NTPC

NTPC Limited

India's largest power generator, coal-led and expanding into renewables, nuclear and hydrogen

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Key metrics

Price as of 2026-10-16

Stock price
₹315.15
Market cap
3,05,648 Cr
Stock P/E
11.0
P/B
1.50
Dividend yield
2.9%
ROE (FY26)
12.8%
ROCE (FY26)
8.0%
Operating margin (FY26)
19.0%
Debt / equity (FY26)
1.32
OCF / EBITDA (FY26)
92.1%
OCF / EBITDA (3Y)
88.5%

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Price & valuation

Share price and valuation multiples (P/E, P/B and more) over time.

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What you need to know

NTPC generates electricity in India, mostly from coal-fired stations, and sells it to utilities under long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs).

Company snapshot

1stBy market cap

Ranked among 27 companies in Power Generation.

Segment mix

Reportable segments as of 2024-12-31 (Standalone). Revenue share = segment revenue ÷ total revenue.

Largest segment: 98.4% of revenue

SegmentRevenue shareRevenuePBTAssets
Generation
98.4%
1,24,085 Cr24,879 Cr—
Others
7.0%
8,796 Cr718 Cr—
Unallocated
1.2%
1,542 Cr0 Cr—

Shares add up to 107% because segment revenues are before inter-segment eliminations.

What we see

Positives
  • ✓89% 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
Sales44,983 Cr42,820 Cr47,622 Cr48,521 Cr44,696 Cr45,053 Cr49,834 Cr47,065 Cr44,786 Cr45,846 Cr49,688 Cr50,741 Cr
Operating expenses (approx.)32,303 Cr31,458 Cr33,427 Cr34,504 Cr33,041 Cr31,386 Cr35,080 Cr34,485 Cr31,970 Cr31,276 Cr34,367 Cr34,510 Cr
EBITDA12,680 Cr11,362 Cr14,195 Cr14,017 Cr11,655 Cr13,667 Cr14,754 Cr12,580 Cr12,816 Cr14,570 Cr15,320 Cr16,231 Cr
OPM %28.2%26.5%29.8%28.9%26.1%30.3%29.6%26.7%28.6%31.8%30.8%32.0%
Other income401 Cr754 Cr1,194 Cr461 Cr501 Cr545 Cr1,251 Cr756 Cr476 Cr459 Cr723 Cr401 Cr
Interest2,921 Cr3,250 Cr2,955 Cr3,136 Cr3,621 Cr2,764 Cr3,648 Cr3,468 Cr3,432 Cr3,164 Cr3,737 Cr3,386 Cr
Depreciation4,038 Cr4,074 Cr4,271 Cr4,204 Cr4,216 Cr4,318 Cr4,663 Cr4,587 Cr4,816 Cr5,093 Cr5,134 Cr5,234 Cr
Profit before tax6,746 Cr6,571 Cr8,164 Cr7,284 Cr7,046 Cr7,245 Cr10,623 Cr7,765 Cr7,301 Cr8,050 Cr1,553 Cr9,160 Cr
Tax %29.9%20.7%20.5%24.4%23.6%28.6%25.7%21.3%28.4%30.5%-583.6%24.7%
Net profit4,726 Cr5,209 Cr6,490 Cr5,506 Cr5,380 Cr5,170 Cr7,897 Cr6,108 Cr5,225 Cr5,597 Cr10,615 Cr6,896 Cr
EPS (₹)₹4.76₹5.32₹6.36₹5.65₹5.44₹5.22₹7.85₹6.20₹5.23₹5.66₹10.81₹6.93

Profit & loss (annual)

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

MetricMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales82,042 Cr88,083 Cr95,742 Cr1,09,464 Cr1,11,531 Cr1,32,669 Cr1,76,207 Cr1,78,501 Cr1,88,138 Cr1,87,385 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
Operating expenses (approx.)60,547 Cr65,663 Cr71,633 Cr77,927 Cr77,557 Cr92,390 Cr1,28,478 Cr1,27,408 Cr1,34,010 Cr1,32,099 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
EBITDA21,496 Cr22,420 Cr24,110 Cr31,537 Cr33,974 Cr40,280 Cr47,729 Cr51,093 Cr54,128 Cr55,286 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
OPM %26.2%25.5%25.2%28.8%30.5%30.4%27.1%28.6%28.8%29.5%Sign in free for the trailing twelve months
Other income967 Cr1,558 Cr1,795 Cr2,909 Cr4,016 Cr2,325 Cr1,770 Cr2,665 Cr2,724 Cr2,414 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
Interest3,651 Cr4,435 Cr5,261 Cr8,117 Cr9,224 Cr9,316 Cr11,156 Cr12,048 Cr13,168 Cr13,801 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
Depreciation6,010 Cr7,460 Cr7,688 Cr10,356 Cr12,450 Cr13,788 Cr14,792 Cr16,204 Cr17,401 Cr19,629 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
Profit before tax13,689 Cr13,090 Cr9,427 Cr21,250 Cr17,390 Cr22,007 Cr23,917 Cr28,142 Cr32,198 Cr24,669 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
Tax %21.7%19.8%-34.0%44.0%13.9%22.9%28.4%24.2%25.6%-11.7%Sign in free for the trailing twelve months
Net profit10,714 Cr10,502 Cr12,633 Cr11,902 Cr14,969 Cr16,960 Cr17,121 Cr21,332 Cr23,953 Cr27,546 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
EPS (₹)₹13.00₹12.79₹12.77₹11.72₹14.87₹17.20₹17.44₹21.46₹24.16₹27.90Sign in free for the trailing twelve months
Dividend payout %————38.6%41.9%42.3%34.8%34.3%31.8%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 capital8,245 Cr8,245 Cr9,895 Cr9,895 Cr9,697 Cr9,697 Cr9,697 Cr9,697 Cr9,697 Cr9,697 Cr
Reserves89,593 Cr95,318 Cr1,00,142 Cr1,08,945 Cr1,16,042 Cr1,25,677 Cr1,37,327 Cr1,51,013 Cr1,74,374 Cr1,93,479 Cr
Borrowings1,07,195 Cr1,23,456 Cr1,53,787 Cr1,92,576 Cr1,97,237 Cr2,09,555 Cr2,19,805 Cr2,35,040 Cr2,47,575 Cr2,67,258 Cr
Other liabilities42,661 Cr46,401 Cr52,907 Cr62,655 Cr72,468 Cr67,827 Cr75,263 Cr80,034 Cr85,467 Cr80,232 Cr
Total liabilities2,48,497 Cr2,74,368 Cr3,17,396 Cr3,77,387 Cr3,98,966 Cr4,16,517 Cr4,46,021 Cr4,80,197 Cr5,24,165 Cr5,58,644 Cr
Fixed assets (net)1,04,239 Cr1,29,207 Cr1,37,491 Cr1,87,176 Cr2,02,598 Cr2,24,344 Cr2,39,883 Cr2,58,424 Cr2,70,936 Cr3,17,671 Cr
CWIP86,461 Cr81,624 Cr1,06,380 Cr98,211 Cr97,404 Cr91,025 Cr89,133 Cr87,593 Cr1,00,776 Cr84,833 Cr
Investments7,614 Cr8,876 Cr8,100 Cr9,307 Cr10,589 Cr10,626 Cr13,935 Cr15,885 Cr19,704 Cr24,180 Cr
Loans & advances——238 Cr253 Cr259 Cr270 Cr269 Cr271 Cr298 Cr1,845 Cr
Inventories6,586 Cr6,140 Cr8,119 Cr11,139 Cr9,810 Cr10,139 Cr14,240 Cr18,019 Cr18,722 Cr18,663 Cr
Trade receivables8,964 Cr8,812 Cr10,148 Cr20,371 Cr17,718 Cr27,342 Cr28,825 Cr33,350 Cr34,720 Cr36,616 Cr
Cash & bank364 Cr388 Cr209 Cr590 Cr950 Cr728 Cr466 Cr863 Cr1,427 Cr3,422 Cr
Other assets34,270 Cr39,321 Cr46,712 Cr50,342 Cr59,638 Cr52,041 Cr59,271 Cr65,792 Cr77,582 Cr71,414 Cr
Total assets2,48,497 Cr2,74,368 Cr3,17,396 Cr3,77,387 Cr3,98,966 Cr4,16,517 Cr4,46,021 Cr4,80,197 Cr5,24,165 Cr5,58,644 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 activity20,167 Cr19,663 Cr16,367 Cr24,583 Cr32,444 Cr41,788 Cr40,052 Cr40,785 Cr50,436 Cr50,902 Cr
Cash from investing-24,480 Cr-20,672 Cr-22,239 Cr-30,322 Cr-21,034 Cr-22,838 Cr-26,107 Cr-32,141 Cr-45,800 Cr-37,578 Cr
Cash from financing3,138 Cr1,033 Cr5,698 Cr6,004 Cr-11,049 Cr-19,172 Cr-14,154 Cr-8,246 Cr-4,073 Cr-11,328 Cr
Net cash flow-1,176 Cr24 Cr-174 Cr266 Cr361 Cr-222 Cr-210 Cr398 Cr563 Cr1,995 Cr
Free cash flow (OCF − Capex)-4,233 Cr898 Cr-3,459 Cr6,353 Cr9,132 Cr17,344 Cr15,233 Cr9,969 Cr9,153 Cr6,852 Cr

Ratios

MetricMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
ROCE %8.4%7.7%5.6%9.3%8.2%9.0%9.5%10.0%10.3%8.0%
ROE %10.9%10.1%11.4%9.5%11.3%12.0%11.2%12.6%12.3%12.8%
Debtor days40363968587560686771
Inventory days29255571645351676773
Days payable25285865575950424046
Cash conversion cycle44343674656961939498
OCF / EBITDA %93.8%87.7%67.9%78.0%95.5%103.7%83.9%79.8%93.2%92.1%
OCF / EBITDA % (3 years)——82.6%77.6%81.9%93.4%93.7%88.2%85.8%88.5%
Debt / equity1.101.191.401.621.571.551.501.461.341.32
Current ratio0.780.860.760.880.800.760.810.840.920.82
Net debt / EBITDA4.975.496.376.095.785.184.604.584.554.77