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Persistent Systems Limited PERSISTENT NIFTY_MIDNSEAITECH

Technology · Information Technology Services · India
https://www.persistent.com
Company Profile ↓
₹5,112.00
-9.44% 1Y
Mkt Cap₹80,641.80 Cr
P/E56.65
P/B10.36
Div. Yield0.87%
52W High₹6,540.04
52W Low₹4,298.50
Book Value₹496.85
EPS (TTM)₹90.24

Company Overview

Persistent Systems Limited provides software products, services, and technology solutions in India, North America, and internationally. It operates through Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI); Healthcare & Life Sciences; and Technology Companies and Emerging Verticals segments. The company provides Persistent GenAI Hub, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) solution; consulting services for business strategy and transformation; software engineering services to architect, design, develop, and manage software product lifecycle; and CX transformation solutions, such as CX strategy, Salesforce cloud implementation, CX platform integration, customer analytics and insights, and Salesforce industry solutions and accelerators. It also offers hybrid and multi-cloud transformation, data center modernization, persistent intelligent IT operations, cloud advisory, service management, service desk, digital workplace, and management and sustenance services, as well as CloudOps, a multi-cloud intelligent operations framework; business process management, robotic process automation, low code application development, and conversational AI solutions; and application modernization, maintenance and support, portfolio rationalization, application, and platform development solutions. It serves customers in the banking, financial services, insurance, healthcare, life sciences, consumer tech, industrial, software and hi-tech, and telecom and media sectors. The company has a research collaboration with the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad to introduce the 'AI Value compass to bring discipline and measurable outcomes to enterprise AI investments. Persistent Systems Limited was incorporated in 1990 and is based in Pune, India.

Why Investors Should Care

Strong Return on Equity

Generates a return on equity of 23.8%, reflecting efficient use of shareholder capital.

Healthy Capital Returns

Return on capital employed stands at 29.4%.

Consistent Profit Growth

Net profit has compounded at 26.5% per year over the last five years.

Steady Revenue Expansion

Revenue has grown at a 20.9% CAGR over the past five years.

Healthy Margins

Operating margin of 16.4% supports profitability.

Conservative Balance Sheet

Carries low leverage with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06.

Recent Developments

  • Mar 2026 Revenue of ₹14,748.45 Cr (+23.5% YoY); net profit ₹1,865.12 Cr.
  • Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +23.5%, earnings +33.2%.
  • 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 20.9%, profit CAGR 26.5%.

Growth & Price Performance

Compounded Sales Growth

5 Years:20.88%
1 Year:23.53%

Compounded Profit Growth

5 Years:26.51%
1 Year:33.21%

Stock Price Performance

1 Year:-9.44%
6 Months:-18.89%
3 Months:-6.14%
1 Month:+1.90%

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

AI Exposure AI IT Services / Digital Engineering AI
Core Focus

Persistent Systems is one of India's most AI-forward mid-cap IT firms. 'Persistent GenAI Hub' offers pre-built accelerators across BFSI, healthcare and software product engineering. Deep partnerships with Microsoft, AWS, Salesforce, Snowflake, Databricks and IBM watsonx. Acquired Starfish (data engineering) and SureLine (cloud).

Key Initiatives
  • SASVA & AI engineering platform Persistent's SASVA GenAI platform accelerates software engineering and modernisation, and the company is an early, vocal GenAI adopter in IT services.
  • AI partnerships (hyperscalers, model vendors) Deep partnerships with cloud and AI-model providers embed Persistent in clients' GenAI build-outs.
  • Industry AI solutions Domain GenAI solutions for BFSI, healthcare and software/hi-tech clients drive transformation deals.
Why Investors Should Care
  • Among the fastest-growing IT services names (~24% revenue) with a clear GenAI lead.
  • Excellent returns (ROCE ~34%, ROE ~27%) and ~33% five-year profit CAGR.
  • Early GenAI positioning supports premium growth and deal wins.
  • Premium P/E ~39 demands continued execution.
AI InvestmentR&D + AI accelerator spend ~7-8% of revenue. 70,000+ employees trained on GenAI; in-house ShoreAgents GenAI platform.
AI RevenueAI/digital engineering ~50%+ of revenue (~$1.4B FY25). AI-led deal wins accelerating; one of fastest-growing Tier-2 IT firms.
ROI (Now)EBITDA margin ~17-18%; topline growing 18-20% CC — best in IT services peer set. AI a clear growth multiplier.
ROI (Expected)Targets $2B revenue by FY27 with AI/GenAI as the #1 growth lever. Premium valuation reflects AI execution credibility.

Curated from public filings and analyst commentary; figures are illustrative.

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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

  • Strong return on equity of 23.8%.
  • Healthy ROCE of 29.4%.
  • Compounding revenue at 20.9% over 5 years.
  • Profit CAGR of 26.5% over 5 years.
  • Generates positive free cash flow.

CONS

  • Trading at a high P/E of 56.6.
  • 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
56.65
Industry PE
27.67
Forward P/E
29.27
PEG Ratio
3.35
Book Value
₹496.85
Price to Book
10.36
P/S
5.50
EV/EBITDA
30.46
Dividend Yield
0.87%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
20.88%
Profit 5Y
26.51%
Revenue (YoY)
23.53%
Earnings (YoY)
33.21%

Profitability & Returns

ROCE
29.39%
ROE
23.80%
ROA
16.39%
Profit Margin
12.65%
Op Margin
16.37%
Gross Margin
28.05%
EPS (Latest Qtr)
₹33.55
EPS (TTM)
₹90.24

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Debt/Equity
0.06
Quick Ratio
1.90
Current Ratio
2.43
Debt
₹477.45 Cr
Total Assets
₹11,376.54 Cr
Current Assets
₹7,097.28 Cr
Working Capital
₹4,173.03 Cr

Ownership

Promoter Holding
33.02%
Chg in Prom Hold
2.73%
FII / Inst Holding
41.41%
Chg in FII Hold
0.09%

Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value
₹80,641.80 Cr
Total Revenue (TTM)
₹14,748.45 Cr
EBITDA
₹2,886.84 Cr
Free Cash Flow
₹1,558.55 Cr
Operating Cash Flow
₹1,767.13 Cr
Shares Outstanding
₹15.78 Cr
Gross Margin
28.05%
Payout Ratio
31.13%

Peer comparison

Peer companies in the same sector (Technology).

#NameCMP ₹P/E Mkt CapDiv Yld % ROCE %ROE % Rev CAGR 5Y %Profit CAGR 5Y %
1 PERSISTENT Persistent Systems Limited NIFTY_MIDNSEAITECH 5,112.00 56.65 ₹80,641.80 Cr 0.87% 29.39% 23.80% 20.88% 26.51%
2 TCS Tata Consultancy Services Limited NIFTY50NSEAITECH 2,173.50 15.98 ₹7.86 L Cr 3.14% 54.93% 45.89% 5.80% 5.30%
3 INFY Infosys Limited NIFTY50NSEAITECH 1,084.40 1,355.50 ₹4.40 L Cr 4.68% 41.66% 33.85% 3.44% 3.58%
4 HCLTECH HCL Technologies Limited NIFTY50NSEAITECH 1,176.30 18.35 ₹3.19 L Cr 8.25% 27.21% 22.14% 8.65% 3.87%
5 WIPRO Wipro Limited NIFTY50NSEAITECH 175.97 14.01 ₹1.85 L Cr 9.69% 17.85% 14.91% 0.78% 5.16%
6 TECHM Tech Mahindra Limited NIFTY50NSEAITECH 1,474.20 27.20 ₹1.44 L Cr 3.51% 19.82% 16.24% 2.16% -0.14%
7 LTM LTM Limited NSETECH 4,076.50 24.10 ₹1.21 L Cr 1.86% 25.39% 20.89% 8.43% 4.41%
8 LGEINDIA LG ELECTRONICS INDIA LTD NIFTY_MIDNSETECH 1,535.10 61.82 ₹1.04 L Cr 0.00% 27.64% 21.98% 0.98% -
9 OFSS Oracle Financial Services Software Limited NIFTY_MIDNSEAITECH 11,729.00 38.82 ₹1.02 L Cr 5.71% 43.24% 33.72% 10.42% 13.48%
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 2026
Revenue 2,254.00 Cr2,321.00 Cr2,412.00 Cr2,498.00 Cr2,591.00 Cr2,737.00 Cr-3,062.28 Cr3,242.11 Cr3,333.59 Cr3,581.00 Cr3,778.20 Cr4,055.94 Cr
Cost of Revenue -------2,197.07 Cr2,279.73 Cr2,305.72 Cr-2,600.59 Cr2,758.27 Cr
Gross Profit -------865.22 Cr962.38 Cr1,027.87 Cr-1,177.61 Cr1,297.67 Cr
Operating Expenses 1,838.00 Cr1,947.00 Cr2,007.00 Cr2,056.00 Cr2,136.00 Cr2,282.00 Cr-409.49 Cr457.08 Cr510.06 Cr2,898.00 Cr545.13 Cr638.51 Cr
Operating Income 346.00 Cr298.00 Cr331.00 Cr363.00 Cr374.00 Cr384.00 Cr-455.73 Cr505.31 Cr517.81 Cr583.00 Cr632.49 Cr659.16 Cr
EBITDA 416.00 Cr374.00 Cr405.00 Cr442.00 Cr454.00 Cr455.00 Cr-580.47 Cr602.77 Cr666.25 Cr683.00 Cr684.54 Cr801.20 Cr
Interest Expense 15.00 Cr13.00 Cr12.00 Cr12.00 Cr10.00 Cr14.00 Cr-16.32 Cr18.46 Cr17.06 Cr18.00 Cr18.96 Cr18.68 Cr
Pretax Income 341.00 Cr307.00 Cr356.00 Cr389.00 Cr395.00 Cr401.00 Cr-482.04 Cr505.21 Cr555.41 Cr617.00 Cr564.99 Cr673.98 Cr
Tax Provision 88.66 Cr76.75 Cr92.56 Cr101.14 Cr79.00 Cr96.24 Cr-109.05 Cr109.45 Cr130.47 Cr148.08 Cr125.54 Cr144.72 Cr
Net Income 252.00 Cr229.00 Cr263.00 Cr286.00 Cr315.00 Cr306.00 Cr-372.99 Cr395.76 Cr424.94 Cr471.00 Cr439.45 Cr529.26 Cr
Diluted EPS 16.4514.8617.1118.5920.4719.89-23.9325.3927.2130.1527.9433.55

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Figures in INR.

Metric Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Revenue 1,891.00 Cr2,312.00 Cr2,878.00 Cr3,034.00 Cr3,366.00 Cr3,566.00 Cr4,188.00 Cr-8,350.59 Cr9,821.59 Cr11,938.72 Cr14,748.45 Cr
Cost of Revenue --------5,965.22 Cr7,216.86 Cr8,660.50 Cr10,611.54 Cr
Gross Profit --------2,385.37 Cr2,604.72 Cr3,278.22 Cr4,136.91 Cr
Operating Expenses 1,501.00 Cr1,921.00 Cr2,413.00 Cr2,565.00 Cr2,810.00 Cr3,073.00 Cr3,505.00 Cr-1,126.66 Cr1,301.54 Cr1,670.18 Cr1,722.93 Cr
Operating Income 296.00 Cr293.00 Cr316.00 Cr311.00 Cr399.00 Cr327.00 Cr507.00 Cr-1,258.71 Cr1,303.18 Cr1,608.04 Cr2,413.98 Cr
EBITDA 390.00 Cr392.00 Cr465.00 Cr469.00 Cr556.00 Cr493.00 Cr683.00 Cr-1,560.09 Cr1,803.71 Cr2,196.35 Cr2,886.84 Cr
Interest Expense 000006.00 Cr6.00 Cr-47.34 Cr46.73 Cr67.13 Cr72.68 Cr
Pretax Income 390.00 Cr370.00 Cr401.00 Cr429.00 Cr486.00 Cr452.00 Cr609.00 Cr-1,240.85 Cr1,447.61 Cr1,822.31 Cr2,411.21 Cr
Tax Provision 97.50 Cr92.50 Cr100.25 Cr107.25 Cr136.08 Cr113.00 Cr158.34 Cr-319.76 Cr354.12 Cr422.15 Cr546.09 Cr
Net Income 291.00 Cr277.00 Cr301.00 Cr323.00 Cr352.00 Cr340.00 Cr451.00 Cr-921.09 Cr1,093.49 Cr1,400.16 Cr1,865.12 Cr
Diluted EPS 18.1617.3318.8420.1921.9822.2629.4845.1760.2671.0790.24-

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Figures in INR.

Metric Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Total Assets 1,775.00 Cr2,120.00 Cr2,335.00 Cr2,644.00 Cr2,856.00 Cr3,092.00 Cr3,666.00 Cr-6,673.08 Cr7,417.63 Cr8,736.60 Cr11,376.54 Cr
Current Assets --------3,446.61 Cr4,156.89 Cr5,025.95 Cr7,097.28 Cr
Cash & Equivalents --------467.01 Cr662.51 Cr674.41 Cr1,074.91 Cr
Inventory ------------
Receivables --------1,525.32 Cr1,676.11 Cr1,847.80 Cr2,133.19 Cr
Total Liabilities --------2,708.00 Cr2,459.93 Cr2,417.54 Cr3,538.69 Cr
Current Liabilities --------2,012.88 Cr2,217.87 Cr2,132.77 Cr2,924.26 Cr
Long Term Debt -------280.08 Cr205.76 Cr9.91 Cr0-
Total Debt 4.00 Cr3.00 Cr3.00 Cr2.00 Cr2.00 Cr71.00 Cr98.00 Cr-657.55 Cr451.13 Cr310.90 Cr477.45 Cr
Total Equity 1,406.00 Cr1,658.00 Cr1,899.00 Cr2,127.00 Cr2,345.00 Cr2,385.00 Cr2,795.00 Cr-3,965.08 Cr4,957.71 Cr6,319.06 Cr7,837.85 Cr
Shares Outstanding --------15.29 Cr15.40 Cr15.59 Cr15.78 Cr

Cash Flows (Annual)

Figures in INR.

Metric Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Operating Cash Flow 312.00 Cr254.00 Cr286.00 Cr421.00 Cr432.00 Cr352.00 Cr736.00 Cr-955.76 Cr1,302.11 Cr1,156.92 Cr1,767.13 Cr
Investing Cash Flow -230.00 Cr-86.00 Cr-222.00 Cr-337.00 Cr-233.00 Cr-6.00 Cr-540.00 Cr--421.31 Cr-562.09 Cr-434.43 Cr-609.90 Cr
Financing Cash Flow -66.00 Cr-127.00 Cr-58.00 Cr-96.00 Cr-160.00 Cr-329.00 Cr-144.00 Cr--403.94 Cr-581.88 Cr-628.20 Cr-748.18 Cr
Capital Expenditure -96.00 Cr-165.00 Cr-216.00 Cr-65.00 Cr-37.00 Cr-75.00 Cr-125.00 Cr--433.30 Cr-358.03 Cr-236.69 Cr-208.58 Cr
Free Cash Flow 216.00 Cr89.00 Cr70.00 Cr356.00 Cr395.00 Cr277.00 Cr611.00 Cr-522.46 Cr944.08 Cr920.23 Cr1,558.55 Cr
Net Change in Cash 16.00 Cr41.00 Cr6.00 Cr-12.00 Cr39.00 Cr16.00 Cr52.00 Cr-130.51 Cr158.14 Cr94.28 Cr409.05 Cr

Ratios (Annual)

Figures in %.

Metric Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Gross Margin % --------28.6%26.5%27.5%28.0%
Operating Margin % 15.7%12.7%11.0%10.3%11.9%9.2%12.1%-15.1%13.3%13.5%16.4%
Net Margin % 15.4%12.0%10.5%10.6%10.5%9.5%10.8%-11.0%11.1%11.7%12.6%
ROE % 20.7%16.7%15.9%15.2%15.0%14.3%16.1%-23.2%22.1%22.2%23.8%
ROCE % --------27.0%25.1%24.4%28.6%

Shareholding Pattern

Insiders
33.02%
Institutions
41.41%
Public Float
61.83%

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PERSISTENT — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current share price of Persistent Systems Limited (PERSISTENT)?

As of 2026-07-15 09:52 IST, Persistent Systems Limited (PERSISTENT) trades at ₹5,112.00 on NSE. Its 52-week range is ₹4,298.50 to ₹6,540.04.

What is the market capitalisation of PERSISTENT?

Persistent Systems Limited (PERSISTENT) has a market capitalisation of ₹80,641.80 Cr on NSE.

What is the P/E ratio of PERSISTENT?

PERSISTENT trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 56.65. The industry average P/E is 27.67. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 10.36.

Does PERSISTENT pay a dividend?

Persistent Systems Limited (PERSISTENT) currently offers a dividend yield of 0.87%.

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

PERSISTENT has a return on equity (ROE) of 23.80%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 29.39%.

Is PERSISTENT a good stock to buy?

This page provides a data-driven analysis of Persistent Systems Limited (PERSISTENT), 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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