NSE CDSL · Investment Services · NIFTY 500
Central Depository Services (India) Share Price
₹1,322.90
▼ −₹28.24 · 2.09%
Day range · 24 Sep
₹1,321.90Low₹1,347.30High
52-week range
₹1,116.30Low · 30 Mar 2026₹1,673.70High · 20 Nov 2025
Central Depository Services (India) Overview
Where the price stands, how it has moved and how it sits against its averages.
Central Depository Services (India) shares last traded at ₹1,322.90 on the NSE, down 2.09% on the day. That is 21.0% below the 52-week high of ₹1,673.70 and 18.5% above the 52-week low of ₹1,116.30. The stock trades at 58.67× earnings, above the sector average of 15.35. Its market value is ₹27,649 Cr.
Price returns
1 Day▼ −2.09%
1 Week0.00%
This month▼ −3.66%
3 Months▲ +1.46%
6 Months▲ +11.40%
This year▼ −6.41%
1 Year▼ −12.64%
Against the market: 1 Month ▼ −2.45% · 3 Months ▲ +4.39% · 6 Months ▲ +12.07% · This year ▲ +6.59% · 1 Year ▼ −4.15%
Shading grows with the size of the move. We ask our data provider for a newer price every 15 minutes while the market is open (9:15 AM–3:30 PM IST); next check from Fri 16 Oct, 9:15 AM. Its quotes are not real-time — the time at the top shows how current the price is.
Moving averages — price is above 1 of 6
- 20-day average₹1,377.93 ▼ price 4.0% below
- 50-day average₹1,364.05 ▼ price 3.0% below
- 10-day average₹1,354.20 ▼ price 2.3% below
- 5-day average₹1,349.48 ▼ price 2.0% below
- 300-day average₹1,337.62 ▼ price 1.1% below
- Today's price₹1,322.90
- 100-day average₹1,316.37 ▲ price 0.5% above
Each average is the mean closing price over that many trading days; averages above the current price sit higher on the ladder.
Central Depository Services (India) Financial Results
Revenue and net profit in ₹ crore, with the full statements underneath.
1,145
527
456
Year by year
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Growth | Net profit | Net margin | EPS | Dividend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | ₹1,145 Cr | ▲ +5.8% | ₹456 Cr | 39.8% | ₹21.82 | ₹12.75 |
| FY 2025 | ₹1,082 Cr | ▲ +33.2% | ₹527 Cr | 48.7% | ₹25.20 | ₹12.50 |
| FY 2024 | ₹812 Cr | ▲ +46.3% | ₹419 Cr | 51.6% | ₹20.05 | ₹9.50 |
| FY 2023 | ₹555 Cr | ▲ +0.7% | ₹276 Cr | 49.7% | ₹13.20 | ₹8.00 |
| FY 2022 | ₹551 Cr | ▲ +60.4% | ₹311 Cr | 56.4% | ₹14.89 | ₹7.50 |
| FY 2021 | ₹344 Cr | ▲ +52.7% | ₹200 Cr | 58.3% | ₹9.59 | ₹4.50 |
| FY 2020 | ₹225 Cr | — | ₹106 Cr | 47.2% | ₹5.08 | ₹2.25 |
322
293
162
118
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Revenue | vs prev. qtr | Net profit | Net margin | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY27 | ₹293 Cr | ▲ +11.4% | ₹118 Cr | 40.1% | ₹5.62 |
| Q4 FY26 | ₹263 Cr | ▼ −13.6% | ₹80 Cr | 30.5% | ₹3.84 |
| Q3 FY26 | ₹304 Cr | ▼ −4.6% | ₹133 Cr | 43.8% | ₹6.38 |
| Q2 FY26 | ₹319 Cr | ▲ +23.2% | ₹140 Cr | 44.0% | ₹6.71 |
| Q1 FY26 | ₹259 Cr | ▲ +15.3% | ₹102 Cr | 39.6% | ₹4.90 |
| Q4 FY25 | ₹224 Cr | ▼ −19.3% | ₹100 Cr | 44.7% | ₹4.80 |
| Q3 FY25 | ₹278 Cr | ▼ −13.7% | ₹130 Cr | 46.8% | ₹6.23 |
| Q2 FY25 | ₹322 Cr | — | ₹162 Cr | 50.3% | ₹7.75 |
Balance sheet — FY26
Owes (liabilities)Shareholders' equity
19%
81%
- Total assets₹2,419 Cr
- Total liabilities₹459 Cr
- Shareholders' equity₹1,960 Cr
- Total debt₹2 Cr
- Cash & investments₹860 Cr
- Current ratio2.92×
- Revenue growth, 5 yr27.21% a year
- EPS growth, 5 yr17.89% a year
- Operating margin (TTM)44.38%
- Net margin (TTM)39.90%
Cash flow — FY26
Operating activities
▲ ₹467 Cr
Investing activities
▼ −₹185 Cr
Financing activities
▼ −₹262 Cr
Free cash flow
▲ ₹346 Cr
Net change in cash
▲ ₹19 Cr
Right of the line = cash coming in, left = cash going out. Free cash flow = cash from operations minus capital spending.
Full financial statements, FY20–FY26
| ₹ crore | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | 225.06 | 343.72 | 551.33 | 555.09 | 812.26 | 1,082.21 | 1,144.92 |
| Cost of revenue | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating expenses | 147.44 | 140.81 | 194.25 | 249.45 | 348.28 | 504.62 | 622.47 |
| Operating income | 77.62 | 202.91 | 357.08 | 305.64 | 463.98 | 577.59 | 522.45 |
| Depreciation | 11.73 | 9.20 | 11.46 | 19.48 | 27.23 | 48.98 | 66.19 |
| Profit before tax | 136.45 | 259.52 | 408.55 | 365.15 | 556.01 | 694.90 | 608.99 |
| Tax | 29.73 | 58.26 | 96.74 | 89.19 | 136.46 | 168.58 | 153.91 |
| Net profit | 106.16 | 200.34 | 311.18 | 275.94 | 419.11 | 526.64 | 456.13 |
| EPS (₹) | 5.08 | 9.59 | 14.89 | 13.20 | 20.05 | 25.20 | 21.82 |
| Dividend per share (₹) | 2.25 | 4.50 | 7.50 | 8.00 | 9.50 | 12.50 | 12.75 |
| ₹ crore | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 863.32 | 1,084.00 | 1,325.56 | 1,457.17 | 1,781.65 | 2,162.14 | 2,419.03 |
| Current assets | 483.74 | 693.90 | 907.34 | 655.76 | 798.58 | 1,102.31 | 1,082.08 |
| Cash & short-term investments | 444.86 | 636.46 | 793.20 | 544.30 | 643.81 | 958.96 | 860.08 |
| Inventory | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Property, plant & equipment | 71.52 | 78.41 | 86.02 | 273.37 | 313.50 | 411.58 | 469.20 |
| Total liabilities | 139.33 | 206.78 | 232.64 | 243.44 | 318.31 | 401.79 | 459.25 |
| Current liabilities | 91.54 | 158.03 | 174.85 | 184.21 | 240.05 | 316.75 | 370.94 |
| Total debt | 0.37 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 2.37 | 1.36 | 2.98 | 2.20 |
| Total equity | 723.99 | 877.22 | 1,092.92 | 1,213.73 | 1,463.34 | 1,760.34 | 1,959.78 |
| ₹ crore | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From operations | 82.14 | 192.56 | 283.41 | 248.83 | 385.94 | 542.68 | 466.62 |
| From investing | −32.66 | −107.23 | −145.53 | −126.28 | −249.24 | −298.33 | −185.00 |
| From financing | −50.51 | −47.16 | −94.18 | −157.78 | −168.58 | −230.59 | −262.47 |
| Capital expenditure | −10.06 | −9.19 | −25.24 | −205.59 | −73.46 | −155.75 | −120.70 |
| Dividends paid | −50.39 | −47.03 | −94.05 | −156.75 | −167.20 | −229.90 | −261.25 |
| Net change in cash | −1.02 | 38.17 | 43.70 | −35.23 | −31.88 | 13.77 | 19.15 |
Central Depository Services (India) vs Peers
Side by side with other investment services companies. The small bars compare each column.
| Company | Price | Change | Market cap | P/E | P/B | ROE (5 yr) | Net margin | Div. yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Depository Services (India) This stock | ₹1,322.90 | ▼ −2.09% | ₹27,649 Cr | 58.67 | 14.11 | 28.62% | 39.90% | 0.96% |
| ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Ltd | ₹3,170.40 | ▼ −0.11% | ₹1,56,344 Cr | 47.70 | 37.71 | 80.08% | 55.98% | 0.86% |
| HDFC Asset Management Company | ₹2,391.60 | ▼ −2.22% | ₹1,02,554 Cr | 39.87 | 12.31 | 29.78% | 69.30% | 2.04% |
| Nippon Life India Asset Management | ₹1,132.25 | ▼ −2.90% | ₹72,458 Cr | 50.08 | 16.25 | 28.27% | 56.41% | 1.81% |
| Multi Commodity Exchange Of India | ₹3,427.00 | ▲ +1.63% | ₹87,386 Cr | 52.61 | 16.59 | 18.83% | 57.84% | 0.22% |
| Motilal Oswal Financial Services | ₹1,015.00 | ▼ −2.40% | ₹61,136 Cr | 30.83 | 4.52 | 22.40% | 21.18% | 0.62% |
Peer prices and ratios as last reported by the data provider. Company names link to their own pages.
Central Depository Services (India) Key Metrics
Each ratio placed against a benchmark — the sector average, the company's own 5-year average, or a common rule of thumb.
Central Depository Services (India)BenchmarkRule-of-thumb bands
Valuation The price against earnings, book value and sales
P/E (TTM)Price ÷ yearly earnings per share
58.67
▲ 282% above the sector average of 15.35
P/E, 12-month rangeLow 34.38 · high 75.76
59%
Today's P/E sits 59% of the way from its low to its high
P/BPrice ÷ book value per share
14.11
P/SMarket cap ÷ last 12 months' revenue
23.45
P/CFPrice ÷ cash flow per share
52.24
PEGP/E ÷ earnings growth rate
3.29
Profitability Of every ₹100 of sales, how much is kept?
Operating marginKept after running costs
44.38%
▼ below its 5-yr average of 53.71%
Pre-tax marginKept before tax
52.97%
▼ below its 5-yr average of 63.52%
Net marginKept as profit
39.90%
▼ below its 5-yr average of 47.97%
Returns & efficiency How well does it use its money?
Return on equityProfit on shareholders' money
24.52%
▼ below its 5-yr average of 28.62%
Return on assetsProfit on everything it owns
19.87%
▼ below its 5-yr average of 23.46%
Return on investmentProfit on long-term capital
23.90%
▼ below its 5-yr average of 28.09%
Return on capital employedProfit before interest and tax on equity + debt
32.69%
Growth Is the business getting bigger?
Revenue — last 12 months
+8.8%
▲ growing
Revenue — 3 yr, a year
+27.3%
▲ growing (off the scale)
Revenue — 5 yr, a year
+27.2%
▲ growing (off the scale)
Net profit — 3 yr, a year
+18.2%
▲ growing
Net profit — 5 yr, a year
+17.9%
▲ growing
EPS — last 12 months
−4.8%
▼ shrinking
EPS — 3 yr, a year
+18.2%
▲ growing
EPS — 5 yr, a year
+17.9%
▲ growing
Dividend — 3 yr, a year
+16.8%
▲ growing
Book value — 5 yr, a year
+17.4%
▲ growing
Financial strength Can it pay its bills and debts?
Debt to equityBorrowings for every ₹1 of shareholders' money
0.00×
Current ratioShort-term assets for every ₹1 due within a year
2.92×
Interest coverOperating profit ÷ interest to pay
143.38×
Payout ratioShare of profit paid as dividend
58.43%
Per share What each share stands for
EPS (TTM)
₹22.55
Book value
₹93.77
Cash flow
₹25.86
Dividend
₹12.75
Revenue
₹56.39
The share price is 14.11× the book value behind each share.
Benchmarks: sector averages and 5-year averages come from the data provider; the debt and liquidity bands are common rules of thumb, not investment advice.
All 106 metrics from the data provider
Valuation
P/E excluding extraordinary items, most recent fiscal year61.91
Current Dividend Yield - Common Stock Primary Issue, LTM0.94
Price to Book - most recent fiscal year14.41
P/E Basic excluding extraordinary items - TTM57.90
P/E including extraordinary items - TTM59.93
P/E excluding extraordinary items low, trailing 12 months34.38
Price to Tangible Book - most fiscal year14.70
Dividend Yield - 5 Year Average1.15
Price to sales - most recent fiscal year24.66
Dividend Yield - indicated annual dividend divided by closing price0.94
Price to Cash Flow per share - trailing 12 month52.24
Peg Ratio3.29
Price to Free Cash Flow per Share - most recent fiscal year333.50
P/E Normalized, most recent fiscal year61.88
P/E excluding extraordinary items high, trailing 12 months75.76
P/E excluding extraordinary items, most recent fiscal year quarter59.93
Price to sales - trailing 12 month23.95
Net Debt, LFY−8,578.83
Per share
Dividend Per Share - 5 year average10.05
Cash Flow per share - trailing 12 month25.86
Cash Flow per share - most recent fiscal year24.94
EPS including extraordinary items - trailing 12 month22.55
EPS including extraordinary items - most recent fiscal year21.82
EBITD per share - trailing 12 month28.38
Revenue/share - trailing 12 month56.39
EPS excluding extraordinary items - trailing 12 month22.55
EPS Basic excluding extraordinary items - most recent fiscal year21.82
EPS Basic excluding extraordinary items - trailing 12 month22.55
Book value per share - most recent fiscal year93.77
Dividend per share - most recent fiscal year12.75
Revenue/share - most recent fiscal year54.78
EPS Normalized - most recent fiscal year21.84
Book value (tangible) per share - most recent fiscal year91.94
Dividends per share - trailing 12 month12.75
EPS excluding extraordinary items - most recent fiscal year21.82
Cash per share - most recent fiscal year41.15
Margins
Operating margin - trailing 12 month44.38
Operating margin - 1st historical fiscal year45.63
Operating Margin - 5 year average53.71
Net Profit Margin % - 1st historical fiscal year39.75
Net Profit Margin % - trailing 12 month39.90
Net Profit Margin - 5 year average47.97
Pretax Margin - 5 year average63.52
Pretax margin - 1st historical fiscal year53.19
Pretax margin - trailing 12 month52.97
Free Operating Cash Flow/Revenue, 5 Year Average10.56
Growth
EPS Change %, TTM over TTM−4.78
Revenue growth rate, 5 year27.21
EPS growth rate, 5 year17.89
Revenue Change % - most recent quarter 1 year ago13.12
Growth rate% - dividend, 3 year16.81
Growth rate% - EPS, 3 year18.24
Revenue/share (5 yr growth)27.21
Free Operating Cash Flow, 5 Year CAGR−9.09
Tangible Book Value, Total Equity, 5 Year CAGR17.46
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation & Amortization, 5 Year Interim CAGR18.87
Capital Spending growth rate, 5 year67.37
Revenue Change %, TTM over TTM8.79
Growth rate% - Revenue, 3 year27.29
Book value per share growth rate, 5 year17.44
EPS Change % - most recent quarter 1 year ago14.69
Net Profit Margin growth rate, 5 year−7.46
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation & Amortization, 5 Year CAGR22.36
Total Debt, 5 Year CAGR51.29
Financial strength
Free Cash Flow - most recent fiscal year846.73
LT debt/equity - most recent fiscal year0.00
Payout ratio - trailing 12 month55.43
Current ratio - most recent fiscal year2.92
Current EV/Free Cash Flow, LFY196.83
Total debt/total equity - most recent fiscal year0.00
Net Interest coverage - trailing 12 month143.38
Payout ratio - most recent fiscal year57.28
Returns & efficiency
Return on average equity - 5 year average28.62
Net Income/employee - trailing 12 month95,21,117.00
Revenue/employee - most recent fiscal year2,55,27,730.00
Return on investment - most recent fiscal year23.90
Return on average assets - most recent fiscal year19.87
Receivables turnover - most recent fiscal year25.97
Revenue/employee - trailing 12 month2,38,63,390.00
Return on average assets - 5 year average23.46
Net Income/employee - most recent fiscal year1,01,46,640.00
Asset turnover - most recent fiscal year0.50
Return on average equity - most recent fiscal year24.52
Return on investment - 5 year average28.09
Price & volume
Market Cap28,018.54
52 week Low Date30 Mar 2026
Price - 1 Day % Change0.23
Relative (S&P500) price percent change - 13 week4.39
Avg trading volume last 10 days1.09
Price - 13 week price percent change1.46
Price - 52 week price percent change−12.64
Avg Trading Volume Last 3 months30.66
Price - 5 Day % Change4.01
Price % Change Month To Date−3.66
Relative (S&P500) price percent change - 04 week−2.45
52 week High Date20 Nov 2025
Price - 26 week price percent change11.40
PDATE23 Sep 2026
Price - YTD price percent change−6.41
Relative (S&P500) price percent change - 52 week−4.15
NPRICE1,351.10
Relative (S&P500) price percent change - 26 week12.07
52 week Low1,116.30
52 week High1,673.70
Beta1.44
Relative (S&P500) price percent change - Year to Date6.59
Dividends & Corporate Events
Payouts to shareholders, splits and bonus issues, and company meetings — newest first.
₹12.75
- Dividend yield0.96%
- Payout ratio58.43%
- 5-year average dividend₹10.05 a share
- Latest dividend₹12.75 per share · 17 Jul 2026
Corporate calendar
- BoardQuarterly Results
- Dividend₹12.75 per share · 128% · Final dividend
- BoardAudited Results & Dividend
- BoardQuarterly Results
- BoardQuarterly Results
- Dividend₹12.50 per share · 125% · Final dividend
- BoardQuarterly Results
- BoardAudited Results & Dividend
Show 14 older events
- BoardQuarterly Results
- BoardQuarterly Results
- BonusBonus issue in the ratio of 1:1 of Rs. 10/-.
- MeetingAnnual General Meeting
- Dividend₹19.00 per share · 190% · Final dividend
- Dividend₹3.00 per share · 30% · Special special dividend
- MeetingAnnual General Meeting
- Dividend₹16.00 per share · 160% · Final dividend
- MeetingAnnual General Meeting
- Dividend₹15.00 per share · 150% · Final dividend
- MeetingAnnual General Meeting
- Dividend₹9.00 per share · 90% · Final dividend
- MeetingAnnual General Meeting
- MeetingAnnual General Meeting
About Central Depository Services (India)
Investment Services
Central Depository Services (India) Limited is engaged in the depository services business and provides services to exchanges, clearing corporations, depository participants and investors. Its segments include Depository Activity, Data Entry and Storage, and Repository. Depository Activity provides various services to investors, such as dematerialization, rematerialisation, holding, transfer and pledge of securities in electronic form and providing e-voting services to companies. Data Entry and Storage segment relates to Centralized record keeping of Know Your Customer (KYC) documents of capital market investors. Repository segment provides policyholders/warehouse receipts holder with facility to keep insurance policies/ warehouse receipts in electronic form and to undertake changes, modifications and revisions to the policy/receipt. It also offers e-Locker, Myeasi Mobile App, E-Voting, SMART, and Electronic access to securities information & execution of secure transactions.
Key people
- Nehal Naleen VoraChief Executive Officer, Managing Director, Executive Director
- Girish AmesaraChief Financial Officer
- Amit MahajanChief Technology Officer
- Nilay ShahCompany Secretary, Compliance Officer
- Vinay MadanChief Risk Officer
- Nayana Mandar OvalekarChief Regulatory Officer
Company facts
- NSE symbolCDSL
- ISININE736A01011
- IndustryInvestment Services
- IndexNIFTY 500
- Market cap₹27,649 Cr
- Revenue (FY26)₹1,145 Cr
- Net profit (FY26)₹456 Cr
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Frequently Asked Questions
Central Depository Services (India) (NSE: CDSL) last traded at ₹1,322.90 on the NSE, down 2.09% (₹28.24) on the day, as of 24 Sep 2026, 8:36 AM IST. The day's range was ₹1,321.90 – ₹1,347.30.
Central Depository Services (India)'s 52-week high is ₹1,673.70 (20 Nov 2025) and its 52-week low is ₹1,116.30 (30 Mar 2026). At ₹1,322.90 the share is 21.0% below its high and 18.5% above its low.
Central Depository Services (India)'s market capitalisation is ₹27,649 Cr (₹27,649 Cr). It is part of the NIFTY 500 index.
Central Depository Services (India)'s P/E ratio (trailing 12 months) is 58.67. The sector average is 15.35, so investors pay 282% more for each rupee of its earnings than for the average company in its sector. Its earnings per share (TTM) are ₹22.55.
Central Depository Services (India) shares are down 12.64% over the last year, down 6.41% so far this year, up 11.40% over 6 months, up 1.46% over 3 months. Over the last year the stock did 4.15% worse than the market.
In FY26 (year to Mar 2026), Central Depository Services (India) reported revenue of ₹1,145 Cr (up 5.79% on the year before) and a net profit of ₹456 Cr. Earnings per share were ₹21.82.
Yes. Central Depository Services (India)'s latest dividend is ₹12.75 per share (128%, final dividend), with an ex-date of 17 Jul 2026. The dividend yield is 0.96%. It has paid 7 dividends in the records shown on this page.
As of Jun 2026: Promoter 15.00%, FII 8.24%, MF 7.30%, Other 69.46%.
Central Depository Services (India)'s listed peers in Investment Services include ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Ltd, HDFC Asset Management Company, Nippon Life India Asset Management, Multi Commodity Exchange Of India, Motilal Oswal Financial Services. By market capitalisation it ranks #6 of 6 in this group.
Central Depository Services (India) is almost debt-free — its debt-to-equity ratio is 0.00 and total debt was ₹2 Cr in FY26.