CESC
NSE: CESC · ISIN INE486A01021 · Utilities
₹127.57−3.43 (−2.62%)
Monday 9 November, 12:18 IST. Delayed. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Price chart
₹127.57 −3.43 (−2.62%) today
The day
- Previous close
- ₹131.00
- Open
- ₹131.00
- Day high
- ₹131.55
- Day low
- ₹127.01
Listed on NSE since 8 February 1995.
Key numbers
- Market value
- ₹16,735 Cr
- P/E (trailing)
- 10.80
- EPS (trailing)
- ₹11.69
- Price to book
- 1.34
- Dividend yield
- 4.75%
- Return on equity
- 12.2%
- Debt to equity
- 1.71
- Profit margin
- 8.1%
- Volume today
- 13.30 L
- Average volume
- 19.84 L
Source: Yahoo Finance. Ratios use the latest reported (trailing twelve-month) figures.
Revenue and profit
| Year | Revenue | Net profit |
|---|---|---|
| FY23 | ₹14,246 Cr | ₹1,342.83 Cr |
| FY24 | ₹15,293 Cr | ₹1,376.35 Cr |
| FY25 | ₹17,001 Cr | ₹1,369.93 Cr |
| FY26 | ₹18,570 Cr | ₹1,541.99 Cr |
Source: Yahoo Finance, from annual reports. Consolidated where reported.
Quarterly results
| Quarter | Revenue | Net profit | Profit vs year ago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY27Jul–Sep 2026 | ₹5,607 Cr | ₹423 Cr | −0.5% |
| Q1 FY27Apr–Jun 2026 | ₹5,485 Cr | ₹402 Cr | +3.9% |
| Q4 FY26Jan–Mar 2026Audited | ₹4,096 Cr | ₹439 Cr | +17.7% |
| Q3 FY26Oct–Dec 2025 | ₹4,005 Cr | ₹285 Cr | – |
| Q2 FY26Jul–Sep 2025 | ₹5,267 Cr | ₹425 Cr | – |
| Q1 FY26Apr–Jun 2025 | ₹5,202 Cr | ₹387 Cr | – |
Source: CESC’s results filed with NSE, consolidated (the whole group). Net profit is the share of CESC’s own shareholders where the filing separates it. Profit vs year ago compares with the same quarter a year earlier; – where that quarter is not on file or made a loss.
Download results (zip) A spreadsheet of the quarterly results and balance sheets, with the original filings from NSE.
Balance sheet
| As on | September 2026 | March 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed assets | ₹25,805 Cr | ₹24,629 Cr |
| Investments | ₹91 Cr | ₹154 Cr |
| Inventories | ₹634 Cr | ₹698 Cr |
| Owed by customers | ₹3,178 Cr | ₹2,416 Cr |
| Cash and equivalents | ₹2,764 Cr | ₹4,208 Cr |
| Total assets | ₹47,882 Cr | ₹46,470 Cr |
| Borrowings | ₹22,017 Cr | ₹21,319 Cr |
| Total liabilities | ₹34,724 Cr | ₹33,281 Cr |
| Shareholders’ equity | ₹12,468 Cr | ₹12,530 Cr |
Source: CESC’s half-yearly statements of assets and liabilities filed with NSE, consolidated. Companies file these every September and March.
About CESC
CESC Limited, an integrated electrical utility company, engages in the generation and distribution of electricity in India. It owns and operates two thermal power plants, including Budge Budge generating station with a generating capacity of 750 megawatts and Southern generating stations with a generating capacity of 135 megawatts; a 40-megawatt atmospheric fluidized bed combustion power plant in Asansol, West Bengal; a 300-megawatt solar project in Bhadla, Rajasthan; and a 450-megawatt hybrid project that consists of a 150-megawatt solar unit in Bikaner, Rajasthan and a 300-megawatt wind unit in Ananthapuram, Andhra Pradesh. The company serves domestic, industrial, commercial, government agencies, pumping stations, local bodies, schools etc. CESC Limited was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Kolkata, India.
- Industry
- Utilities - Regulated Electric
- Based in
- Kolkata
- Employees
- 5,289
Company website · Profile: Yahoo Finance
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Dividend · ex-date 16 January 2025
- Annual General Meeting
Action · ex-date 13 August 2024
- Interim Dividend - Rs 4.50 Per Share
Dividend · ex-date 1 February 2024
- Annual General Meeting
Action · ex-date 27 July 2023
- Interim Dividend - Rs 4.50 Per Share
Dividend · ex-date 24 February 2023
- Annual General Meeting
Action · ex-date 20 July 2022
Source: NSE. Latest first, 8 of 20.
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