ADANIENT vs ADANIPORTS
Side-by-side comparison of Adani Enterprises Ltd. and Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd.. Descriptive only — not investment advice.
Adani Enterprises Ltd.
Metals
Quality Score: 43/100
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd.
Services
Quality Score: 69/100
At a glance
| Metric | ADANIENT | ADANIPORTS |
|---|---|---|
| Quality Score | 43/100 | 69/100 |
| P/E (trailing) | 52.1 | 28.4 |
| Forward P/E | 44.5 | 21.3 |
| ROE | — | — |
| Profit margin | +6.5% | +32.4% |
| Debt-to-equity | 119.56 | 64.05 |
| Dividend yield | +0.04% | +0.45% |
| 1Y price return | +33.2% | +24.5% |
| From 52w high | -7.7% | -11.8% |
| Analyst rating1 = Strong Buy, 5 = Strong Sell | 1.33 | 1.33 |
Highlighted value = better on the metric (lower for P/E, D/E, drawdown, analyst rating; higher elsewhere). Descriptive only.
Snapshots
Adani Enterprises trades at Rs 2,995.5, up 33.2% over the past year and 10.34% over three months, sitting 7.69% below its 52-week high and above its 200-day SMA (Rs 2,463.76) though below its 50-day SMA (Rs 3,051.21). Q1 FY27 results (reported July 29, 2026) showed a net loss driven by a one-time Rs 2,644 crore US OFAC settlement charge, even as trailing PE stands at 52.10 -- the highest among 6 tracked Metals-sector peers -- against a quality score of 34 (ranked 5 of 6) and a fundamental-persistence consistency score of 10/100.
Adani Ports trades at ₹1,668.2, down 6.68% over 3 months and 11.79% below its 52-week high, but up 24.52% over the past year; the price sits above its 200-day moving average (₹1,583.14) but below its 50-day average (₹1,790.61). The stock carries a trailing PE of 28.43 (forward PE 21.34), a profit margin of 32.43%, and a mean analyst rating of 1.33 across 24 analysts (1-5 scale, lower = more constructive). Q1 FY27 net profit rose 10% YoY to ₹3,650 crore on 19% revenue growth, alongside a headline flagging contract-expiry risk on some Gujarat port operations.
Pros
- ✓Price up 33.2% over the trailing 12 months and 10.34% over three months, trading above its 200-day SMA (Rs 2,463.76) and only 7.69% below its 52-week high.
- ✓Revenue grew 49.9% over the trailing 5 years.
- ✓Mean analyst rating of 1.33 across 3 analysts (1-5 scale, lower = more constructive).
- ✓Of 8 tracked news mentions, sentiment was net neutral (1 positive, 5 neutral, 2 negative), with the negative flow concentrated in a single one-time settlement item rather than broad operational headlines.
- ✓Ranks 1st of 6 tracked Services-sector peers on both PE and composite quality score (52).
- ✓Profit margin of 32.43% with free cash flow positive in 4 of the last 5 years.
- ✓Q1 FY27 net profit rose 10% YoY to ₹3,650 crore on 19% revenue growth.
- ✓Mean analyst rating of 1.33 across 24 analysts (1-5 scale, lower = more constructive).
Cons
- ✗Free cash flow was positive in only 1 of the tracked years and return on equity has not exceeded 15% in any tracked year, producing a fundamental-persistence consistency score of 10/100.
- ✗Debt-to-equity trend is rising, now at approximately 1.20x, alongside a thin profit margin of 6.55%.
- ✗Q1 FY27 (reported July 29, 2026) swung to a net loss after a Rs 2,644 crore one-time US OFAC settlement payout.
- ✗Trailing PE of 52.10 is the highest among 6 tracked Metals-sector peers (range 12.67-41.07) and its quality score of 34 ranks 5th of 6.
- ✗5-year earnings growth of 2.4% trails 5-year revenue growth of 18.6% by roughly 16 percentage points.
- ✗Debt-to-equity of 0.64x sits on a rising multi-year trend; ROE has exceeded 15% in only 2 of 5 tracked years (consistency score 69/100).
- ✗One of 8 tracked headlines flags expiry risk on Gujarat port contracts tied to roughly ₹17,000 crore of investment.
- ✗Price trades below its 50-day moving average (₹1,790.61) and is down 6.68% over 3 months, though it remains above its 200-day average (₹1,583.14).
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