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CESC Limited CESC NIFTY_SMALLNSEINFRA

Utilities · Utilities - Regulated Electric · India
https://www.cesc.co.in
Company Profile ↓
₹131.62
-17.46% 1Y
Mkt Cap₹17,447.16 Cr
P/E11.25
P/B1.41
Div. Yield4.57%
52W High₹191.62
52W Low₹128.73
Book Value₹94.47
EPS (TTM)₹11.70

Company Overview

CESC Limited, an integrated electrical utility company, engages in the generation and distribution of electricity in India. It owns and operates two thermal power plants, including Budge Budge generating station with a generating capacity of 750 megawatts and Southern generating stations with a generating capacity of 135 megawatts; a 40-megawatt atmospheric fluidized bed combustion power plant in Asansol, West Bengal; a 300-megawatt solar project in Bhadla, Rajasthan; and a 450-megawatt hybrid project that consists of a 150-megawatt solar unit in Bikaner, Rajasthan and a 300-megawatt wind unit in Ananthapuram, Andhra Pradesh. The company serves domestic, industrial, commercial, government agencies, pumping stations, local bodies, schools etc. CESC Limited was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Kolkata, India.

Why Investors Should Care

Reasonable Valuation

Trades at a P/E of 11.2, below the sector median of 25.3.

Dividend Income

Offers a dividend yield of 4.57%.

Positive Free Cash Flow

Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.

Recent Developments

  • Mar 2026 Revenue of ₹18,570.34 Cr (+9.2% YoY); net profit ₹1,541.99 Cr.
  • Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +5.4%, earnings +3.8%.
  • 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 9.2%, profit CAGR 4.7%.

Growth & Price Performance

Compounded Sales Growth

5 Years:9.24%
1 Year:5.40%

Compounded Profit Growth

5 Years:4.72%
1 Year:3.80%

Stock Price Performance

1 Year:-17.46%
6 Months:-27.40%
3 Months:-16.10%
1 Month:-8.26%

Highlights auto-generated from reported financials and price data; not investment advice. Verify with official filings before acting.

Technical Snapshot Bearish
52-Week Range 5% of range
₹128.73 ₹191.62
Trend Signals
  • Price vs 50-DMABelow
  • Price vs 200-DMABelow
  • RSI (14)37.31 · Neutral
Price Performance
1M-8.26%
3M-16.10%
6M-27.40%
1Y-17.46%
Valuation vs Sector

P/E of 11.25 is below the sector median of 25.32 — relatively cheaper than peers.

Auto-generated from price history and fundamentals; not investment advice.

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Fundamental Growth Charts

Interactive charts for Revenue, Net Income, EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, EPS, ROE, ROCE, Gross/Net/Operating Margin and more — switch metric and period using the dropdowns above. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised). Visual growth charts make it easy to spot multi-year compounding trends at a glance — far faster than reading raw numbers in a table.

PROS

  • Attractive dividend yield of 4.57%.
  • Generates positive free cash flow.

CONS

  • Trading 31.3% below its 52-week high.
  • In a downtrend (50-DMA below 200-DMA).

* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.

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Valuation

Stock P/E
11.25
Industry PE
25.32
Forward P/E
9.33
PEG Ratio
-
Book Value
₹94.47
Price to Book
1.41
P/S
0.94
EV/EBITDA
9.16
Dividend Yield
4.57%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
9.24%
Profit 5Y
4.72%
Revenue (YoY)
5.40%
Earnings (YoY)
3.80%

Profitability & Returns

ROCE
9.98%
ROE
12.31%
ROA
3.32%
Profit Margin
8.24%
Op Margin
11.78%
Gross Margin
38.36%
EPS (Latest Qtr)
₹3.03
EPS (TTM)
₹11.70

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Debt/Equity
1.64
Quick Ratio
0.85
Current Ratio
0.92
Debt
₹21,671.00 Cr
Total Assets
₹46,470.17 Cr
Current Assets
₹9,744.60 Cr
Working Capital
₹-839.36 Cr

Ownership

Promoter Holding
6.34%
Chg in Prom Hold
0.02%
FII / Inst Holding
77.22%
Chg in FII Hold
-0.05%

Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value
₹17,447.16 Cr
Total Revenue (TTM)
₹18,853.00 Cr
EBITDA
₹3,683.26 Cr
Free Cash Flow
₹141.29 Cr
Operating Cash Flow
₹4,057.49 Cr
Shares Outstanding
₹132.56 Cr
Gross Margin
38.36%
Payout Ratio
51.28%

Peer comparison

Peer companies in the same sector (Utilities).

#NameCMP ₹P/E Mkt CapDiv Yld % ROCE %ROE % Rev CAGR 5Y %Profit CAGR 5Y %
1 CESC CESC Limited NIFTY_SMALLNSEINFRA 131.62 11.25 ₹17,447.16 Cr 4.57% 9.98% 12.31% 9.24% 4.72%
2 ADANIPOWER Adani Power Limited NSEINFRA 187.09 25.32 ₹3.61 L Cr 0.00% 15.13% 19.76% 12.51% 6.16%
3 NTPC NTPC Limited NIFTY50NSEINFRAPSU 303.00 10.58 ₹2.94 L Cr 3.99% 8.95% 13.31% 1.87% 16.95%
4 POWERGRID Power Grid Corporation of India Limited NIFTY50NSEAIINFRAPSU 252.15 14.75 ₹2.35 L Cr 3.56% 11.15% 15.85% 0.57% 1.09%
5 ADANIGREEN Adani Green Energy Limited NSEINFRA 1,258.50 120.55 ₹2.07 L Cr 0.00% 6.35% 8.27% 16.60% 19.26%
6 ADANIENSOL Adani Energy Solutions Limited NSEINFRA 1,324.00 54.49 ₹1.62 L Cr 0.00% 8.43% 8.98% 27.69% 22.02%
7 TATAPOWER The Tata Power Company Limited NSEAIINFRA 352.00 28.62 ₹1.12 L Cr 0.72% 8.53% 9.49% 4.10% 3.95%
8 GAIL GAIL (India) Limited NSEINFRAPSU 167.20 11.12 ₹1.10 L Cr 3.28% 9.12% 8.51% -0.86% 10.53%
9 ENRIN Siemens Energy India Limited NSEINFRA 2,793.50 66.85 ₹99,482.26 Cr 0.13% 29.23% 25.11% 63.51% 83.35%
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios

Quarterly Results

Figures in INR.

Metric Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Revenue 3,102.00 Cr4,310.00 Cr4,352.00 Cr3,244.00 Cr3,387.00 Cr4,863.00 Cr-3,561.00 Cr3,877.00 Cr5,202.00 Cr5,267.00 Cr4,005.00 Cr4,096.00 Cr5,485.00 Cr
Cost of Revenue -------2,170.00 Cr2,182.00 Cr3,366.00 Cr-2,327.00 Cr2,481.00 Cr3,527.00 Cr
Gross Profit -------1,391.00 Cr1,695.00 Cr1,836.00 Cr-1,678.00 Cr1,615.00 Cr1,958.00 Cr
Operating Expenses 2,589.00 Cr3,586.00 Cr3,706.00 Cr2,898.00 Cr2,977.00 Cr4,492.00 Cr-618.00 Cr577.00 Cr1,277.00 Cr4,206.00 Cr699.00 Cr636.00 Cr1,354.00 Cr
Operating Income 292.00 Cr424.00 Cr343.00 Cr43.00 Cr99.00 Cr70.00 Cr-773.00 Cr1,118.00 Cr559.00 Cr750.00 Cr979.00 Cr979.00 Cr604.00 Cr
EBITDA 513.00 Cr724.00 Cr646.00 Cr346.00 Cr410.00 Cr371.00 Cr-1,042.00 Cr1,154.00 Cr1,180.00 Cr1,061.00 Cr1,078.00 Cr1,339.00 Cr1,149.00 Cr
Interest Expense 289.00 Cr308.00 Cr305.00 Cr296.00 Cr325.00 Cr322.00 Cr-375.00 Cr383.00 Cr363.00 Cr337.00 Cr385.00 Cr382.00 Cr312.00 Cr
Pretax Income 550.00 Cr439.00 Cr461.00 Cr364.00 Cr419.00 Cr492.00 Cr-362.00 Cr467.00 Cr512.00 Cr569.00 Cr385.00 Cr653.00 Cr546.00 Cr
Tax Provision 104.50 Cr70.24 Cr96.81 Cr61.88 Cr4.19 Cr103.32 Cr-80.00 Cr81.00 Cr105.00 Cr119.49 Cr81.00 Cr194.00 Cr127.00 Cr
Net Income 445.00 Cr368.00 Cr363.00 Cr301.00 Cr415.00 Cr388.00 Cr-265.00 Cr374.00 Cr390.00 Cr448.00 Cr285.00 Cr439.00 Cr402.00 Cr
Diluted EPS 3.272.622.632.123.022.85-1.992.822.923.232.153.313.03

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Figures in INR.

Metric Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Revenue 11,067.00 Cr12,124.00 Cr8,363.00 Cr10,275.00 Cr10,664.00 Cr12,159.00 Cr11,632.00 Cr-14,246.35 Cr15,293.21 Cr17,001.29 Cr18,570.34 Cr
Cost of Revenue --------9,694.09 Cr10,535.07 Cr11,607.72 Cr12,158.80 Cr
Gross Profit --------4,552.26 Cr4,758.14 Cr5,393.57 Cr6,411.54 Cr
Operating Expenses 9,088.00 Cr8,839.00 Cr5,510.00 Cr7,235.00 Cr7,738.00 Cr8,902.00 Cr8,338.00 Cr-3,112.03 Cr3,654.26 Cr3,704.32 Cr3,969.52 Cr
Operating Income 1,390.00 Cr2,519.00 Cr2,139.00 Cr2,289.00 Cr2,162.00 Cr2,409.00 Cr2,426.00 Cr-1,440.23 Cr1,103.88 Cr1,689.25 Cr2,442.02 Cr
EBITDA 1,979.00 Cr3,285.00 Cr2,854.00 Cr3,040.00 Cr2,926.00 Cr3,257.00 Cr3,293.00 Cr-4,024.21 Cr4,476.81 Cr4,621.07 Cr5,022.20 Cr
Interest Expense 1,045.00 Cr1,593.00 Cr1,482.00 Cr1,411.00 Cr1,432.00 Cr1,484.00 Cr1,340.00 Cr-1,193.16 Cr1,327.75 Cr1,437.02 Cr1,463.01 Cr
Pretax Income 498.00 Cr1,042.00 Cr1,131.00 Cr1,331.00 Cr1,893.00 Cr1,768.00 Cr1,752.00 Cr-1,739.10 Cr1,683.13 Cr1,783.28 Cr2,118.53 Cr
Tax Provision 199.20 Cr312.60 Cr316.68 Cr359.37 Cr700.41 Cr459.68 Cr385.44 Cr-341.77 Cr235.84 Cr354.35 Cr500.96 Cr
Net Income 299.00 Cr729.00 Cr810.00 Cr975.00 Cr1,198.00 Cr1,309.00 Cr1,363.00 Cr-1,342.83 Cr1,376.35 Cr1,369.93 Cr1,541.99 Cr
Diluted EPS 1.504.515.216.888.939.5610.04-10.1310.3810.3311.63

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Figures in INR.

Metric Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Total Assets 27,860.00 Cr36,428.00 Cr37,470.00 Cr32,986.00 Cr33,470.00 Cr35,457.00 Cr35,862.00 Cr-37,711.89 Cr37,167.78 Cr41,010.26 Cr46,470.17 Cr
Current Assets --------6,535.14 Cr6,596.93 Cr8,312.50 Cr9,744.60 Cr
Cash & Equivalents --------1,129.20 Cr1,275.38 Cr2,181.22 Cr4,208.33 Cr
Inventory --------880.22 Cr878.49 Cr723.99 Cr697.91 Cr
Receivables --------2,191.52 Cr2,256.42 Cr2,425.27 Cr2,415.89 Cr
Total Liabilities --------26,322.79 Cr25,182.43 Cr28,406.79 Cr33,281.32 Cr
Current Liabilities --------7,410.40 Cr6,805.16 Cr8,527.78 Cr10,583.96 Cr
Long Term Debt --------9,568.91 Cr10,856.11 Cr12,853.79 Cr15,291.67 Cr
Total Debt 14,202.00 Cr14,877.00 Cr15,599.00 Cr14,578.00 Cr14,479.00 Cr13,991.00 Cr14,277.00 Cr-14,262.84 Cr14,543.63 Cr17,978.00 Cr21,670.57 Cr
Total Equity 6,029.00 Cr10,603.00 Cr10,622.00 Cr8,420.00 Cr8,974.00 Cr9,411.00 Cr9,873.00 Cr-10,910.37 Cr11,445.64 Cr12,010.71 Cr12,530.34 Cr
Shares Outstanding --------132.56 Cr132.56 Cr132.56 Cr132.56 Cr

Cash Flows (Annual)

Figures in INR.

Metric Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Operating Cash Flow 889.00 Cr2,480.00 Cr2,655.00 Cr2,469.00 Cr2,294.00 Cr3,408.00 Cr2,806.00 Cr-1,978.35 Cr2,351.41 Cr2,581.44 Cr4,057.49 Cr
Investing Cash Flow -2,381.00 Cr-1,220.00 Cr-1,493.00 Cr-1,606.00 Cr-686.00 Cr-466.00 Cr-1,489.00 Cr--544.70 Cr-563.60 Cr-3,012.47 Cr-3,235.28 Cr
Financing Cash Flow 1,331.00 Cr-1,181.00 Cr-760.00 Cr-1,485.00 Cr-1,737.00 Cr-2,219.00 Cr-1,739.00 Cr--2,457.15 Cr-1,641.63 Cr1,336.87 Cr1,204.90 Cr
Capital Expenditure -1,940.00 Cr-1,225.00 Cr-1,450.00 Cr-882.00 Cr-832.00 Cr-913.00 Cr-674.00 Cr--695.54 Cr-771.16 Cr-1,863.16 Cr-3,916.20 Cr
Free Cash Flow -1,051.00 Cr1,255.00 Cr1,205.00 Cr1,587.00 Cr1,462.00 Cr2,495.00 Cr2,132.00 Cr-1,282.81 Cr1,580.25 Cr718.28 Cr141.29 Cr
Net Change in Cash -161.00 Cr80.00 Cr402.00 Cr-623.00 Cr-130.00 Cr723.00 Cr-423.00 Cr--1,023.50 Cr146.18 Cr905.84 Cr2,027.11 Cr

Ratios (Annual)

Figures in %.

Metric Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Gross Margin % --------32.0%31.1%31.7%34.5%
Operating Margin % 12.6%20.8%25.6%22.3%20.3%19.8%20.9%-10.1%7.2%9.9%13.2%
Net Margin % 2.7%6.0%9.7%9.5%11.2%10.8%11.7%-9.4%9.0%8.1%8.3%
ROE % 5.0%6.9%7.6%11.6%13.3%13.9%13.8%-12.3%12.0%11.4%12.3%
ROCE % --------4.8%3.6%5.2%6.8%

Shareholding Pattern

Insiders
6.34%
Institutions
77.22%
Public Float
82.44%

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CESC — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current share price of CESC Limited (CESC)?

As of 2026-10-23 04:58 IST, CESC Limited (CESC) trades at ₹131.62 on NSE. Its 52-week range is ₹128.73 to ₹191.62.

What is the market capitalisation of CESC?

CESC Limited (CESC) has a market capitalisation of ₹17,447.16 Cr on NSE.

What is the P/E ratio of CESC?

CESC trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 11.25. The industry average P/E is 25.32. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 1.41.

Does CESC pay a dividend?

CESC Limited (CESC) currently offers a dividend yield of 4.57%.

What is the return on equity (ROE) of CESC?

CESC has a return on equity (ROE) of 12.31%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 9.98%.

Is CESC a good stock to buy?

This page provides a data-driven analysis of CESC Limited (CESC), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.

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