Century Enka share price today

Century Enka Ltd's share price was ₹447.00 at the close on 4 November 2026. It has been rising for 20 weeks. That is 13.7% below its average price over the last 200 trading days. In the last 52 weeks it traded between ₹389 and ₹610, and at that close it sat 26% of the way up from that low.

A share price tends to move through four phases: moving sideways (stage 1), rising (stage 2), stalling near a high (stage 3) and falling (stage 4). Today Century Enka Ltd is in stage 2. The phase helps read everything below.

Over the past 13 weeks it has done worse than the NIFTY 500, and it has been behind for 3 weeks running.

Over the last 11 years the share price moved +176% while the NIFTY 500 moved +251%, so it is behind the index over that whole period. It was last ahead over 13 weeks in the week of 16 October 2026. The chart above shows the 13-week comparison for every week.

This page treats a rise as over when the price closes below its 200-day average on two Fridays in a row.

Two changes stood out: profit fell in the September 2026 quarter and highest quarterly revenue in 16 quarters.

1. Profit fell in the September 2026 quarter

   Profit was ₹18 crore, -18.2% on a year earlier (₹22 crore), after 4 quarters of growth.

   Why: Profit fell because low-priced Chinese yarn squeezed prices and power costs at Bharuch and LNG rose. An earlier boost from low-cost stock also faded.

   Next results: check whether the second hybrid power unit starts cutting power costs from Q4 FY27.

   From the earnings call on 28 Oct 2026.

2. Highest quarterly revenue in 16 quarters

   Revenue of ₹558 crore in the September 2026 quarter is the highest of the last 16 quarters.

   Why: Revenue hit a record because festive demand lifted yarn sales and higher raw material costs raised the prices customers paid.

   Next results: check whether advance import bookings settle after this quarter.

   From the earnings call on 28 Oct 2026.

For July to September 2026 (the quarter ended 30 September 2026), Century Enka reported revenue of ₹558 crore, up 36.4% from ₹409 crore a year earlier, and a profit of ₹18.0 crore, down 18.2% from ₹22.0 crore.

Century Enka results: July to September 2026 against a year earlier

The next results, for October to December 2026, are due by 14 February 2027: listed companies must publish quarterly results within 45 days of the quarter's end (60 days for the January to March quarter).

Century Enka's management discussed these results on a call held on 28 October 2026; what it said is further down this page.

From the company's reported quarterly results (quarter ended 30 September 2026). Revenue and profit in ₹ crore.

Century Enka closed at ₹447.00 on 4 November 2026, down 1.4% from ₹453.30 a year earlier (7 November 2025) and up 1.8% over five years. Its highest weekly close since March 2016 was ₹777.50 on 23 August 2024.

Century Enka share price: then and now

Weekly closing prices. Each change is the move from that price to the 4 Nov 2026 close. A day's intraday high or low can go beyond these weekly closes.

565 weekly closes from 11 March 2016 to 4 November 2026.

4 Nov 2026: Century Enka closed at ₹447.00, down 1.8% on the week and down 16.9% on the month. 28 Oct 2026: Century Enka held its results call for July to September 2026. Management guided: PTCF commercial sales to commence in January to March 2027.

Earlier

• Results for July to September 2026: Revenue up 36.4% and profit down 18.2% on a year earlier.
• 13 Aug 2026: ex-date for a dividend of ₹11 a share.

Century Enka paid ₹11 a share in regular dividends in the 12 months to 5 November 2026 (1 payment), a yield of 2.46% at the ₹447.00 close on 4 November 2026. The last was a dividend of ₹11 a share, ex-date 13 August 2026.

Century Enka dividends since 1 April 2021

Amounts as the company declared them on the NSE. A dividend goes to whoever owns the shares before the ex-date. The record date is the same day as the ex-date for every payment here.

Yes. Century Enka Ltd paid out 24% of its profit as dividends in FY26, and it paid a dividend in each of its last 4 reported years.

From the NSE corporate-actions record, read 5 November 2026.

On the call for July to September 2026, held on 28 October 2026, Century Enka's management guided: PTCF commercial sales to commence in January to March 2027.

“On the PTCF front, the approval process is progressing in the desired direction, and we expect to commence commercial sales in Q4 FY27.”Suresh Sodani, on the call for July to September 2026

What management guided

• PTCF established capacity to reach very high to almost full utilisation in H2FY28.
• Additional Bharuch hybrid to deliver around ₹10 crore annualised saving from January to March 2027.
• Mother yarn Pune plus wraps and energy-saving capital spending to capitalise next financial year.
• Value-added products to reach around 50% of NFY volumes near term.

Management’s own plans and goals, from our notes of the call. A plan is not a result.

Source: the call transcript.

From the call for July to September 2026, 28 October 2026.

What is changing at Century Enka, from the latest results and calls: margin normalisation off the trough, renewable power cost-out (36% rising to 48%) and ptcf (polyester tyre cord fabric) commercialisation.

• Margin normalisation off the trough. Operating margin expanded from 5% (Jun-2025) to 11.4% (Mar-2026) as gross margin rose 23.4% to 31.1%, raw-material pass-through plus low-cost inventory consumption plus operating leverage on reinforcement volume. ⚠ estimate
• Renewable power cost-out (36% rising to 48%). Renewable content of total power consumption was 36% in FY26 and is guided to 48% after phase-2 commissioning, a structural cost lever underpinning the raised 7-10% margin guide. ⚠ estimate
• PTCF (polyester tyre cord fabric) commercialisation. Roughly 100 Cr already spent on the PTCF facility; OEM approval at stage 2 of 3-4; commercial sales now guided to H2 FY27 after three prior slips, a diversification growth vector into passenger-car tyres. ⚠ estimate
• Anti-dumping duty on Chinese NFY imports. DGTR issued a favourable ruling (20-80 cents per kg, equal to 10-30% of FOB) on Chinese nylon filament yarn; Finance Ministry notification pending, would support pricing on the commodity 15-20% of volume. ⚠ estimate

We check 16 kinds of change in every company, such as costs spread over more sales, higher-value products, new orders, new regions or falling debt, against its reported numbers and what management said on its calls. Only changes the numbers back are shown.

Our read after the latest results, written 27 June 2026.

Caprolactam inventory normalises and operating margin reverts toward the 7-8% guided floor before the value-added mix and renewable cost-out can keep the gain.

Each change stops working if

• Margin normalisation off the trough: Caprolactam inventory normalises and operating margin reverts toward the 7-8% guided floor before the value-added mix and renewable cost-out can keep the gain.
• Renewable power cost-out (36% rising to 48%): Phase-2 commissioning slips beyond October to December 2026 or grid tariffs fall, eroding the relative saving.
• PTCF (polyester tyre cord fabric) commercialisation: OEM approval stalls past stage 3 or the H2 FY27 commercial date slips a fourth time.
• Anti-dumping duty on Chinese NFY imports: Finance Ministry notification stalls or China cuts prices to absorb the duty.

The main risks

• Chinese import dumping caps the commodity segment: Chinese imports are 20-25% of the domestic NFY market; the commodity 15-20% of volume faces structural pricing pressure pending anti-dumping relief. ✓ fact
• Revenue still shrinking, margin-led, not volume-led, recovery: FY26 revenue fell 15% on a year earlier and volume 6%; the EPS turn is margin-driven on a falling top line, which is fragile if margins normalise. ✓ fact
• Management execution and disclosure slippage: PTCF commercial launch slipped three times across four calls without acknowledgement; renewable baseline restated 15% to 36% one quarter apart. ⚠ estimate

Our read after the latest results, written 27 June 2026.

When Century Enka reports October to December 2026, these are the 3 checks that show whether the story is still on course. First: PTCF commercial sales to start at flagged quarter - approval-to-sales conversion and first uptake check.

Century Enka is on 2 of our India lists: Undervalued stocks and Dividend stocks.

Century Enka Ltd earned ₹18.0 Cr of net profit in the Sep 2026 quarter, −18.2% on the same quarter a year earlier. Full-year FY26 profit was ₹101 Cr. Over 3 years profit has grown 3.9% a year on average. That is 3.2% of the quarter's revenue. The same quarter a year earlier earned ₹22.0 Cr.

Net profit is what is left after every cost, interest and tax. Earnings per share, dividends and book value all grow from it.

For the full year, FY26 profit was ₹101 Cr (+53.0% on the year before).

Why profit moved: revenue changed +36.4% on a year earlier and the margin moved −2.0 percentage points. Sales did the work while the margin got thinner.

On average over the last four quarters, profit changed +205.9% and revenue +16.7%. Profit is growing faster than sales: fixed costs are spread over more sales, so each extra rupee of revenue adds more to profit.

Century Enka Ltd reported ₹558 Cr of revenue in the Sep 2026 quarter, +36.4% on the same quarter a year earlier. That is the 3rd quarter in a row with growth on the year before. Over 3 years it has grown −6.3% a year on average. The last full year, FY26, came in at ₹1,705 Cr.

Revenue is everything the company billed its customers in the period.

Why this happened. The structural growth option distinct from the flat nylon tyre cord segment. Polyester serves passenger cars where demand grows faster, and roughly 80% of the domestic polyester tyre cord market is currently imported. But the launch has been pushed from Q4 FY26 to FY27 to H2 FY27 across three calls without management flagging the slippage, so it cannot be underwritten into the base case yet.

The last four reported quarters add to ₹2,008 Cr.

FY26 revenue was ₹1,705 Cr, −14.8% on the year before.

Recent pace: the last four quarters grew +16.7% on average, against −6.3% a year over the longer run, so this year is growing faster than its own long-run rate.

Is growth speeding up? Revenue over the last 12 months grew +14.9%, against +0.6% a year over the last 8 quarters (accelerating); profit over the last 12 months grew +146.6%, against +42.9% a year (accelerating).

Century Enka Ltd's operating margin was 6.0% in the Sep 2026 quarter, 2.0 percentage points lower than the same quarter a year ago. Across 4 years it has been between 4.6% and 9.0%. The latest quarter is within that range.

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

Why this happened. The engine of the FY26 earnings turn. The Mar-2026 quarter delivered OPM 11.4% and PAT 39 Cr (up 479% YoY) on revenue of 484 Cr. The lift came from reinforcement volume recovery (Q4 reinforcement sales up 21% on 14% volume growth) plus consumption of low-priced caprolactam inventory and a pricing pass-through after the Iran conflict. The caveat: management's own FY27 guidance is 7-10%, below the 11.4% print, so part of this is a peak rather than a new run-rate.

Why the margin moved: operating margin changed −1.8 percentage points on the year while gross margin changed −4.8 points. So the drop came mostly from the gross margin, which means input costs and prices charged.

Over the last 3 years, 158% of Century Enka Ltd's reported profit came in as cash from its operations, so the profit is backed by cash. In FY26 it brought in ₹125 Cr of operating cash against ₹101 Cr of profit. After ₹29.0 Cr of spending on assets, ₹96.0 Cr was left over as free cash.

The profit and loss account shows what was earned. The cash-flow statement shows the cash that actually came in. Comparing operating cash flow with profit is one of the best checks that a profit is real.

Cash-flow figures here are yearly, because quarterly cash statements are not published, so this section changes once a year.

Why 158% of profit came in as cash: the cash cycle stayed about the same between FY23 and FY26, so the cash follows profit, not the cycle.

What to look at next: no single use of cash stands out. The next section checks both the cash tied up in daily operations and the spending on assets.

Century Enka Ltd's cash cycle, the days between paying suppliers and getting paid by customers, was 73 days in FY26, down from 74 days in FY23. It spent ₹184 Cr on assets over the last 3 years. Customers take 42 days to pay, and stock sits for 92 days on average.

Working capital is the cash tied up between paying suppliers and getting paid. Debtor days: how long customers take to pay. Inventory days: how long stock sits. The cash cycle: the whole loop, in days of sales.

At FY26 sales of ₹1,705 Cr, each day of that cycle ties up about ₹4.7 Cr, so roughly ₹341 Cr is tied up in the business at any time.

FY26: customers took 42 days to pay and stock sat for 92 days, about 3.0 months of sales sitting as stock, for a full cycle of 73 days, shorter than FY23's 74.

The full loop: cash goes out to suppliers and production on day 0. Stock sits for 92 days. Customers pay about 42 days after that. Suppliers are paid at 61 days. Together that makes the 73-day cycle.

Spending on assets: ₹184 Cr over the last 3 years, against ₹160 Cr of depreciation (the yearly wear and tear on existing assets). So it is building a little beyond replacing what wears out. Work still in progress is ₹13.0 Cr (FY26): assets paid for that are not earning yet.

In short: neither the daily cycle nor new spending is soaking up the cash, so the picture is fairly clean.

Century Enka Ltd's P/E is 6.8×, about the lowest it has ever been. Its usual P/E (the middle reading) is 16.4×, over 3.4 years of weekly prices. This compares the share price with the company’s own past. It does not say what the business is worth.

P/E is the share price divided by a year's profit per share: how many rupees the market pays for each rupee of yearly profit.