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Why Reliance’s refining business powered its record Q2 profit

Reliance Industries reported a record second-quarter profit of about Rs 29,550 crore, up about 34%, and its shares jumped on November 2 to lead a third straight day of gains for the Sensex and Nifty.

Reliance’s net profit rose about 34% to a record, led by oil-to-chemicals.

That business reported revenue up 44.2% and EBITDA up 67.9%.

Fuel margins were about 3 to 3.7 times their year-earlier level.

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Jio Platforms grew revenue 11.3%, while retail EBITDA fell about 10%.

The stock jumped on November 2.

Consolidated EBITDA, a measure of operating earnings, rose about 24% to a record Rs 62,409 crore, according to the reports.

The oil-to-chemicals business was the main driver, with revenue of about Rs 2.32 lakh crore, up 44.2%, and EBITDA of Rs 25,203 crore, up 67.9%, according to IIFL.

Transportation fuel margins, known as cracks, rose to about 3 to 3.7 times their year-earlier level, according to IIFL.

Jio Platforms reported revenue up 11.3% to Rs 47,485 crore and EBITDA up 16.6% to Rs 21,879 crore, which the report attributes to a larger subscriber base, higher average revenue per user and new digital services.

Retail EBITDA fell about 10% from a year earlier, and one brokerage said it missed estimates by 6% because of investments in quick commerce and inflation, according to TradingView’s summary of brokerage notes.

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The profit figure is not uniform across reports: most give about Rs 29,550 crore, while one report cites a record consolidated profit of about Rs 25,548 crore and a JPMorgan note puts profit after tax at about Rs 25,550 crore.

The gap could come from a difference in how profit is defined, but that could not be confirmed from the reports, so the company’s exchange filing is the best check.

Reliance shares rose on Monday, November 2, 2026, and were the top gainer on the Nifty 50, according to the reports.

IIFL’s midday report said the stock was up over 8%, with an intraday high of about Rs 1,260 and market capitalisation above Rs 17 lakh crore, its largest one-day gain in 2026 since April 2020.

Reliance petrol pump (file image), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0

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