Polycab India (POLYCAB) had a P/E of 37.5× on 6 Nov 2026, above the industry P/E of 30.0×, and the shares are 22% below their 52-week high. Its ROCE of 30% is the highest among the 7 largest Electrical Equipment & Parts peers, and sales and net profit grew 27% and 28% a year over 3 years. It has almost no debt, and its dividend yield is 0.6%. It is a large-cap company with a market cap of ₹1.2 lakh crore, ranked 3rd of 97 Electrical Equipment & Parts companies by market cap; the shares rose 3.8% over the past year.
- ₹7,788.00
- ₹7,871.00
- ₹7,526.50
- ₹7,849.00
- 4.2 L
Health check
- ReturnsIn line
+3.8% over a year, better than 3 of 7 peers.
- Price tagPricier
P/E 37.5 vs industry 30.0.
- GrowthStrong
Sales +26.6%, profit +28.1% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityStrong
ROCE 30.4% vs peer median 22.1%.
- Balance sheetSolid
Practically debt-free, Piotroski 6 of 9.
- Red flagsNone found
No warning signs in the headline numbers.
Large cap
Defensive
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹1.2L Cr
- Large cap
- P/E
- 37.5
- Industry 30.0
- Price to book
- 9.06
- Peers 7.24
- Dividend yield
- 0.60%
- ROE
- 26.8%
- Peers 18.0%
- ROCE
- 30.4%
- Peers 22.1%
- Debt to equity
- 0.02
- Debt ₹272 Cr
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹209.86
- Face value ₹10
- OPM (TTM)
- 13.6%
- Net margin 9.1%
- Sales growth
- +52.8%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Profit growth
- +42.5%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Price to sales
- 3.43
- EV/EBITDA 24.2
Strengths and risks
Strengths
- Return on equity of 26.8%.
- Return on capital employed of 30.4%.
- Practically debt-free.
- Quarterly profit up 42.5% on a year ago.
- Quarterly sales up 52.8% on a year ago.
About Polycab India
Polycab India Limited manufactures and sells wires and cables under the POLYCAB brand in India and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Wires and Cables; Fast Moving Electrical Goods (FMEG); and Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC). The Wires and Cables segment provides wires, such as PolycabSuprema house wires, PolycabMaxima+ Green wire, PolycabPrimma house wires, ETIRA house wires, PolycabOptima+, GREENWIRE 180m, and…
- Headquarters
- Mumbai
- Sector
- Industrials
- ISIN
- INE455K01017
- Website
- polycab.com
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 4 L
- 1-year return
- plus 3.8%
- From 52-week high
- minus 22.3%
Analyst consensus
Next results expected around 14 Jan 2027
Peers · Electrical Equipment & Parts
| Company | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWERINDIAHitachi Energy India | 27,800.00 | minus 1.42% | 1,23,911 | 107.7 | 95.3 | 24.9% | 16.1% | 0.02 | 22.2% | plus 37.9% |
| CGPOWERCG Power and Industrial Solutions | 773.00 | minus 4.43% | 1,21,785 | 88.6 | 72.5 | 19.3% | 13.1% | 0.02 | 21.2% | plus 8.2% |
| POLYCABPolycab India | 7,871.00 | plus 0.28% | 1,18,613 | 37.5 | 29.0 | 30.4% | 13.6% | 0.02 | 26.6% | plus 3.8% |
| HAVELLSHavells India | 1,128.00 | plus 5.61% | 70,789 | 42.6 | 30.0 | 22.1% | 9.1% | 0.02 | 9.9% | minus 28.1% |
| APARINDSApar Industries | 14,106.00 | minus 9.65% | 59,065 | 41.6 | 30.7 | 26.7% | 9.5% | 0.12 | 17.0% | plus 87.2% |
| KEIKEI Industries | 3,988.00 | minus 1.80% | 38,143 | 36.1 | 29.9 | 18.7% | 11.0% | 0.04 | 19.1% | plus 1.8% |
| HONAUTHoneywell Automation India | 30,080.00 | minus 0.79% | 26,613 | 47.0 | 35.7 | 15.7% | 13.8% | 0.02 | 10.9% | minus 17.5% |
| SCHNEIDERSchneider Electric Infrastructure | 1,063.40 | minus 6.37% | 25,426 | 157.8 | 68.0 | 24.8% | 11.5% | 0.71 | 17.6% | plus 27.6% |
| Median of 7 peers | – | −1.80% | 59,065 | 47.0 | 35.7 | 22.1% | 11.5% | 0.02 | 17.6% | 8.2% |
Quarterly results
| ₹ Cr | Jun 25 | Dec 25 | Mar 26 | Jun 26 | Sep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,906 | 7,475 | 8,864 | 8,210 | 9,899 | |
| 5,048 | 6,503 | 7,703 | 7,074 | 8,476 | |
| 858 | 971 | 1,161 | 1,136 | 1,422 | |
| 14.5% | 13.0% | 13.1% | 13.8% | 14.4% | |
| 79.9 | −2.4 | 60.4 | 105 | 88.4 | |
| 51.3 | 57.8 | 74.6 | 80 | 93.6 | |
| 85.7 | 106 | 97.8 | 103 | 111 | |
| – | 36.6 | – | – | – | |
| 801 | 842 | 1,049 | 1,058 | 1,306 | |
| 25.1% | 25.2% | 25.1% | 24.7% | 24.2% | |
| 592 | 622 | 773 | 784 | 977 | |
| 39.21 | 41.19 | 52.00 | 51.94 | 64.78 |
Profit & loss
- Sales CAGR 3Y
- +26.6%
- Profit CAGR 3Y
- +28.1%
- EPS CAGR 3Y
- +27.8%
- ROE
- 26.8%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13,942 | 17,760 | 22,031 | 28,270 | |
| – | +27.4% | +24.0% | +28.3% | |
| 12,089 | 15,254 | 19,063 | 24,168 | |
| 1,852 | 2,506 | 2,968 | 4,102 | |
| 13.3% | 14.1% | 13.5% | 14.5% | |
| 30.2 | 116 | 47.3 | −32.9 | |
| 44.2 | 91.4 | 140 | 195 | |
| 209 | 245 | 298 | 386 | |
| 77.9 | 73.7 | 123 | 126 | |
| 1,707 | 2,359 | 2,701 | 3,613 | |
| 24.8% | 23.6% | 24.3% | 25.0% | |
| 1,271 | 1,784 | 2,020 | 2,672 | |
| – | +40.4% | +13.2% | +32.3% | |
| 84.66 | 118.49 | 133.80 | 176.95 |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 150 | 150 | 150 | 151 | |
| 6,487 | 8,037 | 9,678 | 11,858 | |
| 1,335 | 2,023 | 1,509 | 4,501 | |
| 1,453 | 1,869 | 2,439 | 3,966 | |
| 9,425 | 12,079 | 13,776 | 20,476 | |
| 2,381 | 3,046 | 3,882 | 5,104 | |
| 334 | 806 | 960 | 1,456 | |
| 7 | 25.4 | 68.2 | 55.2 | |
| 2,050 | 2,234 | 2,545 | 4,062 | |
| 4,653 | 5,968 | 6,321 | 9,799 | |
| 9,425 | 12,079 | 13,776 | 20,476 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,428 | 1,296 | 1,809 | 3,811 | |
| −1,203 | −752 | −1,239 | −2,850 | |
| −227 | −387 | −628 | −799 | |
| −2.2 | 157 | −59.1 | 162 | |
| −479 | −859 | −970 | −1,481 | |
| 948 | 438 | 839 | 2,330 | |
| −209 | −300 | −451 | −547 |
Shareholding pattern
- Promoters61.44%
- Public38.56%
| Quarter | Split | Promoters | Public | Promoter change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2026 | 61.44% | 38.56% | minus 0.02 | |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 61.46% | 38.54% | minus 0.04 | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | 61.50% | 38.50% | 0.00 | |
| 31 Dec 2025 | 61.50% | 38.50% | minus 0.02 | |
| 30 Sep 2025 | 61.52% | 38.48% | – |
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