CESC Ltd (CESC) — shareholding pattern, promoter holding, financials and share price

About CESC Ltd (CESC)

CESC Ltd operates in the Integrated Power Utilities industry, within the Power sector. It trades on the NSE as CESC and on the BSE under scrip code 500084. Its ISIN is INE486A01021.

Incorporated in 1978, CESC Ltd is in the business of generation and distribution of Electricity [1]

CESC Limited is an integrated Indian power utility engaged in generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across multiple licensed areas, serving approximately 4.8 million consumers with ~2,140 MW thermal generation and an expanding portfolio of distribution franchises and generation subsidiaries across seven locations.

The company is aggressively transitioning to clean energy, targeting 3.2 GW of renewable capacity by FY29 and 10 GW by FY32, with ~2,150 MW already under implementation, signed PPAs/LOAs, and a disclosed Phase‑1 capex of ~Rs.14,800 crore, signalling a major strategic pivot to renewables and hybrid/BESS bids.

Listed peers in Integrated Power Utilities: SJVN Ltd, ACME Solar Holdings Ltd, IndiGrid Infrastructure Trust, Nava Ltd, Vedanta Power Ltd, Clean Max Enviro Energy Solutions Ltd.

Valuation & Returns

10 Jul 2026

At ₹164 a share on 10 Jul 2026, CESC Ltd (CESC) was valued at a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.49x against an industry P/E of 25.26x and a price-to-book of 1.81x on a book value of ₹90.6 per share as of Mar 2025. Solomo computes return on equity of 13.42% and return on capital employed of 11.57% from filed results. Earnings ratios use consolidated results for the twelve months Jun 2025 to Mar 2026.

P/E
13.49x
Industry P/E
25.26x
P/B
1.81x
EPS (TTM)
₹12.16
Book value / share
₹90.6
ROE
13.42%
ROCE
11.57%
ROA
3.93%
Debt / equity
1.5x
Dividend yield
3.66%
EBITDA margin
25.32%
52-week range
₹138.12 – ₹204.5

Ratios are computed from filed results and the last recorded price. Not investment advice.

Financial Performance

Mar 2026

In the year ended Mar 2026, CESC Ltd (CESC) reported revenue of ₹18,570 crore, net profit of ₹1,618 crore and earnings per share of ₹11.63. That compares with revenue of ₹17,001 crore and net profit of ₹1,428 crore in Mar 2025. Figures are consolidated, as filed with the exchanges.

In the quarter ended Mar 2026, revenue was ₹4,096 crore and net profit ₹459 crore (consolidated).

Consolidated annual results for CESC Ltd (CESC), Mar 2022 to Mar 2026. Revenue and net profit in ₹ crore; EPS in ₹ per share.
MetricMar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Revenue (₹ cr)12,54414,24615,29317,00118,570
Net profit (₹ cr)1,4041,3971,4471,4281,618
EPS (₹)10.2510.1310.3810.3311.63
Compound annual growth for CESC Ltd (CESC). Stock price CAGR is price return and excludes dividends.
Measure10Y5Y3Y1Y
Sales growth3.89%4.11%9.53%11.17%
Profit growth-0.61%-2.71%-0.66%-1.34%
Stock price CAGR13%15%30%-8%

Ownership Summary

Jun 2026

As of Jun 2026, promoters hold 52.11% of CESC Ltd (CESC) (unchanged from the previous quarter), foreign institutional investors (FII) hold 11.47% and domestic institutional investors (DII) hold 26.14%. Market capitalisation was ₹21,739 crore on 10 Jul 2026. Shareholding is filed quarterly with BSE and NSE; Solomo carries every filing back to Mar 2001.

Largest disclosed public shareholders in Jun 2026: Sbi Balanced Advantage Fund 7.49%, Life Insurance Corporation of India 6.13%, Franklin India Small Cap Fund 3.1%, Nippon Life India Trustee Ltd-A/C Nippon India Multi Cap Fund 2.47%, Mfs International New Discovery Fund 1.86%, Hdfc Trustee Company Ltd. A/C Hdfc Balanced Advantage Fund 1.54%. Only stakes above the 1% disclosure threshold are named in filings.

QuarterPromoterPledgedFIIDIIPublic
Jun 202652.11%-11.47%26.14%47.89%
Mar 202652.11%-11.61%26.23%47.89%
Dec 202552.11%-11.88%25.62%47.89%
Sep 202552.11%-11.08%25.65%47.89%
Jun 202552.11%-10.93%25.38%47.89%
Mar 202552.11%-11.01%25.1%47.89%
Dec 202452.11%-12.36%23.76%47.89%
Sep 202452.11%-13.3%22.63%47.89%
Every quarter since Mar 2001 Filing data, not investment advice.