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Jindal Steel FY26: Expansion Delivered, FY27 Set for Ramp-Up

Jindal Steel ended FY26 with a simple message: the heavy lifting on capacity expansion is largely done, and the next year is about sweating the new assets. The company reported consolidated gross revenue of INR 62,412 crore in FY26, adjusted EBITDA of INR 9,099 crore and profit after tax of INR 3,361 crore. Volumes moved up as the Angul ramp-up gained pace, with steel production of 9.25 million tonnes and sales of 8.68 million tonnes.

The closing quarter was visibly stronger than the preceding one. In Q4 FY26, sales rose to 2.62 million tonnes from 2.28 million tonnes in Q3, while gross revenue increased to INR 19,399 crore from INR 15,172 crore. Adjusted EBITDA improved to INR 2,647 crore. Management attributed the sequential step-up to higher dispatches as well as a recovery in HRC and TMT prices during the peak construction season, partly offset by higher coking coal costs.

FY26 in one line: scale-up delivered, ramp-up underway

FY26 was positioned by management as a defining year because the Angul expansion moved from execution to delivery. The investor presentation states the Angul expansion plan from 6.0 MTPA to 12.0 MTPA was executed and delivered. On the earnings call, management quantified the larger step change: total steelmaking capacity increased from 9.6 MTPA to 15.6 MTPA.

Key facilities commissioned during the year included Blast Furnace 2 (4.6 MTPA), BOF2 (3 MTPA), BOF3 (3 MTPA), the Shree Bhoomi Power Plant (two modules of 525 MW each), the coal pipe conveyor, and a cold rolling complex. This matters because new steelmaking capacity is only the first step. The real economic outcome depends on how reliably and efficiently the downstream chain can run, and how quickly the company can push the product mix toward higher value-added grades.

The company also reiterated the importance of raw material security. The presentation highlights captive iron ore, coking coal and thermal coal assets as a source of both supply assurance and cost advantage. On the call, management said it was declared the preferred bidder for the Thakurani-A1 iron ore block in Odisha and referenced the Saradhapur Jalatap East thermal coal block award.

Q4 FY26: pricing tailwind and volume lift

Q4 FY26 combined better volume utilization with stronger steel realizations. Management said the blended average selling price increased by about INR 4,743 per tonne sequentially. That uplift supported adjusted EBITDA per tonne of INR 10,093 in Q4 FY26, versus INR 6,981 in Q3 FY26.

At the same time, management guided that raw material volatility remains a watch point. For Q1 FY27, it expects coking coal prices to increase by USD 20 to USD 25 per tonne sequentially. This sets up a familiar near-term trade-off for integrated steelmakers: higher volumes and better realizations can improve operating leverage, but margin durability still depends on the spread between steel prices and input costs.

The company also disclosed a notable non-operating impact. It recognized an impairment linked to the Australian mining asset after closing the shaft and stating reserves are no longer accessible. Management quantified the write-down as INR 1,433 crore in standalone and INR 834 crore in consolidated results. It also stated it does not expect further write-downs, citing an independent valuation.

Financial summary

Balance sheet and capital allocation: growth funded, deleveraging next

Net debt stood at INR 16,019 crore as of March 31, 2026. Debt to equity was 0.43x and net debt to EBITDA was 1.66x. The company’s capital allocation framework, as presented, includes a stated objective to keep net debt to EBITDA below 1.5x through the cycle and to maintain liquidity of INR 2,000 crore.

Management indicated leverage metrics should normalize by Q2 FY27 as the ramp-up improves operating cash flows. It also reiterated its annual capex commitment of INR 7,500 crore to INR 10,000 crore and a project pre-tax ROCE target of 18% to 20% (with annual updates to the capex forecast). For FY26, capex spent was INR 9,574 crore.

The near-term focus is increasingly operational rather than expansion-led. When asked about the capex trajectory, management said the capex program is more or less finished and the focus is on asset sweating and returns. This framing is important for investors because it places the next phase of execution on utilization, product mix optimization and logistics cost reduction, rather than another major capacity announcement.

Logistics and product mix: the levers for FY27

Two operational themes stood out: logistics integration and mix evolution.

First, the slurry pipeline between Barbil and Angul, a 192 km line with 18 MTPA capacity, is in the final stages and is expected to be commissioned in Q1 FY27. Management reiterated that slurry can deliver around INR 700 per tonne of iron ore savings, and said this could translate to roughly INR 750 to INR 1,000 per tonne at the steel level as volumes ramp up. Separately, the company has already commissioned the coal pipe conveyor in Q4 FY26. It also highlighted the commissioning and phased ramp-up of Jindal Paradip Port Limited in FY27, with 25 MTPA capacity.

Second, the company’s mix is expected to shift as the new assets stabilize. Management said that during ramp-up, the first goal is capacity utilization, and mix optimization follows once utilization levels are achieved. It expects movement in the first two quarters of FY27 and stabilization in the second half. On product mix, it disclosed that in Q4 FY26, flats were 52% and longs 48% of sales volumes (FY26: 49% flats, 51% longs). It also stated flats could trend toward about 70% over time as downstream capabilities scale.

In retail, the presentation highlighted the Jindal Panther brand and a shift toward retail-led TMT sales. Dealer count increased to 5,763 in Q4 FY26 from 5,545 in Q3 FY26, and retail share of TMT sales rose to 68% in Q4 FY26.

What to track next

For FY27, the company guided steel production of 11.0 to 11.5 million tonnes and sales of 10.5 to 11.0 million tonnes. The operating setup suggests three key variables will shape outcomes.

The first is the pace of Angul ramp-up and how quickly the company can stabilize operations after commissioning. The second is the spread environment, especially as coking coal moves up in Q1 FY27. The third is execution on logistics projects like slurry pipeline commissioning, because the company has attached explicit savings numbers to it.

Jindal Steel enters FY27 larger, more integrated and with clear near-term operational priorities. If the company delivers on utilization and captures the logistics efficiencies it has outlined, the discussion can shift from build-out to returns.