As of 6 Nov 2026, VA Tech Wabag trades at 29.4× trailing earnings, above the industry P/E of 16.4×, and the shares are 14% below their 52-week high. It earns ROCE of 16% and ROE of 16%, and sales grew 9.9% a year over 3 years. It has almost no debt, and its dividend yield is 0.3%. It is a small-cap company with a market cap of ₹12,434 Cr, ranked 7th of 156 Engineering & Construction companies by market cap; the shares rose 33% over the past year.
- ₹1,925.30
- ₹2,000.00
- ₹1,880.40
- ₹1,865.60
- 15.9 L
Health check
- ReturnsAhead
+33.2% over a year, better than 5 of 7 peers.
- Price tagPricier
P/E 29.4 vs industry 16.4.
- GrowthSteady
Sales +9.9%, profit +205.4% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityAverage
ROCE 16.3% vs peer median 19.9%.
- Balance sheetSolid
Debt 0.07× equity, interest covered 22.2×, Piotroski 7 of 9.
- Red flags1 to check
P/E of 29.4 against an industry P/E of 16.4.
Small cap
Market sensitivity
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹12,434 Cr
- Small cap
- P/E
- 29.4
- Industry 16.4
- Price to book
- 4.51
- Peers 5.01
- Dividend yield
- 0.25%
- ROE
- 16.3%
- Peers 17.9%
- ROCE
- 16.3%
- Peers 19.9%
- Debt to equity
- 0.07
- Debt ₹185 Cr
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹67.71
- Face value ₹2
- OPM (TTM)
- 11.3%
- Net margin 9.7%
- Sales growth
- +19.9%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Profit growth
- +23.3%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Price to sales
- 2.91
- EV/EBITDA 23.4
Strengths and risks
Strengths
- Practically debt-free.
- Quarterly profit up 23.3% on a year ago.
- Quarterly sales up 19.9% on a year ago.
- Positive operating cash flow in each of the last 4 years.
Risks to check
- P/E of 29.4 against an industry P/E of 16.4.
About VA Tech Wabag
VA Tech Wabag Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, supply, installation, construction, operation, and maintenance of drinking water, waste and industrial water treatment, and desalination plants in India and internationally. The company offers drinking water treatment, desalination, wastewater treatment, industrial water treatment, effluent treatment, sludge treatment, water reclamation, industrial water recycling, zero liquid…
- Headquarters
- Chennai
- Employees
- 1,234
- Sector
- Industrials
- ISIN
- INE956G01038
- Website
- wabag.com
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 6 L
- 1-year return
- plus 33.2%
- From 52-week high
- minus 14.3%
Analyst consensus
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% | 23,410 | 31.7 | 21.5 | 19.9% | 9.6% | 0.35 | 16.1% | 4.3% |
Quarterly results
| ₹ Cr | Sep 25 | Dec 25 | Mar 26 | Jun 26 | Sep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 835 | 961 | 1,414 | 887 | 1,000 | |
| 745 | 840 | 1,257 | 807 | 876 | |
| 89.3 | 122 | 157 | 79.5 | 124 | |
| 10.7% | 12.6% | 11.1% | 9.0% | 12.4% | |
| 42.8 | 24 | 30.6 | 57.5 | 31.1 | |
| 19.6 | 17.9 | 16.6 | 17.2 | 17.7 | |
| 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | |
| – | −4.7 | – | – | – | |
| 111 | 121 | 170 | 118 | 136 | |
| 23.5% | 24.7% | 24.7% | 23.8% | 23.2% | |
| 84.8 | 91.7 | 128 | 90.1 | 105 | |
| 13.45 | 14.54 | 22.38 | 14.16 | 16.54 |
Profit & loss
- Sales CAGR 3Y
- +9.9%
- Profit CAGR 3Y
- +205.4%
- EPS CAGR 3Y
- +204.9%
- ROE
- 16.3%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,946 | 2,827 | 3,276 | 3,908 | |
| – | minus 4.1% | +15.9% | +19.3% | |
| 2,892 | 2,441 | 2,873 | 3,343 | |
| 54.4 | 386 | 403 | 566 | |
| 1.8% | 13.6% | 12.3% | 14.5% | |
| 318 | −27.1 | −6.8 | 45.1 | |
| 28.7 | 25.5 | 33.4 | 23 | |
| 8.8 | 8.4 | 5.9 | 6.2 | |
| −318 | 5.3 | 27.9 | −93.2 | |
| 16.9 | 330 | 384 | 489 | |
| 34.9% | 24.1% | 23.3% | 24.3% | |
| 13 | 246 | 295 | 371 | |
| – | +1789.2% | +20.2% | +25.5% | |
| 2.07 | 39.49 | 46.80 | 58.72 |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.5 | |
| 1,562 | 1,806 | 2,128 | 2,556 | |
| 219 | 289 | 362 | 228 | |
| 2,295 | 2,467 | 2,766 | 3,326 | |
| 4,089 | 4,575 | 5,267 | 6,122 | |
| 71.7 | 69 | 63.8 | 63.3 | |
| 16.8 | 10.7 | 6 | 5.2 | |
| 146 | 466 | 754 | 906 | |
| 3,855 | 4,029 | 4,444 | 5,148 | |
| 4,089 | 4,575 | 5,267 | 6,122 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84.9 | 134 | 355 | 207 | |
| 15.8 | 84.1 | −121 | −20.4 | |
| −240 | 43.6 | 34 | −185 | |
| −139 | 261 | 268 | 1.4 | |
| −5.2 | −11.9 | −4.5 | −5.2 | |
| 79.7 | 122 | 351 | 202 | |
| – | – | – | −24.9 |
Shareholding pattern
- Promoters19.03%
- Public80.97%
| Quarter | Split | Promoters | Public | Promoter change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2026 | 19.03% | 80.97% | minus 0.05 | |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 19.08% | 80.92% | minus 0.01 | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | 19.09% | 80.91% | 0.00 | |
| 31 Dec 2025 | 19.09% | 80.91% | minus 0.01 | |
| 30 Sep 2025 | 19.10% | 80.90% | – |
Major shareholders
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