Sector Alpha Week of 2026-07-24
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Bharat Electronics Ltd

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Aerospace & Defence - Equipments

Bharat Electronics Ltd's earnings have outrun its stock. EPS grew +13.9% in a year against a +3.7% price move.

The sharpest disagreement: profits are rising, but only 44% of the last 3 years' profit arrived as operating cash — the gap between the P&L and the bank account is the thing to watch.

The price is in a confirmed uptrend (67 weeks in) while the P/E sits at the 83rd percentile of its own 10-year range. Underneath, the last four quarters read improving — profit +4.7% year on year, and 44% of the last 3 years' profit arrived as cash. What settles it: whether the cash starts following the profit.

Stage
Topping out
fundamental trajectory, 12 quarters
Price
₹409
+3.7% 1Y
P/E
48.8×
83rd pctile
of its own 10-year range
Revenue (Mar 26)
₹10,224 Cr
+11.7% YoY
Profit (Mar 26)
₹2,226 Cr
+4.7% YoY
Operating margin
29.0%
−2.0 pp YoY
ROCE
37%
FY26
ROIC
36.7%
vs WACC 12.0% → +24.7 pp
Cash conversion
44%
of profit, last 3 FY
01 · Price story

Price story Before the numbers, the tape. A stock price moves through four repeating seasons: a flat base (stage 1), an advance (2), a top (3), a decline (4). Where the price sits in that cycle frames everything below.

Bharat Electronics Ltd trades at ₹409, in a confirmed uptrend and 67 weeks into that stage. That is −0.6% against its own 200-day average. It sits at 40% of a 52-week range of ₹371 to ₹468. On relative strength it is currently behind the NIFTY 500 on a trailing-13-week view (15 weeks and counting).

Today the stock is in a confirmed uptrend — week 67 of stage 2. At ₹409 it trades −0.6% versus its 200-day average and sits at 40% of its 52-week range (₹371–₹468).

Jul 26: ₹409 Weekly closing price (₹) with 50- and 200-day averages; shaded bands mark the price stage (grey base, green advance, amber top, red decline). 3-year window.
−0.6% versus the 200-day line, week 67 of stage 2
Price50-day avg200-day avg
S2S2₹498₹392₹286₹181₹75.2₹409₹412Jul 23Apr 24Feb 25Nov 25Jul 26
S2S2₹498₹392₹286₹181₹75.2₹409₹412Jul 23Feb 25Jul 26
Beating or trailing, week by week since 2016 Each cell is one week from 2016 to now (549 weeks): the stock's trailing 13-week return minus the NIFTY 500's, green ahead / red behind (±25% ramp). Grey cells are the 13-week warm-up or weeks where the NIFTY 500 reading is not held.
trailing 13-week return vs the NIFTY 500
Feb 16Jul 26

Against the market, two honest reads. Cumulative: over the last 10.4 years the stock moved +1,180% while the NIFTY 500 moved +280% — ahead of the index over the full window. Recent form: on a trailing-13-week view the stock is currently behind (15 weeks and counting; last ahead the week of 2026-05-08) — the ribbon below is that same metric, week by week.

What would end the trend, mechanically: two Friday closes in a row below the 200-day line. That is the exit rule — no debates.

→ The trend is one thing; the bill is another. Are you paying up for it? Next: the P/E sits at the 83rd percentile of its own range.

02 · Valuation

Valuation P/E is the price of ₹1 of annual profit: how many rupees the market pays for each rupee the company earns in a year.

Bharat Electronics Ltd trades at 48.8× P/E, at the pricey end of its own range (83rd percentile). Its long-run median P/E is 25.1×, measured across 10.4 years of weekly readings. This places the multiple against the stock’s own record, and says nothing about what the business is worth.

Today's P/E of 48.8× is at the pricey end of its own range (83rd percentile), against a long-run median of 25.1× measured over 10.4 years of weekly readings. This is a comparison against the stock's own history — not a claim about what it is worth.

P/E 48.8× vs a 25.1× long-run median P/E, weekly (left axis); earnings per share, trailing twelve months, weekly (right axis). 10.4-year window; loss-period spikes above 56× shown pinned at the top. The eps (ttm) bars are red where the reading is lower than the quarter before.
at the pricey end of its own range (83rd percentile)
P/EMedianEPS (TTM) (quarterly)
59.7×₹9.046.7×₹6.733.6×₹4.520.6×₹2.27.6×₹0.0×48.90×₹8Feb 16Oct 18Jun 21Jan 24Jul 26
59.7×₹9.046.7×₹6.733.6×₹4.520.6×₹2.27.6×₹0.0×48.90×₹8Feb 16Jun 21Jul 26
PEG 3.45 PEG ratio per quarter — the P/E divided by the earnings-growth rate. The dashed line marks 1.0: below it the growth is cheap against the multiple, above it the price already prices the growth in. Computed here as quarter-end P/E ÷ trailing-twelve-month EPS growth (only quarters with positive growth), because a reported quarterly PEG is not held for this stock. Last 12 quarters.
above 1.0, the multiple already banks the growth
PEGPEG = 1.0
3.6×2.9×2.2×1.5×0.8××3.45×Q1 FY24Q3 FY24Q2 FY25Q1 FY26Q4 FY26
3.6×2.9×2.2×1.5×0.8××3.45×Q1 FY24Q2 FY25Q4 FY26
P/E
48.8×
83rd percentile of 10y
PEG
3.09
derived from 3-year earnings growth

Why the multiple sits where it does: over the past year annual EPS moved +13.9% against a +3.7% price move — earnings outran the price, pushing the multiple DOWN its own range.

The price move, decomposed: over 5y, of the +46.9%/yr price move, ~+23.6%/yr came from earnings growth and ~+23.3 pp from the multiple (expanding); over 10y, of the +26.8%/yr price move, ~+18.6%/yr came from earnings growth and ~+8.2 pp from the multiple (expanding). The split is the honest approximate (price return minus earnings growth); it makes the rally itself visible instead of hiding it behind the percentile.

Put together: the multiple is full against its own past, so the story rests on the earnings line underneath it, not the multiple.

→ Cheap or dear rides on the earnings. Are they actually growing? Next: the fundamental stage — where the business sits in its arc, and how growth has compounded.

03 · Stage: Topping out

Stage: Topping out Every business sits somewhere on a fundamental arc, and this page names the spot before anything else. The last twelve quarters of revenue, profit and EPS growth — plus the return the business earns on its capital — are read as curves: Deteriorating (the curves are falling), Turning around (a trough has just formed and the last few quarters lift off it), Improving (the climb off the trough is sustained), Consistent (steadily positive with healthy returns), Topping out (still high but decelerating from the peak). When the curves genuinely disagree the read is Mixed; too little history is No read. CAGR (compound annual growth rate) is the smooth yearly pace that turns the starting value into the latest one — the fairest way to compare growth across different time spans. Read the columns together: if the 1-year number towers over the 10-year, recent growth is running hotter than the long-run trend. A dash means that window is not held, or the base year was a loss (where a growth rate is not meaningful).

Bharat Electronics Ltd reads as topping out on its fundamental arc. Topping out — profit and EPS growth have decelerated hard (profit growth +36.6% at its peak → +13.9% latest) while ROCE still reads 34.8%. The read is built from 12 quarters across 4 curves, on full evidence.

Three growth curves, twelve quarters Year-on-year growth of trailing-twelve-month revenue (left axis), profit and EPS (right axis — they swing far wider), % at each quarter-end. A missing point means that reading is not held for the quarter.
the trajectory the stage is read from
RevenueProfitEPS
29%42%22%34%15%27%8.4%19%1.4%12%%%16.2%13.9%14%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26
29%42%22%34%15%27%8.4%19%1.4%12%%%16.2%13.9%14%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26
ROCE Trailing-twelve-month operating profit (before interest and tax) as a share of average capital employed — total assets minus current liabilities, the standard textbook basis, %.
the return curve, computed quarterly
ROCE
39%36%33%30%27%%34.8%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26
39%36%33%30%27%%34.8%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26
Revenue growth
Steady high
latest +16.2% · span +3.3% to +27.5%
Profit growth
Rolling over
latest +13.9% · span +13.9% to +39.8%
EPS growth
Rolling over
latest +14.0% · span +14.0% to +39.5%
ROCE
Steady high
latest 34.8% · span 28.1%–38.6%

Why it matters: decelerating from a peak is where good stories quietly end — the multiple usually notices late.

Growth, year by year: revenue +16.2% in FY26, profit +13.9% Year-over-year growth per fiscal year, %: revenue (left axis); net profit and EPS (right axis — profit growth swings far wider). Zero line drawn.
Revenue YoYProfit YoYEPS YoY
22%37%17%25%12%14%7.2%2.3%2.4%−9.2%%%16.2%13.9%FY16FY21FY26
22%37%17%25%12%14%7.2%2.3%2.4%−9.2%%%16.2%13.9%FY16FY21FY26
TTM growth by quarter Trailing-twelve-month growth versus the year-ago TTM, per quarter, %: revenue (left axis); profit and EPS (right axis). The acceleration read compares the last 4 quarters (+16.2%) with the last 8 annualized (+16.7%).
revenue stabilising, profit rolling over
Revenue TTM YoYProfit TTM YoYEPS TTM YoY
29%42%22%34%15%27%8.4%19%1.4%12%%%16.2%13.9%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26
29%42%22%34%15%27%8.4%19%1.4%12%%%16.2%13.9%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26
Compound annual growth rate (%) Compound annual growth rate over each window, %. Revenue, profit and EPS from fiscal-year figures; share price is the price CAGR over the same spans. A dash = that window is not held, or the base was a loss.
1yr3yr5yr10yr
Revenue+16.2%+15.9%+14.4%+14.1%
Profit+13.9%+26.6%+23.6%+16.3%
EPS+13.9%+26.7%+23.6%+17.2%
Share price+3.7%+47.7%+46.9%+26.8%
Revenue YoY (Mar 26)
+11.7%
latest quarter vs a year ago
Profit YoY (Mar 26)
+4.7%
latest quarter vs a year ago
Revenue 10y
14.1%
long-run compound pace

→ The stage names the trajectory. Next: the revenue line that produces it, quarter by quarter.

04 · 4-Factor Sector Score

4-Factor Sector Score

46.4/100 — rank 15 of 24 in Aerospace & Defence - Equipments · 96% evidence confidence

Bharat Electronics Ltd scores 46.4 out of 100 against the 24 companies it is compared with in Aerospace & Defence - Equipments, ranking 15. Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.

The four contributions add to the total exactly: 15.8 + 19.6 + 8.1 + 2.9 = 46.4. This is the SAME number shown on the sector comparison — it is computed once, for the whole peer set, and read here.

What would change it: The read weakens if profit growth turns negative or margin improvement reverses while sector-relative strength deteriorates.

05 · Revenue

Revenue Revenue is the top line: everything the company billed its customers in the period.

Bharat Electronics Ltd reported ₹10,224 Cr of revenue in the Mar 26 quarter, +11.7% year on year. That is the 12th straight quarter of year-on-year growth. Over 10 years it has compounded at 14.1% a year. The last full year, FY26, came in at ₹27,610 Cr. The last four reported quarters add to ₹27,610 Cr.

Bharat Electronics Ltd reported ₹10,224 Cr of revenue in the Mar 26 quarter, +11.7% year on year. That is the 12th straight quarter of year-on-year growth. Over 10 years it has compounded at 14.1% a year. The last full year, FY26, came in at ₹27,610 Cr. The last four reported quarters add to ₹27,610 Cr.

FY26 revenue came in at ₹27,610 Cr (+16.2% on the year), capping 10 years at 14.1% compound. The latest quarter (Mar 26) printed ₹10,224 Cr, +11.7% year on year — the 12th consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth.

FY26 revenue ₹27,610 Cr (+16.2% YoY) Revenue bars, ₹ Cr (left); YoY growth-% line (right). 11-year window. A bar is red when it is lower than the year before.
14.1% a year over 10 years
RevenueYoY growth
29.8k22%22.4k17%14.9k12%7.5k7.2%02.4%₹ Cr%₹27,61016.2%FY16FY21FY26
29.8k22%22.4k17%14.9k12%7.5k7.2%02.4%₹ Cr%₹27,61016.2%FY16FY21FY26
Mar 26: ₹10,224 Cr (+11.7% YoY) Quarterly revenue bars, ₹ Cr (left); YoY growth-% line (right). Last 12 quarters. A bar is red when it is lower than the quarter before.
12th straight quarter of growth
Revenue (quarterly)YoY growth
11.0k42%8.3k31%5.5k19%2.8k8.3%0−2.9%₹ Cr%₹10,22411.7%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26
11.0k42%8.3k31%5.5k19%2.8k8.3%0−2.9%₹ Cr%₹10,22411.7%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26

Pace check: the last four quarters averaged +16.5% growth against the decade's 14.1% — the current year is running faster than its own long-run rate.

Acceleration check: trailing-twelve-month revenue grew +16.2% over the last 4 quarters against +16.7%/yr over the last 8 — stabilising; TTM profit +13.9% vs +23.3%/yr — rolling over.

→ Revenue grew — did margins hold as it scaled? Next: 29.0% this quarter (−2.0 pp YoY).

06 · Operating margin

Operating margin Operating margin is what is left of every ₹100 of sales after running the business, before interest and tax. It is the cleanest read on pricing power and cost control.

Bharat Electronics Ltd's operating margin is 29.0% in the Mar 26 quarter, −2.0 percentage points against the same quarter a year ago. That is the widest this company has ever printed on a full-year basis. Across 13 fiscal years the operating margin has ranged 14.0% to 29.0%. The current quarter sits inside that band.

Bharat Electronics Ltd's operating margin is 29.0% in the Mar 26 quarter, −2.0 percentage points against the same quarter a year ago. That is the widest this company has ever printed on a full-year basis. Across 13 fiscal years the operating margin has ranged 14.0% to 29.0%. The current quarter sits inside that band.

The latest quarter's operating margin is 29.0%, −2.0 pp against the same quarter a year ago. Across 13 fiscal years the operating margin has ranged 14.0%–29.0%, and FY26's 29.0% is the top of that band — a record year.

🚨 Why the margin moved: operating margin went −1.6 pp year on year while gross margin went +0.1 pp — the loss came mostly below the gross line: operating leverage, with costs spread over a bigger revenue base.

Worth repeating from the valuation section: cheap against its own history on record margins is not the same thing as cheap — a record margin flatters every ratio built on top of it.

FY26: 29.0% Operating margin by fiscal year, %, line (left); year-on-year change in the margin, in percentage points, line (right). 13-year window.
the widest a 14.0–29.0% band over 13 years
operating marginYoY change (pp)
30%4.6%26%2.5%22%0.5%17%−1.5%13%−3.6%%%29%0%FY14FY20FY26
30%4.6%26%2.5%22%0.5%17%−1.5%13%−3.6%%%29%0%FY14FY20FY26
Mar 26: 29.0% operating margin (−2.0 pp YoY) Quarterly operating margin, %, line (left); year-on-year change in the margin, in percentage points, line (right). Last 12 quarters. Operating profit as a share of revenue, per quarter.
Operating marginYoY change (pp)
32%6.6%28%4.3%25%2.0%22%−0.3%18%−2.6%%%29%−2%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26
32%6.6%28%4.3%25%2.0%22%−0.3%18%−2.6%%%29%−2%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26

→ Margins slipped — did that reach the bottom line? Next: profit +4.7% in the latest quarter.

07 · Net profit

Net profit Net profit is what survives every cost, interest and tax — the number EPS, dividends and book value all grow from.

Bharat Electronics Ltd earned ₹2,226 Cr of net profit in the Mar 26 quarter, +4.7% year on year. It is the 12th consecutive quarter of growth. Full-year FY26 profit was ₹6,062 Cr. The 10-year compound rate is 16.3%. That is 21.8% of the quarter's revenue. The same quarter a year earlier earned ₹2,127 Cr.

Bharat Electronics Ltd earned ₹2,226 Cr of net profit in the Mar 26 quarter, +4.7% year on year. It is the 12th consecutive quarter of growth. Full-year FY26 profit was ₹6,062 Cr. The 10-year compound rate is 16.3%. That is 21.8% of the quarter's revenue. The same quarter a year earlier earned ₹2,127 Cr.

Mar 26 profit was ₹2,226 Cr, +4.7% year on year — the 12th consecutive quarter of growth. On the full year, FY26 printed ₹6,062 Cr (+13.9%), and the 10-year compound rate is 16.3%.

FY26 profit ₹6,062 Cr (+13.9% YoY) Net profit bars, ₹ Cr (left); YoY growth-% line (right). 11-year window. A bar is red when it is lower than the year before.
16.3% a year over 10 years
Net profitYoY growth
6.5k37%4.9k25%3.3k14%1.6k2.3%0−9.2%₹ Cr%₹6,06213.9%FY16FY21FY26
6.5k37%4.9k25%3.3k14%1.6k2.3%0−9.2%₹ Cr%₹6,06213.9%FY16FY21FY26
Mar 26: ₹2,226 Cr (+4.7% YoY) Quarterly net profit bars, ₹ Cr (left); YoY growth-% line (right). Last 12 quarters. A bar is red when it is lower than the quarter before.
12th straight quarter of growth
Net profit (quarterly)YoY growth
2.4k56%1.8k43%1.2k29%60115%00.9%₹ Cr%₹2,2264.7%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26
2.4k56%1.8k43%1.2k29%60115%00.9%₹ Cr%₹2,2264.7%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26

Why profit moved: revenue contributed +11.7% and the margin −2.0 pp — the quarter was revenue-led despite a thinner margin.

Pace comparison, last four quarters: profit +16.3% vs revenue +16.5%. Profit and revenue are moving roughly in step.

→ Profit rose — but did the cash follow? Next: 44% of the last 3 years' profit arrived as cash.

08 · Cash flow — the router

Cash flow — the router The P&L says what was earned; the cash-flow statement says what actually arrived. Operating cash flow (CFO) against profit is the cleanest lie detector in the accounts.

Over the last 3 fiscal years 44% of Bharat Electronics Ltd's reported profit arrived as operating cash — a gap worth watching. In FY26 that was ₹1,541 Cr of operating cash against ₹6,062 Cr of profit. After ₹937 Cr of capital spending, ₹604 Cr was left as free cash.

FY26: operating cash of ₹1,541 Cr against reported profit of ₹6,062 Cr, leaving free cash of ₹604 Cr after ₹937 Cr of capital spending. Across the last 3 fiscal years the conversion rate is 44% of profit.

Cash-flow readings here are annual — that is the resolution our series carries, so this section moves once a year.

FY26: CFO ₹1,541 Cr vs profit ₹6,062 Cr Operating cash flow and net profit by fiscal year, ₹ Cr; the line is free cash flow (CFO minus capital spending). 11-year window, annual resolution.
44% of 3-year profit arrived as cash
Operating cashNet profitFree cash
6.7k4.5k2.3k93−2.1k₹ Cr₹1,541₹6,062₹604FY16FY21FY26
6.7k4.5k2.3k93−2.1k₹ Cr₹1,541₹6,062₹604FY16FY21FY26
FY26: CFO = 25% of profit (three-year rate 44%) Operating cash as a share of net profit, per fiscal year, % (line). Dashed line = 100% — every unit of profit arriving as cash.
Conversion100%
266%182%98%13%−71%%25%FY16FY21FY26
266%182%98%13%−71%%25%FY16FY21FY26

🚨 Why conversion sits at 44%: the cash cycle stretched 94 days between FY21 and FY26 — more of each rupee of profit waits inside the cycle before arriving. Less than 70% of profit arriving as cash is the thing to watch on this page.

Router verdict: conversion is below par and the cash cycle has stretched 94 days — the next section's job is to find where the cash is stuck.

→ So follow the cash to where it goes. Next: the 342-day cycle, in money terms.

09 · Where the cash goes

Where the cash goes Working capital is the cash tied up between paying suppliers and getting paid: debtor days (customers owe), inventory days (stock waits), and the cash conversion cycle (the whole loop, in days of sales).

Bharat Electronics Ltd's cash conversion cycle runs 342 days in FY26, up from 248 days in FY21. Capital spending ran ₹2,500 Cr over the last 3 years. At FY26 sales of ₹27,610 Cr each day of that cycle holds about ₹75.6 Cr, so roughly ₹25,870 Cr sits inside the business at any moment.

FY26: debtors at 170 days, inventory at 265 days — roughly 8.7 months of stock waiting to sell; that is where the cash sits while it waits — for a full cycle of 342 days, looser than FY21's 248.

The full loop: cash goes out to suppliers and production on day 0; stock waits 265 days to sell; customers pay about 170 days after that; and suppliers themselves are paid at 93 days — netting out to the 342-day cycle.

In money terms: at FY26 sales of ₹27,610 Cr, each day of the cycle holds about ₹75.6 Cr — so the 342-day loop keeps roughly ₹25,870 Cr sitting inside the business at any moment.

FY26: a 342-day cash cycle Debtor days, inventory days, payable days and the cash conversion cycle by fiscal year. 13-year window.
+94 days vs FY21
Cash cycleInventory daysDebtor daysPayable days
51540028617257days342d265d170d93dFY14FY17FY20FY23FY26
51540028617257days342d265d170d93dFY14FY20FY26

On the investment side: capital spending of ₹2,500 Cr over the last 3 fiscal years against ₹1,466 Cr of depreciation — the company is building well ahead of wear-and-tear. Capital work-in-progress stands at ₹486 Cr (FY26) — capacity paid for but not yet earning.

FY26: capex ₹937 Cr, work-in-progress ₹486 Cr Capital spending per fiscal year, ₹ Cr (bars); capital work-in-progress, ₹ Cr (line). Quarterly capital-spending history is not held for India — annual is the honest resolution.
a build-out
CapexWork-in-progress
1.1k8525682840₹ Cr₹937₹486FY16FY18FY21FY23FY26
1.1k8525682840₹ Cr₹937₹486FY16FY21FY26

The synthesis: the working-capital loop is the cash sink the router flagged — watch the cycle, not the P&L.

→ Does all this activity actually earn its cost of capital? Next: ROCE is 37% and the ROIC − WACC spread is +24.7 pp.

10 · Return on capital

Return on capital Return on capital employed (ROCE) is the profit the whole business earns on all the money in it — equity and debt together. It is the single best test of whether growth creates value or just size.

Bharat Electronics Ltd earns a ROCE of 37% in FY26. That is up from a trough of 18% in FY14. Return on invested capital clears the cost of that capital by +24.7 percentage points, so growth here adds value rather than only size. The wiring behind it is 22.0% net margin on 0.62× asset turns.

FY26 ROCE is 37%, recovered from a FY14 trough of 18% — the full ladder below shows the fall and the climb, undoctored.

Why the return is what it is — the wiring (FY26): 22.0% net margin × 0.62× asset turns × 1.86× balance-sheet leverage ≈ 25.4% on equity. Margin is doing the heavy lifting; leverage is a meaningful part of the equation.

The capstone test — ROIC − WACC: 36.7% − 12.0% = a +24.7 pp spread. The 12.0% is a standing assumption for the cost of capital in India, not a per-stock estimate — read the sign and the size of the spread, not the decimals. A spread this wide means every rupee reinvested creates more than a rupee of value — the engine compounds.

FY26: ROCE 37% Return on capital employed by fiscal year, % (line); ROIC by fiscal year, % (line). 13-year window, dips included. Dashed line = the 12.0% cost of capital used on this page.
the climb back from FY14's 18%
ROCEROIC (annual)WACC
67%52%38%23%7.9%%37%43.1%FY14FY20FY26
67%52%38%23%7.9%%37%43.1%FY14FY20FY26
Q4 FY26: ROCE 29.6% (TTM) vs WACC 12.0% Trailing-twelve-month ROCE and ROIC, per quarter, %; dashed line = the cost of capital. Last 12 quarters, put on a trailing-twelve-month basis and anchored to the annual figure.
ROCE (TTM)ROIC (TTM)WACC
70%54%39%23%7.7%%29.6%48.5%Q1 FY24Q2 FY25Q4 FY26
70%54%39%23%7.7%%29.6%48.5%Q1 FY24Q2 FY25Q4 FY26

→ Returns like these — is the balance sheet borrowing to make them? Next: debt-to-equity is 0.00.

11 · Debt

Debt Debt-to-equity says how much of the business is funded by borrowings. Low is the safe corner; the trend matters as much as the level.

Bharat Electronics Ltd carries total debt of ₹65.0 Cr against shareholder equity of ₹24,007 Cr as of Mar 26, a debt-to-equity of 0.00 — effectively unlevered. On the annual view that ratio went from 0.00 in FY22 to 0.00 in FY26. The returns elsewhere on this page are therefore earned rather than borrowed.

Mar 26: total debt of ₹65.0 Cr against shareholder equity of ₹24,007 Cr — a debt-to-equity of 0.00. On the annual view, debt-to-equity went from 0.00 (FY22) to 0.00 (FY26). The returns on this page are earned, not borrowed.

FY26: debt ₹65.0 Cr at 0.00× equity Total debt by fiscal year, ₹ Cr (bars); debt-to-equity, × (line). 5-year window.
Total debtDebt-to-equity
701.2×530.6×350.0×18−0.6×0−1.2×₹ Cr×₹650.00×FY22FY24FY26
701.2×530.6×350.0×18−0.6×0−1.2×₹ Cr×₹650.00×FY22FY24FY26
Mar 26: debt ₹65.0 Cr, debt-to-equity 0.00 Total debt per quarter, ₹ Cr (bars); debt-to-equity, × (line). Last 12 quarters. India reports the full balance sheet half-yearly, so the intervening quarter carries the prior reading forward.
Total debt (quarterly)Debt-to-equity
701.2×530.6×350.0×18−0.6×0−1.2×₹ Cr×₹650.00×Mar 23Sep 24Mar 26
701.2×530.6×350.0×18−0.6×0−1.2×₹ Cr×₹650.00×Mar 23Sep 24Mar 26

→ Who owns this, and are they adding or leaving? Next: the register is quiet.

12 · Ownership

Ownership Who owns the stock, quarter by quarter: promoters (the controlling owners), foreign and domestic institutions, and the public. Steady accumulation by people close to the numbers is a signal; a quiet register is also an answer.

No holder of Bharat Electronics Ltd moved a full percentage point over the last two years — the register is quiet. Domestic institutions moved +0.4 points over the same window, to 21.0%. The register is read on the four disclosed classes only; nothing is inferred between filings.

The register over the last two years — Foreign institutions: +0.6 points over 8 quarters to 18.0%; Domestic institutions: +0.4 points over 8 quarters to 21.0%; Promoters: +0.0 points over 8 quarters to 51.1%.

Fiscal-year ends: promoters +0.0 pts from Mar 24 to Mar 26 Shareholding at each fiscal-year end (March quarter), % of the company. 3 year-ends held.
PromotersForeign inst.Domestic inst.Public
55%42%30%18%5.3%%51.1%19.5%20%9.4%Mar 24Mar 25Mar 26
55%42%30%18%5.3%%51.1%19.5%20%9.4%Mar 24Mar 25Mar 26
A quiet register: no holder moved a full point in two years Shareholding by holder class, % of the company, quarterly, last 13 quarters.
PromotersForeign inst.Domestic inst.Public
55%42%29%16%3.1%%51.1%18.0%21.0%9.8%Jun 23Dec 24Jun 26
55%42%29%16%3.1%%51.1%18.0%21.0%9.8%Jun 23Dec 24Jun 26

→ One last check: does the safety math agree? Next: the balance-sheet safety line.

13 · Safety line

Safety line The Z-score estimates how far a company sits from balance-sheet distress — above roughly 3 is safe, below roughly 1.8 is the danger zone. It was built for manufacturers, so it is not applied to banks and lenders.

Bharat Electronics Ltd: the Z-score is not available for this stock, so we say so rather than invent one. It is a distance-to-distress estimate from the balance sheet, not a forecast of failure. The debt, cash-flow and return sections above carry the balance-sheet evidence this page does hold, and each of them states its own reporting date.

The safety line in one sentence: the Z-score is not available for this stock, so we say so rather than invent one.

Related companies · same sector · Aerospace & Defence - Equipments Every company is compared on the shape of its own curves, not static ratios. The Revenue, EPS and ROCE columns each draw that company's last 12 quarters as a mini line of the ACTUAL level (trailing-twelve-month revenue and EPS, and the ROCE itself) — so a line that climbs is a business getting bigger, a line that sinks is one shrinking. The colour tracks the same line: green when it is rising or steadily healthy, amber when it is rolling over from a high (still elevated but turning down), red when it is falling, grey when flat or stuck. Colour and direction always agree — a green line never points down. The ROCE curve is the return on capital (annual readings for peers, so a slightly coarser line than the quarterly one at the top of this page). The Stage column then runs the same 12-quarter trajectory classifier used at the top of the page on each company and names where it sits. What lands a company in each bucket: CONSISTENT — growth stays positive across the window and returns are healthy (ROCE ≥ 15%, or ROE ≥ 12% for lenders); IMPROVING — profit or EPS fell into real decline, bottomed a few quarters back, and has climbed back to positive and held there; TURNING AROUND — the same kind of trough but more recent, with the latest quarters just lifting off it (an early, unconfirmed turn); TOPPING OUT — growth is still positive but decelerating hard from its own peak while returns have stopped rising; DETERIORATING — two or more growth curves are shrinking (latest below zero) and staying there, not one soft quarter; MIXED — the curves genuinely disagree, or no clean majority, so no single word fits; NO READ — fewer than eight usable quarters. It is a like-for-like read of every company against its own past, not a ranking against the group.
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12 · Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions

What is Bharat Electronics Ltd's share price today?

Bharat Electronics Ltd trades at ₹409, +3.7% over the past year. The company is valued at ₹2,96,046 Cr. The stock sits at 40% of its 52-week range of ₹371–₹468, −0.6% versus its 200-day average. On the tape, the price is in a confirmed uptrend, 67 weeks in. — as of 24 July 2026.

What were Bharat Electronics Ltd's latest quarterly results?

Bharat Electronics Ltd reported revenue of ₹10,224 Cr and net profit of ₹2,226 Cr for the Mar 26 quarter. Revenue rose 11.7% and profit rose 4.7% year on year. Earnings per share were ₹3.04. The operating margin was 29.0%, 2.0 pp lower than a year earlier. — as of 24 July 2026.

What is Bharat Electronics Ltd's revenue?

Bharat Electronics Ltd reported revenue of ₹10,224 Cr in the Mar 26 quarter, +11.7% year on year. For the full FY26 fiscal year, revenue was ₹27,610 Cr (+16.2%). Over the last 10 years revenue compounded at 14.1% a year. — as of 24 July 2026.

What is Bharat Electronics Ltd's profit?

Bharat Electronics Ltd earned ₹2,226 Cr of net profit in the Mar 26 quarter, +4.7% year on year — the 12th straight quarter of growth. Full-year FY26 profit was ₹6,062 Cr. The operating margin ran 29.0% in the latest quarter. — as of 24 July 2026.

What is Bharat Electronics Ltd's market cap?

Bharat Electronics Ltd's market capitalisation is ₹2,96,046 Cr at a share price of ₹409. Market cap is the share price multiplied by shares outstanding, so it is restated whenever the price moves. — as of 24 July 2026.

What is Bharat Electronics Ltd's P/E ratio?

Bharat Electronics Ltd trades at a P/E of 48.8×, at the 83rd percentile of its own 10-year range, against a long-run median of 25.1×. This is a comparison with the stock's own history, not a value call — as of 24 July 2026.

Does Bharat Electronics Ltd pay a dividend?

Yes — Bharat Electronics Ltd's dividend payout was 30% of profit in FY26, and it recorded a payout in each of its last 13 reported fiscal years. This page holds the payout ratio, not a per-share amount. — as of 24 July 2026.

Is Bharat Electronics Ltd overvalued?

On its own history, Bharat Electronics Ltd looks expensive against its own history: its P/E of 48.8× sits at the 83rd percentile of its 10-year range (long-run median 25.1×). That is a percentile read against the stock's own past, not a price opinion or a direction call. One caveat: margins are the best this company has ever printed — cheap on record margins is not the same thing as cheap. — as of 24 July 2026.

Is Bharat Electronics Ltd growing?

Yes — Bharat Electronics Ltd is growing: latest-quarter revenue +11.7% year on year, profit +4.7%, and the margin −2.0 pp at 29.0%. The 10-year compound rates are 14.1% (revenue) and 16.3% (profit). The earnings engine currently reads: improving — as of 24 July 2026.

How is Bharat Electronics Ltd performing?

Bharat Electronics Ltd is in a confirmed uptrend, 67 weeks in. Its latest quarter's revenue rose 11.7% and profit rose 4.7% year on year. Against the NIFTY 500 it has been behind on a trailing-13-week view for 15 weeks. This describes what the data did, not a rating. — as of 24 July 2026.

What stage is Bharat Electronics Ltd in?

Topping out — profit and EPS growth have decelerated hard (profit growth +36.6% at its peak → +13.9% latest) while ROCE still reads 34.8%. The read comes from the last 12 quarters of growth (revenue growth +16.2% latest, profit growth +13.9% latest, eps growth +14.0% latest) plus the ROCE curve, classified by deterministic rules — a trajectory read, not a buy or sell call — as of 24 July 2026.

Is Bharat Electronics Ltd in an uptrend?

Yes — the price is in a confirmed uptrend (week 67 of stage 2), trading −0.6% versus its 200-day average and at 40% of its 52-week range. Price stages cycle base → advance → top → decline, and the stage names where this stock sits in that cycle — as of 24 July 2026.

Is Bharat Electronics Ltd beating the market?

Not lately — on a trailing-13-week view Bharat Electronics Ltd is currently behind the NIFTY 500 (15 weeks and counting; last ahead the week of 2026-05-08), the same metric the week-by-week ribbon on this page draws. Separately, on the cumulative view: over the last 10.4 years the stock moved +1,180% against the NIFTY 500's +280% — ahead of the index over the full window. — as of 24 July 2026.

Will Bharat Electronics Ltd's share price go up?

This page publishes no price forecast for Bharat Electronics Ltd. What it measures instead: the share price is ₹409, the price is in a confirmed uptrend 67 weeks in. Its P/E of 48.8× sits at the 83rd percentile of its own 10-year range. — as of 24 July 2026.

Who owns Bharat Electronics Ltd?

Promoters hold 51.1% of Bharat Electronics Ltd, foreign institutions 18.0%, domestic institutions 21.0% and the public 9.8% (latest quarter). No holder moved a full point over the last two years — the register is quiet. — as of 24 July 2026.

Does Bharat Electronics Ltd have too much debt?

No — Bharat Electronics Ltd's debt-to-equity is 0.00, and operating profit covers the interest bill north of 100×. FY26 borrowings were ₹65.0 Cr against equity of ₹23,988 Cr. The returns on this page are earned, not borrowed — as of 24 July 2026.

What is Bharat Electronics Ltd's capex?

Bharat Electronics Ltd spent ₹2,500 Cr on capital expenditure over the last 3 fiscal years, a figure derived from the change in fixed assets plus depreciation. In FY26 alone that was ₹937 Cr, with ₹486 Cr in capital work-in-progress — capacity paid for but not yet earning. — as of 24 July 2026.

What is Bharat Electronics Ltd's cash flow?

Bharat Electronics Ltd generated ₹1,541 Cr of operating cash flow in FY26 and ₹604 Cr of free cash flow after ₹937 Cr of capital spending. Reported profit that year was ₹6,062 Cr, so operating cash ran behind profit. Cash-flow resolution for India is annual. — as of 24 July 2026.

Is Bharat Electronics Ltd's profit real cash?

Not fully — over the last 3 fiscal years, 44% of Bharat Electronics Ltd's reported profit arrived as operating cash. In FY26, operating cash was ₹1,541 Cr against reported profit of ₹6,062 Cr. The cash then goes mostly into the working-capital cycle. Cash-flow resolution is annual — as of 24 July 2026.

Where is Bharat Electronics Ltd in its business cycle?

Bharat Electronics Ltd's FY26 operating margin was 29.0%, against a 13-year band of 14.0%–29.0%: the top of the band — a record year. Record profitability is late-cycle territory: every ratio flatters at the top, and the story leans on margins holding. The latest quarter ran 29.0%. Profitability versus a company's own long band is the cleanest cycle clock this page holds — as of 24 July 2026.

What could break the Bharat Electronics Ltd story?

The sharpest disagreement: profits are rising, but only 44% of the last 3 years' profit arrived as operating cash — the gap between the P&L and the bank account is the thing to watch. Mechanically, two Friday closes in a row below the 200-day average would end the price trend — that is the exit rule this page tracks — as of 24 July 2026.

Is Bharat Electronics Ltd a stock worth studying right now?

This is not investment advice. The machine read: Bharat Electronics Ltd's earnings have outrun its stock. EPS grew +13.9% in a year against a +3.7% price move. The sharpest open question: whether the cash starts following the profit. Every number on this page is drawn deterministically from the raw series, with no forecasts and no price opinions — as of 24 July 2026.

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