Tata Communications Ltd
TATACOMMTata Communications Ltd's price has outrun its earnings. +5.4% in a year against EPS −45.5% — the market is paying now for delivery later.
The sharpest disagreement: the price moved +5.4% in a year while annual EPS moved −45.5% — the difference is re-rating, and re-rating has to be repaid with earnings.
The price is in a confirmed uptrend (8 weeks in) while the P/E sits at the 70th percentile of its own 10-year range. Underneath, the last four quarters read improving — profit −31.6% year on year, and 278% of the last 3 years' profit arrived as cash. What settles it: whether earnings grow into a price that has already moved.
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.
Tata Communications Ltd trades at ₹1,756, in a confirmed uptrend and 8 weeks into that stage. That is +1.1% against its own 200-day average. It sits at 57% of a 52-week range of ₹1,398 to ₹2,029. On relative strength it is currently behind the NIFTY 500 on a trailing-13-week view (4 weeks and counting).
Today the stock is in a confirmed uptrend — week 8 of stage 2, confirmed. At ₹1,756 it trades +1.1% versus its 200-day average and sits at 57% of its 52-week range (₹1,398–₹2,029).
Against the market, two honest reads. Cumulative: over the last 10.4 years the stock moved +683% while the NIFTY 500 moved +276% — ahead of the index over the full window. Recent form: on a trailing-13-week view the stock is currently behind (4 weeks and counting; last ahead the week of 2026-07-03) — 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.
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.
Tata Communications Ltd trades at 48.1× P/E, at the pricey end of its own range (70th percentile). Its long-run median P/E is 34.2×, 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 48.1× is at the pricey end of its own range (70th percentile), against a long-run median of 34.2× 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.
🚨 Why the multiple sits where it does: over the past year annual EPS moved −45.5% against a +5.4% price move — the price outran earnings, pushing the multiple UP its own range.
The price move, decomposed: over 5y, of the +4.0%/yr price move, ~−3.9%/yr came from earnings growth and ~+7.9 pp from the multiple (expanding); over 10y, of the +20.4%/yr price move, ~+36.3%/yr came from earnings growth and ~−15.9 pp from the multiple (compressing). 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.
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).
Tata Communications Ltd reads as topping out on its fundamental arc. Topping out — profit and EPS growth have decelerated hard (profit growth +83.9% at its peak → −44.7% latest) while ROCE still reads 15.2%. The read is built from 12 quarters across 4 curves, on full evidence.
Why it matters: decelerating from a peak is where good stories quietly end — the multiple usually notices late.
| 1yr | 3yr | 5yr | 10yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | +7.3% | +11.6% | +7.7% | +3.2% |
| Profit | −45.7% | −17.9% | −4.5% | +58.4% |
| EPS | −45.5% | −17.7% | −4.3% | +61.0% |
| Share price | +5.4% | −0.3% | +4.0% | +20.4% |
4-Factor Sector Score
46.1/100 — rank 10 of 18 in Telecom Services · 87% evidence confidence
Tata Communications Ltd scores 46.1 out of 100 against the 18 companies it is compared with in Telecom Services, ranking 10. Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
The four contributions add to the total exactly: 12.9 + 14.4 + 8.4 + 10.4 = 46.1. 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.
Revenue Revenue is the top line: everything the company billed its customers in the period.
Tata Communications Ltd reported ₹6,583 Cr of revenue in the Jun 26 quarter, +10.5% year on year. That is the 12th straight quarter of year-on-year growth. Over 10 years it has compounded at 3.2% a year. The last full year, FY26, came in at ₹24,803 Cr. The last four reported quarters add to ₹25,426 Cr.
FY26 revenue came in at ₹24,803 Cr (+7.3% on the year), capping 10 years at 3.2% compound. The latest quarter (Jun 26) printed ₹6,583 Cr, +10.5% year on year — the 12th consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth.
Pace check: the last four quarters averaged +8.3% growth against the decade's 3.2% — the current year is running faster than its own long-run rate.
Acceleration check: trailing-twelve-month revenue grew +8.3% over the last 4 quarters against +8.3%/yr over the last 8 — stabilising; TTM profit −44.7% vs +0.8%/yr — rolling over.
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.
Tata Communications Ltd's operating margin is 19.0% in the Jun 26 quarter, +0.0 percentage points against the same quarter a year ago. Across 13 fiscal years the operating margin has ranged 11.0% to 25.0%. The current quarter sits inside that band.
The latest quarter's operating margin is 19.0%, +0.0 pp against the same quarter a year ago. Across 13 fiscal years the operating margin has ranged 11.0%–25.0%.
🚨 Why the margin moved: operating margin went −0.4 pp year on year while gross margin went +0.0 pp — the loss came mostly below the gross line: operating leverage, with costs spread over a bigger revenue base.
Net profit Net profit is what survives every cost, interest and tax — the number EPS, dividends and book value all grow from.
Tata Communications Ltd earned ₹130 Cr of net profit in the Jun 26 quarter, −31.6% year on year. Full-year FY26 profit was ₹997 Cr. The 10-year compound rate is 58.4%. That is 2.0% of the quarter's revenue. The same quarter a year earlier earned ₹190 Cr.
Jun 26 profit was ₹130 Cr, −31.6% year on year. On the full year, FY26 printed ₹997 Cr (−45.7%), and the 10-year compound rate is 58.4%.
🚨 Why profit moved: revenue contributed +10.5% and the margin +0.0 pp — the quarter was revenue-led, with the margin roughly flat.
Pace comparison, last four quarters: profit −18.0% vs revenue +8.3%. Profit is growing slower than sales — costs are eating the growth before it reaches the bottom line.
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 278% of Tata Communications Ltd's reported profit arrived as operating cash — the cash follows the profit. In FY26 that was ₹4,479 Cr of operating cash against ₹997 Cr of profit. After ₹4,139 Cr of capital spending, ₹340 Cr was left as free cash.
FY26: operating cash of ₹4,479 Cr against reported profit of ₹997 Cr, leaving free cash of ₹340 Cr after ₹4,139 Cr of capital spending. Across the last 3 fiscal years the conversion rate is 278% of profit.
Cash-flow readings here are annual — that is the resolution our series carries, so this section moves once a year.
Why conversion sits at 278%: the cash cycle held roughly steady between FY21 and FY26 — so conversion tracks profitability rather than the cycle.
Router verdict: the bigger cash user is investment — capital spending ran 1.6× depreciation over three years, so the next section's job is to check what that build-out is buying.
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).
Tata Communications Ltd's cash conversion cycle runs 61 days in FY26, up from 56 days in FY21. Capital spending ran ₹12,572 Cr over the last 3 years. At FY26 sales of ₹24,803 Cr each day of that cycle holds about ₹68.0 Cr, so roughly ₹4,145 Cr sits inside the business at any moment.
FY26: debtors at 61 days (an asset-light business — no inventory to speak of) — for a full cycle of 61 days, looser than FY21's 56.
In money terms: at FY26 sales of ₹24,803 Cr, each day of the cycle holds about ₹68.0 Cr — so the 61-day loop keeps roughly ₹4,145 Cr sitting inside the business at any moment.
On the investment side: capital spending of ₹12,572 Cr over the last 3 fiscal years against ₹7,889 Cr of depreciation — the company is building well ahead of wear-and-tear. Capital work-in-progress stands at ₹850 Cr (FY26) — capacity paid for but not yet earning.
The synthesis: the cash is going into capacity, not disappearing into the cycle — the question becomes whether the new capacity earns.
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.
Tata Communications Ltd earns a ROCE of 15% in FY26. That is up from a trough of 4% in FY14. Return on invested capital clears the cost of that capital by −2.9 percentage points, so growth here is not yet paying for the capital it uses. The wiring behind it is 4.0% net margin on 0.88× asset turns.
FY26 ROCE is 15%, recovered from a FY14 trough of 4% — the full ladder below shows the fall and the climb, undoctored.
🚨 Why the return is what it is — the wiring (FY26): 4.0% net margin × 0.88× asset turns × 8.21× balance-sheet leverage ≈ 28.9% on equity. Margin does its share; leverage is a meaningful part of the equation.
The capstone test — ROIC − WACC: 9.1% − 12.0% = a −2.9 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. Negative — growth at these returns destroys value until the returns recover.
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.
Tata Communications Ltd carries total debt of ₹12,262 Cr against shareholder equity of ₹3,651 Cr as of Mar 26, a debt-to-equity of 3.36. On the annual view that ratio went from 9.55 in FY22 to 3.36 in FY26. Read the returns elsewhere on this page with that leverage in mind.
Mar 26: total debt of ₹12,262 Cr against shareholder equity of ₹3,651 Cr — a debt-to-equity of 3.36. On the annual view, debt-to-equity went from 9.55 (FY22) to 3.36 (FY26). Read the returns on this page with that leverage in mind.
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.
Domestic institutions added 6.7 points of Tata Communications Ltd over 8 quarters, the biggest move on the register. That takes domestic institutions to 19.9% of the company. Foreign institutions moved −4.3 points over the same window, to 13.8%. The register is read on the four disclosed classes only; nothing is inferred between filings.
The register over the last two years — Domestic institutions: +6.7 points over 8 quarters to 19.9%; Foreign institutions: −4.3 points over 8 quarters to 13.8%; Promoters: +0.0 points over 8 quarters to 58.9%.
Why the register moved: rotation — foreign institutions −4.3 points against domestic institutions +6.7 points over 8 quarters, with promoters holding steady — one class of institutions handing the register to the other, not a verdict change by the people closest to the numbers.
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.
Tata Communications 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.
| Company | Score | Price stage | Growth & earnings/35 | Capital efficiency/25 | Valuation/20 | Relative strength/20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bharti Airtel LtdBHARTIARTL | 71.9/100Favorable setup83% evidence | TURNING | 23.0/35 Revenue 22% · PAT -9.8% · OPM change 1 pp 88% evidence | 21.5/25 ROCE 17.6% · OPM 57% 100% evidence | 14.2/20 P/E 46.2× · PEG 0.65 65% evidence | 13.2/20 RS sector 11.6% · RS bench 0.1% · 1Y 1.8%0 of 10 weeks ahead 70% evidence |
| Exact sum: 23 + 21.5 + 14.2 + 13.2 = 71.9 · Decision use: Confirmed research leader: earnings, capital efficiency and relative strength agree. Move to management, catalyst and risk diligence. | ||||||
| 2Suyog Telematics LtdSUYOG | 68.1/100Favorable setup68% evidence | BREAKING OUT | 23.5/35 Revenue 15% · PAT 57.5% · OPM change 59 pp 62% evidence | 17.7/25 ROCE 14.6% · OPM 75% 95% evidence | 10.6/20 P/E 16.1× · PEG — 15% evidence | 16.3/20 RS sector 7% · RS bench 15.9% · 1Y 0.8%9 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 23.5 + 17.7 + 10.6 + 16.3 = 68.1 · Decision use: Confirmed research leader: earnings, capital efficiency and relative strength agree. Move to management, catalyst and risk diligence. | ||||||
| 3Valiant Communications Ltd526775 | 67.9/100Favorable setup71% evidence | FADING | 29.9/35 Revenue 66.9% · PAT 100% · OPM change 3.6 pp 83% evidence | 20.3/25 ROCE 39.7% · OPM 38.2% 76% evidence | 10.4/20 P/E 45.8× · PEG — 15% evidence | 7.3/20 RS sector -3.9% · RS bench 4.3% · 1Y 56.5%8 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 29.9 + 20.3 + 10.4 + 7.3 = 67.9 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction. | ||||||
| 4HFCL LtdHFCL | 65.1/100Favorable setup74% evidence | LEADER | 25.8/35 Revenue 58.6% · PAT 100% · OPM change 18.7 pp 71% evidence | 13.1/25 ROCE 10.9% · OPM 22% 76% evidence | 6.2/20 P/E 51.8× · PEG — 50% evidence | 20.0/20 RS sector 76.3% · RS bench 86.7% · 1Y 155.4%12 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 25.8 + 13.1 + 6.2 + 20 = 65.1 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction. | ||||||
| 5Bharti Hexacom LtdBHARTIHEXA | 60.5/100Mixed-positive evidence83% evidence | TURNING | 22.3/35 Revenue 9.4% · PAT 16.1% · OPM change 1 pp 88% evidence | 21.2/25 ROCE 21.4% · OPM 52% 100% evidence | 6.0/20 P/E 47.3× · PEG 3.46 65% evidence | 11.0/20 RS sector 3.1% · RS bench -3.9% · 1Y -9.6%0 of 10 weeks ahead 70% evidence |
| Exact sum: 22.3 + 21.2 + 6 + 11 = 60.5 · Decision use: Strong business, demanding price: keep it on the quality list, but require either earnings upgrades or valuation compression. | ||||||
| 6ADC India Communications LtdKRONECOMM | 51.4/100Mixed-positive evidence78% evidence | LEADER | 12.0/35 Revenue 6.9% · PAT -22.6% · OPM change 0.8 pp 83% evidence | 16.9/25 ROCE 31.4% · OPM 7.3% 76% evidence | 6.2/20 P/E 52.2× · PEG — 50% evidence | 16.3/20 RS sector 18.4% · RS bench 27.1% · 1Y 78.2%12 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 12 + 16.9 + 6.2 + 16.3 = 51.4 · Decision use: Price leads the evidence: RS versus the benchmark is 27.1%, but earnings trajectory is weak. Wait for revenue and profit confirmation. | ||||||
| 7Indus Towers LtdINDUSTOWER | 51.1/100Mixed-positive evidence100% evidence | ASLEEP | 9.5/35 Revenue 6.7% · PAT -26.6% · OPM change -1 pp 100% evidence | 20.6/25 ROCE 19.5% · OPM 53% 100% evidence | 16.6/20 P/E 14.4× · PEG 0.46 100% evidence | 4.4/20 RS sector -12.6% · RS bench -4.6% · 1Y -0.6%0 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 9.5 + 20.6 + 16.6 + 4.4 = 51.1 · Decision use: Cheap but unconfirmed: require improving earnings before treating the valuation as an opportunity. | ||||||
| 8Vodafone Idea LtdIDEA | 49.9/100Mixed-negative evidence71% evidence | LEADER | 15.9/35 Revenue 3% · PAT 100% · OPM change 1 pp 65% evidence | 8.1/25 ROCE -1.6% · OPM 43% 100% evidence | 11.3/20 P/E 4× · PEG — 15% evidence | 14.6/20 RS sector 11.6% · RS bench 20.7% · 1Y 80.7%12 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 15.9 + 8.1 + 11.3 + 14.6 = 49.9 · Decision use: Price leads the evidence: RS versus the benchmark is 20.7%, but earnings trajectory is weak. Wait for revenue and profit confirmation. | ||||||
| 9Sar Televenture LtdSARTELE | 49.9/100Mixed-negative evidence70% evidence | ASLEEP | 21.2/35 Revenue 100% · PAT 100% · OPM change 1 pp 48% evidence | 12.6/25 ROCE 8.8% · OPM 17% 95% evidence | 14.6/20 P/E 8.4× · PEG — 50% evidence | 1.5/20 RS sector -39.9% · RS bench -33.9% · 1Y -44.9%0 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 21.2 + 12.6 + 14.6 + 1.5 = 49.9 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction. | ||||||
| 10Tata Communications Ltdthis pageTATACOMM | 46.1/100Mixed-negative evidence87% evidence | TURNING | 12.9/35 Revenue 8.3% · PAT -44.8% · OPM change 0 pp 100% evidence | 14.4/25 ROCE 14.6% · OPM 19% 100% evidence | 8.4/20 P/E 48.1× · PEG 2.22 65% evidence | 10.4/20 RS sector -1.7% · RS bench 0.9% · 1Y 1.6%10 of 11 weeks ahead 70% evidence |
| Exact sum: 12.9 + 14.4 + 8.4 + 10.4 = 46.1 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction. | ||||||
| 11Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) LtdTTML | 40.6/100Mixed-negative evidence66% evidence | ASLEEP | 20.7/35 Revenue 11.4% · PAT -80% · OPM change 3.1 pp 71% evidence | 6.8/25 ROCE -12.7% · OPM 54.7% 95% evidence | 8.7/20 P/E 207.8× · PEG — 15% evidence | 4.4/20 RS sector -28.2% · RS bench -16.8% · 1Y -35.1%4 of 10 weeks ahead 70% evidence |
| Exact sum: 20.7 + 6.8 + 8.7 + 4.4 = 40.6 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction. | ||||||
| 12ITI LtdITI | 36.8/100Mixed-negative evidence71% evidence | ASLEEP | 19.4/35 Revenue -39.6% · PAT 100% · OPM change 7 pp 65% evidence | 5.4/25 ROCE 1.4% · OPM 4.3% 100% evidence | 8.9/20 P/E 92.8× · PEG — 15% evidence | 3.1/20 RS sector -15.6% · RS bench -8.1% · 1Y -8.8%7 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 19.4 + 5.4 + 8.9 + 3.1 = 36.8 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction. | ||||||
| 13Tejas Networks LtdTEJASNET | 34.9/100Adverse evidence71% evidence | BREAKING OUT | 11.8/35 Revenue -80% · PAT -80% · OPM change 42 pp 74% evidence | 1.9/25 ROCE -14.6% · OPM -25% 100% evidence | 10.0/20 P/E — · PEG — 0% evidence | 11.2/20 RS sector -5.4% · RS bench 2.2% · 1Y -14.7%12 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 11.8 + 1.9 + 10 + 11.2 = 34.9 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction. | ||||||
| 14NELCO LtdNELCO | 34.0/100Adverse evidence74% evidence | TURNING | 8.5/35 Revenue 2% · PAT -43% · OPM change 0.1 pp 95% evidence | 7.8/25 ROCE 7.2% · OPM 10.4% 95% evidence | 8.5/20 P/E 388× · PEG — 15% evidence | 9.2/20 RS sector -21.7% · RS bench 31.2% · 1Y 18.8%10 of 10 weeks ahead 70% evidence |
| Exact sum: 8.5 + 7.8 + 8.5 + 9.2 = 34 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction. | ||||||
| 15OnMobile Global LtdONMOBILE | 33.6/100Thin evidence · provisional59% evidence | TURNING | 9.4/35 Revenue -9.8% · PAT 72.5% · OPM change -33.5 pp 62% evidence | 4.2/25 ROCE -0.1% · OPM -33% 95% evidence | 10.0/20 P/E — · PEG — 0% evidence | 10.0/20 RS sector -4.7% · RS bench 10.1% · 1Y 22.1%5 of 10 weeks ahead 70% evidence |
| Exact sum: 9.4 + 4.2 + 10 + 10 = 33.6 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral. | ||||||
| 16GTL Infrastructure LtdGTLINFRA | 33.5/100Adverse evidence62% evidence | ASLEEP | 11.9/35 Revenue 2.2% · PAT 100% · OPM change 1 pp 62% evidence | 4.6/25 ROCE -48.2% · OPM 15% 95% evidence | 11.5/20 P/E 2.1× · PEG — 15% evidence | 5.5/20 RS sector -16.3% · RS bench -7.5% · 1Y -23.1%7 of 10 weeks ahead 70% evidence |
| Exact sum: 11.9 + 4.6 + 11.5 + 5.5 = 33.5 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction. | ||||||
| 17Mahanagar Telephone Nigam LtdMTNL | 33.5/100Thin evidence · provisional59% evidence | ASLEEP | 13.5/35 Revenue -5.7% · PAT 6.6% · OPM change 22 pp 62% evidence | 6.5/25 ROCE -2.3% · OPM 16% 95% evidence | 10.0/20 P/E — · PEG — 0% evidence | 3.5/20 RS sector -32.3% · RS bench -22.7% · 1Y -43.2%4 of 10 weeks ahead 70% evidence |
| Exact sum: 13.5 + 6.5 + 10 + 3.5 = 33.5 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral. | ||||||
| 18Optiemus Infracom LtdOPTIEMUS | 32.2/100Adverse evidence83% evidence | TURNING | 11.1/35 Revenue -6.5% · PAT 4.8% · OPM change -3.5 pp 88% evidence | 8.9/25 ROCE 10.9% · OPM 1.5% 100% evidence | 4.1/20 P/E 86.2× · PEG 9.11 65% evidence | 8.1/20 RS sector -30.5% · RS bench 26.6% · 1Y 11.3%7 of 10 weeks ahead 70% evidence |
| Exact sum: 11.1 + 8.9 + 4.1 + 8.1 = 32.2 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction. | ||||||
Missing observations are not scored as bad. Their missing weight lowers confidence and pulls the final score toward neutral. PEG is not shown when the ratio cannot mean anything: the company must be making a profit, its price-to-earnings must be positive, and its three-year earnings growth must fall between 5% and 60%. Dividing a price multiple by a loss, or by growth measured off a tiny base, produces a number that looks precise and tells you nothing. Under relative strength, one mark per week shows the last 12 weeks: a mark is filled where the company led NIFTY 500 by 5% or more over the 13 weeks ending that week, which is the same test used everywhere on this site. Price stage places the company on the same six-step curve the sector itself is placed on — basing, turning, breaking out, leader, fading, asleep — read from how many weeks running it has led NIFTY 500 and whether that lead is widening or shrinking. It describes where the PRICE stands, not the earnings trajectory and not a recommendation, and it is left blank for a company whose weekly history is too short or too stale to read.
Frequently asked questions
What is Tata Communications Ltd's share price today?
Tata Communications Ltd trades at ₹1,756, +5.4% over the past year. The company is valued at ₹50,060 Cr. The stock sits at 57% of its 52-week range of ₹1,398–₹2,029, +1.1% versus its 200-day average. On the tape, the price is in a confirmed uptrend, 8 weeks in. — as of 31 July 2026.
What were Tata Communications Ltd's latest quarterly results?
Tata Communications Ltd reported revenue of ₹6,583 Cr and net profit of ₹130 Cr for the Jun 26 quarter. Revenue rose 10.5% and profit fell 31.6% year on year. Earnings per share were ₹4.71. The operating margin was 19.0%, 0.0 pp higher than a year earlier. — as of 31 July 2026.
What is Tata Communications Ltd's revenue?
Tata Communications Ltd reported revenue of ₹6,583 Cr in the Jun 26 quarter, +10.5% year on year. For the full FY26 fiscal year, revenue was ₹24,803 Cr (+7.3%). Over the last 10 years revenue compounded at 3.2% a year. — as of 31 July 2026.
What is Tata Communications Ltd's profit?
Tata Communications Ltd earned ₹130 Cr of net profit in the Jun 26 quarter, −31.6% year on year. Full-year FY26 profit was ₹997 Cr. The operating margin ran 19.0% in the latest quarter. — as of 31 July 2026.
What is Tata Communications Ltd's market cap?
Tata Communications Ltd's market capitalisation is ₹50,060 Cr at a share price of ₹1,756. Market cap is the share price multiplied by shares outstanding, so it is restated whenever the price moves. — as of 31 July 2026.
What is Tata Communications Ltd's P/E ratio?
Tata Communications Ltd trades at a P/E of 48.1×, at the 70th percentile of its own 10-year range, against a long-run median of 34.2×. This is a comparison with the stock's own history, not a value call — as of 31 July 2026.
Does Tata Communications Ltd pay a dividend?
Yes — Tata Communications Ltd's dividend payout was 50% of profit in FY26, and it recorded a payout in 9 of its last 12 reported fiscal years. 3 of those years show a negative ratio because profit itself was negative. This page holds the payout ratio, not a per-share amount. — as of 31 July 2026.
Is Tata Communications Ltd overvalued?
On its own history, Tata Communications Ltd looks expensive against its own history: its P/E of 48.1× sits at the 70th percentile of its 10-year range (long-run median 34.2×). That is a percentile read against the stock's own past, not a price opinion or a direction call. — as of 31 July 2026.
Is Tata Communications Ltd growing?
Yes — Tata Communications Ltd is growing: latest-quarter revenue +10.5% year on year, profit −31.6%, and the margin +0.0 pp at 19.0%. The 10-year compound rates are 3.2% (revenue) and 58.4% (profit). The earnings engine currently reads: improving — as of 31 July 2026.
How is Tata Communications Ltd performing?
Tata Communications Ltd is in a confirmed uptrend, 8 weeks in. Its latest quarter's revenue rose 10.5% and profit fell 31.6% year on year. Against the NIFTY 500 it has been behind on a trailing-13-week view for 4 weeks. This describes what the data did, not a rating. — as of 31 July 2026.
What stage is Tata Communications Ltd in?
Topping out — profit and EPS growth have decelerated hard (profit growth +83.9% at its peak → −44.7% latest) while ROCE still reads 15.2%. The read comes from the last 12 quarters of growth (revenue growth +8.3% latest, profit growth −44.7% latest, eps growth −44.1% latest) plus the ROCE curve, classified by deterministic rules — a trajectory read, not a buy or sell call — as of 31 July 2026.
Is Tata Communications Ltd in an uptrend?
Yes — the price is in a confirmed uptrend (week 8 of stage 2), trading +1.1% versus its 200-day average and at 57% 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 31 July 2026.
Is Tata Communications Ltd beating the market?
Not lately — on a trailing-13-week view Tata Communications Ltd is currently behind the NIFTY 500 (4 weeks and counting; last ahead the week of 2026-07-03), 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 +683% against the NIFTY 500's +276% — ahead of the index over the full window. — as of 31 July 2026.
Will Tata Communications Ltd's share price go up?
This page publishes no price forecast for Tata Communications Ltd. What it measures instead: the share price is ₹1,756, the price is in a confirmed uptrend 8 weeks in. Its P/E of 48.1× sits at the 70th percentile of its own 10-year range. — as of 31 July 2026.
Who owns Tata Communications Ltd?
Promoters hold 58.9% of Tata Communications Ltd, foreign institutions 13.8%, domestic institutions 19.9% and the public 7.5% (latest quarter). The biggest move on the register over the last two years: Domestic institutions added 6.7 points over 8 quarters. — as of 31 July 2026.
Does Tata Communications Ltd have too much debt?
It carries real leverage — Tata Communications Ltd's debt-to-equity is 3.55, and operating profit covers the interest bill 6×. FY26 borrowings were ₹12,249 Cr against equity of ₹3,447 Cr. Read the returns on this page with that leverage in mind — as of 31 July 2026.
What is Tata Communications Ltd's capex?
Tata Communications Ltd spent ₹12,572 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 ₹4,139 Cr, with ₹850 Cr in capital work-in-progress — capacity paid for but not yet earning. — as of 31 July 2026.
What is Tata Communications Ltd's cash flow?
Tata Communications Ltd generated ₹4,479 Cr of operating cash flow in FY26 and ₹340 Cr of free cash flow after ₹4,139 Cr of capital spending. Reported profit that year was ₹997 Cr, so operating cash ran ahead of profit. Cash-flow resolution for India is annual. — as of 31 July 2026.
Is Tata Communications Ltd's profit real cash?
Yes — over the last 3 fiscal years, 278% of Tata Communications Ltd's reported profit arrived as operating cash. In FY26, operating cash was ₹4,479 Cr against reported profit of ₹997 Cr. The cash then goes mostly into building capacity. Cash-flow resolution is annual — as of 31 July 2026.
Where is Tata Communications Ltd in its business cycle?
Tata Communications Ltd's FY26 operating margin was 19.0%, against a 13-year band of 11.0%–25.0%: mid-band by its own history — neither the peak that precedes mean-reversion nor the trough that precedes recovery. The latest quarter ran 19.0%. Profitability versus a company's own long band is the cleanest cycle clock this page holds — as of 31 July 2026.
What could break the Tata Communications Ltd story?
The sharpest disagreement: the price moved +5.4% in a year while annual EPS moved −45.5% — the difference is re-rating, and re-rating has to be repaid with earnings. 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 31 July 2026.
Is Tata Communications Ltd a stock worth studying right now?
This is not investment advice. The machine read: Tata Communications Ltd's price has outrun its earnings. +5.4% in a year against EPS −45.5% — the market is paying now for delivery later. The sharpest open question: whether earnings grow into a price that has already moved. Every number on this page is drawn deterministically from the raw series, with no forecasts and no price opinions — as of 31 July 2026.