NTPC vs POWERGRID
Side-by-side comparison of NTPC Ltd. and Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.. Descriptive only — not investment advice.
NTPC Ltd.
Power
Quality Score: 55/100
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.
Power
Quality Score: 52/100
At a glance
| Metric | NTPC | POWERGRID |
|---|---|---|
| Quality Score | 55/100 | 52/100 |
| P/E (trailing) | 10.5 | 13.3 |
| Forward P/E | 12.1 | 13.7 |
| ROE | — | — |
| Profit margin | +14.5% | +33.8% |
| Debt-to-equity | 118.13 | 150.81 |
| Dividend yield | +3.61% | +4.51% |
| 1Y price return | +5.4% | -1.9% |
| From 52w high | -17.4% | -16.4% |
| Analyst rating1 = Strong Buy, 5 = Strong Sell | 1.33 | 2.20 |
Highlighted value = better on the metric (lower for P/E, D/E, drawdown, analyst rating; higher elsewhere). Descriptive only.
Snapshots
NTPC trades at a PE of 10.47 (forward 12.11), the lowest among five tracked Power-sector peers, with a dividend yield of 3.61%. The stock is at Rs 342.5, down 12.28% over 3 months and 17.35% below its 52-week high, trading below both its 50-day (Rs 353.23) and 200-day (Rs 356.86) moving averages even as the company reported a record Rs 27,546 crore FY26 profit and 12% YoY Q1 FY27 PAT growth. Debt-to-equity stands at approximately 1.18x on a rising trend, and 5-year earnings growth of -1.6% has lagged 8% revenue growth over the same period.
POWERGRID trades at ₹271.6, down 9.92% over 3 months and 16.42% below its 52-week high, sitting below both its 50-day (₹285.36) and 200-day (₹284.67) moving averages with RSI at 32.84. The stock carries a PE of 13.3x against 5-year earnings growth of -0.8%, a dividend yield of 4.51%, and debt-to-equity near 1.51x on a rising trend. Q1 PAT was reported at ₹3,598 crore alongside a Rs 35,000 crore borrowing-limit increase and a Japan-based loan for the Khavda-Nagpur transmission project.
Pros
- ✓PE of 10.47 is the lowest among the 5 tracked Power-sector peers (Power Grid 13.30, Adani Power 28.24, Tata Power 31.55, Adani Energy Solutions 67.11, Adani Green 131.58).
- ✓Free cash flow was positive in 4 of the last 5 years per persistence data.
- ✓News sentiment across the 8 most recently tracked items skews positive (7 positive, 1 neutral, 0 negative), including a record Rs 27,546 crore FY26 profit and 12% YoY standalone PAT growth in Q1 FY27.
- ✓Dividend yield of 3.61%, alongside a mean analyst rating of 1.33 across 28 analysts (1-5 scale, lower = more constructive).
- ✓Profit margin of 33.8% and dividend yield of 4.51%, with a PE of 13.3x that ranks 2nd-lowest among 6 tracked Power-sector peers
- ✓ROE above 15% in 4 of the last 5 tracked years and positive free cash flow in 4 of 5 years per persistence tracking
- ✓News sentiment across 8 tracked items skews positive (3 positive, 4 neutral, 1 negative), including Q1 PAT of ₹3,598 crore and a Japan-based loan secured for the Khavda-Nagpur HVDC project
- ✓Mean analyst rating of 2.2 across 25 analysts (1-5 scale, lower = more constructive)
Cons
- ✗Quality score of 29 ranks last (6 of 6) among tracked Power-sector peers, versus 57 (Adani Power), 41 (Adani Energy Solutions), 36 (Adani Green) and 34 (Power Grid).
- ✗5-year earnings CAGR of -1.6% versus 5-year revenue CAGR of +8%; ROE has not exceeded 15% in any tracked year and consistencyScore is 29.
- ✗Debt-to-equity is approximately 1.18x on a rising trend per persistence data.
- ✗Price trades below both the 50-day (Rs 353.23) and 200-day (Rs 356.86) moving averages, down 12.28% over 3 months and 17.35% below the 52-week high.
- ✗Debt-to-equity near 1.51x with a rising debt trend, following a reported increase in borrowing limit to Rs 35,000 crore
- ✗5-year earnings growth of -0.8% despite 5-year revenue growth of +2.7%; quality score of 34 ranks 4th of 6 tracked Power-sector peers with a consistency score of 43
- ✗Price sits below both the 50-day (₹285.36) and 200-day (₹284.67) moving averages, down 9.92% over 3 months and 16.42% below its 52-week high, with RSI at 32.84
- ✗No support levels are identified in current technical tracking, and ROE/1-year price-change data is unavailable for all 5 tracked sector peers, limiting like-for-like comparison
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