JSW Cement earnings edged lower in the September 2026 quarter, with net profit attributable to owners falling to ₹85 crore from ₹86 crore a year earlier. The company also plans to invest ₹1,078 crore in grinding capacity at Vijayanagar and Dolvi.

JSW Cement earnings and costs

Quarterly revenue rose to ₹1,912 crore from ₹1,436 crore a year earlier, while overall expenses increased to ₹1,849 crore from ₹1,349 crore.

Power costs climbed to ₹383 crore from ₹226 crore, freight costs rose to ₹428 crore from ₹328 crore, and raw material costs increased to ₹447 crore from ₹319 crore.

Grinding expansion and financing

The company plans a grinding unit with capacity of 2 million tonnes per annum at each of Vijayanagar and Dolvi. It expects the new capacity to be commissioned by May 2028 at Vijayanagar and October 2028 at Dolvi.

The additions would take overall capacity at Vijayanagar to 8 million tonnes per annum and Dolvi to 6.5 million tonnes. JSW Cement’s 2024–25 annual report listed grinding capacity of 6 million tonnes at Vijayanagar and 4.5 million tonnes at Dolvi.

The company currently has production capacity of 25.1 million tonnes per annum, with capacity utilisation at 64%. It also provided ₹60 crore in corporate guarantees to IndusInd Bank for credit facilities for its wholly owned subsidiary, JSW Green Cement, covering proposed capital expenditure and working capital requirements.

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