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Q2 preview: Refining margins may pump up Reliance Industries earnings

Analysts expect refining to offset weakness in petrochemicals (petchem) and a lower tax rate benefit for the retail and telecom businesses

(From right) Mukesh Ambani, CMD of RIL, with wife Nita Ambani and mother Kokilaben Ambani 	photo: bloomberg
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(From right) Mukesh Ambani, CMD of RIL, with wife Nita Ambani and mother Kokilaben Ambani | Photo: Bloomberg

Amritha Pillay Mumbai
With an improvement in refining margins, Reliance Industries (RIL) is expected to report a strong quarter for the July-September period. Analysts expect refining to offset weakness in petrochemicals (petchem) and a lower tax rate benefit for the retail and telecom businesses. 

RIL will report its financial performance for the September 2019 quarter on Friday.

In a Bloomberg poll, 10 analysts estimated RIL’s consolidated net profit at Rs 11,256 crore and nine analysts estimated revenue at Rs 1.5 trillion. Brokerages like Centrum see the highest-ever consolidated earnings prospect for the company. In the September 2018 quarter, RIL reported a consolidated net