Power · NIFTY 500
CESC Limited
₹130.34 -0.76 (-0.58%) Updated 12 Nov, 6:47 pm IST
Today
- Open
- ₹131.95
- Prev close
- ₹131.10
- Day high
- ₹132.40
- Day low
- ₹129.50
- Volume
- 16.19 L
- Value traded
- ₹21.22 Cr
- Upper circuit
- ₹157.32
- Lower circuit
- ₹104.88
- 52W high
- ₹204.50
- 52W low
- ₹122.15
- 1 month
- -1.93%
- 6 months
- -30.64%
Ratios
Key numbers
Worked out from the latest filings (Consolidated) and today's price. TTM = last four quarters.
Quarterly results
Results for each quarter
Last 12 quarters, consolidated, ₹ crore. Hover a bar to see the number.
Revenue and net profit
Revenue · QoQ (vs last quarter)
Revenue · YoY (vs a year ago)
Net profit · QoQ (vs last quarter)
Net profit · YoY (vs a year ago)
EPS (₹) · YoY (vs a year ago)
| ₹ Cr | Dec 23 | Mar 24 | Jun 24 | Sep 24 | Dec 24 | Mar 25 | Jun 25 | Sep 25 | Dec 25 | Mar 26 | Jun 26 | Sep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 3,244 | 3,387 | 4,863 | 4,700 | 3,561 | 3,877 | 5,202 | 5,267 | 4,005 | 4,096 | 5,485 | 5,607 |
| Other income | 617 | 645 | 744 | 189 | 396 | 293 | 311 | 152 | 257 | 531 | 254 | 178 |
| Total income | 3,861 | 4,032 | 5,607 | 4,889 | 3,957 | 4,170 | 5,513 | 5,419 | 4,262 | 4,627 | 5,739 | 5,785 |
| Raw material | 2,160 | 2,036 | 3,631 | 3,024 | 2,169 | 2,181 | 3,365 | 3,228 | 2,289 | 2,471 | 3,526 | 3,574 |
| Purchases | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 58.0 | 38.0 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Employee cost | 303 | 285 | 303 | 332 | 313 | 273 | 359 | 396 | 391 | 332 | 407 | 434 |
| Other expenses | 433 | 653 | 556 | 446 | 468 | 610 | 613 | 524 | 508 | 540 | 656 | 560 |
| Total expenses | 3,497 | 3,613 | 5,115 | 4,427 | 3,595 | 3,704 | 5,005 | 4,854 | 3,877 | 3,974 | 5,193 | 5,199 |
| Operating profit | 346 | 410 | 371 | 896 | 610 | 812 | 864 | 1,061 | 779 | 743 | 895 | 1,039 |
| OPM % | 10.7% | 12.1% | 7.6% | 19.1% | 17.1% | 20.9% | 16.6% | 20.1% | 19.5% | 18.1% | 16.3% | 18.5% |
| Finance cost | 296 | 325 | 322 | 328 | 339 | 335 | 363 | 337 | 343 | 317 | 312 | 335 |
| Depreciation | 303 | 311 | 301 | 295 | 305 | 304 | 304 | 311 | 308 | 304 | 291 | 296 |
| Profit before tax | 364 | 419 | 492 | 462 | 362 | 466 | 508 | 565 | 385 | 653 | 546 | 586 |
| Tax | 63.0 | 4.0 | 104 | 89.0 | 80.0 | 81.0 | 104 | 120 | 81.0 | 194 | 127 | 148 |
| Net profit | 301 | 415 | 388 | 373 | 282 | 385 | 404 | 445 | 304 | 459 | 419 | 438 |
| Profit to shareholders | 281 | 400 | 378 | 353 | 265 | 373 | 387 | 425 | 285 | 439 | 402 | 423 |
| EPS (₹) | 2.12 | 3.02 | 2.85 | 2.67 | 1.99 | 2.81 | 2.92 | 3.21 | 2.15 | 3.31 | 3.03 | 3.20 |
Profit & loss
Results for each year
8 financial years (April to March), consolidated, ₹ crore.
Sales, operating profit and net profit
Revenue · YoY (vs a year ago)
Net profit · YoY (vs a year ago)
| ₹ Cr | FY18 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 16,161 | 11,014 | 11,639 | 12,544 | 14,246 | 15,293 | 17,001 | 18,570 |
| Other income | 347 | 866 | 659 | 1,013 | 1,585 | 2,008 | 1,622 | 1,260 |
| Total expenses | 15,028 | 10,280 | 10,546 | 11,641 | 14,092 | 15,618 | 16,841 | 17,711 |
| Employee cost | 3,570 | 1,083 | 1,074 | 1,081 | 1,189 | 1,213 | 1,221 | 1,478 |
| Operating profit | 3,381 | 2,872 | 3,186 | 2,917 | 2,149 | 2,126 | 2,689 | 3,447 |
| OPM % | 20.9% | 26.1% | 27.4% | 23.3% | 15.1% | 13.9% | 15.8% | 18.6% |
| Finance cost | 1,374 | 1,357 | 1,226 | 1,129 | 1,117 | 1,234 | 1,324 | 1,360 |
| Depreciation | 874 | 781 | 867 | 885 | 878 | 1,217 | 1,205 | 1,228 |
| Profit before tax | 1,480 | 1,600 | 1,752 | 1,916 | 1,739 | 1,683 | 1,782 | 2,119 |
| Tax | 298 | 363 | 389 | 511 | 342 | 236 | 354 | 501 |
| Tax rate % | 20.1% | 22.7% | 22.2% | 26.7% | 19.7% | 14.0% | 19.9% | 23.6% |
| Net profit | 1,155 | 1,306 | 1,363 | 1,405 | 1,397 | 1,447 | 1,428 | 1,618 |
| Profit to shareholders | 0.0 | 1,302 | 1,331 | 1,359 | 1,343 | 1,376 | 1,369 | 1,542 |
| Net margin % | 0.0% | 11.8% | 11.4% | 10.8% | 9.4% | 9.0% | 8.1% | 8.3% |
| EPS (₹) | 0.00 | 98.24 | 100.40 | 10.25 | 10.13 | 10.38 | 10.32 | 11.63 |
Balance sheet
Assets and debt
At each year end (and the latest half year), ₹ crore.
Equity, debt and assets
Shareholders' equity · YoY (vs a year ago)
| ₹ Cr | Mar 23 | Mar 24 | Mar 25 | Mar 26 | Sep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shareholders' equity | 10,910 | 11,445 | 12,009 | 12,530 | 12,468 |
| Long-term borrowings | 9,735 | 10,856 | 13,073 | 15,292 | 16,183 |
| Short-term borrowings | 4,527 | 3,507 | 4,905 | 6,027 | 5,834 |
| Total borrowings | 14,262 | 14,363 | 17,978 | 21,319 | 22,017 |
| Current liabilities | 7,410 | 6,805 | 8,480 | 10,584 | 10,865 |
| Fixed assets (PPE) | 22,634 | 21,949 | 21,673 | 21,724 | 22,836 |
| Inventories | 880 | 878 | 725 | 698 | 634 |
| Trade receivables | 2,192 | 2,256 | 2,428 | 2,416 | 3,178 |
| Cash & equivalents | 1,129 | 1,275 | 2,181 | 4,208 | 2,764 |
| Current assets | 6,535 | 6,597 | 8,341 | 9,745 | 9,477 |
| Total assets | 37,711 | 37,168 | 40,981 | 46,470 | 47,882 |
| Debt / equity | 1.31 | 1.25 | 1.50 | 1.70 | 1.77 |
Cash flow
Cash coming in and going out
For each financial year, ₹ crore. Free cash flow = cash from operations minus spending on fixed assets.
Operating, investing and financing cash
Operations · YoY (vs a year ago)
| ₹ Cr | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from operations | 2,499 | 1,978 | 2,352 | 2,582 | 4,057 |
| Cash from investing | -575 | -545 | -564 | -3,013 | -3,235 |
| Cash from financing | -611 | -2,457 | -1,642 | 1,337 | 1,205 |
| Spent on fixed assets | -778 | -696 | -771 | -1,863 | -3,916 |
| Free cash flow | 1,721 | 1,282 | 1,581 | 719 | 141 |
| Net cash flow | 1,313 | -1,024 | 146 | 906 | 2,027 |
Shareholding
Who holds the shares
Promoter and public holding at each quarter end, as filed with NSE.
Holding over time
Latest (30 Sep 2026)
- Promoter & group
- 52.11%
- Public (FIIs, mutual funds, retail…)
- 47.89%
- Promoter change, last quarter
- 0.00 pts
Dividends & news
Latest dividends and announcements
Dividends & corporate actions
- Interim Dividend - Rs 6 Per Share
- Interim Dividend - Rs 6 Per Share
- Interim Dividend - Rs 4.50 Per Share
- Annual General Meeting
- Interim Dividend - Rs 4.50 Per Share
- Annual General Meeting
- Interim Dividend - Rs 4.50 Per Share
- Annual General Meeting
Board meetings
- the financial results for the period ended September 30, 2026
- CESC LIMITED has informed the Exchange about Board Meeting to be held on 05-Nov-2026 to inter-alia consider and approve the Unaudited Financial resul…
- the Quarterly Unaudited Financial results of the Company for the period ended June 2026 and Dividend.
- the Quarterly Unaudited Financial results of the Company for the period ended June 2026 and Dividend.
- the financial results for the period ended Jun 30, 2026 and dividend
Filings with NSE
- Analysts/Institutional Investor Meet/Con. Call Updates
- Analysts/Institutional Investor Meet/Con. Call Updates
- Analysts/Institutional Investor Meet/Con. Call Updates
- Analysts/Institutional Investor Meet/Con. Call Updates
- Copy of Newspaper Publication
- General Updates
- Outcome of Board Meeting
Latest news
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About CESC Limited
CESC Limited is listed on the NSE under the symbol CESC and belongs to the Power sector.
Company details
- Company name
- CESC Limited
- NSE symbol
- CESC
- BSE scrip code
- 500084
- ISIN
- INE486A01021
- Listed on
- NSE, BSE
- Series
- EQ (normal equity)
- Listed on NSE since
- 8 Feb 1995
- Face value
- ₹1 per share
- Market lot
- 1 share
- Shares issued
- 133.00 crore
- Index
- NIFTY 500
- Sector (NSE)
- Power
- Industry
- Electric Utilities
- Chair
- Sanjiv Goenka
- Headquarters
- Kolkata, IN
- Registered address
- CESC House, Chowringhee Square, Kolkata - 700001, West Bengal, India
- Founded
- 1978
- Employees
- 5,289
- Financial year
- April to March
- Results basis
- Consolidated
- Website
- cesc.co.in
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