Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd
NSE:CHENNPETRO

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Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd
NSE:CHENNPETRO
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Price: 892.3 INR -0.59% Market Closed
Market Cap: ₹132.9B

Operating Margin

3.7%
Current
Improving
by 0.5%
vs 3-y average of 3.2%

Operating Margin shows how much profit a company makes from its regular business activities after covering operating costs. It helps measure how efficiently the company turns sales into profit.

Operating Margin
3.7%
=
Operating Income
₹29B
/
Revenue
₹787.4B

Operating Margin shows how much profit a company makes from its regular business activities after covering operating costs. It helps measure how efficiently the company turns sales into profit.

Operating Margin
3.7%
=
Operating Income
₹29B
/
Revenue
₹787.4B

Peer Comparison

Country Company Market Cap Operating
Margin
IN
Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd
NSE:CHENNPETRO
132.9B INR
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JP
Fuji Oil Co Ltd
F:ACK
77.2T EUR
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IN
Reliance Industries Ltd
NSE:RELIANCE
19.2T INR
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US
Phillips 66
NYSE:PSX
63.9B USD
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US
Valero Energy Corp
NYSE:VLO
60.8B USD
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US
Marathon Petroleum Corp
NYSE:MPC
61.1B USD
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PL
Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen SA
WSE:PKN
125.5B PLN
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PL
Orlen SA
PSE:PKN
721.4B CZK
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IN
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd
NSE:IOC
2.4T INR
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JP
ENEOS Holdings Inc
TSE:5020
3.8T JPY
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FI
Neste Oyj
OMXH:NESTE
15.8B EUR
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Market Distribution

In line with most companies in India
Percentile
34rd
Based on 5 437 companies
34rd percentile
3.7%
Low
-153 833.3% — 2.7%
Typical Range
2.7% — 13.2%
High
13.2% — 9 977%
Distribution Statistics
India
Min -153 833.3%
30th Percentile 2.7%
Median 7.3%
70th Percentile 13.2%
Max 9 977%

Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd
Glance View

Chennai Petroleum Corp. Ltd. engages in the manufacturing, marketing, distributing, and supplying of petroleum and other related products. The company is headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu and currently employs 1,486 full-time employees. The firm has approximately two refineries with a combined refining capacity of over 11.5 million tons per annum (MMTPA). The Manali Refinery has a capacity of approximately 10.5 MMTPA and is a refinery with fuel, lube, wax and petrochemical feedstocks production facilities. Its second refinery is located at Cauvery Basin at Nagapattinam, which is set up with a capacity of approximately 1.0 MMTPA. The Company’s products include liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), motor spirit, superior kerosene, aviation turbine fuel, high speed diesel, high splash diesel, light diesel oil, naphtha, bitumen, lube base stocks, paraffin wax, fuel oil, hexane, micro crystalline wax, pet coke and petrochemical feed stocks.

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What is Operating Margin?
Operating Margin shows how much profit a company makes from its regular business activities after covering operating costs. It helps measure how efficiently the company turns sales into profit.
How is Operating Margin calculated?

Operating Margin is calculated by dividing the Operating Income by the Revenue.

Operating Margin
3.7%
=
Operating Income
₹29B
/
Revenue
₹787.4B
What is Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd's current Operating Margin?

The current Operating Margin for Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd is 3.7%, which is above its 3-year median of 3.2%.

How has Operating Margin changed over time?

Over the last 3 years, Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd’s Operating Margin has decreased from 5.6% to 3.7%. During this period, it reached a low of -0.2% on Jun 30, 2025 and a high of 6.2% on Mar 31, 2023.

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