NHPC

NHPC Limited

India's largest hydropower generator, a central PSU adding solar and pumped storage

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Key metrics

Price as of 2026-10-16

Stock price
₹71.44
Market cap
71,825 Cr
Stock P/E
18.9
P/B
1.74
Dividend yield
3.3%
ROE (FY26)
7.8%
ROCE (FY26)
5.3%
Operating margin (FY26)
28.1%
Debt / equity (FY26)
1.26
OCF / EBITDA (FY26)
62.9%
OCF / EBITDA (3Y)
97.7%

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What you need to know

NHPC generates hydroelectric power at stations across the Himalayan states and sells it to its beneficiaries, and it is adding solar and pumped-storage projects.

Company snapshot

5thBy market cap

Ranked among 27 companies in Power Generation.

What we see

Positives
  • ✓Net margin of 36.3% — the business keeps a healthy share of every rupee it earns.
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Statement tables · Consolidated

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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
Sales2,931 Cr2,056 Cr1,888 Cr2,694 Cr3,052 Cr2,287 Cr2,347 Cr3,214 Cr3,365 Cr2,221 Cr2,816 Cr3,808 Cr
Operating expenses (approx.)1,174 Cr1,335 Cr1,003 Cr1,232 Cr1,253 Cr1,265 Cr1,257 Cr1,412 Cr1,338 Cr2,009 Cr1,620 Cr1,456 Cr
EBITDA1,757 Cr721 Cr885 Cr1,463 Cr1,799 Cr1,021 Cr1,090 Cr1,802 Cr2,027 Cr212 Cr1,196 Cr2,352 Cr
OPM %60.0%35.1%46.9%54.3%58.9%44.7%46.5%56.1%60.2%9.5%42.5%61.8%
Other income183 Cr494 Cr432 Cr344 Cr350 Cr330 Cr325 Cr229 Cr265 Cr272 Cr305 Cr151 Cr
Interest105 Cr97 Cr91 Cr90 Cr293 Cr656 Cr-12 Cr261 Cr278 Cr310 Cr574 Cr606 Cr
Depreciation295 Cr296 Cr299 Cr296 Cr285 Cr297 Cr315 Cr436 Cr441 Cr457 Cr642 Cr600 Cr
Profit before tax1,618 Cr914 Cr1,117 Cr1,507 Cr1,675 Cr434 Cr1,167 Cr1,518 Cr1,755 Cr894 Cr-274 Cr1,554 Cr
Tax %-4.6%31.3%45.3%26.5%36.1%24.0%21.2%25.5%30.5%64.1%665.9%24.2%
Net profit1,693 Cr628 Cr611 Cr1,108 Cr1,069 Cr330 Cr920 Cr1,131 Cr1,219 Cr321 Cr1,549 Cr1,178 Cr
EPS (₹)₹1.54₹0.49₹0.55₹1.02₹0.90₹0.23₹0.85₹1.06₹1.02₹0.22₹1.45₹1.09

Profit & loss (annual)

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

MetricMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales8,623 Cr7,751 Cr8,983 Cr10,008 Cr9,648 Cr9,189 Cr10,607 Cr9,632 Cr10,380 Cr11,615 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
Operating expenses (approx.)3,779 Cr3,549 Cr3,983 Cr4,514 Cr4,301 Cr4,001 Cr4,339 Cr4,764 Cr4,860 Cr6,379 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
EBITDA4,844 Cr4,202 Cr5,000 Cr5,494 Cr5,347 Cr5,187 Cr6,268 Cr4,868 Cr5,520 Cr5,236 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
OPM %56.2%54.2%55.7%54.9%55.4%56.5%59.1%50.5%53.2%45.1%Sign in free for the trailing twelve months
Other income1,503 Cr1,101 Cr864 Cr769 Cr1,057 Cr964 Cr678 Cr1,362 Cr1,349 Cr1,071 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
Interest1,073 Cr923 Cr895 Cr796 Cr650 Cr532 Cr474 Cr402 Cr1,189 Cr1,423 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
Depreciation1,462 Cr1,479 Cr1,658 Cr1,614 Cr1,298 Cr1,190 Cr1,215 Cr1,184 Cr1,193 Cr1,976 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
Profit before tax4,535 Cr3,638 Cr4,159 Cr3,615 Cr4,483 Cr3,217 Cr5,211 Cr5,043 Cr4,767 Cr3,894 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
Tax %23.3%23.7%31.8%8.0%20.1%-17.3%18.7%20.1%28.4%-8.4%Sign in free for the trailing twelve months
Net profit3,480 Cr2,775 Cr2,836 Cr3,325 Cr3,582 Cr3,774 Cr4,235 Cr4,028 Cr3,412 Cr4,220 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
EPS (₹)₹2.74₹2.44₹2.54₹2.86₹3.24₹3.51₹3.87₹3.61₹2.99₹3.75Sign in free for the trailing twelve months
Dividend payout %————51.6%51.6%53.4%57.7%67.7%55.8%Sign in free for the trailing twelve months
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Balance sheet

Annual · ₹ Cr · tap + rows to expand

MetricMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity capital10,259 Cr10,259 Cr10,045 Cr10,045 Cr10,045 Cr10,045 Cr10,045 Cr10,045 Cr10,045 Cr10,045 Cr
Reserves18,756 Cr19,759 Cr20,753 Cr21,326 Cr23,045 Cr24,876 Cr26,854 Cr28,657 Cr29,623 Cr31,392 Cr
Borrowings17,548 Cr17,008 Cr17,461 Cr21,606 Cr21,969 Cr26,075 Cr29,488 Cr32,493 Cr39,434 Cr52,134 Cr
Other liabilities10,232 Cr10,427 Cr15,599 Cr15,604 Cr15,269 Cr13,425 Cr14,885 Cr16,910 Cr18,080 Cr19,472 Cr
Total liabilities60,177 Cr60,388 Cr66,725 Cr71,345 Cr73,157 Cr77,285 Cr86,087 Cr93,295 Cr1,02,678 Cr1,20,011 Cr
Fixed assets (net)20,238 Cr19,254 Cr23,116 Cr21,630 Cr19,327 Cr19,191 Cr22,129 Cr21,467 Cr22,157 Cr50,276 Cr
CWIP17,588 Cr19,087 Cr15,037 Cr17,180 Cr19,068 Cr22,522 Cr31,351 Cr39,650 Cr50,398 Cr34,744 Cr
Investments1,020 Cr1,125 Cr1,287 Cr1,402 Cr1,847 Cr2,391 Cr503 Cr484 Cr449 Cr444 Cr
Loans & advances——49 Cr51 Cr53 Cr61 Cr61 Cr69 Cr129 Cr483 Cr
Inventories101 Cr105 Cr125 Cr127 Cr134 Cr140 Cr161 Cr190 Cr257 Cr294 Cr
Trade receivables1,854 Cr1,346 Cr2,838 Cr3,816 Cr3,410 Cr5,176 Cr6,161 Cr4,420 Cr4,793 Cr2,629 Cr
Cash & bank74 Cr21 Cr44 Cr42 Cr447 Cr1,315 Cr1,020 Cr1,422 Cr802 Cr1,961 Cr
Other assets19,303 Cr19,450 Cr24,229 Cr27,096 Cr28,871 Cr26,489 Cr24,702 Cr25,594 Cr23,692 Cr29,180 Cr
Total assets60,177 Cr60,388 Cr66,725 Cr71,345 Cr73,157 Cr77,285 Cr86,087 Cr93,295 Cr1,02,678 Cr1,20,011 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 activity8,329 Cr5,098 Cr3,824 Cr3,252 Cr5,073 Cr6,472 Cr4,692 Cr6,938 Cr5,026 Cr3,294 Cr
Cash from investing-1,864 Cr-1,288 Cr-1,182 Cr-3,246 Cr-1,530 Cr-4,966 Cr-4,246 Cr-5,968 Cr-7,550 Cr-11,139 Cr
Cash from financing-7,812 Cr-3,863 Cr-2,637 Cr12 Cr-3,138 Cr-638 Cr-741 Cr-581 Cr1,904 Cr8,928 Cr
Net cash flow-1,347 Cr-53 Cr5 Cr17 Cr405 Cr867 Cr-295 Cr388 Cr-620 Cr1,082 Cr
Free cash flow (OCF − Capex)6,742 Cr3,531 Cr2,464 Cr-380 Cr3,091 Cr1,457 Cr-268 Cr-60 Cr-3,825 Cr-8,279 Cr

Ratios

MetricMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
ROCE %11.2%9.1%9.9%7.9%8.9%5.9%8.0%7.1%7.0%5.3%
ROE %9.4%8.4%7.7%8.4%9.1%9.3%9.3%8.3%6.7%7.8%
Debtor days786311513912920521116716882
Inventory days4555566799
Days payable79812888111112
Cash conversion cycle765911213212620220916416679
OCF / EBITDA %171.9%121.3%76.5%59.2%94.9%124.8%74.9%142.5%91.1%62.9%
OCF / EBITDA % (3 years)——122.8%82.8%76.7%92.3%96.6%110.9%100.0%97.7%
Debt / equity0.600.570.570.690.660.750.800.840.991.26
Current ratio1.501.211.291.521.511.341.361.131.111.04
Net debt / EBITDA3.61—3.483.924.024.774.546.387.009.58