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Bharat Electronics Limited statistics & valuation

Market cap₹3.00T
P / E49.5×
P / S11.2×
P / B12.5×
P / FCF540.1×
Net margin22.6%
FCF margin2.1%
Net cash₹18.2B
Enterprise value USD$31.3B
Earnings yield EBIT/EV2.6%
Return on capital30.8%
Graham number -81%₹78.24

Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value (₹78.24); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
17.10% 20.00% 23.00% 22.60% 2023202420252026
Gross margin (%)
43.50% 46.90% 47.20% 47.60% 2023202420252026
Operating margin (%)
21.70% 24.00% 28.20% 29.10% 2023202420252026
Return on equity (%)
21.50% 24.40% 26.60% 25.30% 2023202420252026
Shares outstanding
7.31B 7.31B 7.31B 7.31B 2023202420252026
Net debt (₹)
-₹38.84B -₹11.44B -₹6.52B -₹18.23B 2023202420252026
Share buybacks (₹)
2023202420252026
Return on assets (%)
8.40% 10.10% 13.00% 13.60% 2023202420252026
Free cash flow margin (%)
3.50% 20.10% -1.90% 2.10% 2023202420252026
Debt / equity (×)
0.00× 0.00× 0.00× 0.00× 2023202420252026
EPS (₹)
₹4.09 ₹5.45 ₹7.28 ₹8.29 2023202420252026

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

Bharat Electronics Limited trades at about 49.6× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 25.3×–52×, median 43.1×).

25.3× 52×

Shaded band = 10-year range (25.3×–52×); dot = today's 49.6×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023
Gross margin47.6%47.2%46.9%43.5%
Operating margin29.1%28.2%24.0%21.7%
Net margin22.6%23.0%20.0%17.1%
FCF margin2.1%-1.9%20.1%3.5%
Return on assets13.6%13.0%10.1%8.4%
Return on equity25.3%26.6%24.4%21.5%
Debt / equity0.00×0.00×0.00×0.00×
Current ratio1.981.761.551.46

Computed from company filings · IN · as of 2026-03-31. Figures in INR. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.