CESC Limited
CESC · 500084 · Utilities · Integrated Power Utilities
- Market cap
- Rs 17,043 Cr
- P/E
- 10.95x
- P/B
- 1.36x
- 52W high / low
- Rs 204.5 / Rs 122.15
About CESC
CESC Limited is listed on the NSE under the symbol CESC and on the BSE under scrip code 500084. It is classified in the Utilities sector, industry: Integrated Power Utilities. It is a constituent of BSE 500, NIFTY 500, NIFTY Energy and NIFTY Smallcap 250. The company listed on 8 Feb 1995 and has a face value of Rs 1.
The latest available end-of-day price is Rs 128.14 (+3.66% on the day), for a market capitalisation of Rs 17,043 Cr. Trailing P/E is 10.95x and price-to-book is 1.36x. The 52-week range is Rs 122.15 to Rs 204.5. The latest price is 7% of the way from the 52-week low to the 52-week high.
Against the 4-company comparison set from the official BSE basic industry Integrated Power Utilities, its market capitalisation is 0.3 times the peer median of Rs 59,329 Cr, and its P/E of 10.95x compares with a peer median of 25.53x. The comparison set is chosen mechanically from the exchange classification; it is not a ranking.
Latest annual results
For FY26 (year ended 31 Mar 2026), CESC Limited reported revenue of Rs 18,570 Cr and net profit of Rs 1,618 Cr, with a net margin of 8.71% and earnings per share of Rs 11.63 (consolidated statements).
Year-on-year change: revenue +6.48%; net profit +13.31%; EPS +12.69%. Three-year compound annual growth rate: revenue +7.79%; net profit +5.02%.
At the same date the balance sheet shows total assets of Rs 46,470 Cr, shareholders' equity of Rs 12,530 Cr, total debt of Rs 21,319 Cr, cash of Rs 4,208 Cr, a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.70 and operating cash flow of Rs 4,057 Cr.
On a trailing-twelve-month basis the filings add up to revenue of Rs 18,853 Cr, net income of Rs 1,627 Cr and a net margin of 8.63%.
Shareholding pattern
In the shareholding pattern for 30 Sept 2026, CESC Limited's ownership is split: promoters 52.11%; foreign institutional investors (FIIs) 11.49%; domestic institutional investors (DIIs) 24.94%; retail and other shareholders 11.46%.
Compared with the filing for 30 Jun 2026: promoter holding 0.00 percentage points; FII holding +0.02 percentage points; DII holding −1.20 percentage points.
The same filing lists reported promoter pledge of 0.00% and 3,55,470 shareholders on record.
Recent filings and corporate actions
99 BSE corporate announcements were filed by CESC Limited in the past twelve months; the most frequent category is "Company Update" (80). The most recent is "CESC Ltdhas informed BSE that the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company is scheduled on 05/11/2026 ,inter alia, to consider and…" (Board Meeting), filed on 29 Oct 2026.
The disclosed corporate-action timeline lists 6 entries: dividend (6). The latest is a dividend (Interim Dividend - Rs. - 6.0000) with ex-date 19 Aug 2026.
Figures are raw disclosures from official NSE/BSE and SEBI filings plus mechanically computed ratios, restated in words. This is research data, not investment advice, a rating or a recommendation; DalalOS is not a SEBI-registered investment advisor.
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Peer comparison
Official BSE basic industry: Integrated Power Utilities. Limited to companies within a 0.1x–10x market-cap band.
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| Tata Power Company Limited | Rs 344.55 | Rs 1,10,104 Cr | Rs 65,215 Cr | Rs 5,256 Cr | 28.50x | 10.26% |
| Torrent Power Limited | Rs 1,177.4 | Rs 59,329 Cr | Rs 29,483 Cr | Rs 2,390 Cr | 25.53x | 12.67% |
| CESC LimitedThis company | Rs 128.14 | Rs 17,043 Cr | Rs 20,047 Cr | Rs 1,627 Cr | 10.95x | 12.64% |
| Reliance Infrastructure Limited | Rs 47.51 | Rs 1,942 Cr | Rs 21,235 Cr | Rs 5,301 Cr | 0.60x | 19.89% |
| Median | Rs 344.55 | Rs 59,329 Cr | Rs 29,483 Cr | Rs 2,390 Cr | 25.53x | 12.64% |
Peers are selected mechanically from the official BSE industry hierarchy and current market-cap band. This is a comparison set, not a ranking or recommendation.
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Same official industry (Integrated Power Utilities)
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Companies are grouped mechanically from the exchange classification and listed by market capitalisation. This is a comparison set, not a ranking or recommendation.