Coal India announces INR 110,250 bonus: 360 ONE targets Coal India stock at INR 516
Published on 10/08/2026 at 12:30 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Coal India announced an INR 110,250 performance-linked bonus for eligible non-executive employees for fiscal 2025-26 on October 8, 2026. The payout is INR 7,250 higher than last year's INR 103,000 and comes as the company reports stronger first-half coal supplies.
Bonus covers 248,000 workers
As ETEnergyworld reported on October 8, 2026, the bonus will be paid pro rata by October 15 and will benefit nearly 248,000 non-executive employees across Coal India, its subsidiaries and Singareni Collieries Company.
The decision followed an October 3 meeting between management and trade-union representatives in Kolkata. Coal India also urged employees to help achieve fiscal 2026-27 production and dispatch targets of 815 million tonnes and 850 million tonnes.
Supply growth strengthens the backdrop
According to the Press Information Bureau on October 5, 2026, first-half fiscal 2026-27 coal offtake reached 384.20 million tonnes, versus 357.00 million tonnes a year earlier, an increase of 7.60 percent.
Power-sector dispatches rose 6.10 percent year over year to 302.80 million tonnes. Second-quarter offtake reached 186.04 million tonnes, up 12.05 percent from 166.04 million tonnes in the comparable period. The comparison matters because supply growth is being supported by higher deliveries to power plants, not just a single monthly change.
The Financial Express reported on October 5, 2026, that Coal India liquidated 63.00 million tonnes of pithead stocks during the first six months of fiscal 2026-27. That inventory drawdown helped supplement current production while the company improved evacuation.
Analyst target stays above market
According to The Economic Times on October 2, 2026, 360 ONE Capital Research listed Coal India as a Buy with an INR 516 target. Its rationale cited expected offtake growth, higher e-auction premiums and firm thermal demand.
Coal India was last quoted at INR 407.60 on the NSE on October 8, 2026 at 3:15 p.m. IST, down 1.66 percent from the prior close of INR 414.50. Its 52-week range was INR 369.60 to INR 491.25, putting the quote 17.03 percent below the high, while market capitalization stood at INR 2.5 trillion.
Coal India stock facts
- Company: Coal India Limited
- ISIN: INE522F01014
- Ticker: COALINDIA
- Primary exchange: NSE
- Market capitalization: INR 2.5 trillion (as of October 8, 2026)
- 52-week range: INR 369.60-INR 491.25 (as of October 8, 2026)
- Sector / Industry: Minerals and Mining / Coal Mining
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