic steel demand, which absorbed the higher volumes we brought to market," noted a senior Jindal Steel investor relations executive, contextualising the quarterly improvement within the broader operational narrative. Profit after tax for Q4FY26 reached ₹1,041 crore ($125 million USD), a dramatic improvement from ₹189 crore ($22.7 million USD) in Q3FY26 & a complete reversal from the loss after tax of ₹304 crore ($36.5 million USD) recorded in Q4FY25, demonstrating the transformative impact of higher production volumes, improved product mix, & the operational efficiencies generated by the newly commissioned facilities. For the full financial year FY2025-26, consolidated profit after tax reached ₹3,361 crore ($403 million USD), an 18% increase from ₹2,846 crore ($341 million USD) in FY2024-25, reflecting the cumulative benefit of the company's volume growth, product mix improvement, & cost management initiatives over the course of the year.

Capacity's Colossal Commissioning: BOF3's Bold Birth & Bhagavati's Blazing Brilliance The most strategically significant development of FY2025-26 for Jindal Steel was the successful commissioning of a series of major production facilities that collectively elevated the company's crude steel capacity from approximately 9 million metric tons per annum at the start of the year to 15.6 million metric tons per annum by year end, a capacity addition of extraordinary scale that positions the company for a sustained period of volume-driven earnings growth as the new facilities complete their ramp-up to full production. The centrepiece of this capacity expansion was the commissioning of the 4.6 million metric ton per annum Blast Furnace, named Bhagavati Subhadrika, a facility of impressive scale that represents one of the largest single blast furnace additions to India's steel industry in recent years & that provides Jindal Steel a substantial new source of hot metal for its downstream steelmaking operations. The blast furnace commissioning was complemented the sequential commissioning of two Basic Oxygen Furnace units, designated BOF2 & BOF3, each rated at 3.0 million metric tons per annum of crude steel capacity, which together provide the steelmaking capacity to convert the hot metal produced by the new blast furnace into the liquid steel required for casting & rolling into finished products. The commissioning of BOF3, which was completed during the fourth quarter of FY2025-26, was the final major milestone in the current expansion programme, bringing the company's total crude steel capacity to 15.6 million metric tons per annum & marking the completion of a multi-year, multi-billion rupee capital investment programme that has fundamentally transformed the scale & competitive position of Jindal Steel's operations. "The commissioning of BOF3 completes our current expansion programme & brings our total crude steel capacity to 15.6 million metric tons per annum, a milestone that positions us to deliver significantly higher production & sales volumes in the coming years as these facilities complete their ramp-up," stated a project director at Jindal Steel, articulating the forward-looking significance of the capacity milestone. Beyond the blast furnace & basic oxygen furnace additions, the company also operationalised both modules of its SBPP power plant, rated at 2 times 525 megawatts, providing a substantial captive power generation capacity that reduces the company's dependence on grid electricity & lowers its energy cost per metric ton of steel produced, a critical competitive advantage in India's industrial electricity market. The commissioning of a 1.2 million metric ton per annum cold rolling mill complex & a coal pipe conveyor belt further enhanced the company's downstream processing capabilities & logistics efficiency, completing a comprehensive set of infrastructure additions that collectively strengthen every dimension of the company's integrated production model.

Value-Added Vigour: the Virtuous Vanguard of Premium Steel's Vital Veracity One of the most commercially significant aspects of Jindal Steel's Q4FY26 performance was the high proportion of value-added steel in its sales mix, a metric that directly reflects the company's strategic commitment to moving up the steel value chain by producing & selling higher-specification, higher-margin products rather than competing purely on volume in the commodity steel market. The share of value-added steel in Q4FY26 sales reached 61%, a figure that reflects the company's sustained investment in downstream processing capabilities including cold rolling, galvanising, colour coating, & specialty steel production, which enable it to supply the automotive, appliance, construction, & infrastructure sectors the premium steel products they require. Value-added steel products, which include cold-rolled coils, galvanised & galvalume sheets, colour-coated products, & specialty structural sections, command significantly higher realisations per metric ton than hot-rolled commodity products, & their growing share in Jindal Steel's sales mix is a key driver of the company's earnings per metric ton improvement over time. The commissioning of the 1.2 million metric ton per annum cold rolling mill complex during FY2025-26 directly supports the expansion of value-added steel production capacity, providing the downstream processing infrastructure required to convert hot-rolled coils into the cold-rolled & surface-treated products that command premium prices in the domestic & export markets. "Our focus on value-added steel is not merely a commercial strategy but a reflection of our commitment to serving the evolving needs of India's most demanding industrial customers, who require precision-engineered steel products that meet exacting specifications for strength, surface quality, & dimensional accuracy," explained a sales director at Jindal Steel, articulating the customer-centric rationale for the value-added strategy. The domestic market absorbed 95% of Jindal Steel's Q4FY26 sales, up from 94% in Q3FY26, reflecting the strength of domestic demand & the company's prioritisation of the Indian market, where it benefits from established customer relationships, lower logistics costs, & the absence of export duties that apply to certain steel product categories. The export share of 5% in Q4FY26, compared to a full-year export share of 7% in FY2025-26 versus 6% in FY2024-25, indicates that the company is selectively growing its export presence in markets where it can achieve attractive realisations for its value-added products, particularly in Southeast Asia & the Middle East, while maintaining its primary focus on the large & growing Indian domestic market.

Debt's Disciplined Dynamics: the Prudent Parsimony of LMEL's Leverage Landscape Jindal Steel's financial position at the end of FY2025-26 reflects the careful balance the company has maintained between aggressive capacity investment & financial discipline, managing its debt levels within parameters that preserve investment-grade credit quality & ensure the financial flexibility required to sustain its ongoing expansion programme. Consolidated net debt at March 31, 2026 stood at ₹16,019 crore ($1.92 billion USD), a modest increase from ₹15,443 crore ($1.85 billion USD) at December 31, 2025, reflecting the capital expenditure of ₹2,573 crore ($309 million USD) incurred during the fourth quarter as the company completed the commissioning of BOF3 & associated infrastructure. The consolidated net debt to adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, & amortisation ratio, a key measure of financial leverage used by credit analysts & investors to assess a company's debt serviceability, improved to 1.66 times at March 31, 2026 from 1.72 times at December 31, 2025, reflecting the strong earnings improvement in Q4FY26 that more than offset the modest increase in absolute debt levels. "Our net debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, & amortisation ratio of 1.66 times reflects a comfortable leverage position that provides us the financial flexibility to continue investing in our growth programme while maintaining the financial discipline our stakeholders expect," stated a chief financial officer at Jindal Steel, articulating the financial management philosophy that has guided the company's capital allocation decisions. A net debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, & amortisation ratio of 1.66 times is considered conservative for a capital-intensive steel producer in India's growth market, particularly one that has been executing a major capacity expansion programme, & it compares favourably the leverage ratios of several domestic & international steel peers that have undertaken comparable expansion programmes. The total capital expenditure for the full financial year FY2025-26 was substantial, encompassing the completion of the blast furnace, both basic oxygen furnace units, the power plant modules, the cold rolling mill complex, & the coal pipe conveyor belt, collectively representing one of the most intensive capital investment programmes in Jindal Steel's history & one that has fundamentally transformed the company's production infrastructure. The company's ability to fund this capital programme while maintaining a net debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, & amortisation ratio below 2.0 times reflects the strong operating cash flow generation of its existing production assets, the disciplined management of working capital, & the efficient execution of the capital programme itself, which has been completed broadly on schedule & within budget.

Iron Ore's Imperative Imprimatur: Thakurani's Triumphant Territorial Triumph A development of significant long-term strategic importance disclosed in Jindal Steel's FY2025-26 results announcement was the company's designation as the preferred bidder for the Thakurani A1 iron ore block, a mineral resource acquisition that directly addresses one of the most critical raw material security challenges facing any integrated steel producer in India, namely the reliable, cost-competitive supply of iron ore, the primary input for blast furnace ironmaking. Iron ore, which constitutes the primary raw material input for blast furnace ironmaking, accounting for approximately 1.6 metric tons of ore per metric ton of hot metal produced, is the single most important determinant of an integrated steel producer's cost competitiveness in India's steel market, where iron ore prices & availability are heavily influenced by government mining policy, state royalty regimes, & the competitive dynamics of the domestic iron ore market. Jindal Steel's existing iron ore mining operations in Odisha, which include the Tensa & Sirkali iron ore mines, have provided a partial but insufficient level of raw material self-sufficiency relative to the company's expanded production capacity, making the acquisition of additional iron ore mining rights a strategic imperative as the company's blast furnace capacity grows toward 15.6 million metric tons per annum of crude steel. The Thakurani A1 iron ore block, located in Odisha's mineral-rich Keonjhar district, is understood to contain significant reserves of high-grade iron ore that will provide Jindal Steel a meaningful additional source of captive raw material supply, reducing its dependence on purchased iron ore from third-party miners & the associated price & availability risks. "The designation as preferred bidder for the Thakurani A1 iron ore block is a critical step in strengthening our iron ore security & ensuring that our expanded production capacity has access to the reliable, cost-competitive raw material supply it requires," stated a raw materials director at Jindal Steel, articulating the strategic significance of the mineral acquisition. The broader context of iron ore security in India is shaped by the government's mining policy framework, which has been progressively tightening the conditions for iron ore mining & export, creating both challenges & opportunities for integrated steel producers seeking to secure captive raw material supply. For Jindal Steel, the combination of its existing Odisha mining operations & the newly acquired Thakurani A1 block positions the company to achieve a higher level of iron ore self-sufficiency as its production capacity continues to grow, providing a structural cost advantage over competitors that are more dependent on purchased ore.

Power's Pivotal Provision: SBPP's Scintillating Synergy & Captive Energy's Clout The operationalisation of both modules of Jindal Steel's SBPP captive power plant, each rated at 525 megawatts for a combined capacity of 1,050 megawatts, during FY2025-26 represents a strategically significant enhancement of the company's energy self-sufficiency & cost competitiveness, addressing one of the most important variable cost components in integrated steel production & providing a structural competitive advantage that will benefit the company's economics for decades. Captive power generation is a critical competitive differentiator for Indian steel producers, as industrial electricity tariffs from the grid in India's major steel-producing states, including Odisha & Chhattisgarh, can be substantially higher than the cost of self-generated power from captive plants that utilise the waste gases & heat generated as byproducts of the steelmaking process. Integrated steel plants generate substantial volumes of blast furnace gas, basic oxygen furnace gas, & coke oven gas as byproducts of the ironmaking & steelmaking processes, & these gases, which have significant calorific value, can be used as fuel in captive power plants to generate electricity at a cost that is typically 30% to 50% lower than grid electricity tariffs for large industrial consumers in India. The SBPP power plant, which utilises these byproduct gases as its primary fuel source, therefore provides Jindal Steel a dual benefit: it converts a waste byproduct into a valuable energy resource, reducing CO₂ emissions per metric ton of steel produced relative to the alternative of flaring or venting the gases, & it generates electricity at a cost substantially below the grid tariff, directly reducing the company's energy cost per metric ton of steel. "The operationalisation of both SBPP modules provides us 1,050 megawatts of captive power generation capacity, which significantly reduces our dependence on grid electricity & lowers our energy cost per metric ton of steel, a benefit that will flow through to our earnings on a sustained basis," explained an energy director at Jindal Steel, quantifying the operational significance of the power plant commissioning. The coal pipe conveyor belt, also commissioned during FY2025-26, provides an efficient & cost-effective logistics solution for the transportation of coal from the company's coal handling facilities to its blast furnace & power plant operations, reducing the logistics cost & environmental impact associated coal transportation by road, which is the alternative for facilities not served by rail or conveyor infrastructure. Together, the SBPP power plant & the coal pipe conveyor belt represent complementary investments in the energy & logistics infrastructure that underpin the operational efficiency of Jindal Steel's expanded production complex, providing cost advantages that will compound over time as the new production facilities reach full capacity utilisation.

Future's Formidable Frontiers: Jindal's Judicious Journey Toward Ferrous Felicity The completion of Jindal Steel's current expansion programme, culminating in the commissioning of BOF3 & the achievement of 15.6 million metric tons per annum of crude steel capacity, marks the beginning of a new phase in the company's development, one characterised by the progressive ramp-up of newly commissioned facilities to full production capacity, the optimisation of the integrated production system, & the translation of higher volumes into sustained earnings growth that rewards shareholders & funds the next phase of strategic investment. The ramp-up of the Bhagavati Subhadrika blast furnace, BOF2, & BOF3 is described as progressing steadily, indicating that the new facilities are moving toward their nameplate production rates in an orderly & technically sound manner, a process that typically takes 12 to 24 months from commissioning to full capacity utilisation for large-scale blast furnace & steelmaking operations. The volume growth potential embedded in the ramp-up of these facilities is substantial: if Jindal Steel's FY2025-26 production of 9.25 million metric tons represents approximately 60% utilisation of its 15.6 million metric ton per annum capacity, the path to 80% utilisation would imply production of approximately 12.5 million metric tons, & full utilisation would imply production approaching 15 million metric tons, representing a potential doubling of FY2025-26 output over the medium term. "The ramp-up of our newly commissioned facilities is progressing steadily, & we are confident that the operational & financial performance of FY26 is just the beginning of a sustained period of growth that will create significant value for our shareholders," projected a chief executive at Jindal Steel, articulating the forward-looking confidence that the completion of the expansion programme has generated. The company's cost structure will benefit progressively from the ramp-up of the new facilities, as higher capacity utilisation spreads fixed costs over a larger production base, reducing the fixed cost per metric ton of steel & improving earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, & amortisation per metric ton toward the company's medium-term targets. The appointment of Shome & Banerjee, established in 1968 as the first registered partnership firm of Cost Accountants in India, as cost auditors for FY2026-27 reflects the company's commitment to rigorous cost management & regulatory compliance as it navigates the operational complexity of managing a significantly enlarged production complex. The dividend recommendation of ₹2 per share for FY2025-26, representing a 200% dividend on the face value of ₹1 per share, signals the board's confidence in the company's financial position & its commitment to balancing growth investment the return of capital to shareholders, a balance that will remain central to Jindal Steel's financial strategy as it enters the next phase of its development.

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Key Takeaways

• Jindal Steel Limited achieved its highest ever production & sales volumes in FY2025-26, recording consolidated steel production of 9.25 million metric tons (+14% year-on-year) & consolidated steel sales of 8.68 million metric tons (+9% year-on-year), while consolidated gross revenue reached ₹62,412 crore ($7.49 billion USD, +8% year-on-year) & profit after tax for the full year reached ₹3,361 crore ($403 million USD, +18% year-on-year).

• The company commissioned three major production facilities during FY2025-26, the 4.6 million metric ton per annum Bhagavati Subhadrika blast furnace, BOF2 rated at 3.0 million metric tons per annum, & BOF3 rated at 3.0 million metric tons per annum, elevating total crude steel capacity to 15.6 million metric tons per annum, alongside the operationalisation of both 525 megawatt SBPP power plant modules, a 1.2 million metric ton per annum cold rolling mill complex, & a coal pipe conveyor belt.

• Despite the intensive capital investment programme, Jindal Steel maintained financial discipline, reporting a consolidated net debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, & amortisation ratio of 1.66 times at March 31, 2026, improved from 1.72 times at December 31, 2025, while the Board recommended a final dividend of ₹2 per share (200% on face value) & the company was designated preferred bidder for the Thakurani A1 iron ore block, further strengthening its raw material security.