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What is the CESC LTD (CESC) share price today?

CESC LTD (CESC) is trading at ₹165.1 on the NSE, down 0.55% on the day. Source: DocStoX.

What is the PE ratio of CESC LTD?

CESC LTD has a price-to-earnings (PE) ratio of 14.2 in the Power sector.

What is the market capitalisation of CESC LTD?

CESC LTD has a market capitalisation of approximately ₹21,904 crore.

CESC LTD

CESC·NSE·Power

₹165.10▼ -0.91 (-0.55%)

Power · Integrated Power Utilities

Carries meaningful debt — watch the balance sheet

NIFTY 500NIFTY SMALLCAP 250NIFTY ENERGY

Day₹163.47

₹166.99

52W₹138

₹20541%

Open

₹166.50

High

₹166.99

Low

₹163.47

Prev Close

₹166.01

Volume

7.83L

VWAP

₹164.83

Snapshot

Key fundamentals

Market Cap

₹21,904 Cr

P/E Ratio

14.20Cheap

P/B Ratio

1.80

EPS

₹11.63

Book Value

₹94.50

ROE

12.60%Average

ROCE

11.00%Decent

Dividend Yield

3.68%

Debt / Equity

1.73High

Face Value

₹1.00

52W High

₹204.50

52W Low

₹138.12

Sector

Power

Industry

Integrated Power Utilities

Expensive

None moatVery High uncertainty

Fair value estimate

₹112

▼ 32.2%downside

Trading at ₹165 — 32% above our estimate

BearFair valueBull

₹92₹112₹157

/100

Business quality — Watch the fundamentals

Growth 29Profitability 38Efficiency 8Valuation 51

Plain English

Our view

Carries meaningful debt — watch the balance sheet
Reasonably priced at 14× earnings
High leverage — debt exceeds 1.5× equity

Strengths

Reasonably priced at 14× earnings
Promoters hold a controlling stake

Risks

High leverage — debt exceeds 1.5× equity
Fundamental red flags (Piotroski 2/9)

How we got there

Fair value methods

Residual income

13% ROE fading to 15% over ~3 yrs, on ₹95 book

₹92

Relative P/E

Needs ≥3 peers with P/E

—

Graham floor

Conservative floor: √(22.5 × EPS × book value/share)

₹157

Analyst target

No analyst coverage

—

Blended fair value₹112

What the numbers say

Investment thesis

Bull case

Reasonably priced at 14× earnings
Promoters hold a controlling stake

Bear case

High leverage — debt exceeds 1.5× equity
Fundamental red flags (Piotroski 2/9)

Free — see our deterministic Fair Value range, business quality score, and the full bull/bear case for this stock.

Snapshot

Key statistics

P/E

14.2Cheap

Below 15× is value territory; above 35× prices in strong growth

ROE

12.6%Average

Above 15% is considered healthy for Indian equities

ROCE

11.0%Decent

Above 18% means capital is working hard

Debt/Eq

1.73High

Below 0.5 is comfortable; above 1.5 strains the balance sheet

Mkt Cap

₹21,904 Cr

P/B

1.80

EPS

₹11.63

Div Yield

3.68%

What changed

Recent changes

Foreign investors-0.3% stake last quarter
Domestic institutions+0.6% stake last quarter

What matters

News impact

Overview

Valuation

Attractive

P/E 14.2×

Growth

Steady

+9% rev CAGR

Profitability

Healthy

12.6% ROE

Financial health

Leveraged

D/E 1.73

Momentum

N/A

No technicals

Today

Trading activity

Delivery %55.7%

Turnover₹1291.41L Cr

Trades13,984

VWAP₹164.83

Face value₹1.00

Market depth

Market depth available during market hours

Snapshot

Technical signals

Compounded annual growth

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue

+9.2%

+9.8%

10Y

+4.4%

Profit

+5.0%

+3.5%

10Y

+8.3%

EPS

+4.7%

+3.0%

10Y

+9.9%

Profile

Pros

Stock is providing a good dividend yield of 3.66%.
Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 46.4%

Watch-outs

Cons

The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 9.81% over past five years.
Company has a low return on equity of 12.0% over last 3 years.
Company might be capitalizing the interest cost
Earnings include an other income of Rs.1,260 Cr.

Forecast

News

Peers

Financials

Growth

Shareholding

Ownership

Ownership breakdown

Quarter ending 31 Mar 2026

Foreign investors sold 0.27 pts; domestic institutions added 0.63 pts last quarter. The QoQ column shows each group's change versus the prior quarter.

52%

Promoter

Promoters

52.1%0.00

Public

10.1%-0.34

FII / FPI

11.6%-0.27

DII

26.2%+0.63

Total shareholders

3,47,619-14,788 QoQ

Quarterly trend

Ownership over time

Q4 FY26

Promoter52.11%

FII11.61%

DII26.24%

Government0.01%

Public10.05%

Corporate Actions

Bulk & Block Deals

Filings

MF Holdings

Technicals

FAQs

Quick reference

Frequently asked questions

Incorporated in 1978, CESC Ltd is in the business of generation and distribution of Electricity[1]

CESC LTD valuation & research

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CESC LTD peers in Power

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CESC LTD

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Key statistics

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Overview

Trading activity

Technical signals

Growth (CAGR)

Company information

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Forecast

News

Peers

Financials

Growth

Shareholding

Ownership breakdown

Ownership over time

Corporate Actions

Bulk & Block Deals

Filings

MF Holdings

Technicals

FAQs

Frequently asked questions

CESC LTD valuation & research

CESC LTD peers in Power

Key statistics

Recent changes

News impact

Trading activity

Technical signals

Growth (CAGR)

Company information

Pros

Cons

Ownership breakdown

Ownership over time

Frequently asked questions