As of 6 Nov 2026, Steel Authority of India trades at 12.6× trailing earnings, below the industry P/E of 19.9×, and the shares are 18% below their 52-week high. Sales and net profit grew 2.0% and 16% a year over 3 years; its ROCE of 7.2% is the lowest among the 7 largest Steel peers. Debt is 0.50× equity, and its dividend yield is 1.4%. It is a mid-cap company with a market cap of ₹70,880 Cr, ranked 5th of 150 Steel companies by market cap; the shares rose 25% over the past year.
- ₹171.90
- ₹171.90
- ₹165.72
- ₹172.30
- 1.8 Cr
Health check
- ReturnsAhead
+24.7% over a year, better than 5 of 7 peers.
- Price tagCheaper
P/E 12.6 vs industry 19.9.
- GrowthSteady
Sales +2.0%, profit +15.7% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityWeak
ROCE 7.2% vs peer median 19.4%.
- Balance sheetFair
Debt 0.50× equity, interest covered 3.1×, Piotroski 7 of 9.
- Red flagsNone found
No warning signs in the headline numbers.
Mid cap
Moves with the market
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹70,880 Cr
- Mid cap
- P/E
- 12.6
- Industry 19.9
- Price to book
- 1.13
- Peers 2.92
- Dividend yield
- 1.37%
- ROE
- 9.3%
- Peers 24.5%
- ROCE
- 7.2%
- Peers 19.4%
- Debt to equity
- 0.50
- Debt ₹31,464 Cr
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹13.57
- Face value ₹10
- OPM (TTM)
- 12.9%
- Net margin 4.8%
- Sales growth
- +19.8%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Profit growth
- +319.8%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Price to sales
- 0.61
- EV/EBITDA 6.7
Strengths and risks
Strengths
- Quarterly profit up 319.8% on a year ago.
- Quarterly sales up 19.8% on a year ago.
- P/E of 12.6 against an industry P/E of 19.9.
About Steel Authority of India
Steel Authority of India Limited, a steel-making company, manufactures and sells iron and steel products in India and internationally. The company offers a range of railway products, which include rail, high YS/UTS rail, corrosion-resistant micro-alloyed rail, vanadium alloyed rail, end forged thick web asymmetric rail, conductivity rail, crane rails, and crossing sleeper bars. It also provides pig iron, cold rolled products, pipes, semis, structurals,…
- Headquarters
- New Delhi
- Employees
- 49,752
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- ISIN
- INE114A01011
- Website
- sail.co.in
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 1.9 Cr
- 1-year return
- plus 24.7%
- From 52-week high
- minus 18.2%
Analyst consensus
Peers · Steel
| Company | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JSWSTEELJSW Steel | 1,357.10 | plus 0.11% | 3,31,265 | 11.7 | 12.2 | 18.7% | 17.7% | 0.62 | 3.6% | plus 14.7% |
| TATASTEELTata Steel | 186.30 | plus 2.36% | 2,32,397 | 21.1 | 9.1 | 11.3% | 15.2% | 0.89 | −1.6% | plus 1.5% |
| JINDALSTELJindal Steel | 1,165.00 | plus 1.31% | 1,18,594 | 41.5 | 14.9 | 7.5% | 15.9% | 0.42 | −13.1% | plus 6.4% |
| LLOYDSMELloyds Metals And Energy | 1,785.50 | minus 1.38% | 1,00,482 | 19.1 | 18.8 | 19.4% | 37.4% | 1.23 | 71.3% | plus 37.4% |
| SAILSteel Authority of India | 171.60 | minus 0.41% | 70,880 | 12.6 | 8.1 | 7.2% | 12.9% | 0.50 | 2.0% | plus 24.7% |
| NMDCNMDC | 70.40 | minus 0.01% | 61,894 | 8.3 | 6.2 | 28.4% | 30.0% | 0.19 | 22.0% | minus 5.2% |
| APLAPOLLOAPL Apollo Tubes | 2,185.30 | minus 0.41% | 60,677 | 46.3 | 32.7 | 28.0% | 8.2% | 0.17 | 12.6% | plus 23.3% |
| WELCORPWelspun Corp | 2,204.90 | minus 7.57% | 58,144 | 24.6 | 24.1 | 19.5% | 14.4% | 0.10 | 19.5% | plus 157.9% |
| Median of 7 peers | – | −0.01% | 1,00,482 | 21.1 | 14.9 | 19.4% | 15.9% | 0.42 | 12.6% | 14.7% |
Quarterly results
| ₹ Cr | Jun 25 | Dec 25 | Mar 26 | Jun 26 | Sep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25,922 | 27,371 | 30,813 | 26,246 | 31,998 | |
| 23,153 | 25,077 | 26,405 | 22,093 | 27,781 | |
| 2,769 | 2,294 | 4,409 | 4,153 | 4,216 | |
| 10.7% | 8.4% | 14.3% | 15.8% | 13.2% | |
| 235 | 248 | 532 | 231 | 313 | |
| 595 | 547 | 532 | 493 | 523 | |
| 1,441 | 1,516 | 1,577 | 1,560 | 1,609 | |
| – | – | −330 | −144 | −72.7 | |
| 968 | 480 | 2,502 | 2,187 | 2,324 | |
| 23.1% | 22.0% | 26.6% | 24.8% | 24.7% | |
| 745 | 374 | 1,835 | 1,644 | 1,750 | |
| 1.80 | 0.91 | 4.44 | 3.98 | 4.24 |
Profit & loss
- Sales CAGR 3Y
- +2.0%
- Profit CAGR 3Y
- +15.7%
- EPS CAGR 3Y
- +15.7%
- ROE
- 9.3%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,03,749 | 1,04,568 | 1,01,740 | 1,09,987 | |
| – | +0.8% | minus 2.7% | +8.1% | |
| 94,676 | 92,951 | 90,689 | 97,242 | |
| 9,073 | 11,617 | 11,051 | 12,745 | |
| 8.7% | 11.1% | 10.9% | 11.6% | |
| 373 | 856 | 980 | 656 | |
| 1,888 | 2,414 | 2,759 | 2,120 | |
| 4,964 | 5,278 | 5,651 | 5,988 | |
| 298 | −719 | −369 | −788 | |
| 2,892 | 4,062 | 3,252 | 4,506 | |
| 24.8% | 24.5% | 27.1% | 25.1% | |
| 2,177 | 3,067 | 2,372 | 3,373 | |
| – | +40.9% | minus 22.7% | +42.2% | |
| 5.27 | 7.42 | 5.74 | 8.17 |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,131 | 4,131 | 4,131 | 4,131 | |
| 50,616 | 52,971 | 54,775 | 56,225 | |
| 30,773 | 36,323 | 36,934 | 31,928 | |
| 44,961 | 47,285 | 40,531 | 43,613 | |
| 1,30,481 | 1,40,709 | 1,36,371 | 1,35,896 | |
| 78,550 | 78,787 | 80,751 | 86,850 | |
| 5,019 | 6,378 | 7,449 | 10,885 | |
| 219 | 312 | 374 | 515 | |
| 57.1 | 673 | 347 | 96.7 | |
| 46,636 | 54,559 | 47,451 | 37,549 | |
| 1,30,481 | 1,40,709 | 1,36,371 | 1,35,896 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| −5,290 | 2,911 | 9,914 | 19,039 | |
| −3,371 | −4,261 | −5,269 | −7,899 | |
| 8,587 | 1,362 | −4,424 | −11,403 | |
| −74.5 | 12.3 | 222 | −263 | |
| −3,922 | −4,711 | −6,221 | −8,758 | |
| −9,212 | −1,800 | 3,693 | 10,281 | |
| −1,342 | −620 | −413 | −661 |
Shareholding pattern
- Promoters65.00%
- Public35.00%
| Quarter | Split | Promoters | Public | Promoter change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2026 | 65.00% | 35.00% | 0.00 | |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 65.00% | 35.00% | 0.00 | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | 65.00% | 35.00% | 0.00 | |
| 31 Dec 2025 | 65.00% | 35.00% | 0.00 | |
| 30 Sep 2025 | 65.00% | 35.00% | – |
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