The country’s largest cement manufacturing company UltraTech Cement has released the results of the third quarter (October-December) of the financial year 2025-26 on Saturday (January 24). The company’s consolidated net profit increased by 26.8% year-on-year to Rs 1,729.44 crore. In the same quarter last year, the company had made a profit of Rs 1,363.44 crore. This increase in the company’s performance has been seen due to record sales of cement and improvement in operations. 23% jump in revenue, sales reached 38.87 million tonnes. Revenue from operations of this flagship company of Aditya Birla Group also increased by 22.8% to Rs 21,829.68 crore. Last year in the December quarter this figure was Rs 17,778.83 crore. In terms of volume, the company has sold a total of 38.87 million tonnes (MT) of cement in this quarter, which is 15% more than last year. Demand for gray cement in the domestic market registered a growth of 15.4%. UltraTech, which reached second place in the world in capacity, has started new plants in Dhule in Maharashtra and Nathdwara in Rajasthan during this quarter. Now the total domestic capacity of the company has reached 188.66 million tonnes per annum (mtpa). If UAE operations are also included, the company’s global production capacity reaches 194.06 mtpa. With this, UltraTech has now become the world’s second largest cement company in terms of production capacity and the world’s largest in terms of sales (except China). New Labor Code: Rs 88 crore burden on profits The company said that due to the new labor code implemented from November 21, 2025, it has incurred an additional financial burden of Rs 88.48 crore. This expenditure has occurred due to changes in the rules for payment of gratuity and holidays. If this expense were removed, the company’s profit could have been even higher. Reduction in expenses: Relief due to cheaper coal and electricity. According to the results, the company has got relief in fuel and electricity expenses. The cost of electricity and fuel has reduced by about 15% compared to last year. At the same time, logistics cost has also declined by 4%. However, an increase of 6% has been recorded in the prices of raw materials. The company’s operating margin has also improved to 18%, which was 16% last year. Future Plan: Target 240 mtpa capacity UltraTech’s next target is to take its total capacity to 240.76 million tonnes. For this, work has started on new projects (Greenfield and Brownfield) in collaboration with India Cements. The company has made capital expenditure (Capex) of Rs 2,357 crore in this quarter. Apart from this, the company is also expanding its ‘Cables and Wires’ business, the work of which has started at the project site. Even in the ready mix concrete business, the non-cement segment of the growth company is also growing rapidly. Earnings from ready mix concrete (RMC) increased by 26% to Rs 1,848 crore. At the same time, the revenue of white cement has also seen an increase of 5.6%. There has also been a big jump of 35% in overseas revenue, which stood at Rs 1,194 crore.
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UltraTech Cement’s profit increased by 27%: December quarter profit stood at ₹ 1,729 crore, revenue crossed ₹ 21,830 crore.
