The country’s largest silver-producing company came into focus after silver prices surged to a record high today, rising by 3 percent. Riding on this momentum, the company’s stock also gained sharply, climbing 6.33 percent.
Silver today touched an Intraday High of Rs. 104,947, up over 3 percent on an intraday basis. In the past one week alone, silver has risen by 7.53 percent. This Year’s return for silver from January to June stands at 19.59 percent, outperforming returns from equity.
With a market capitalisation of Rs. 2,07,927 Crore, the stock of Hindustan Zinc opened at Rs. 469.45, around the same level as yesterday’s close, but after opening, it made a high of Rs. 497.20, up 6.33 percent. Additionally, the Yearly return for the stock is -27 percent, and the past 5-year return is an impressive 187 percent.
About the Company
Hindustan Zinc is the world’s largest integrated zinc producer and the fourth-largest silver producer globally. Its mining operations are located across key sites in Rajasthan, including Rampura Agucha, Sindesar Khurd, Rajpura Dariba, Zawar, and Kayad.
The company’s Silver production has grown by 20 times in the last 2 decades from 207 MT in FY12 to 687 MT in FY25. Its rank among the top 5 silver producers globally has improved from 23rd rank in FY14 to 4th rank in 2025.
The company is actively expanding through six major ongoing underground mining projects, reinforcing its position as a global leader in the zinc and silver industry.
Silver is widely used in electronics, solar panels, electric vehicles, jewellery, and medical devices due to its excellent conductivity and antibacterial properties. Its demand is driven by both industrial and consumer applications.
The company reported a 20.37 percent YoY increase in revenue from Rs. 7,549 Crore in Q4FY24 to Rs. 9,087 Crore in Q4FY25. On a QoQ basis, the company reported an increase of 5.49 percent in revenue from Rs. 8,614 Crore in the previous quarter.
Their Net profit saw an increase of 47.35 percent YoY from Rs. 2,038 Crore to Rs. 3,003 Crore for the same period. On a QoQ basis, the company reported an increase of 12.13 percent in Net profit from Rs. 2,678 Crore in the previous quarter.
Written By Abhishek Das
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