Mahanagar Gas Limited reported a sharp decline in profitability for the quarter ended March 2026, with consolidated net profit falling 47.40% year-on-year to ₹129.94 crore from ₹247.04 crore in Q4 FY25, even as revenues continued to grow, underlining significant margin pressure at the city gas distribution company.
Sales for the quarter rose 4.46% to ₹2,052.05 crore from ₹1,964.38 crore in the year-ago period, suggesting volume and realisation growth was insufficient to offset the cost pressures weighing on the bottom line.
Shares of Mahanagar Gas declined 2.17% or ₹25.60 to ₹1,154.20 on the NSE on May 8, with the intraday range spanning ₹1,131.10 to ₹1,160. The previous close stood at ₹1,179.80. The stock’s market capitalisation is approximately ₹11,421 crore, with a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 11.93 and a dividend yield of 1.82%. At current levels, MGL is trading well below its 52-week high of ₹1,586.90, though comfortably above the 52-week low of ₹900.
How did Mahanagar Gas perform for the full year FY26?
The full-year picture mirrors the quarterly trend — revenue growth accompanied by a meaningful earnings decline. For FY26, net profit fell 19.14% to ₹841.14 crore from ₹1,040.27 crore in FY25. Sales for the full year rose 13.52% to ₹8,245.70 crore from ₹7,263.80 crore in FY25, reflecting healthy volume throughput across Mahanagar Gas’s piped natural gas and compressed natural gas network in the Mumbai metropolitan region.
The divergence between revenue growth of 13.52% and profit decline of 19.14% for the full year points to a sustained compression in margins, likely driven by higher gas procurement costs, infrastructure investments, and competitive pricing dynamics in the city gas distribution segment.
Mahanagar Gas is an Indian natural gas distribution company incorporated in 1995, primarily serving Mumbai and its surrounding areas through its PNG and CNG infrastructure network.
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