JSWSTEEL vs SAIL
Side-by-side comparison of JSW Steel Ltd. and Steel Authority of India Ltd.. Descriptive only — not investment advice.
JSW Steel Ltd.
Metals
Quality Score: 64/100
Steel Authority of India Ltd.
Metals
Quality Score: 53/100
At a glance
| Metric | JSWSTEEL | SAIL |
|---|---|---|
| Quality Score | 64/100 | 53/100 |
| P/E (trailing) | 12.8 | 16.5 |
| Forward P/E | 17.8 | 10.6 |
| ROE | — | — |
| Profit margin | +13.1% | +3.8% |
| Debt-to-equity | 95.37 | 52.90 |
| Dividend yield | +0.55% | +0.96% |
| 1Y price return | +24.1% | +32.5% |
| From 52w high | -2.7% | -18.5% |
| Analyst rating1 = Strong Buy, 5 = Strong Sell | 2.29 | 3.17 |
Highlighted value = better on the metric (lower for P/E, D/E, drawdown, analyst rating; higher elsewhere). Descriptive only.
Snapshots
JSW Steel trades at a trailing PE of 12.82x, the lowest of 6 tracked Metals-sector peers, against a forward PE of 17.84x. The stock is at Rs 1,299.5, up 24.07% over the trailing 12 months but only 2.52% over the trailing 3 months, sitting 2.66% below its 52-week high and holding above both the 50-DMA (Rs 1,258.94) and 200-DMA (Rs 1,207.09). Mean analyst rating stands at 2.29 across 35 analysts on a 1-5 scale where lower is more constructive.
SAIL trades at Rs 170.96, up 32.47% over the past year but 18.47% below its 52-week high and down 8.16% over the past 3 months. Trailing PE is 16.52 versus a forward PE of 10.61, profit margin is 3.84%, and debt-to-equity is 52.9 with a flat trend. Recent news includes a Bhilai plant capacity expansion (6.8 to 10.2 MTPA, approximately Rs 31,000 cr) and a proposed $350 million stainless-steel JV with Krakatau Steel, alongside divergently reported Q1FY27 profit figures across outlets.
Pros
- ✓Trailing PE of 12.82x ranks 1st of 6 tracked Metals peers on that metric, below Tata Steel's 21.24x and Jindal Steel's 41.33x.
- ✓Price trades above both the 50-DMA (Rs 1,258.94) and 200-DMA (Rs 1,207.09), with RSI at 59.45 in neutral territory and only 2.66% off the 52-week high.
- ✓Reported five-year earnings growth of 113%, alongside a Q1 FY27 net profit that more than doubled to Rs 4,696 crore versus estimates (Moneycontrol, Jul 17, 2026).
- ✓News sentiment sample skews positive over the tracked period: 3 positive, 4 neutral, 0 negative of 7 headlines.
- ✓Earnings growth of 121.1% over 5 years and a forward PE of 10.61 (versus trailing 16.52) point to anticipated near-term earnings expansion.
- ✓Quality score of 52 ranks 2nd of 6 within the Metals peer set, ahead of ADANIENT (19), HINDALCO (31), TATASTEEL (47) and JSWSTEEL (48).
- ✓Price remains above its 200-DMA (Rs 158.73) and is up 32.47% over the trailing 12 months.
- ✓Recent capital commitments include a Bhilai capacity expansion from 6.8 to 10.2 MTPA (approximately Rs 31,000 cr) and a proposed $350 million stainless-steel plant JV with Krakatau Steel.
Cons
- ✗ROE exceeded 15% in only 1 of the tracked years and free cash flow was positive in only 3 of the tracked years, for a consistency score of 47/100.
- ✗Debt-to-equity of approximately 0.95x has stayed flat rather than trending down, even as reported five-year earnings growth (113%) far outpaced five-year revenue growth (9.8%).
- ✗Trailing 3-month price change of 2.52% is well below the trailing 12-month gain of 24.07%, with price sitting about 0.5% below the nearest resistance level (Rs 1,306.5).
- ✗ROE is not populated in the current fundamental snapshot, and among 5 tracked Metals peers, 1-year price change is missing for all 5 and ROE for 4 of 5 - limiting the reliability of peer-ranking comparisons on those two metrics.
- ✗FCF was positive in only 2 of the tracked years and the fundamental consistency score is 29/100, with roeYearsAbove15 at 0 — sustained free cash generation and high returns on equity have not been demonstrated.
- ✗Profit margin of 3.84% is thin, and debt-to-equity of 52.9 sits alongside a flat rather than declining debt trend.
- ✗Trailing PE of 16.52 is priced above JSWSTEEL (12.59) and HINDZINC (13.28) despite SAIL's quality score (52) trailing HINDZINC's (68).
- ✗Price is down 8.16% over the past 3 months and sits below its 50-DMA (Rs 178.36), 18.47% below the 52-week high, even as the 12-month trend remains positive.
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