Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) had a P/E of 50.6× on 6 Nov 2026, above the industry P/E of 33.8×. Sales and net profit grew 13% and 36% a year over 3 years; its ROCE of 6.6% is the lowest among the 7 largest Specialty Industrial Machinery peers. Debt is 0.22× equity, and its dividend yield is 0.3%. It is a large-cap company with a market cap of ₹1.5 lakh crore, the largest of 138 Specialty Industrial Machinery companies by market cap; the shares rose 56% over the past year.
- ₹415.90
- ₹418.80
- ₹399.60
- ₹418.10
- 1.4 Cr
Health check
- ReturnsAhead
+56.4% over a year, better than 7 of 7 peers.
- Price tagPricier
P/E 50.6 vs industry 33.8.
- GrowthSteady
Sales +13.5%, profit +35.9% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityWeak
ROCE 6.6% vs peer median 24.8%.
- Balance sheetFair
Debt 0.22× equity, interest covered 3.8×, Piotroski 8 of 9.
- Red flags2 to check
Interest coverage of only 2.5×.
Large cap
Moves with the market
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹1.5L Cr
- Large cap
- P/E
- 50.6
- Industry 33.8
- Price to book
- 5.45
- Peers 10.85
- Dividend yield
- 0.33%
- ROE
- 11.3%
- Peers 19.1%
- ROCE
- 6.6%
- Peers 24.8%
- Debt to equity
- 0.22
- Debt ₹6,018 Cr
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹8.27
- Face value ₹2
- OPM (TTM)
- 10.1%
- Net margin 7.6%
- Sales growth
- +23.8%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Profit growth
- +118.5%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Price to sales
- 3.86
- EV/EBITDA 42.7
Strengths and risks
Strengths
- Quarterly profit up 118.5% on a year ago.
- Quarterly sales up 23.8% on a year ago.
Risks to check
- Interest coverage of only 2.5×.
- Promoter stake down from 63.2% to 58.2%.
About Bharat Heavy Electricals
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited operates as power plant equipment manufacturer in India and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Power and Industry. It offers equipment supplies; spares and services; and undertakes engineering, procurement, and construction works for coal and lignite, gas, hydro and nuclear power plant, transportation, transmission, defence, aerospace, captive power plants, process, renewables, upstream and downstream…
- Headquarters
- New Delhi
- Employees
- 39,784
- Sector
- Industrials
- ISIN
- INE257A01026
- Website
- bhel.com
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 97.1 L
- 1-year return
- plus 56.4%
- From 52-week high
- minus 9.7%
Analyst consensus
Peers · Specialty Industrial Machinery
| Company | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BHELBharat Heavy Electricals | 418.80 | plus 0.17% | 1,45,829 | 50.6 | 74.6 | 6.6% | 10.1% | 0.22 | 13.5% | plus 56.4% |
| ABBABB India | 6,774.00 | plus 2.20% | 1,43,547 | 92.3 | 68.2 | 28.5% | 13.8% | 0.02 | 15.4% | plus 26.4% |
| SIEMENSSiemens | 3,560.00 | plus 3.73% | 1,26,779 | 86.1 | 59.3 | 16.5% | 10.4% | 0.02 | 3.0% | plus 10.0% |
| CUMMINSINDCummins India | 4,048.80 | minus 0.25% | 1,12,233 | 49.8 | 41.7 | 35.0% | 19.1% | 0.00 | 16.1% | minus 6.0% |
| GVT&DGE Vernova T&D India | 4,018.00 | minus 3.06% | 1,02,879 | 71.3 | 56.6 | 58.5% | 26.5% | 0.01 | 31.1% | plus 31.7% |
| SUZLONSuzlon Energy | 38.80 | plus 0.54% | 53,337 | 23.7 | 17.3 | 24.8% | 16.7% | 0.07 | 41.4% | minus 35.7% |
| AIAENGAIA Engineering | 3,113.60 | minus 2.77% | 29,056 | 23.5 | 19.6 | 19.9% | 27.4% | 0.00 | −3.4% | minus 3.9% |
| JYOTICNCJyoti CNC Automation | 1,019.90 | minus 0.23% | 23,195 | 75.2 | 45.6 | 21.8% | 24.4% | 0.44 | 31.2% | plus 8.7% |
| Median of 7 peers | – | −0.23% | 1,02,879 | 71.3 | 45.6 | 24.8% | 19.1% | 0.02 | 16.1% | 8.7% |
Quarterly results
| ₹ Cr | Jun 25 | Dec 25 | Mar 26 | Jun 26 | Sep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,487 | 8,473 | 12,310 | 7,698 | 9,300 | |
| 6,024 | 7,928 | 10,557 | 7,194 | 8,275 | |
| −537 | 545 | 1,753 | 504 | 1,026 | |
| −9.8% | 6.4% | 14.2% | 6.5% | 11.0% | |
| 185 | 235 | 260 | 226 | 271 | |
| 181 | 182 | 198 | 140 | 125 | |
| 74.5 | 78 | 87.9 | 81.9 | 83.1 | |
| −608 | 520 | 1,728 | 508 | 1,089 | |
| 25.1% | 24.9% | 25.3% | 25.8% | 24.6% | |
| −456 | 390 | 1,290 | 377 | 821 | |
| -1.31 | 1.12 | 3.71 | 1.08 | 2.36 |
Profit & loss
- Sales CAGR 3Y
- +13.5%
- Profit CAGR 3Y
- +35.9%
- EPS CAGR 3Y
- +34.7%
- ROE
- 11.3%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22,136 | 22,921 | 27,355 | 32,360 | |
| – | +3.5% | +19.3% | +18.3% | |
| 21,779 | 22,492 | 26,275 | 30,441 | |
| 357 | 429 | 1,080 | 1,919 | |
| 1.6% | 1.9% | 3.9% | 5.9% | |
| 871 | 594 | 474 | 1,056 | |
| 521 | 731 | 748 | 756 | |
| 260 | 249 | 272 | 316 | |
| 269 | 200 | 212 | 236 | |
| 716 | 243 | 746 | 2,139 | |
| 8.6% | −16.3% | 28.4% | 25.2% | |
| 637 | 282 | 534 | 1,600 | |
| – | minus 55.7% | +89.2% | +199.7% | |
| 1.88 | 0.81 | 1.53 | 4.60 |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 696 | 696 | 696 | 696 | |
| 23,682 | 23,742 | 24,026 | 25,450 | |
| 5,454 | 8,856 | 9,015 | 8,187 | |
| 27,088 | 25,707 | 34,346 | 41,852 | |
| 56,920 | 59,002 | 68,083 | 76,186 | |
| 2,771 | 2,795 | 3,029 | 3,337 | |
| 362 | 285 | 166 | 404 | |
| 3.1 | 1.2 | – | – | |
| 6,301 | 5,459 | 7,008 | 10,849 | |
| 47,483 | 50,462 | 57,880 | 61,595 | |
| 56,920 | 59,002 | 68,083 | 76,186 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| −741 | −3,713 | 2,192 | 5,837 | |
| 1,480 | 1,331 | −2,731 | −3,035 | |
| 89 | 2,656 | −857 | −1,806 | |
| 829 | 274 | −1,396 | 996 | |
| −188 | −233 | −304 | −589 | |
| −929 | −3,945 | 1,888 | 5,248 | |
| −139 | −139 | −87.4 | −175 |
Shareholding pattern
- Promoters58.17%
- Public41.83%
| Quarter | Split | Promoters | Public | Promoter change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2026 | 58.17% | 41.83% | 0.00 | |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 58.17% | 41.83% | 0.00 | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | 58.17% | 41.83% | minus 5.00 | |
| 31 Dec 2025 | 63.17% | 36.83% | 0.00 | |
| 30 Sep 2025 | 63.17% | 36.83% | – |
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