As of 6 Nov 2026, Elgi Equipments trades at 39.3× trailing earnings, above the industry P/E of 33.8×, and the shares are 15% below their 52-week high. Sales and net profit grew 9.1% and 5.1% a year over 3 years, with ROCE of 26% and ROE of 21%. Debt is 0.24× equity, and its dividend yield is 0.5%. It is a small-cap company with a market cap of ₹17,564 Cr, ranked 13th of 138 Specialty Industrial Machinery companies by market cap; the shares rose 13% over the past year.
- ₹546.90
- ₹575.65
- ₹525.00
- ₹547.10
- 26.3 L
Health check
- ReturnsIn line
+13.4% over a year, better than 4 of 7 peers.
- Price tagPricier
P/E 39.3 vs industry 33.8.
- GrowthSlow
Sales +9.1%, profit +5.1% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityStrong
ROCE 25.7% vs peer median 24.8%.
- Balance sheetFair
Debt 0.24× equity, interest covered 23.7×, Piotroski 5 of 9.
- Red flagsNone found
No warning signs in the headline numbers.
Small cap
Defensive
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹17,564 Cr
- Small cap
- P/E
- 39.3
- Industry 33.8
- Price to book
- 7.87
- Peers 9.16
- Dividend yield
- 0.49%
- ROE
- 21.0%
- Peers 19.1%
- ROCE
- 25.7%
- Peers 24.8%
- Debt to equity
- 0.24
- Debt ₹533 Cr
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹14.16
- Face value ₹1
- OPM (TTM)
- 14.8%
- Net margin 10.8%
- Sales growth
- +22.6%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Profit growth
- +20.7%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Price to sales
- 4.24
- EV/EBITDA 29.6
Strengths and risks
Strengths
- Return on equity of 21.0%.
- Return on capital employed of 25.7%.
- Quarterly profit up 20.7% on a year ago.
- Quarterly sales up 22.6% on a year ago.
- Positive operating cash flow in each of the last 4 years.
About Elgi Equipments
Elgi Equipments Limited manufactures and sells air compressors and related parts in India, Europe, Australia, the United States, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Air Compressors and Automotive Equipments. The company offers oil lubricated screw and piston air compressors, oil free piston and screw air compressors, rotary and reciprocating air compressors, diesel and electric portable air compressors, railway air compressors, heat…
- Headquarters
- Coimbatore
- Employees
- 1,432
- Sector
- Industrials
- ISIN
- INE285A01027
- Website
- elgi.com
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 4.9 L
- 1-year return
- plus 13.4%
- From 52-week high
- minus 14.8%
Analyst consensus
Next results expected around 6 Nov 2026
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 | 87.3 | 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% | 20.6% | 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% |
| ELGIEQUIPElgi Equipments | 556.90 | plus 1.79% | 17,564 | 39.3 | 29.2 | 25.7% | 14.8% | 0.24 | 9.1% | plus 13.4% |
| Median of 7 peers | – | 0.17% | 1,12,233 | 50.6 | 56.6 | 24.8% | 16.7% | 0.02 | 15.4% | 10.0% |
Quarterly results
| ₹ Cr | Jun 25 | Sep 25 | Dec 25 | Mar 26 | Jun 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 867 | 968 | 1,003 | 1,113 | 1,062 | |
| 746 | 828 | 860 | 938 | 907 | |
| 121 | 140 | 144 | 174 | 155 | |
| 14.0% | 14.5% | 14.3% | 15.7% | 14.6% | |
| 22.7 | 23.5 | 26.3 | 20.7 | 22.2 | |
| 7.3 | 7 | 5 | 6.1 | 6 | |
| 18.8 | 20.7 | 21.3 | 25 | 24.7 | |
| – | 31.3 | −15 | – | −7.3 | |
| 118 | 167 | 129 | 164 | 140 | |
| 27.3% | 27.3% | 26.1% | 21.9% | 25.9% | |
| 85.6 | 121 | 95.2 | 128 | 103 | |
| 2.70 | 3.83 | 3.01 | 4.05 | 3.27 |
Profit & loss
- Sales CAGR 3Y
- +9.1%
- Profit CAGR 3Y
- +5.1%
- EPS CAGR 3Y
- +5.1%
- ROE
- 21.0%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,022 | 3,202 | 3,490 | 3,930 | |
| – | +6.0% | +9.0% | +12.6% | |
| 2,585 | 2,712 | 2,955 | 3,341 | |
| 437 | 491 | 535 | 588 | |
| 14.5% | 15.3% | 15.3% | 15.0% | |
| 53.5 | 49 | 54.5 | 73.1 | |
| 19.8 | 29.3 | 30.5 | 25.4 | |
| 77.7 | 76.6 | 76 | 85.8 | |
| 117 | 6.6 | −1.7 | 27.3 | |
| 510 | 440 | 482 | 577 | |
| 27.3% | 29.1% | 27.3% | 25.5% | |
| 371 | 312 | 350 | 430 | |
| – | minus 15.8% | +12.2% | +22.8% | |
| 11.71 | 9.86 | 11.08 | 13.61 |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.7 | 31.7 | 31.7 | 31.7 | |
| 1,339 | 1,580 | 1,834 | 2,200 | |
| 577 | 638 | 577 | 533 | |
| 554 | 572 | 599 | 781 | |
| 2,502 | 2,821 | 3,042 | 3,546 | |
| 354 | 366 | 428 | 581 | |
| 8.5 | 16.5 | 74.1 | 147 | |
| 13.5 | 19.4 | 25 | 124 | |
| 571 | 775 | 911 | 925 | |
| 1,554 | 1,644 | 1,603 | 1,769 | |
| 2,502 | 2,821 | 3,042 | 3,546 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 166 | 285 | 391 | 454 | |
| −217 | −101 | −283 | −98.3 | |
| 59.8 | −79.1 | −217 | −312 | |
| 8.4 | 105 | −109 | 43.2 | |
| −69 | −48.9 | −94.8 | −154 | |
| 96.9 | 236 | 296 | 299 | |
| −36.4 | −63.2 | −63.2 | −69.4 |
Shareholding pattern
- Promoters31.19%
- Public68.33%
- Employee trusts0.48%
| Quarter | Split | Promoters | Public | Promoter change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2026 | 31.19% | 68.33% | 0.00 | |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 31.19% | 68.32% | 0.00 | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | 31.19% | 68.28% | 0.00 | |
| 31 Dec 2025 | 31.19% | 68.45% | 0.00 | |
| 30 Sep 2025 | 31.19% | 68.43% | – |
Major shareholders
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