Larsen & Toubro (LT) had a P/E of 31.7× on 6 Nov 2026, above the industry P/E of 16.4×. Its ROCE of 15% is the second-lowest among the 7 largest Engineering & Construction peers, and sales and net profit grew 16% and 15% a year over 3 years. Its dividend yield is 0.9%, and debt is 1.05× equity. It is a large-cap company with a market cap of ₹5.7 lakh crore, the largest of 156 Engineering & Construction companies by market cap; the shares rose 3.2% over the past year.
- ₹4,024.00
- ₹4,117.70
- ₹3,996.10
- ₹4,050.00
- 34 L
Health check
- ReturnsBehind
+3.2% over a year, better than 2 of 7 peers.
- Price tagPricier
P/E 31.7 vs industry 16.4.
- GrowthSteady
Sales +16.1%, profit +15.4% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityAverage
ROCE 14.6% vs peer median 19.9%.
- Balance sheetFair
Debt 1.05× equity, interest covered 10.1×, Piotroski 6 of 9.
- Red flags1 to check
P/E of 31.7 against an industry P/E of 16.4.
Large cap
Defensive
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹5.7L Cr
- Large cap
- P/E
- 31.7
- Industry 16.4
- Price to book
- 5.01
- Peers 4.92
- Dividend yield
- 0.92%
- ROE
- 17.9%
- Peers 16.1%
- ROCE
- 14.6%
- Peers 19.9%
- Debt to equity
- 1.05
- Debt ₹1.4L Cr
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹129.82
- Face value ₹2
- OPM (TTM)
- 9.6%
- Net margin 5.8%
- Sales growth
- +16.9%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Profit growth
- +32.5%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Price to sales
- 1.84
- EV/EBITDA 17.6
Strengths and risks
Strengths
- Quarterly profit up 32.5% on a year ago.
- Quarterly sales up 16.9% on a year ago.
- Positive operating cash flow in each of the last 4 years.
Risks to check
- P/E of 31.7 against an industry P/E of 16.4.
About Larsen & Toubro
Larsen & Toubro Limited engages in engineering, procurement, and construction projects (EPC) in India and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Infrastructure Projects, Energy Projects, Hi-Tech Manufacturing, and Others. The Infrastructure Projects segment is involved in the engineering and construction of building and factories, transportation infrastructure, heavy civil infrastructure, power transmission & distribution,…
- Headquarters
- Mumbai
- Employees
- 55,662
- Sector
- Industrials
- ISIN
- INE018A01030
- Website
- larsentoubro.com
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 17.6 L
- 1-year return
- plus 3.2%
- From 52-week high
- minus 7.3%
Analyst consensus
Next results expected around 28 Jan 2027
Peers · Engineering & Construction
| Company | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LTLarsen & Toubro | 4,117.70 | plus 1.67% | 5,66,549 | 31.7 | 19.6 | 14.6% | 9.6% | 1.05 | 16.1% | plus 3.2% |
| RVNLRail Vikas Nigam | 193.34 | minus 0.18% | 40,312 | 44.9 | 56.9 | 11.0% | 4.3% | 0.49 | 0.2% | minus 40.5% |
| CEMPROCemindia Projects | 1,323.30 | plus 2.79% | 24,405 | 36.4 | 24.2 | 37.1% | 10.4% | 0.35 | 25.5% | plus 49.2% |
| KPILKalpataru Projects International | 1,370.80 | minus 0.04% | 23,410 | 19.7 | 10.1 | 19.9% | 8.3% | 0.46 | 18.4% | plus 4.3% |
| NBCCNBCC (India) | 78.00 | minus 2.90% | 21,060 | 26.5 | 19.8 | 34.3% | 6.1% | 0.00 | 12.9% | minus 29.5% |
| ENGINERSINEngineers India | 292.70 | minus 1.94% | 16,451 | 18.3 | 21.5 | 28.1% | 21.2% | 0.00 | 5.7% | plus 51.1% |
| WABAGVA Tech Wabag | 1,988.20 | plus 6.57% | 12,434 | 29.4 | 20.8 | 16.3% | 10.9% | 0.09 | 9.9% | plus 33.2% |
| LOTUSDEVSri Lotus Developers and Realty | 233.82 | minus 0.16% | 11,427 | 39.0 | 38.2 | 16.7% | 36.7% | 0.06 | 66.4% | plus 31.7% |
| Median of 7 peers | – | −0.16% | 21,060 | 29.4 | 21.5 | 19.9% | 10.4% | 0.09 | 12.9% | 31.7% |
Quarterly results
| ₹ Cr | Jun 25 | Dec 25 | Mar 26 | Jun 26 | Sep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63,679 | 71,450 | 82,762 | 67,942 | 78,750 | |
| 57,361 | 64,033 | 74,152 | 61,825 | 71,905 | |
| 6,318 | 7,417 | 8,610 | 6,116 | 6,845 | |
| 9.9% | 10.4% | 10.4% | 9.0% | 8.7% | |
| 1,357 | 1,441 | 1,579 | 2,377 | 2,306 | |
| 782 | 625 | 679 | 539 | 473 | |
| 1,033 | 1,072 | 1,168 | 1,032 | 1,037 | |
| – | – | 68.7 | – | – | |
| 5,860 | 7,161 | 8,410 | 6,922 | 7,641 | |
| 26.2% | 27.8% | 24.9% | 28.0% | 22.6% | |
| 3,617 | 3,215 | 5,326 | 4,123 | 5,202 | |
| 26.29 | 23.36 | 38.70 | 29.96 | 37.80 |
Profit & loss
- Sales CAGR 3Y
- +16.1%
- Profit CAGR 3Y
- +15.4%
- EPS CAGR 3Y
- +16.2%
- ROE
- 17.9%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,81,661 | 2,19,116 | 2,54,209 | 2,84,225 | |
| – | +20.6% | +16.0% | +11.8% | |
| 1,58,776 | 1,93,710 | 2,23,632 | 2,52,810 | |
| 22,886 | 25,406 | 30,576 | 31,415 | |
| 12.6% | 11.6% | 12.0% | 11.1% | |
| 3,276 | 3,456 | 3,072 | 4,919 | |
| 3,178 | 3,537 | 3,331 | 2,847 | |
| 3,384 | 3,675 | 4,098 | 4,345 | |
| −2,490 | −1,133 | −2,640 | −3,167 | |
| 17,109 | 20,517 | 23,579 | 25,976 | |
| 26.2% | 24.1% | 25.0% | 26.2% | |
| 10,471 | 13,059 | 15,037 | 16,084 | |
| – | +24.7% | +15.1% | +7.0% | |
| 74.45 | 93.88 | 109.28 | 116.88 |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 281 | 275 | 275 | 275 | |
| 89,045 | 86,084 | 97,381 | 1,09,015 | |
| 1,20,650 | 1,16,322 | 1,32,409 | 1,25,497 | |
| 1,20,376 | 1,37,455 | 1,49,460 | 2,17,763 | |
| 3,30,352 | 3,40,136 | 3,79,524 | 4,52,550 | |
| 16,461 | 18,565 | 19,799 | 22,599 | |
| 2,987 | 2,977 | 2,802 | 3,162 | |
| 8,969 | 9,904 | 9,352 | 8,787 | |
| 53,538 | 47,932 | 60,434 | 76,625 | |
| 2,48,398 | 2,60,757 | 2,87,137 | 3,41,377 | |
| 3,30,352 | 3,40,136 | 3,79,524 | 4,52,550 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22,777 | 18,266 | 9,151 | 16,741 | |
| −8,312 | 2,163 | −15,508 | −11,739 | |
| −11,572 | −25,413 | 6,557 | −2,156 | |
| 2,893 | −4,984 | 200 | 2,846 | |
| −4,144 | −4,517 | −4,419 | −4,809 | |
| 18,633 | 13,750 | 4,733 | 11,932 | |
| −3,091 | −4,217 | −3,850 | −4,676 |
Shareholding pattern
NSE hasn’t returned a shareholding pattern for this company. Institutions hold about 50.0% (Yahoo estimate).
Major shareholders
Filings & events
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