CESC

CESC Limited

Integrated power utility with generation and distribution businesses

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Key metrics

Price as of 2026-10-16

Stock price
₹135.90
Market cap
18,030 Cr
Stock P/E
11.6
P/B
1.44
Dividend yield
4.5%
ROE (FY26)
11.7%
ROCE (FY26)
10.1%
Operating margin (FY26)
11.9%
Debt / equity (FY26)
1.70
OCF / EBITDA (FY26)
117.7%
OCF / EBITDA (3Y)
108.8%

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What you need to know

CESC supplies electricity to homes and businesses, serving Kolkata as an integrated utility since 1899 and about 4.9 million customers across seven licensed areas in India, and it is now building a large renewable energy business.

Company snapshot

4thBy market cap

Ranked among 6 companies in Integrated Power Utilities.

Segment mix

Reportable segments as of 2018-03-31 (Consolidated). Revenue share = segment revenue ÷ total revenue.

Largest segment: 65.1% of revenue

SegmentRevenue shareRevenuePBTAssets
Power
65.1%
10,515 Cr2,508 Cr—
Process Outsourcing
21.9%
3,541 Cr397 Cr—
Property
0.8%
128 Cr67 Cr—
Retail
14.2%
2,302 Cr-118 Cr—

Shares add up to 102% because segment revenues are before inter-segment eliminations.

What we see

Positives
  • ✓109% of operating profit came in as cash over the last three years — profits are backed by real cash.
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Statement tables · Consolidated

Switches quarterly, P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow. Key metrics and ratios stay on consolidated when available.

Amounts in ₹ Cr · tap + to expand rows

Quarterly results

Quarterly · ₹ Cr · tap + rows to expand

MetricSept 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sept 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sept 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales4,352 Cr3,244 Cr3,387 Cr4,863 Cr4,700 Cr3,561 Cr3,877 Cr5,202 Cr5,267 Cr4,005 Cr4,096 Cr5,485 Cr
Operating expenses (approx.)3,706 Cr2,898 Cr2,977 Cr4,492 Cr3,804 Cr2,951 Cr3,065 Cr4,338 Cr4,206 Cr3,226 Cr3,353 Cr4,590 Cr
EBITDA646 Cr346 Cr410 Cr371 Cr896 Cr610 Cr812 Cr864 Cr1,061 Cr779 Cr743 Cr895 Cr
OPM %14.8%10.7%12.1%7.6%19.1%17.1%20.9%16.6%20.1%19.5%18.1%16.3%
Other income62 Cr617 Cr645 Cr744 Cr189 Cr396 Cr293 Cr311 Cr152 Cr257 Cr531 Cr254 Cr
Interest305 Cr296 Cr325 Cr322 Cr328 Cr339 Cr335 Cr363 Cr337 Cr343 Cr317 Cr312 Cr
Depreciation303 Cr303 Cr311 Cr301 Cr295 Cr305 Cr304 Cr304 Cr311 Cr308 Cr304 Cr291 Cr
Profit before tax461 Cr364 Cr419 Cr492 Cr462 Cr362 Cr466 Cr508 Cr565 Cr385 Cr653 Cr546 Cr
Tax %21.3%17.3%1.0%21.1%19.3%22.1%17.4%20.5%21.2%21.0%29.7%23.3%
Net profit363 Cr301 Cr415 Cr388 Cr373 Cr282 Cr385 Cr404 Cr445 Cr304 Cr459 Cr419 Cr
EPS (₹)₹2.62₹2.12₹3.02₹2.85₹2.67₹1.99₹2.81₹2.92₹3.21₹2.15₹3.31₹3.03

Profit & loss (annual)

Annual · last column is TTM · ₹ Cr · tap + to expand

MetricMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales8,363 Cr16,161 Cr10,664 Cr11,014 Cr11,639 Cr12,544 Cr14,246 Cr15,293 Cr17,001 Cr18,570 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
Operating expenses (approx.)5,530 Cr12,780 Cr7,847 Cr8,142 Cr8,453 Cr9,627 Cr12,097 Cr13,167 Cr14,312 Cr15,123 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
EBITDA2,833 Cr3,381 Cr2,817 Cr2,872 Cr3,186 Cr2,917 Cr2,149 Cr2,126 Cr2,689 Cr3,447 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
OPM %33.9%20.9%26.4%26.1%27.4%23.3%15.1%13.9%15.8%18.6%Sign in free for the trailing twelve months
Other income230 Cr347 Cr204 Cr866 Cr659 Cr1,013 Cr1,585 Cr2,008 Cr1,622 Cr1,260 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
Interest1,372 Cr1,374 Cr1,325 Cr1,357 Cr1,226 Cr1,129 Cr1,117 Cr1,234 Cr1,324 Cr1,360 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
Depreciation715 Cr874 Cr764 Cr781 Cr867 Cr885 Cr878 Cr1,217 Cr1,205 Cr1,228 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
Profit before tax976 Cr1,453 Cr1,571 Cr1,669 Cr1,752 Cr1,916 Cr1,739 Cr1,683 Cr1,782 Cr2,119 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
Tax %32.9%20.5%23.7%21.7%22.2%26.7%19.7%14.0%19.9%23.6%Sign in free for the trailing twelve months
Net profit810 Cr1,155 Cr1,198 Cr1,306 Cr1,363 Cr1,405 Cr1,397 Cr1,447 Cr1,428 Cr1,618 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
EPS (₹)₹52.12₹68.85₹89.32₹98.24₹100.40₹10.25₹10.13₹10.38₹10.32₹11.63Sign in free for the trailing twelve months
Dividend payout %————43.6%42.9%43.2%41.9%42.2%49.6%Sign in free for the trailing twelve months
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The latest four quarters added up, next to each full year

Balance sheet

Annual · ₹ Cr · tap + rows to expand

MetricMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity capital133 Cr133 Cr133 Cr133 Cr133 Cr133 Cr133 Cr133 Cr133 Cr133 Cr
Reserves10,489 Cr8,287 Cr8,841 Cr9,494 Cr9,740 Cr10,264 Cr10,777 Cr11,312 Cr11,876 Cr12,397 Cr
Borrowings13,962 Cr13,248 Cr12,612 Cr12,181 Cr12,465 Cr14,961 Cr14,262 Cr14,363 Cr17,978 Cr21,319 Cr
Other liabilities12,078 Cr11,250 Cr11,800 Cr12,478 Cr13,127 Cr11,701 Cr12,060 Cr10,820 Cr10,401 Cr11,962 Cr
Total liabilities37,873 Cr32,987 Cr33,468 Cr34,372 Cr35,862 Cr37,493 Cr37,711 Cr37,168 Cr40,981 Cr46,470 Cr
Fixed assets (net)24,316 Cr23,628 Cr23,435 Cr23,376 Cr23,971 Cr23,019 Cr22,634 Cr21,949 Cr21,673 Cr21,724 Cr
CWIP391 Cr217 Cr161 Cr147 Cr134 Cr103 Cr140 Cr174 Cr427 Cr2,905 Cr
Investments1,110 Cr1,174 Cr1,242 Cr748 Cr372 Cr522 Cr140 Cr120 Cr122 Cr217 Cr
Loans & advances——17 Cr17 Cr26 Cr16 Cr2 Cr2 Cr4 Cr4 Cr
Inventories845 Cr583 Cr700 Cr718 Cr597 Cr659 Cr880 Cr878 Cr725 Cr698 Cr
Trade receivables1,560 Cr1,537 Cr1,739 Cr1,882 Cr2,315 Cr2,095 Cr2,192 Cr2,256 Cr2,428 Cr2,416 Cr
Cash & bank1,255 Cr881 Cr503 Cr1,213 Cr840 Cr2,153 Cr1,129 Cr1,275 Cr2,181 Cr4,208 Cr
Other assets8,397 Cr4,968 Cr5,671 Cr6,271 Cr7,607 Cr8,926 Cr10,594 Cr10,514 Cr13,421 Cr14,298 Cr
Total assets37,873 Cr32,987 Cr33,468 Cr34,372 Cr35,862 Cr37,493 Cr37,711 Cr37,168 Cr40,981 Cr46,470 Cr

Cash flows

Annual · ₹ Cr · tap + rows to expand · last column includes FCF

MetricMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from operating activity2,655 Cr2,432 Cr2,294 Cr3,003 Cr2,818 Cr2,499 Cr1,978 Cr2,352 Cr2,582 Cr4,057 Cr
Cash from investing-1,493 Cr-981 Cr-687 Cr-163 Cr-1,490 Cr-575 Cr-545 Cr-564 Cr-3,013 Cr-3,235 Cr
Cash from financing-760 Cr-1,449 Cr-1,737 Cr-2,130 Cr-1,751 Cr-611 Cr-2,457 Cr-1,642 Cr1,337 Cr1,205 Cr
Net cash flow402 Cr2 Cr-130 Cr710 Cr-423 Cr1,313 Cr-1,024 Cr146 Cr906 Cr2,027 Cr
Free cash flow (OCF − Capex)1,183 Cr1,538 Cr1,456 Cr2,257 Cr2,135 Cr1,721 Cr1,282 Cr1,581 Cr719 Cr141 Cr

Ratios

MetricMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
ROCE %9.1%13.0%13.4%13.8%13.1%11.8%11.1%11.1%10.2%10.1%
ROE %5.8%13.6%13.1%13.4%13.0%12.5%11.8%11.5%10.9%11.7%
Debtor days68355962726156545247
Inventory days44856424646373535322422
Days payable41867504542585643475359
Cash conversion cycle3056276166514048392310
OCF / EBITDA %93.7%71.9%81.4%104.6%88.4%85.7%92.0%110.6%96.0%117.7%
OCF / EBITDA % (3 years)——81.7%85.2%91.4%92.7%88.4%95.0%99.3%108.8%
Debt / equity1.311.571.411.271.261.441.311.251.501.70
Current ratio0.920.780.740.770.991.050.880.970.980.92
Net debt / EBITDA4.49—4.303.823.654.396.116.165.874.96