Everest Kanto Cylinder Ltd (EKC) — shareholding pattern, promoter holding, financials and share price
About Everest Kanto Cylinder Ltd (EKC)
Everest Kanto Cylinder Ltd operates in the Industrial Products industry, within the Capital Goods sector. It trades on the NSE as EKC and on the BSE under scrip code 532684. Its ISIN is INE184H01027.
Everest Kanto Cylinder Ltd (EKC) is engaged in the manufacture of high-pressure seamless gas cylinders along with other cylinders and equipments used for containing and storage of natural gas, liquids and air. [1]
Everest Kanto Cylinder Limited is a clean energy solutions company and a leading global manufacturer of high-pressure seamless gas cylinders, operating two plants in India and international facilities in Dubai and the USA with aggregate capacity of about 1.5 million cylinders per annum and over 20 million cylinders currently in service.
Q3 FY26 performance showed stable consolidated revenues of Rs. 365.1 crore but marked profitability improvement: consolidated EBITDA rose 48.4% to Rs. 59.2 crore and consolidated EBITDA margin expanded 534 basis points to 16.2%, driven by favourable product mix, improved realisations and cost discipline across operations.
Listed peers in Industrial Products: Gala Precision Engineering Ltd, Macpower CNC Machines Ltd, Shree Refrigerations Ltd, ICE Make Refrigeration Ltd, Salasar Techno Engineering Ltd, Kabra Extrusion Technik Ltd.
Valuation & Returns
10 Jul 2026At ₹115 a share on 10 Jul 2026, Everest Kanto Cylinder Ltd (EKC) was valued at a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.8x against an industry P/E of 48.01x and a price-to-book of 1.07x on a book value of ₹107.51 per share as of Mar 2025. Solomo computes return on equity of 12.16% and return on capital employed of 12.9% from filed results. Earnings ratios use consolidated results for the twelve months Jun 2025 to Mar 2026.
- P/E
- 8.8x
- Industry P/E
- 48.01x
- P/B
- 1.07x
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹13.07
- Book value / share
- ₹107.51
- ROE
- 12.16%
- ROCE
- 12.9%
- ROA
- 9.09%
- Debt / equity
- 0.12x
- Dividend yield
- 0.61%
- EBITDA margin
- 15.25%
- 52-week range
- ₹90.2 – ₹157.55
Ratios are computed from filed results and the last recorded price. Not investment advice.
Financial Performance
Mar 2026In the year ended Mar 2026, Everest Kanto Cylinder Ltd (EKC) reported revenue of ₹1,471 crore, net profit of ₹147 crore and earnings per share of ₹13.09. That compares with revenue of ₹1,499 crore and net profit of ₹98 crore in Mar 2025. Figures are consolidated, as filed with the exchanges.
In the quarter ended Mar 2026, revenue was ₹358 crore and net profit ₹46 crore (consolidated).
| Metric | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue (₹ cr) | 1,699 | 1,274 | 1,223 | 1,499 | 1,471 |
| Net profit (₹ cr) | 265 | 76 | 98 | 98 | 147 |
| EPS (₹) | 23.63 | 6.79 | 8.84 | 8.73 | 13.09 |
| Measure | 10Y | 5Y | 3Y | 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales growth | 19.62% | 14.09% | -9.29% | 22.59% |
| Profit growth | - | 27.36% | -38.41% | 0.12% |
| Stock price CAGR | 20% | 3% | -1% | -18% |
Ownership Summary
Jun 2026As of Jun 2026, promoters hold 67.39% of Everest Kanto Cylinder Ltd (EKC) (unchanged from the previous quarter), foreign institutional investors (FII) hold 1.19% and domestic institutional investors (DII) hold 0.29%. Market capitalisation was ₹1,290 crore on 10 Jul 2026. Shareholding is filed quarterly with BSE and NSE; Solomo carries every filing back to Dec 2005.
Largest disclosed public shareholders in Jun 2026: HUF 1.44%. Only stakes above the 1% disclosure threshold are named in filings.
| Quarter | Promoter | Pledged | FII | DII | Public |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 67.39% | - | 1.19% | 0.29% | 32.61% |
| Mar 2026 | 67.39% | - | 1.24% | 0.23% | 32.61% |
| Dec 2025 | 67.39% | - | 1.42% | 0.21% | 32.61% |
| Sep 2025 | 67.39% | - | 1.67% | 0.15% | 32.61% |
| Jun 2025 | 67.39% | - | 1.39% | 0.15% | 32.61% |
| Mar 2025 | 67.39% | - | 1.79% | 0.1% | 32.61% |
| Dec 2024 | 67.39% | - | 2.44% | 0.08% | 32.61% |
| Sep 2024 | 67.39% | - | 1.39% | 0.08% | 32.61% |