The Aerospace & Defence - Equipments companies below are the listed Indian Aerospace & Defence - Equipments universe this page tracks — the same constituent set people search for as the Nifty Aerospace & Defence - Equipments index. Every figure is equal-weighted across those companies, so one large constituent cannot set the reading. Each number carries its own as-of date.
The sector itself · before any single company
How has Aerospace & Defence - Equipments moved against NIFTY 500?
The line below covers 5.1 years. Over the most recent two of them this sector is 71% ahead of NIFTY 500. Earnings across its companies grew 18% on average over the last four reported quarters. It has been ahead of NIFTY 500 on a rolling three-month view for 23 weeks running.
LEADER · ahead 23w~Price and the fundamentals both up14 of 23 companies ahead of NIFTY 500 by 5% or more over three months
Aerospace & Defence - Equipments, equal-weighted, based at 200NIFTY 500, same base, same starttrailing 12-month earnings per share risingfalling
Strength anatomyBroad but lateHow much of the sector is participating, how recently, and whether the movers score well.
Together14 of 23 stocks moving
Fresh0 crossed in the last 4 weeks
Backed by scoresmovers score +6 vs the sector average
Down the cap ladder — bar is now, tick is four weeks ago
Large3/5−1
Mid6/8−2
Small5/10−3
Participation is not spreading downward this month; the larger companies are still carrying most of it.
Both lines start at 200 in the same week, so the distance between them is the whole story: the sector line is an equal-weighted index of its 23 companies. The bars underneath are trailing 12-month earnings per share, one bar per reported quarter, each member rebased to 100 at the start and the sector taking the median — so a price line pulling away from flat bars is a re-rating, not earnings. A bar turns red when that figure is lower than the quarter before. Rules are fixed and applied identically everywhere on this site: ahead by 5% or more over three months, or behind by 20% or more over a year while earnings grew 20% or more. Hover any point to read both values and the gap. This is a description of what the numbers did, not advice.
Sector relative strength · before individual stocks
Is Aerospace & Defence - Equipments outperforming NIFTY 500?
The 52-week comparison of Aerospace & Defence - Equipments against NIFTY 500 is not available from the current market series. 18 of 23 covered companies currently beat NIFTY on Mansfield relative strength, so leadership inside the sector is selective. Sigma Advanced System Ltd is the strongest against the sector itself at +90.5%. Readings are as of 2026-07-19.
—Sector vs NIFTY 500 · 13 weeks
—Sector vs NIFTY 500 · 52 weeks
18/23Stocks leading NIFTY 500
8/23Stocks leading sector
Sector metric: 42.3 as of 2026-07-19 · CONSOLIDATION · falling.
The central tension: the companies with the most scale are not necessarily the companies creating the most change.
Start with scale. Then earnings trajectory. Then business quality. Only after those three agree should price leadership carry much weight.
Bottom line
The 52-week sector comparison is unavailable. 18 of 23 covered companies currently have positive Mansfield relative strength versus NIFTY 500. Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd leads with revenue of ₹33,089 crore, based on 24 of 24 comparable companies through Mar 2026. Jaykay Enterprises Ltd has the fastest current revenue growth at 100%, across 24 of 24 comparable companies.
Is the Aerospace & Defence - Equipments sector outperforming NIFTY 500?
The 52-week sector comparison is unavailable. 18 of 23 covered companies currently have positive Mansfield relative strength versus NIFTY 500.
Which Aerospace & Defence - Equipments company is largest by revenue?
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd leads with revenue of ₹33,089 crore, based on 24 of 24 comparable companies through Mar 2026.
Which Aerospace & Defence - Equipments company is growing fastest?
Jaykay Enterprises Ltd has the fastest current revenue growth at 100%, across 24 of 24 comparable companies.
Which Aerospace & Defence - Equipments company has the strongest 4-Factor Sector Score?
Sika Interplant Systems Ltd ranks first at 71.6/100 with 89.6% evidence confidence. The score prioritizes research; it is not a buy recommendation.
Which Aerospace & Defence - Equipments company reports the most CAPEX?
Aequs Ltd reports the largest latest CAPEX at ₹100 crore, with 5 of 24 companies comparable.
Which Aerospace & Defence - Equipments company has the least gross debt?
Bharat Dynamics Ltd has the lowest comparable gross debt at ₹0 crore. Aequs Ltd has the highest at ₹701 crore.
Which Aerospace & Defence - Equipments company has the lowest comparable PEG?
Sika Interplant Systems Ltd has the lowest comparable Guarded PEG at 1.01, among 13 of 24 companies that pass the metric’s comparability rules.
How much history does this Aerospace & Defence - Equipments comparison include?
The page compares up to 20 reported quarters per company for fundamentals, CAPEX, debt and valuation, ending Jun 2026. Missing observations remain blank rather than being estimated.
How is the 4-Factor Sector Score calculated?
The four visible contributions add directly: growth and earnings up to 35 points, capital efficiency up to 25, valuation up to 20, and relative strength up to 20. Missing or stale evidence moves only the affected contribution toward neutral.
Companies
24
complete canonical membership
Combined market value
₹8.5 L Cr
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd
Revenue growing
19/24
positive TTM year-on-year growth
Beating NIFTY 500
18/23
positive Mansfield relative strength
Global company selection
00 · research priority, made explicit
4-Factor Sector Score
An additive sector-relative research score. The four displayed point contributions always equal the total: Growth & earnings (35), Capital efficiency (25), Valuation (20), and Relative strength (20). Missing or stale evidence is absorbed inside the affected factor, never applied as a hidden adjustment.
Sika Interplant Systems Ltd has the strongest current balance of earnings trajectory, business quality, valuation and price confirmation, with 89.6% evidence confidence.
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd looks inexpensive relative to peers or its own history, but its earnings trajectory has not yet earned the valuation signal.
AXISCADES Technologies Ltd has stronger price confirmation than earnings confirmation; that is a research prompt, not permission to chase.
Missing observations are not scored as bad. Their missing weight lowers confidence and pulls the final score toward neutral. PEG is guarded: positive earnings, positive 5–60% three-year EPS growth, and a positive P/E are required.
Decision use: Acceleration candidate, not a confirmed leader: earnings are strong but sector-relative strength is -20.5% and the one-year return is 16.1%. Do not upgrade until sector-relative strength is above zero and another reported period confirms growth.
Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.
15.2/35Growth & earnings
Revenue 34.8% · PAT — · OPM change -9 pp
65% evidence
5.3/25Capital efficiency
ROCE 1.6% · debt/equity 0.47×
100% evidence
10.0/20Valuation
P/E — · PEG —
0% evidence
10.0/20Relative strength
RS sector — · RS bench — · 1Y —
0% evidence
01 · compare level, then change
Revenue Scale & Growth Durability
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd has the highest Revenue among the 24 Aerospace & Defence - Equipments companies compared here, at ₹33,089 crore. Bharat Electronics Ltd is next at ₹27,610 crore. Jaykay Enterprises Ltd has the highest Revenue growth at the 100% top of the scoring scale, so level and change sit with different companies.
What the numbers say: Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd is the scale leader at ₹33,089 crore, 19.8% ahead of Bharat Electronics Ltd. Jaykay Enterprises Ltd's growth is stored at the ≥100% scoring cap; the uncapped TTM change is 195.1% from a ₹239 crore base, with 14 reported observations in the 20-quarter window. Treat the growth leader as an acceleration candidate, not as equally proven scale.
LeaderHindustan Aeronautics Ltd · ₹33,089 crore
Gap19.8% versus #2 · Bharat Electronics Ltd
Persistence7/8 recent comparable periods
Coverage24/24 companies · 393 observations
Investor read: Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd is the scale benchmark; Jaykay Enterprises Ltd is the acceleration watch. Promote the challenger only if growth persists and converts into margin and returns.
This conclusion weakens if: Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd's growth falls below Jaykay Enterprises Ltd's for two consecutive comparable reports while operating margin also compresses.
Revenue is compared on a common reported-currency basis. Growth is year-on-year, so seasonality does not masquerade as progress.
Solid lines show level; dotted lines show change when “Both” is selected. Missing reports break the line rather than being invented.
All-company data · latest reported quarter
Each figure is the company’s latest single reported quarter. The rankings above use trailing-twelve-month or current-market values, so a company can legitimately show a different number in each.
Showing the 12 largest of 24 companies with a series here. The remaining 12 are complete in the plain-text rendition and the trace payload — nothing is dropped from the data, only from this grid.
Showing the 12 largest of 24 companies with a series here. The remaining 12 are complete in the plain-text rendition and the trace payload — nothing is dropped from the data, only from this grid.
Data Patterns (India) Ltd has the highest OPM among the 24 Aerospace & Defence - Equipments companies compared here, at 56%. Ideaforge Technology Ltd is next at 44%. Ideaforge Technology Ltd has the highest Margin change at +152 percentage points, so level and change sit with different companies. Its OPM series carries 19 reported observations across the 20-quarter window.
What the numbers say: Data Patterns (India) Ltd leads opm at 56%; Ideaforge Technology Ltd leads margin change at +152 percentage points.
LeaderData Patterns (India) Ltd · 56%
Gap27.3% versus #2 · Ideaforge Technology Ltd
Persistence4/8 recent comparable periods
Coverage24/24 companies · 414 observations
Investor read: Data Patterns (India) Ltd sets the level benchmark; use the change leader as an inflection watch only after another comparable report confirms it.
This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current margin change signal.
Operating margin compares operating profit with revenue. Improvement is measured in percentage points, not percentage growth.
Solid lines show level; dotted lines show change when “Both” is selected. Missing reports break the line rather than being invented.
All-company data · latest reported quarter
Each figure is the company’s latest single reported quarter. The rankings above use trailing-twelve-month or current-market values, so a company can legitimately show a different number in each.
Showing the 12 largest of 24 companies with a series here. The remaining 12 are complete in the plain-text rendition and the trace payload — nothing is dropped from the data, only from this grid.
Showing the 12 largest of 24 companies with a series here. The remaining 12 are complete in the plain-text rendition and the trace payload — nothing is dropped from the data, only from this grid.
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd has the highest Net profit among the 24 Aerospace & Defence - Equipments companies compared here, at ₹9,116 crore. Bharat Electronics Ltd is next at ₹6,062 crore. Rossell Techsys Ltd has the highest Profit growth at the 100% top of the scoring scale, so level and change sit with different companies.
What the numbers say: Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd leads with ₹9,116 crore of TTM profit, 50.4% above Bharat Electronics Ltd. Rossell Techsys Ltd shows ≥100% on the scoring scale (175.5% uncapped) growth from a ₹22 crore profit base. Compare the size of the base and persistence before ranking acceleration above profit scale.
LeaderHindustan Aeronautics Ltd · ₹9,116 crore
Gap50.4% versus #2 · Bharat Electronics Ltd
Persistence6/8 recent comparable periods
Coverage24/24 companies · 394 observations
Investor read: Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd sets the level benchmark; use the change leader as an inflection watch only after another comparable report confirms it.
This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current profit growth signal.
Net profit is the residual after operating costs, interest and tax. Growth off a loss or near-zero base is excluded from the fastest-grower rank.
Solid lines show level; dotted lines show change when “Both” is selected. Missing reports break the line rather than being invented.
All-company data · latest reported quarter
Each figure is the company’s latest single reported quarter. The rankings above use trailing-twelve-month or current-market values, so a company can legitimately show a different number in each.
Showing the 12 largest of 24 companies with a series here. The remaining 12 are complete in the plain-text rendition and the trace payload — nothing is dropped from the data, only from this grid.
Showing the 12 largest of 24 companies with a series here. The remaining 12 are complete in the plain-text rendition and the trace payload — nothing is dropped from the data, only from this grid.
Aequs Ltd has the highest CAPEX among the 24 Aerospace & Defence - Equipments companies compared here, at ₹100 crore. Vinyas Innovative Technologies Ltd is next at ₹17 crore. The same company also holds the highest CAPEX intensity, at 35.5%. 5 of 24 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Mar 2026.
What the numbers say: Aequs Ltd reports ₹100 crore of CAPEX; Aequs Ltd has the highest covered intensity at 35.5%. Coverage is only 5 of 24 companies and 19 reported observations, so this is partial evidence—not a complete sector rank.
LeaderAequs Ltd · ₹100 crore
Gap488.2% versus #2 · Vinyas Innovative Technologies Ltd
Persistence4/4 recent comparable periods
Coverage5/24 companies · 19 observations
Investor read: Use the CAPEX rank as a diligence queue. Verify commissioning, utilization, cash conversion and post-investment ROCE before treating spend as value creation.
This conclusion weakens if: CAPEX rises without higher utilization, operating cash flow or incremental returns.
CAPEX is cash spent on property, plant, equipment and other reported capital assets. CAPEX intensity divides that spend by revenue; high intensity is a reinvestment signal, not proof that the reinvestment will earn attractive returns.
Solid lines show level; dotted lines show change when “Both” is selected. Missing reports break the line rather than being invented.
Withheld from this chart: Zen Technologies Ltd (ZENTEC) — its two data sources disagree by up to 32% on reported income across 14 comparable periods, so its derived ratios are withheld; Paras Defence and Space Technologies Ltd (PARAS) — its two data sources disagree by up to 11% on reported income across 14 comparable periods, so its derived ratios are withheld; NIBE Ltd (NIBE) — its two data sources disagree by up to 9.5% on reported income across 13 comparable periods, so its derived ratios are withheld. A figure two sources cannot agree on is not drawn — the gap is a decision, not missing data.
All-company data · latest reported quarter
Each figure is the company’s latest single reported quarter. The rankings above use trailing-twelve-month or current-market values, so a company can legitimately show a different number in each.
Capacity base is net fixed assets plus capital work in progress, straight off the reported balance sheet. It is not cash spent, so it answers a narrower question than CAPEX — but it is reported for companies whose cash-flow CAPEX is not published, which is why it leads here. Missing years remain blank; annual values are never relabelled as quarters.
Full annual capacity base, operating cash flow, CAPEX and free cash flow history
Capacity base · net fixed assets + CWIP · fiscal-year history
Showing the 12 largest of 24 companies with a series here. The remaining 12 are complete in the plain-text rendition and the trace payload — nothing is dropped from the data, only from this grid.
Showing the 12 largest of 24 companies with a series here. The remaining 12 are complete in the plain-text rendition and the trace payload — nothing is dropped from the data, only from this grid.
Showing the 12 largest of 24 companies with a series here. The remaining 12 are complete in the plain-text rendition and the trace payload — nothing is dropped from the data, only from this grid.
Showing the 12 largest of 24 companies with a series here. The remaining 12 are complete in the plain-text rendition and the trace payload — nothing is dropped from the data, only from this grid.
Bharat Dynamics Ltd has the lowest Gross debt among the 24 Aerospace & Defence - Equipments companies compared here, at ₹0 crore. Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd has the lowest Net debt at ₹46,186 crore net cash, so level and change sit with different companies. 24 of 24 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Mar 2026.
What the numbers say: Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd has the clearest covered balance-sheet capacity with ₹46,186 crore net cash and gross debt of ₹11 crore. Absolute debt alone does not identify the strongest balance sheet because company scale differs; net debt and debt-to-equity carry more information.
LeaderBharat Dynamics Ltd · ₹0 crore
Gapnull versus #2 · Sika Interplant Systems Ltd
Persistence8/8 recent comparable periods
Coverage24/24 companies · 344 observations
Investor read: Prioritize net-cash capacity and leverage relative to operating scale, not the smallest absolute rupee debt.
This conclusion weakens if: Net debt rises faster than revenue and profit for two consecutive reported periods.
Gross debt shows contractual borrowings. Net debt subtracts reported cash; a negative value means net cash. Lower debt can create capacity, but should be read against the scale and capital intensity of the business.
Gross debtlowest gross debt
1Bharat Dynamics Ltd BDL₹0 Cr
2Sika Interplant Systems Ltd SIKA₹0 Cr
3DCX Systems Ltd DCXINDIA⚠ unverified₹3 Cr
4Data Patterns (India) Ltd DATAPATTNS₹5 Cr
5Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd HAL₹11 Cr
Net debtlowest net debt
1Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd HAL₹-46.2K Cr
2Bharat Electronics Ltd BEL₹-8.5K Cr
3Bharat Dynamics Ltd BDL₹-4.7K Cr
4DCX Systems Ltd DCXINDIA⚠ unverified₹-762 Cr
5Data Patterns (India) Ltd DATAPATTNS₹-418 Cr
Debt and balance-sheet capacity · company comparison
24/24 level · 20/24 change
Solid lines show level; dotted lines show change when “Both” is selected. Missing reports break the line rather than being invented.
All-company data · latest reported quarter
Each figure is the company’s latest single reported quarter. The rankings above use trailing-twelve-month or current-market values, so a company can legitimately show a different number in each.
Showing the 12 largest of 24 companies with a series here. The remaining 12 are complete in the plain-text rendition and the trace payload — nothing is dropped from the data, only from this grid.
Showing the 12 largest of 20 companies with a series here. The remaining 8 are complete in the plain-text rendition and the trace payload — nothing is dropped from the data, only from this grid.
Sigma Advanced System Ltd has the highest ROCE among the 24 Aerospace & Defence - Equipments companies compared here, at 60.8%. Bharat Electronics Ltd is next at 36.5%. The same company also holds the highest ROCE change, at +41.2 percentage points. 24 of 24 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Mar 2026.
What the numbers say: Sigma Advanced System Ltd leads ROCE at 60.8%, 24.3 percentage points above Bharat Electronics Ltd. Sigma Advanced System Ltd has the strongest latest improvement at +41.2 percentage points. Read the leader beside the density of its reported history: a sparse high return is a candidate; a repeated high return is evidence of durability.
LeaderSigma Advanced System Ltd · 60.8%
Gap66.6% versus #2 · Bharat Electronics Ltd
Persistence7/8 recent comparable periods
Coverage24/24 companies · 278 observations
Investor read: Sigma Advanced System Ltd sets the level benchmark; use the change leader as an inflection watch only after another comparable report confirms it.
This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current roce change signal.
ROCE asks how much operating return the business earns on the capital employed. Direction matters, but a single exceptional year should not be mistaken for durability.
ROCEhighest
1Sigma Advanced System Ltd SIGMAADV61%
2Bharat Electronics Ltd BEL37%
3Sika Interplant Systems Ltd SIKA35%
4Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd HAL32%
5Data Patterns (India) Ltd DATAPATTNS22%
ROCE changefastest improvers
1Sigma Advanced System Ltd SIGMAADV+41.2 pp
2Rossell Techsys Ltd ROSSTECH+11.5 pp
3Ideaforge Technology Ltd IDEAFORGE+7.0 pp
4Sika Interplant Systems Ltd SIKA+4.6 pp
5Jaykay Enterprises Ltd JAYKAY⚠ unverified+3.8 pp
Return on capital · company comparison
24/24 level · 24/24 change
Solid lines show level; dotted lines show change when “Both” is selected. Missing reports break the line rather than being invented.
Withheld from this chart: Zen Technologies Ltd (ZENTEC) — its two data sources disagree by up to 32% on reported income across 14 comparable periods, so its derived ratios are withheld; Paras Defence and Space Technologies Ltd (PARAS) — its two data sources disagree by up to 11% on reported income across 14 comparable periods, so its derived ratios are withheld; NIBE Ltd (NIBE) — its two data sources disagree by up to 9.5% on reported income across 13 comparable periods, so its derived ratios are withheld. A figure two sources cannot agree on is not drawn — the gap is a decision, not missing data.
All-company data · latest reported quarter
Each figure is the company’s latest single reported quarter. The rankings above use trailing-twelve-month or current-market values, so a company can legitimately show a different number in each.
Showing the 12 largest of 20 companies with a series here. The remaining 8 are complete in the plain-text rendition and the trace payload — nothing is dropped from the data, only from this grid.
Showing the 12 largest of 20 companies with a series here. The remaining 8 are complete in the plain-text rendition and the trace payload — nothing is dropped from the data, only from this grid.
Sika Interplant Systems Ltd has the lowest Guarded PEG among the 24 Aerospace & Defence - Equipments companies compared here, at 1.01×. BEML Ltd is next at 1.18×. Jaykay Enterprises Ltd has the lowest P/E at 32.1×, so level and change sit with different companies. 13 of 24 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Mar 2026.
What the numbers say: Sika Interplant Systems Ltd has the lowest comparable Guarded PEG at 1.01×, 14.4% below BEML Ltd. Only 13 of 24 companies pass the guard, so no broad “cheapest stock” conclusion is defensible unless the current multiple, own-history position and growth durability agree.
LeaderSika Interplant Systems Ltd · 1.01×
Gap14.4% versus #2 · BEML Ltd
Persistence0/8 recent comparable periods
Coverage13/24 companies · 118 observations
Investor read: Treat valuation as permission to investigate, never as a standalone reason to buy.
This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current p/e signal.
PEG is shown only when earnings are positive and three-year EPS growth is between 5% and 60%. It is recomputed consistently as the trailing P/E divided by that growth rate — reported earnings, never an expected-earnings multiple. On Indian companies it is shown only where the two data sources reconciled. A missing PEG is more honest than a low-base fiction.
Solid lines show level; dotted lines show change when “Both” is selected. Missing reports break the line rather than being invented.
All-company data · latest reported quarter
Each figure is the company’s latest single reported quarter. The rankings above use trailing-twelve-month or current-market values, so a company can legitimately show a different number in each.
Showing the 12 largest of 14 companies with a series here. The remaining 2 are complete in the plain-text rendition and the trace payload — nothing is dropped from the data, only from this grid.
Showing the 12 largest of 23 companies with a series here. The remaining 11 are complete in the plain-text rendition and the trace payload — nothing is dropped from the data, only from this grid.
Sigma Advanced System Ltd has the lowest EV/EBITDA among the 24 Aerospace & Defence - Equipments companies compared here, at 11.9×. Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd is next at 14.8×. DCX Systems Ltd has the lowest P/BV at 1.33×, so level and change sit with different companies. 23 of 24 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Mar 2026.
What the numbers say: Sigma Advanced System Ltd leads ev/ebitda at 11.9×; DCX Systems Ltd leads p/bv at 1.33×.
LeaderSigma Advanced System Ltd · 11.9×
Gap19.6% versus #2 · Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd
Persistence0/8 recent comparable periods
Coverage23/24 companies · 379 observations
Investor read: Treat valuation as permission to investigate, never as a standalone reason to buy.
This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current p/bv signal.
EV/EBITDA includes debt in enterprise value and is useful across different capital structures. P/BV prices the company against its own book. Both are market multiples on reported figures, not intrinsic-value estimates and not forecasts.
Enterprise and book valuation · company comparison
23/24 level · 24/24 change
Solid lines show level; dotted lines show change when “Both” is selected. Missing reports break the line rather than being invented.
All-company data · latest reported quarter
Each figure is the company’s latest single reported quarter. The rankings above use trailing-twelve-month or current-market values, so a company can legitimately show a different number in each.
Showing the 12 largest of 24 companies with a series here. The remaining 12 are complete in the plain-text rendition and the trace payload — nothing is dropped from the data, only from this grid.
Showing the 12 largest of 24 companies with a series here. The remaining 12 are complete in the plain-text rendition and the trace payload — nothing is dropped from the data, only from this grid.
Sigma Advanced System Ltd has the strongest one-year price move in Aerospace & Defence - Equipments at +416.7%. It also leads on Mansfield relative strength against NIFTY at +134.6%. 18 of 23 covered companies are above zero on that measure. Every line covers 313 weekly closes through 2026-07-17.
Every price line is indexed to 100 over the chosen window. Mansfield relative strength compares a price ratio with its own 52-week average; zero separates leadership from lagging.
Price and relative strength
Price is rebased to 100 inside the selected window. Pair ratio rebases each selected company against one chosen denominator.
Before the conclusion · check the blind spots
What can make this comparison misleading?
This Aerospace & Defence - Equipments comparison names 6 specific ways its own evidence can mislead, all listed below. All 24 companies here report on comparable dates, so no rank carries a stale marker. 3 draw at least one figure from a second feed with too little overlap to cross-check. 3 have second-feed figures withheld because the two sources disagree.
Keep these limits visible
A high growth rate can be a low-base artefact. The page keeps level and change separate for that reason.
A high ROCE can be temporary or flattered by a small capital base. Read it beside margin, cash conversion and reinvestment.
The 4-Factor Sector Score ranks research priority, not portfolio action. Management quality, catalysts and risks need equally fresh evidence before capital is deployed.
An “all companies” line chart preserves completeness, but rank changes should be checked against reporting dates before drawing a conclusion.
3 companies draw at least one figure from a second data feed with too little overlapping history to cross-check against the primary source; they are marked unverified wherever those figures appear.
3 companies are missing from the second-feed metrics by decision, not by absence: the two sources disagree, so nothing from the second is drawn. Read those rows as narrower evidence, never as a weaker business.
10 · the complete set
Which companies are included?
All 24 companies in the canonical Aerospace & Defence - Equipments membership are listed below, largest market value first — nothing is silently dropped, even where a company reports too little to rank. 1 of these is no longer being priced, so its price and relative strength are frozen at the last traded week shown.
AHEAD means the company is beating the index by 5% or more over three months. LAGGING, FUNDAMENTALS UP means it is 20% or more behind over a year while its trailing twelve-month earnings grew 20% or more. Both rules are fixed and applied the same way in every sector.
How each company's sources stand: 3 of 24 companies draw at least one figure from a second data feed that could not be cross-checked against the primary source, because the two do not share enough reported history to compare. Those figures are marked unverified wherever they appear. 3 of 24 companies have a second data feed that is known to disagree with the primary source, so nothing from it is drawn: Zen Technologies Ltd (ZENTEC) — its two data sources disagree by up to 32% on reported income across 14 comparable periods, so its derived ratios are withheld; Paras Defence and Space Technologies Ltd (PARAS) — its two data sources disagree by up to 11% on reported income across 14 comparable periods, so its derived ratios are withheld; NIBE Ltd (NIBE) — its two data sources disagree by up to 9.5% on reported income across 13 comparable periods, so its derived ratios are withheld.
Evidence and freshness
How was this comparison built?
This comparison is built from the reported filings of 24 Aerospace & Defence - Equipments companies, normalized to a common ₹ scale and a shared quarter axis of up to 20 quarters each. Fundamentals run through Jun 2026 and market data through 2026-07-24.
FundamentalsThrough Jun 2026 · up to 20 quarters per company
Market dataThrough 2026-07-24 · weekly price and relative-strength history
Derived metricsGrowth, changes, CAPEX intensity, net debt, guarded PEG and P/BV÷ROE are calculated only when their inputs are comparable.
Score confidenceMissing and stale evidence reduces confidence and pulls the 0–100 research-priority score toward neutral.
A second feed is read only after its reported income is matched against the primary source on at least three overlapping periods. Where the two agree the figures fill silently. Where there is too little shared history to compare, the figures are still drawn — they are the only evidence there is — and marked ⚠ unverified everywhere they appear. Where the two are known to disagree, nothing from the second feed is drawn and the affected company is named under the chart it is missing from. Every company's standing is listed in the register above.
Aerospace & Defence - Equipments company comparison FAQs
These 18 answers restate the Aerospace & Defence - Equipments comparison above in question form. Every one is computed from the same 24 companies and the same reported filings as the rankings and charts, current through Jun 2026. Price and relative-strength answers run through 2026-07-24. Nothing here is estimated, and none of it is a recommendation.
What is the Nifty Aerospace & Defence - Equipments index?
The Nifty Aerospace & Defence - Equipments index tracks India's listed Aerospace & Defence - Equipments companies as a single basket. This page follows the same 24 companies and equal-weights them, so every company's weekly return counts once whatever it is worth, and the reading belongs to the Aerospace & Defence - Equipments sector rather than to its largest constituent. Figures are as of Jun 2026.
Which are the best Aerospace & Defence - Equipments stocks in India?
Ranked by this page's four-factor score, Sika Interplant Systems Ltd places first among 24 listed Aerospace & Defence - Equipments companies, followed by Sigma Advanced System Ltd. That is a ranking of published data — earnings, quality, valuation and market behaviour as of Jun 2026 — and not a recommendation; Sector Alpha is not registered with SEBI as an investment adviser.
How many Aerospace & Defence - Equipments stocks are listed in India?
This comparison covers 24 listed Aerospace & Defence - Equipments companies in India, each above the size floor the site applies, with 20 quarters of reported figures per company where the filings exist. The full ranked list is on this page, as of Jun 2026.
Which Aerospace & Defence - Equipments company is the biggest?
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd is the largest, with trailing-twelve-month revenue of ₹33,089 crore, ahead of Bharat Electronics Ltd at ₹27,610 crore. That covers 24 of 24 companies with comparable reporting through Mar 2026.
Which Aerospace & Defence - Equipments company is growing fastest?
Jaykay Enterprises Ltd has the fastest revenue growth at 100% year on year, across 24 of 24 comparable companies. Fast growth off a small base is not the same as proven scale — check whether the rate holds across several quarters on the chart above before treating it as a trend.
Which Aerospace & Defence - Equipments company has the best profit margins?
Data Patterns (India) Ltd has the highest operating margin at 56%, from 24 of 24 comparable companies. Ideaforge Technology Ltd shows the biggest recent improvement, at +152 percentage points. A high margin matters most when it is holding or rising, not when it is peaking.
Which Aerospace & Defence - Equipments company makes the most profit?
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd earns the most, at ₹9,116 crore of trailing-twelve-month net profit, from 24 of 24 comparable companies. Rossell Techsys Ltd has the fastest profit growth at 100%, though growth off a small or recovering profit base overstates how much has actually changed.
Which Aerospace & Defence - Equipments company earns the highest return on capital?
Sigma Advanced System Ltd leads on return on capital employed at 60.8%, across 24 of 24 companies. Read it beside the length of its reported history: a high return that repeats for years is evidence of a durable business, while a single high reading can be a small capital base or one good year.
Which Aerospace & Defence - Equipments stock is the cheapest?
On guarded PEG — where a LOWER number is cheaper — Sika Interplant Systems Ltd screens cheapest at 1.01×. Only 13 of 24 companies pass the comparability guard, so this is not a sector-wide "cheapest stock" verdict. Cheap on a multiple is a reason to investigate, never a reason to buy on its own.
Which Aerospace & Defence - Equipments company has the strongest balance sheet?
Bharat Dynamics Ltd carries the lowest comparable gross debt at ₹0 crore, from 24 of 24 companies. Absolute rupee debt alone does not settle it, because company scale differs — net debt and debt-to-equity in the chart above carry more information, and a very low-debt balance sheet can also mean under-investment.
Which Aerospace & Defence - Equipments stock has the strongest price momentum?
Sigma Advanced System Ltd has the strongest relative strength against NIFTY 500. Relative strength answers last, after growth, quality and valuation: price can move well before the fundamentals confirm it, and sometimes without them confirming at all.
Which Aerospace & Defence - Equipments company scores highest for research priority?
Sika Interplant Systems Ltd scores 71.6 out of 100 with 89.6% evidence confidence, from 28.5 points on growth and earnings, 22 on capital efficiency, 12.4 on valuation and 8.7 on relative strength. This ranks what deserves work next. It is not a buy recommendation, and management quality, catalysts and risk still need separate research.
How many Aerospace & Defence - Equipments companies does this comparison cover, and over what period?
It compares 24 listed companies over up to 20 reported quarters of fundamentals and 10 fiscal years of capital allocation, ending Jun 2026, plus weekly price and relative-strength history. Membership is the full sector list — nothing is dropped for having thin data.
What is the total market cap of the Aerospace & Defence - Equipments sector?
The 24 Aerospace & Defence - Equipments companies on this page carry ₹8,47,637 crore of combined market value. Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd is the largest at ₹3,05,858 crore, about 36% of the sector's total on its own. Market value moves with price, so this reading is dated 2026-07-29.
What is the Aerospace & Defence - Equipments sector's P/E ratio?
The median price-to-earnings ratio across the 24 Aerospace & Defence - Equipments companies on this page is 101×, measured on the 21 that report a comparable figure. A sector-level history for this multiple is not held here, so this is a cross-section of today, not a comparison with the sector’s own past. Figures are as of 2026-07-29.
How is the Aerospace & Defence - Equipments sector performing?
18 of the 23 covered Aerospace & Defence - Equipments companies are beating NIFTY 500 on Mansfield relative strength. A 52-week sector-versus-index comparison is not available from the current market series for this sector, so it is not quoted. Readings are as of 2026-07-29.
Why are some values on this page blank?
A blank means that company did not report a comparable figure for that period, so nothing is shown. Missing observations are never interpolated, carried forward, or replaced with a similar-looking accounting line, and a company with missing evidence has its research score pulled toward neutral rather than being scored as bad.
Is this investment advice?
No. Every figure here is a deterministic calculation from reported company filings and market data, published for research. It contains no recommendation to buy or sell any security, does not account for your circumstances, and is not a substitute for advice from a licensed adviser.