Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) had a P/E of 5.9× on 6 Nov 2026, below the industry P/E of 18.7×, and the shares are 25% below their 52-week high. Sales fell 1.3% a year over 3 years while net profit grew 4.1%, with ROCE of 13% and ROE of 12%. Debt is 0.42× equity, and its dividend yield is 5.7%. It is a large-cap company with a market cap of ₹2.9 lakh crore, ranked 2nd of 57 Oil & Gas Integrated companies by market cap; the shares fell 8.9% over the past year.
- ₹232.00
- ₹232.11
- ₹225.30
- ₹230.00
- 2.7 Cr
Health check
- ReturnsIn line
−8.9% over a year, better than 4 of 7 peers.
- Price tagCheaper
P/E 5.9 vs industry 18.7.
- GrowthSlow
Sales −1.3%, profit +4.1% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityWeak
ROCE 12.6% vs peer median 19.6%.
- Balance sheetSolid
Debt 0.42× equity, interest covered 7.3×, Piotroski 8 of 9.
- Red flagsNone found
No warning signs in the headline numbers.
Large cap
Market sensitivity
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹2.9L Cr
- Large cap
- P/E
- 5.9
- Industry 18.7
- Price to book
- 0.73
- Peers 1.35
- Dividend yield
- 5.72%
- ROE
- 12.1%
- Peers 13.6%
- ROCE
- 12.6%
- Peers 19.6%
- Debt to equity
- 0.42
- Debt ₹1.8L Cr
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹39.33
- Face value ₹5
- OPM (TTM)
- 10.9%
- Net margin 7.2%
- Sales growth
- +25.6%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Profit growth
- +55.3%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Price to sales
- 0.42
- EV/EBITDA 4.4
Strengths and risks
Strengths
- Dividend yield of 5.72%.
- Quarterly profit up 55.3% on a year ago.
- Quarterly sales up 25.6% on a year ago.
- P/E of 5.9 against an industry P/E of 18.7.
- Positive operating cash flow in each of the last 4 years.
About Oil & Natural Gas Corporation
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration, development, and production of crude oil, natural gas, and value-added products in India and internationally. It operates through Exploration and Production, Refining & Marketing, and Petrochemicals segments. The company offers LPG, naptha, ethane, propane and butane, superior kerosene oil, LSHS, high-speed diesel, aviation turbine fuel, liquefied…
- Headquarters
- New Delhi
- Employees
- 23,117
- Sector
- Energy
- ISIN
- INE213A01029
- Website
- ongcindia.com
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 1.1 Cr
- 1-year return
- minus 8.9%
- From 52-week high
- minus 24.6%
Analyst consensus
Peers · Oil & Gas Integrated
| Company | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RELIANCEReliance Industries | 1,320.00 | plus 0.50% | 17,86,286 | 21.8 | 10.7 | 9.0% | 11.2% | 0.44 | 6.4% | minus 10.8% |
| ONGCOil & Natural Gas Corporation | 231.76 | plus 0.77% | 2,91,561 | 5.9 | 3.6 | 12.6% | 17.7% | 0.43 | −1.3% | minus 8.9% |
| COALINDIACoal India | 400.00 | plus 1.45% | 2,46,509 | 7.4 | 4.8 | 19.6% | 19.5% | 0.12 | 9.3% | plus 4.4% |
| IOCIndian Oil Corporation | 146.25 | plus 1.21% | 2,06,523 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 20.5% | 7.3% | 0.58 | −2.2% | minus 14.6% |
| BPCLBharat Petroleum Corporation | 319.90 | plus 0.88% | 1,38,789 | 8.7 | 3.8 | 26.4% | 3.4% | 0.62 | −1.2% | minus 15.0% |
| GAILGAIL (India) | 185.79 | minus 0.11% | 1,22,158 | 9.7 | 12.8 | 9.1% | 11.6% | 0.25 | −0.9% | plus 2.4% |
| HINDPETROHindustan Petroleum Corporation | 387.15 | plus 1.87% | 82,379 | 57.4 | 4.2 | 23.3% | 1.2% | 1.40 | 0.2% | minus 21.6% |
| OILOil India | 443.90 | plus 0.94% | 72,205 | 8.6 | 7.1 | 10.0% | 28.8% | 0.59 | −2.0% | plus 1.9% |
| Median of 7 peers | – | 0.94% | 1,38,789 | 8.7 | 4.8 | 19.6% | 11.2% | 0.58 | −0.9% | −10.8% |
Quarterly results
| ₹ Cr | Sep 25 | Dec 25 | Mar 26 | Jun 26 | Sep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,57,914 | 1,67,423 | 1,73,805 | 2,04,987 | 1,98,263 | |
| 1,37,218 | 1,48,026 | 1,52,096 | 1,95,121 | 1,67,770 | |
| 20,695 | 19,397 | 21,710 | 9,866 | 30,493 | |
| 13.1% | 11.6% | 12.5% | 4.8% | 15.4% | |
| 1,103 | 2,012 | 5,698 | 636 | 1,583 | |
| 3,411 | 3,207 | 3,070 | 2,854 | 3,411 | |
| −1,103 | −2,012 | −5,698 | −636 | −1,583 | |
| 17,284 | 16,190 | 18,640 | 7,012 | 27,082 | |
| 27.0% | 26.2% | 26.6% | 6.5% | 31.6% | |
| 10,785 | 10,016 | 10,820 | 11,899 | 16,744 | |
| 8.58 | 7.96 | 8.60 | 9.46 | 13.31 |
Profit & loss
- Sales CAGR 3Y
- −1.3%
- Profit CAGR 3Y
- +4.1%
- EPS CAGR 3Y
- +4.1%
- ROE
- 12.1%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6,29,510 | 5,98,644 | 6,08,953 | 6,05,276 | |
| – | minus 4.9% | +1.7% | minus 0.6% | |
| 5,36,309 | 4,90,084 | 5,10,642 | 4,86,186 | |
| 93,202 | 1,08,560 | 98,311 | 1,19,090 | |
| 14.8% | 18.1% | 16.1% | 19.7% | |
| 3,920 | 15,817 | 12,316 | 9,757 | |
| 7,035 | 11,742 | 12,291 | 10,723 | |
| 25,888 | 31,515 | 34,693 | 37,263 | |
| −19,453 | −7,490 | −11,245 | −13,239 | |
| 44,746 | 73,629 | 52,398 | 67,623 | |
| 23.9% | 24.9% | 26.9% | 26.4% | |
| 36,709 | 49,144 | 36,226 | 41,424 | |
| – | +33.9% | minus 26.3% | +14.4% | |
| 29.18 | 39.06 | 28.80 | 32.93 |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6,290 | 6,290 | 6,290 | 6,290 | |
| 2,78,255 | 3,32,779 | 3,37,150 | 3,65,478 | |
| 1,76,744 | 1,91,195 | 2,18,881 | 1,74,299 | |
| 1,81,484 | 2,11,734 | 1,96,408 | 2,45,838 | |
| 6,42,774 | 7,41,998 | 7,58,729 | 7,91,905 | |
| 3,75,904 | 4,22,642 | 4,56,881 | 4,48,501 | |
| 29,337 | 25,803 | 23,766 | 13,927 | |
| 8,800 | 50,285 | 43,523 | 46,173 | |
| 43,557 | 45,705 | 30,345 | 36,392 | |
| 1,85,176 | 1,97,563 | 2,04,214 | 2,46,912 | |
| 6,42,774 | 7,41,998 | 7,58,729 | 7,91,905 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86,062 | 98,847 | 90,856 | 1,12,719 | |
| −75,095 | −57,485 | −42,999 | −57,676 | |
| −12,876 | −45,009 | −47,908 | −56,331 | |
| −1,909 | −3,648 | −51.9 | −1,287 | |
| −50,930 | −52,119 | −55,674 | −53,990 | |
| 35,132 | 46,728 | 35,181 | 58,729 | |
| −17,609 | −12,895 | −16,985 | −16,980 |
Shareholding pattern
NSE hasn’t returned a shareholding pattern for this company. Institutions hold about 22.4% (Yahoo estimate).
Major shareholders
Filings & events
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