Persistent Systems Ltd (PERSISTENT) — shareholding pattern, promoter holding, financials and share price
About Persistent Systems Ltd (PERSISTENT)
Persistent Systems Ltd operates in the Computers - Software & Consulting industry, within the Information Technology sector. It trades on the NSE as PERSISTENT and on the BSE under scrip code 533179. Its ISIN is INE262H01021.
Persistent Systems provides software engineering and strategy services to help companies implement and modernize their businesses. It has its own software and frameworks with pre-built integration and acceleration [1] . It also has partnership with providers such as Salesforce and AWS [2] .
Persistent Systems is a global digital engineering and enterprise modernization company focused on AI-led platform services, product engineering and cloud-native transformations, serving software, hi-tech, BFSI and healthcare clients with a 27,500+ workforce and principal revenues from North America (≈80%); the company has explicitly repositioned itself as an AI-first, platform-driven partner for large enterprises and software product firms.
FY26 results demonstrate sustained scale: revenue of $1,654.4M (↑17.4% YoY), Q4 revenue $436.0M (↑16.2% YoY), EBIT margin ~15.6% and PAT margin ~12.6%, alongside industry-leading ROCE (~44%) and strong cash of ₹27,622M; Persistent Systems delivered 24 sequential quarters of growth, signaling consistent execution and strong financial momentum.
Listed peers in Computers - Software & Consulting: Tech Mahindra Ltd, LTM Ltd, Coforge Ltd, Mphasis Ltd, Hexaware Technologies Ltd, Tata Elxsi Ltd.
Valuation & Returns
10 Jul 2026At ₹5,033 a share on 10 Jul 2026, Persistent Systems Ltd (PERSISTENT) was valued at a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.57x against an industry P/E of 17.23x and a price-to-book of 12.56x on a book value of ₹400.57 per share as of Mar 2025. Solomo computes return on equity of 29.52% and return on capital employed of 37.46% from filed results. Earnings ratios use consolidated results for the twelve months Jun 2025 to Mar 2026.
- P/E
- 42.57x
- Industry P/E
- 17.23x
- P/B
- 12.56x
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹118.23
- Book value / share
- ₹400.57
- ROE
- 29.52%
- ROCE
- 37.46%
- ROA
- 21.35%
- Debt / equity
- 0.05x
- Dividend yield
- 0.69%
- EBITDA margin
- 19.57%
- 52-week range
- ₹4,242.65 – ₹6,597
Ratios are computed from filed results and the last recorded price. Not investment advice.
Financial Performance
Mar 2026In the year ended Mar 2026, Persistent Systems Ltd (PERSISTENT) reported revenue of ₹14,748 crore, net profit of ₹1,865 crore and earnings per share of ₹118.23. That compares with revenue of ₹11,939 crore and net profit of ₹1,400 crore in Mar 2025. Figures are consolidated, as filed with the exchanges.
In the quarter ended Mar 2026, revenue was ₹4,056 crore and net profit ₹529 crore (consolidated).
| Metric | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue (₹ cr) | 5,711 | 8,351 | 9,822 | 11,939 | 14,748 |
| Net profit (₹ cr) | 690 | 921 | 1,093 | 1,400 | 1,865 |
| EPS (₹) | 45.15 | 60.24 | 70.98 | 90.54 | 118.23 |
| Measure | 10Y | 5Y | 3Y | 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales growth | 26.17% | 40.95% | 48.58% | 21.56% |
| Profit growth | 18.56% | 23.16% | 18.98% | 28.05% |
| Stock price CAGR | 32% | 29% | 27% | -10% |
Ownership Summary
Jun 2026As of Jun 2026, promoters hold 30.29% of Persistent Systems Ltd (PERSISTENT) (unchanged from the previous quarter), foreign institutional investors (FII) hold 20.79% and domestic institutional investors (DII) hold 30.24%. Market capitalisation was ₹79,396 crore on 10 Jul 2026. Shareholding is filed quarterly with BSE and NSE; Solomo carries every filing back to Sep 2010.
Largest disclosed public shareholders in Jun 2026: Hdfc Mutual Fund - Hdfc Mid-Cap Fund 4.41%, Motilal Oswal Midcap Fund 3.59%, Life Insurance Corporation Of India 2.55%, Nippon Life India Trustee Ltd- A/C Nippon India Growth Mid Cap Fund 1.87%, Sbi Life Insurance Co. Ltd 1.85%, Aditya Birla Sun Life Trustee Private Limited A/C Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund 1.83%. Only stakes above the 1% disclosure threshold are named in filings.
| Quarter | Promoter | Pledged | FII | DII | Public |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 30.29% | - | 20.79% | 30.24% | 69.04% |
| Mar 2026 | 30.29% | - | 22.12% | 30.48% | 68.74% |
| Dec 2025 | 30.29% | - | 22.8% | 29.82% | 68.83% |
| Sep 2025 | 30.56% | - | 21.23% | 30.6% | 69% |
| Jun 2025 | 30.56% | - | 24.19% | 27.78% | 68.85% |
| Mar 2025 | 30.66% | - | 24.36% | 26.85% | 68.51% |
| Dec 2024 | 30.66% | - | 24.75% | 26.26% | 68.25% |
| Sep 2024 | 30.66% | - | 23.33% | 27.37% | 67.67% |