NSE CESC · BSE 500084 · Electric Utilities · NIFTY 500
CESC Share Price
₹140.48
▼ −₹2.26 · 1.58%
Day range · 24 Sep
₹140.15Low₹142.60High
52-week range
₹138.05Low · 27 Jan 2026₹204.40High · 4 May 2026
CESC Overview
Where the price stands, how it has moved and how it sits against its averages.
CESC shares last traded at ₹140.48 on the NSE, down 1.58% on the day. That is 31.3% below the 52-week high of ₹204.40 and 1.8% above the 52-week low of ₹138.05. The stock trades at 12.00× earnings, below the sector average of 15.27. Its market value is ₹18,604 Cr.
Price returns
1 Day▼ −1.58%
1 Week0.00%
This month▼ −2.46%
3 Months▼ −15.84%
6 Months▼ −6.37%
This year▼ −14.92%
1 Year▼ −14.55%
Against the market: 1 Month ▼ −3.74% · 3 Months ▼ −13.41% · 6 Months ▼ −5.81% · This year ▼ −3.10% · 1 Year ▼ −6.25%
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 0 of 6
- 100-day average₹166.05 ▼ price 15.4% below
- 300-day average₹163.38 ▼ price 14.0% below
- 50-day average₹156.56 ▼ price 10.3% below
- 20-day average₹146.32 ▼ price 4.0% below
- 10-day average₹144.11 ▼ price 2.5% below
- 5-day average₹142.15 ▼ price 1.2% below
- Today's price₹140.48
Each average is the mean closing price over that many trading days; averages above the current price sit higher on the ladder.
CESC Financial Results
Revenue and net profit in ₹ crore, with the full statements underneath.
18,570
1,542
Year by year
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Growth | Net profit | Net margin | EPS | Dividend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | ₹18,570 Cr | ▲ +9.2% | ₹1,542 Cr | 8.3% | ₹11.63 | ₹0.00 |
| FY 2025 | ₹17,001 Cr | ▲ +11.2% | ₹1,369 Cr | 8.1% | ₹10.33 | ₹4.50 |
| FY 2024 | ₹15,293 Cr | ▲ +7.3% | ₹1,376 Cr | 9.0% | ₹10.38 | ₹4.50 |
| FY 2023 | ₹14,246 Cr | ▲ +13.6% | ₹1,343 Cr | 9.4% | ₹10.13 | ₹4.50 |
| FY 2022 | ₹12,544 Cr | ▲ +7.8% | ₹1,358 Cr | 10.8% | ₹10.25 | ₹4.50 |
| FY 2021 | ₹11,639 Cr | ▼ −4.3% | ₹1,331 Cr | 11.4% | ₹10.04 | — |
| FY 2020 | ₹12,159 Cr | — | ₹1,267 Cr | 10.4% | ₹9.56 | ₹2.00 |
5,485
439
402
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Revenue | vs prev. qtr | Net profit | Net margin | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY27 | ₹5,485 Cr | ▲ +33.9% | ₹402 Cr | 7.3% | ₹3.03 |
| Q4 FY26 | ₹4,096 Cr | ▲ +2.3% | ₹439 Cr | 10.7% | ₹3.31 |
| Q3 FY26 | ₹4,005 Cr | ▼ −24.0% | ₹285 Cr | 7.1% | ₹2.15 |
| Q2 FY26 | ₹5,267 Cr | ▲ +1.2% | ₹425 Cr | 8.1% | ₹3.21 |
| Q1 FY26 | ₹5,202 Cr | ▲ +34.2% | ₹387 Cr | 7.4% | ₹2.92 |
| Q4 FY25 | ₹3,877 Cr | ▲ +8.9% | ₹373 Cr | 9.6% | ₹2.82 |
| Q3 FY25 | ₹3,561 Cr | ▼ −24.2% | ₹265 Cr | 7.4% | ₹1.99 |
| Q2 FY25 | ₹4,700 Cr | — | ₹353 Cr | 7.5% | ₹2.67 |
Balance sheet — FY26
Owes (liabilities)Shareholders' equity
73%
27%
- Total assets₹46,470 Cr
- Total liabilities₹33,940 Cr
- Shareholders' equity₹12,530 Cr
- Total debt₹21,671 Cr
- Cash & investments₹5,070 Cr
- Current ratio1.74×
- Revenue growth, 5 yr9.80% a year
- EPS growth, 5 yr2.99% a year
- Operating margin (TTM)16.49%
- Net margin (TTM)8.63%
Cash flow — FY26
Operating activities
▲ ₹4,057 Cr
Investing activities
▼ −₹3,235 Cr
Financing activities
▲ ₹1,205 Cr
Free cash flow
▲ ₹141 Cr
Net change in cash
▲ ₹2,027 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 | 12,158.89 | 11,638.61 | 12,543.88 | 14,246.35 | 15,293.21 | 17,001.29 | 18,570.34 |
| Cost of revenue | 3,132.31 | 2,905.28 | 3,674.48 | 5,306.47 | 5,734.52 | 7,141.14 | 7,877.35 |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating expenses | 9,126.47 | 8,781.13 | 9,662.29 | 11,573.82 | 12,476.38 | 14,109.66 | 15,272.67 |
| Operating income | 3,032.42 | 2,857.48 | 2,881.59 | 2,672.53 | 2,816.83 | 2,891.63 | 3,297.67 |
| Depreciation | 847.98 | 866.65 | 884.66 | 877.87 | 1,216.73 | 1,400.73 | 1,440.66 |
| Profit before tax | 1,767.62 | 1,751.54 | 1,915.48 | 1,739.10 | 1,683.13 | 1,782.29 | 2,118.53 |
| Tax | 458.62 | 388.73 | 511.40 | 341.77 | 235.84 | 354.35 | 500.96 |
| Net profit | 1,267.04 | 1,330.93 | 1,358.07 | 1,342.83 | 1,376.35 | 1,368.94 | 1,541.99 |
| EPS (₹) | 9.56 | 10.04 | 10.25 | 10.13 | 10.38 | 10.33 | 11.63 |
| Dividend per share (₹) | 2.00 | — | 4.50 | 4.50 | 4.50 | 4.50 | 0.00 |
| ₹ crore | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 35,457.02 | 35,861.53 | 37,493.47 | 37,711.89 | 37,167.78 | 41,010.26 | 46,470.17 |
| Current assets | 10,141.05 | 11,089.44 | 13,541.79 | 14,146.81 | 14,131.92 | 16,057.90 | 18,410.57 |
| Cash & short-term investments | 1,870.45 | 1,906.01 | 3,472.01 | 2,255.59 | 2,191.36 | 3,480.45 | 5,070.43 |
| Inventory | 892.93 | 682.57 | 815.31 | 1,362.24 | 1,190.71 | 997.77 | 944.95 |
| Property, plant & equipment | 24,672.23 | 24,104.52 | 23,121.22 | 22,774.05 | 22,123.65 | 22,129.92 | 24,629.72 |
| Total liabilities | 26,045.38 | 25,988.75 | 27,097.04 | 26,801.52 | 25,722.14 | 28,999.55 | 33,939.83 |
| Current liabilities | 8,953.54 | 7,535.55 | 8,834.46 | 9,384.16 | 6,944.96 | 8,527.78 | 10,583.96 |
| Total debt | 14,269.43 | 14,245.25 | 14,960.80 | 14,262.84 | 14,543.63 | 17,977.83 | 21,670.57 |
| Total equity | 9,411.64 | 9,872.78 | 10,396.43 | 10,910.37 | 11,445.64 | 12,010.71 | 12,530.34 |
| ₹ crore | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From operations | 3,408.00 | 2,805.92 | 2,499.07 | 1,978.35 | 2,351.41 | 2,581.50 | 4,057.49 |
| From investing | −465.89 | −1,489.24 | −575.03 | −544.70 | −563.60 | −3,012.53 | −3,235.28 |
| From financing | −2,218.92 | −1,739.49 | −610.94 | −2,457.15 | −1,641.63 | 1,336.87 | 1,204.90 |
| Capital expenditure | −918.80 | −682.81 | −778.07 | −695.54 | −771.16 | −1,863.16 | −3,916.20 |
| Dividends paid | −294.58 | −594.03 | −602.63 | −603.79 | −606.20 | −603.07 | −803.49 |
| Net change in cash | 723.19 | −422.81 | 1,313.10 | −1,023.50 | 146.18 | 905.84 | 2,027.11 |
CESC vs Peers
Side by side with other electric utilities companies. The small bars compare each column.
| Company | Price | Change | Market cap | P/E | P/B | ROE (5 yr) | Net margin | Div. yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CESC This stock | ₹140.48 | ▼ −1.58% | ₹18,604 Cr | 12.00 | 1.49 | 12.49% | 8.63% | 4.27% |
| Adani Power | ₹199.90 | ▼ −2.46% | ₹3,85,501 Cr | 32.24 | 6.37 | 33.40% | 23.91% | — |
| Power Grid Corporation of India | ₹266.30 | ▼ −1.52% | ₹2,47,675 Cr | 14.10 | 2.62 | 18.68% | 40.02% | 3.17% |
| Adani Green Energy | ₹1,290.50 | ▼ −0.50% | ₹2,12,568 Cr | 129.20 | 12.49 | 13.17% | 12.14% | — |
| Adani Energy Solutions | ₹1,343.60 | ▼ −2.50% | ₹1,65,186 Cr | 90.17 | 8.14 | 9.44% | 8.49% | — |
| Siemens Energy India | ₹3,220.40 | ▲ +0.20% | ₹1,14,989 Cr | 109.04 | 27.52 | — | 14.99% | 0.12% |
Peer prices and ratios as last reported by the data provider. Company names link to their own pages.
CESC Key Metrics
Each ratio placed against a benchmark — the sector average, the company's own 5-year average, or a common rule of thumb.
CESCBenchmarkRule-of-thumb bands
Valuation The price against earnings, book value and sales
P/E (TTM)Price ÷ yearly earnings per share
12.00
▼ 21% below the sector average of 15.27
P/E, 12-month rangeLow 6.58 · high 18.89
44%
Today's P/E sits 44% of the way from its low to its high
P/BPrice ÷ book value per share
1.49
P/SMarket cap ÷ last 12 months' revenue
0.99
P/CFPrice ÷ cash flow per share
6.65
PEGP/E ÷ earnings growth rate
2.58
Profitability Of every ₹100 of sales, how much is kept?
Operating marginKept after running costs
16.49%
▼ below its 5-yr average of 18.75%
Pre-tax marginKept before tax
11.40%
▼ below its 5-yr average of 11.90%
Net marginKept as profit
8.63%
▼ below its 5-yr average of 9.39%
Returns & efficiency How well does it use its money?
Return on equityProfit on shareholders' money
12.57%
▲ above its 5-yr average of 12.49%
Return on assetsProfit on everything it owns
3.70%
▼ below its 5-yr average of 3.75%
Return on investmentProfit on long-term capital
4.82%
▼ below its 5-yr average of 4.89%
Return on capital employedProfit before interest and tax on equity + debt
9.85%
Growth Is the business getting bigger?
Revenue — last 12 months
+8.7%
▲ growing
Revenue — 3 yr, a year
+9.2%
▲ growing
Revenue — 5 yr, a year
+9.8%
▲ growing
Net profit — 3 yr, a year
+4.7%
▲ growing
Net profit — 5 yr, a year
+3.0%
▲ growing
EPS — last 12 months
+12.6%
▲ growing
EPS — 3 yr, a year
+4.7%
▲ growing
EPS — 5 yr, a year
+3.0%
▲ growing
Book value — 5 yr, a year
+4.9%
▲ growing
Financial strength Can it pay its bills and debts?
Debt to equityBorrowings for every ₹1 of shareholders' money
1.73×
Current ratioShort-term assets for every ₹1 due within a year
1.74×
Quick ratioLike the current ratio, without inventory
1.65×
Interest coverOperating profit ÷ interest to pay
3.16×
Payout ratioShare of profit paid as dividend
0.00%
Per share What each share stands for
EPS (TTM)
₹11.70
Book value
₹94.53
Cash flow
₹21.44
Dividend
₹6.00
Revenue
₹142.25
The share price is 1.49× 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 105 metrics from the data provider
Valuation
P/E excluding extraordinary items, most recent fiscal year12.26
Current Dividend Yield - Common Stock Primary Issue, LTM4.21
Price to Book - most recent fiscal year1.51
P/E Basic excluding extraordinary items - TTM14.42
P/E including extraordinary items - TTM12.18
P/E excluding extraordinary items low, trailing 12 months6.58
Price to Tangible Book - most fiscal year1.65
Dividend Yield - 5 Year Average3.17
Price to sales - most recent fiscal year1.02
Dividend Yield - indicated annual dividend divided by closing price6.31
Price to Cash Flow per share - trailing 12 month6.65
Peg Ratio2.58
P/E Normalized, most recent fiscal year12.23
P/E excluding extraordinary items high, trailing 12 months18.89
P/E excluding extraordinary items, most recent fiscal year quarter12.18
Price to sales - trailing 12 month1.00
Net Debt, LFY1,66,001.40
Per share
Dividend Per Share - 5 year average3.60
Cash Flow per share - trailing 12 month21.44
Cash Flow per share - most recent fiscal year23.07
EPS including extraordinary items - trailing 12 month11.70
EPS including extraordinary items - most recent fiscal year11.63
EBITD per share - trailing 12 month32.63
Revenue/share - trailing 12 month142.25
EPS excluding extraordinary items - trailing 12 month11.70
EPS Basic excluding extraordinary items - most recent fiscal year11.63
EPS Basic excluding extraordinary items - trailing 12 month11.70
Book value per share - most recent fiscal year94.53
Dividend per share - most recent fiscal year0.00
Revenue/share - most recent fiscal year140.09
EPS Normalized - most recent fiscal year11.66
Book value (tangible) per share - most recent fiscal year86.59
Dividends per share - trailing 12 month6.00
EPS excluding extraordinary items - most recent fiscal year11.63
Cash per share - most recent fiscal year38.25
Margins
Operating margin - trailing 12 month16.49
Operating margin - 1st historical fiscal year17.76
Operating Margin - 5 year average18.75
Net Profit Margin % - 1st historical fiscal year8.71
Net Profit Margin % - trailing 12 month8.63
Net Profit Margin - 5 year average9.39
Pretax Margin - 5 year average11.90
Pretax margin - 1st historical fiscal year11.41
Pretax margin - trailing 12 month11.40
Free Operating Cash Flow/Revenue, 5 Year Average2.86
Growth
EPS Change %, TTM over TTM12.55
Revenue growth rate, 5 year9.80
EPS growth rate, 5 year2.99
Revenue Change % - most recent quarter 1 year ago5.44
Growth rate% - EPS, 3 year4.72
Revenue/share (5 yr growth)9.80
Tangible Book Value, Total Equity, 5 Year CAGR3.40
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation & Amortization, 5 Year Interim CAGR1.97
Capital Spending growth rate, 5 year41.81
Revenue Change %, TTM over TTM8.73
Growth rate% - Revenue, 3 year9.24
Book value per share growth rate, 5 year4.88
EPS Change % - most recent quarter 1 year ago3.77
Net Profit Margin growth rate, 5 year−5.75
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation & Amortization, 5 Year CAGR4.93
Total Debt, 5 Year CAGR8.75
Financial strength
Net Interest coverage - most recent fiscal year3.16
Free Cash Flow - most recent fiscal year−6,622.00
LT debt/equity - most recent fiscal year1.24
Quick ratio - most recent fiscal year1.65
Payout ratio - trailing 12 month0.00
Current ratio - most recent fiscal year1.74
Total debt/total equity - most recent fiscal year1.73
Net Interest coverage - trailing 12 month2.38
Payout ratio - most recent fiscal year0.00
Returns & efficiency
Return on average equity - 5 year average12.49
Net Income/employee - trailing 12 month30,75,383.00
Revenue/employee - most recent fiscal year3,38,35,000.00
Return on investment - most recent fiscal year4.82
Return on average assets - most recent fiscal year3.70
Receivables turnover - most recent fiscal year7.29
Inventory turnover - most recent fiscal year12.52
Revenue/employee - trailing 12 month3,56,46,320.00
Return on average assets - 5 year average3.75
Net Income/employee - most recent fiscal year29,47,199.00
Asset turnover - most recent fiscal year0.42
Return on average equity - most recent fiscal year12.57
Return on investment - 5 year average4.89
Price & volume
Market Cap18,750.20
52 week Low Date27 Jan 2026
Price - 1 Day % Change0.03
Relative (S&P500) price percent change - 13 week−13.41
Avg trading volume last 10 days2.22
Price - 13 week price percent change−15.84
Price - 52 week price percent change−14.55
Avg Trading Volume Last 3 months32.43
Price - 5 Day % Change0.63
Price % Change Month To Date−2.46
Relative (S&P500) price percent change - 04 week−3.74
52 week High Date4 May 2026
Price - 26 week price percent change−6.37
PDATE23 Sep 2026
Price - YTD price percent change−14.92
Relative (S&P500) price percent change - 52 week−6.25
NPRICE142.56
Relative (S&P500) price percent change - 26 week−5.81
52 week Low138.12
52 week High204.50
Beta1.43
Relative (S&P500) price percent change - Year to Date−3.10
Dividends & Corporate Events
Payouts to shareholders, splits and bonus issues, and company meetings — newest first.
₹4.50
₹0.00
- Dividend yield4.27%
- Payout ratio0.00%
- 5-year average dividend₹3.60 a share
- Latest dividend₹6.00 per share · 19 Aug 2026
Corporate calendar
- MeetingAnnual General Meeting
- Dividend₹6.00 per share · 600% · Interim dividend
- BoardQuarterly Results & Interim Dividend
- BoardAudited Results
- MeetingPostal Ballot
- BoardQuarterly Results
- Dividend₹6.00 per share · 600% · Interim dividend
- BoardQuarterly Results & Interim Dividend
Show 14 older events
- MeetingAnnual General Meeting
- BoardQuarterly Results
- BoardAudited Results
- Dividend₹4.50 per share · 450% · Interim dividend
- BoardQuarterly Results & Interim Dividend
- MeetingPostal Ballot
- BoardQuarterly Results
- MeetingPostal Ballot
- MeetingAnnual General Meeting
- Dividend₹4.50 per share · 450% · Interim dividend
- Dividend₹4.50 per share · 450% · Interim dividend
- Dividend₹4.50 per share · 450% · Interim dividend
- SplitStock split — face value ₹10 → ₹1
- Dividend₹45.00 per share · 450% · Interim dividend
About CESC
Electric Utilities
CESC Limited is an India-based integrated power utility company engaged in the generation and distribution of electricity. Its business consists of Kolkata operations as well as other generation and distribution ventures. Its Kolkata operations include distribution of electricity, with its own generation facilities, across its licensed area in Kolkata, Howrah, Hooghly, North and South 24 Parganas, West Bengal. Its generation projects include operational thermal and renewables projects, which are owned and operated by its subsidiaries. The Company has a distribution license for Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh; three distribution franchisees (DFs) in Kota, Bharatpur and Bikaner in Rajasthan; and THE DF in Malegaon, Maharashtra. Its subsidiaries include Bhadla Three SKP Green Ventures Private Limited, Purvah Hybrid Power Private Limited, Purvah Renewable Power Private Limited, ANP Renewables Private Limited, and SHN Green Power Private Limited.
Key people
- Rajarshi BanerjeeChief Financial Officer, Executive Director
- Jagdish PatraCompliance Officer, Company Secretary
- Vineet SikkaManaging Director - Distribution, Executive Director
- Brajesh SinghManaging Director - Generation, Executive Director
Company facts
- NSE symbolCESC
- BSE code500084
- ISININE486A01021
- IndustryElectric Utilities
- IndexNIFTY 500
- Market cap₹18,604 Cr
- Revenue (FY26)₹18,570 Cr
- Net profit (FY26)₹1,542 Cr
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Frequently Asked Questions
CESC (NSE: CESC) last traded at ₹140.48 on the NSE, down 1.58% (₹2.26) on the day, as of 24 Sep 2026, 8:48 AM IST. On the BSE it was ₹140.35. The day's range was ₹140.15 – ₹142.60.
CESC's 52-week high is ₹204.40 (4 May 2026) and its 52-week low is ₹138.05 (27 Jan 2026). At ₹140.48 the share is 31.3% below its high and 1.8% above its low.
CESC's market capitalisation is ₹18,604 Cr (₹18,604 Cr). It is part of the NIFTY 500 index.
CESC's P/E ratio (trailing 12 months) is 12.00. The sector average is 15.27, so investors pay 21% less for each rupee of its earnings than for the average company in its sector. Its earnings per share (TTM) are ₹11.70.
CESC shares are down 14.55% over the last year, down 14.92% so far this year, down 6.37% over 6 months, down 15.84% over 3 months. Over the last year the stock did 6.25% worse than the market.
In FY26 (year to Mar 2026), CESC reported revenue of ₹18,570 Cr (up 9.23% on the year before) and a net profit of ₹1,542 Cr. Earnings per share were ₹11.63.
Yes. CESC's latest dividend is ₹6.00 per share (600%, interim dividend), with an ex-date of 19 Aug 2026. The dividend yield is 4.27%. It has paid 7 dividends in the records shown on this page.
As of Jun 2026: Promoter 52.11%, FII 11.45%, MF 18.27%, Other 18.17%.
CESC's listed peers in Electric Utilities include Adani Power, Power Grid Corporation of India, Adani Green Energy, Adani Energy Solutions, Siemens Energy India. By market capitalisation it ranks #6 of 6 in this group.
No. CESC has debt — its debt-to-equity ratio is 1.73 and total debt was ₹21,671 Cr in FY26. Its operating profit covers interest 3.16 times.