Hindalco Industries has achieved a remarkable financial milestone. The company's profits soared by two-thirds in the final quarter of fiscal year 2025. This performance caps off what executives are calling their strongest year ever.
The metals powerhouse reported these figures alongside a strategic acquisition announcement. The combination signals an aggressive growth phase for the already dominant player in aluminum and copper markets.
Hindalco Industries, the metals flagship of the Aditya Birla Group, reported a 66 per cent year-on-year surge in consolidated net profit to Rs 5,284 crore for the quarter ended March 2025. This represents a significant jump from Rs 3,174 crore in the same period last year. The robust performance was driven by strong Indian operations, aided by favorable macroeconomic conditions and lower input costs.
Consolidated revenue from operations rose to Rs 64,890 crore compared to Rs 55,994 crore in the same quarter last year.
For the full financial year FY25, Hindalco posted a record consolidated profit after tax of Rs 16,002 crore, up from Rs 10,155 crore in FY24. Annual revenue grew to Rs 2,38,496 crore against Rs 2,15,962 crore in the previous fiscal.
"Hindalco delivered an all-time high performance in FY25, driven by strong operational resilience, cost discipline, and continued momentum across all our businesses," said Managing Director Satish Pai. "Our Aluminium Upstream business in India remained a strong anchor, complemented by robust growth in the downstream business."
The Copper business achieved a record EBITDA backed by strong value-added product sales. Despite tighter scrap spreads, Novelis delivered a resilient performance through increased beverage can shipments.
In a key strategic move, the board approved the acquisition of EMIL Mines and Mineral Resources Ltd (EMMRL). This includes the Bandha coal block with 197 million tonnes of mineable reserves and a 45-year mine life. The block is located just 20 km from Hindalco's Mahan power plant and smelter, ensuring a sustainable and cost-efficient coal supply.
Pai further claimed that Hindalco is entering a phase of accelerated growth, backed by secure access to key resources such as bauxite and coal. The company is also advancing its copper smelter expansion, e-waste recycling initiatives, and value-added product development in specialty alumina.
Hindalco, a 28-billion-dollar global metals leader, ranks among the top aluminium producers by revenue and is the second-largest manufacturer of copper rods outside China.
This performance emphasizes Hindalco's resilience-which is the hallmark of a well-managed Indian industrial giant. Amidst global economic uncertainties, the company matured through its integrated business model to produce extraordinary results.
The strategic focus on assuring resources through such acquisition as that of the Bandha coal block, in fact, reflects good foresight. Energy security remains a trademark concern for an energy-intensive industry such as aluminum smelting.
The record performance at present thus has set the expectations high for the quarters to come. The diversified portfolio does offer a little cushion to Hindalco; however, the external market forces still remain very unpredictable.