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Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited BHEL.NS

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Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited statistics & valuation

Market cap₹1.34T
P / E83.5×
P / S4.0×
P / B5.1×
P / FCF25.5×
Net margin4.7%
FCF margin15.5%
Net debt₹67.5B
Enterprise value USD$14.7B
Earnings yield EBIT/EV1.4%
Return on capital4.6%
Graham number -77%₹88.16

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 (₹88.16); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
2.90% 1.20% 1.90% 4.70% 2023202420252026
Gross margin (%)
26.40% 26.70% 33.50% 32.00% 2023202420252026
Operating margin (%)
0.40% 0.80% 3.40% 6.00% 2023202420252026
Return on equity (%)
2.60% 1.20% 2.20% 6.10% 2023202420252026
Shares outstanding
3.48B 3.48B 3.48B 3.48B 2023202420252026
Net debt (₹)
₹40.04B ₹71.38B ₹86.24B ₹67.52B 2023202420252026
Share buybacks (₹)
2023202420252026
Return on assets (%)
1.10% 0.50% 0.80% 2.10% 2023202420252026
Free cash flow margin (%)
-4.20% -17.20% 6.70% 15.50% 2023202420252026
Debt / equity (×)
0.22× 0.36× 0.36× 0.31× 2023202420252026
EPS (₹)
₹1.88 ₹0.81 ₹1.53 ₹4.60 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 Heavy Electricals Limited trades at about 83.4× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 41.7×–347.8×, median 148.3×).

41.7× 347.8×

Shaded band = 10-year range (41.7×–347.8×); dot = today's 83.4×.

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 margin32.0%33.5%26.7%26.4%
Operating margin6.0%3.4%0.8%0.4%
Net margin4.7%1.9%1.2%2.9%
FCF margin15.5%6.7%-17.2%-4.2%
Return on assets2.1%0.8%0.5%1.1%
Return on equity6.1%2.2%1.2%2.6%
Current ratio1.591.511.371.24

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