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Business Desk – Tata Chemicals Limited Share: Tata Chemicals Limited, a major company of the Tata Group, has released its results for the fourth quarter (Q4) of the financial year 2026, which has dealt a major blow to the company. The net loss of the company has increased rapidly to Rs 2,132 crore. This figure is much higher than the loss of Rs 56 crore recorded in the last quarter.

The main reason for this huge loss was a huge ‘one-time’ expense, which had a direct impact on the financial performance of the company. After this news, there is expected to be a lot of volatility in the shares of Tata Chemicals. In Tuesday’s trading session, the stock closed almost flat.

Fourth quarter (Q4) results

Tata Chemicals recorded a slight decline in revenue during the March quarter. The company’s income fell by 2% to Rs 3,438 crore, which was Rs 3,509 crore in the previous quarter. This decline is an indication that there is still pressure on the company’s sales growth. During the quarter, the company’s net loss increased to Rs 2,132 crore, whereas in the previous quarter it was only Rs 56 crore. This rapidly increasing loss can become a cause of concern for investors.

EBITDA decline

The company’s operating income, especially EBIT, also showed signs of weakness. It fell by 16.2% to Rs 274 crore, which was earlier Rs 327 crore. Additionally, EBITDA margin declined to 8% compared to 9.3% in the same quarter last year. This decline is a sign of increasing costs and pressure on earnings.

The company said that during the March quarter it had to bear ‘one-time’ expenses of Rs 1,837 crore. In the same quarter last year, this expenditure was only Rs 55 crore. It was this factor which had a serious impact on the profitability of the company, resulting in such a huge increase in its net losses.

declaration of dividend

Despite huge losses, the company has declared a dividend of Rs 11 per equity share for its shareholders. Overall, the company is going to distribute around Rs 280.23 crore. This step is being considered very important to maintain the confidence of investors. The company has not yet fixed the record date for dividend. This final dividend will be distributed after getting the approval of the shareholders in the upcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the company. Once approval is received, payment will be made to eligible investors within five days. If we look at the figures of previous years, the company had distributed dividend of Rs 11 per share in 2025, Rs 15 per share in 2024 and Rs 17.50 per share in 2023.