Central Depository Services (India) Limited

Central Depository Services (India) Limited (CDSL) is a mid-cap Financial Services company valued at ₹26,896 crore operating in Depositories, Clearing Houses and Other Intermediaries on the NSE and BSE.

Recent price move

Central Depository Services (India) Limited last traded at ₹1,286.9, modestly down 0.47% on the day.

Recent developments

On 2026-08-21, CDSL reported consolidated profit rising 47% to ₹117.67 crore in Q1FY26. On 2026-07-20, SEBI fined CDSL ₹1 crore over a 2022 malware attack, citing cybersecurity failures that exposed critical systems to attack and disrupted depository operations and market settlements.

Financial performance

The company's annual revenue rose 5.8% to ₹1,145 crore, while annual net profit fell 13.5% to ₹455 crore. The latest quarter saw revenue rise 13.1% to ₹293 crore and net profit rise 15.7% to ₹118 crore, indicating improving performance in the most recent period.

Valuation multiples

The stock trades at 59.0 times earnings, a premium to the Financial Services median of 19.3, 14.45 times book value. It yields 0.9%.

Things to watch

The company's net profit margin fell 8.9 percentage points to 39.7%, and net profit declined 13.5% annually. The stock is 18.7% below its 52-week high, and foreign institutional holding dropped 3.12 percentage points in the quarter.

Where it stands

CDSL's latest quarter showed rising revenue and net profit, but annual net profit fell. The company faces regulatory penalties for cybersecurity lapses, and its net profit margin has declined. The stock is trading 18.7% below its 52-week high.

Summarised by DocStoX's model on 2026-09-12 from company filings, exchange data and news. This is a factual summary, not a rating or a recommendation. Informational only, not investment advice. Consult a SEBI-registered adviser before investing.