PAKOXY 9MCY26 profit shoots 70%

Pakistan Oxygen Limited reported net profit of Rs2.56 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, up 69.6% from Rs1.51 billion a year earlier, Mettis Global reported. Basic and diluted earnings per share rose to Rs29.37 from Rs17.32 over the same period.

Net sales increased 20.9% to Rs11.45 billion, while gross profit climbed 38.1% to Rs5.13 billion as cost of sales grew more slowly. Operating profit advanced 41.7% to Rs4.15 billion, supported by higher other income of Rs255.44 million; finance costs declined 51.2% to Rs192.66 million. Higher operating expenses and a 44.1% rise in taxation partly offset these gains, while no minimum tax differential levy was recorded in the period.