Why did Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HINDPETRO) stock move recently?

On 7/27/2026, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation moved +3.4% — HPCL rose as crude oil prices fell below $90, which typically benefits oil marketing companies like HPCL through improved refining margins and inventory gains. This is MarketChacha's decoded reason from filings and credible news; it is education, not buy/sell advice.

Is Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HINDPETRO) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows Hindustan Petroleum Corporation's valuation in context — a forward P/E of about 7.0, a price-to-book of about 1.3 — alongside its revenue and profit growth and whether reported profit converts into operating cash, so you can judge value for yourself. MarketChacha does not issue ratings, price targets, or buy/sell advice.

What is Hindustan Petroleum Corporation's revenue?

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation reported revenue of ₹4,78,543 Cr for FY2026, with net profit of ₹17,175 Cr, per official filings.

What is the share price of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HINDPETRO)?

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation last traded at ₹390.85 (-0.6% on the day), as of 8/11/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation

HINDPETRO · NSE · Energy/Refining · India

Snapshot

TickerHINDPETRO

ExchangeNSE

SectorEnergy/Refining

IndustryOil & Gas Refining & Marketing

CountryIndia

CEOMr. Mohit Dhawan

Employees8,256

HeadquartersMumbai, India

Websitewww.hindustanpetroleum.com

Filings tracked7

About Hindustan Petroleum Corporation

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the refining and marketing of petroleum products in India and internationally. It operates through Downstream Petroleum and All Other segments. The company offers light distillates, including liquefied petroleum gas, motor spirits, naphtha, hexane, propylene, and solvents; and middle distillates, such as high-speed diesel, superior kerosene oil, light diesel oil, aviation turbine fuels, mineral turpentine oil, jute batching oil, and lube and turbine oil base stocks. It also provides heavy distillates, including bitumen, furnace oil, waxes and low sulphur heavy stock; and compressed natural gas, biofuel blended fuels, lubricants and petrochemicals. In addition, the company engages in the exploration and production of hydrocarbons; provision of management services for exploration and production blocks; manufacture of ethanol and sugar; generation of power from bagasse; trading in refined oil products; operation and maintenance of liquefied natural gas regasification terminals; production and distribution of green energy from wind and solar power plants; retail through petroleum pumps; distribution of LPG products; direct sales; and operation of natural gas pipelines, EV charging stations, and battery swapping facilities. It serves to commercial vehicle operators, transporters, corporates, and bulk diesel customers. The company was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited is a subsidiary of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited.

Who owns it

Promoters55.0%
Institutions26.7%
Public & other18.3%

188 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data. Promoter pledge is not included here — that comes from exchange shareholding filings.

Forensic scorecard

No major accounting red flags in the fundamentals we have — profit is backed by cash and returns look healthy.

Net margin trend-1.5% → 3.6%

Margin has expanded by about 5.1 points — the business is getting more profitable.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (BSE (official results filing)). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev ₹1,32,606 Cr · EPS 15.54

Est. earnings growth -17.6%

Next fiscal year

Rev ₹5,17,361 Cr · EPS 55.99

Est. earnings growth +384.3%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: BSE (official results filing)

Annual

Quarterly · last 5

Revenue (FY2026)

₹4,78,543 Cr

Net margin

3.6%

Revenue CAGR (3y)

+0.9%

EPS (FY2026)

80.72

Net profit (FY2026)

₹17,175 Cr

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Why it moved

Jul 27, 2026
HPCL rose as crude oil prices fell below $90, which typically benefits oil marketing companies like HPCL through improved refining margins and inventory gains.
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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
FY2026	₹4,78,543 Cr	₹17,175 Cr	80.72	3.6%
FY2025	₹4,34,106 Cr	₹6,736 Cr	—	1.6%
FY2024	₹4,33,857 Cr	₹16,015 Cr	—	3.7%
FY2023	₹4,66,499 Cr	₹-6,980 Cr	—	-1.5%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q2	₹1,45,126 Cr	₹-11,526 Cr	-54.17	-7.9%
2026Q1	₹1,23,602 Cr	₹4,902 Cr	23.04	4.0%
2025Q4	₹1,24,483 Cr	₹4,072 Cr	19.14	3.3%
2025Q3	₹1,00,856 Cr	₹3,859 Cr	—	3.8%
2025Q2	₹1,10,825 Cr	₹4,371 Cr	—	3.9%

Figures as reported, in ₹ (crore). Source: BSE (official results filing).

Filings & announcements

2026

Change in Management
Changes in Senior Management
BSE8/1/2026
Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting (BRSR)
Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report for the Financial Year 2025-26
BSE7/31/2026
Reg. 34 (1) Annual Report.
Integrated Annual Report for the Financial Year 2025-26
BSE7/31/2026
Earnings Call Transcript
Transcript- Conference Call
BSE7/29/2026
Investor Presentation
Investor Presentation- Conference Call
BSE7/22/2026
Unaudited Financial Results For The Quarter Ended June 30, 2026- Investor Handout
Unaudited Financial Results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026- Investor Handout
BSE7/22/2026
Press Release / Media Release
Unaudited Financial Results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026
BSE7/22/2026

In the news

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