HPCL posts Rs 11,526 crore Q1 loss as fuel retail sales rise 8.1%
Hindustan Petroleum reported a Rs 11,526 crore consolidated loss in Q1 FY27 despite 17.4% sequential revenue growth to Rs 1.40 lakh crore. Petrol and diesel sales rose 8.1% year-on-year to 8.8 MMT, signalling resilient transport-fuel demand amid crude-price volatility.
HPCL posted a Rs 11,526 crore Q1 FY27 loss amid crude-price volatility, while revenue rose 17.4% to Rs 1.40 lakh crore. Petrol and diesel sales grew 8.1% year-on-year, supporting India fuel-retail demand despite flat overall domestic sales.
Why this matters
The result extends HPCL's recent signal that weak marketing margins outweighed refining gains, even as higher fuel volumes point to resilient transport-fuel demand.
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