Coal India spends ₹7,996 crore in H1 FY27, exceeds capex target by 9%
Coal India set out an expansion for FY27.
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The state-owned miner achieved 109 per cent of its first-half capex target, with mine infrastructure, land acquisition, machinery and diversification driving…
Key facts
- Period
- FY27
The analysis
Coal India reported ₹7,996 crore for FY27, with movement of 9% and 109% attached to those lines. Those are the figures as filed — what moves the price is how they sit against what the market already expected, not their absolute size.
Against that, the stock is -1.0% on the day at ₹389.00, and has returned -6.8% over three months. It sits 19% below its 52-week high. The metals & mining sector has moved -9.5% over the same period, so Coal India is running 2.7 points ahead of its peers.
For Coal India, the question is how much of this is already reflected in the price and how much re-rates the metals & mining peer set alongside it.
Why it matters
- Capex decisions are a bet on future demand; the market rewards or punishes them on whether the returns look credible.
- Infra spending is both an economic-cycle signal and a direct order pipeline for capital-goods names.
Market context
- In focus: Coal India (COALINDIA), in Metals & Mining.
- Over three months: Coal India -6.8% against Metals & Mining -9.5% (2.7 points ahead).
- Trading well above normal today: Coal India at 3.3 times its 20-day average volume.
| Company | Price | Day | 1M | 3M | From 52-wk high | Volume vs 20-day | Market cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coal IndiaCOALINDIA · Metals & Mining | ₹389.00 | -1.0% | -8.5% | -6.8% | -19.2% | 3.3× | — |
Metals & Mining
1M -9.3% · 3M -9.5%
Coal India
Infrastructure
1M -10.5% · 3M -15.8%
Prices as of 30 Oct 2026, 16:10 IST. Sector moves are the average of the stocks we track in each sector.
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