GMR Airports Ltd.
NSE: GMRAIRPORTGMR Airports Ltd.: A 30-second snapshot
GMR Airports' latest available price snapshot is 103.91, up 15.91% over the past 12 months and 7.16% over 3 months, though it currently sits below its 50-DMA (106.68) and 10.14% off its 52-week high. The business shows a persistently thin earnings profile - free cash flow positive in only 1 tracked year, return on equity never above 15%, a rising debt trend, and a consistency score of 20/100 - against a 1.18% profit margin and a forward PE of 76.93x. Mean analyst rating is 1.25 across 8 analysts on a 1-5 scale (lower = more constructive), and the stock ranks 3rd of 6 on quality score within its Services peer set.
P/E
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Forward P/E
76.9
ROE
—
Debt / Equity
—
Profit Margin
+1.2%
Div. Yield
—
5Y ROE > 15%
0/5
5Y FCF > 0
1/5
Quality
44/100
News
4 headlines · 0 positive · 0 negative
Regulator Sets Interim Aeronautical Tariffs for GMR's Bhogapuram Airport - TipRanks
TipRanks
GMR's Airport Units Line Up 50 Billion Rupees In Bond Sales - Finimize
Finimize
Two India-based GMR Group units eye aggregate $500 million debt, bankers say - marketscreener.com
marketscreener.com
GMR Airport (2) - Trade Brains
Trade Brains
Recent context
- ·Regulator set interim aeronautical tariffs for the Bhogapuram Airport project (TipRanks, Jul 29, 2026).
- ·Airport units of GMR Group lined up 50 billion rupees in bond sales (Finimize, Jul 29, 2026), while a separate report described two GMR Group units seeking an aggregate 500 million dollars in debt (marketscreener.com, Jul 29, 2026).
- ·Coverage volume was limited to 4 items in the window, all classified neutral, offering no directional sentiment signal.
Strengths
- +Price is up 15.91% over the past 12 months and 7.16% over 3 months, and remains above the 200-DMA (99.63) despite a recent pullback below the 50-DMA.
- +Mean analyst rating of 1.25 across 8 analysts (1-5 scale, lower = more constructive).
- +5-year revenue growth of 37.5%, consistent with continued traffic and capacity expansion across the airport portfolio.
- +Quality score of 40/100 ranks 3rd of 6 in its Services peer set, ahead of INDIGO (11), DELHIVERY (18), and BLUEDART (36).
Weaknesses
- −Free cash flow was positive in only 1 of the tracked years, return on equity has not exceeded 15% in any tracked year, and the consistency score is 20/100 - indicating structurally weak earnings persistence for a capital-intensive concession-asset business.
- −Profit margin of 1.18% leaves a thin operating buffer, no trailing PE is reported, and the forward PE of 76.93x prices in earnings growth not yet evidenced in the historical record.
- −Debt trend is reported as rising, though debtToEquity itself is not available in this dataset - a data gap for a business whose airport concessions are typically funded with substantial infrastructure debt.
- −News coverage is thin - only 4 headlines in the window, all neutral, including reports of GMR Group airport units raising 50 billion rupees in bond sales and separately seeking an aggregate million in debt.
Open questions
- ?Does the recent debt-raising activity (50 billion rupees in bonds, 500 million dollars sought) extend runway for capacity expansion, or does it deepen an already-rising debt trend against a 1.18% margin base?
- ?What would need to change operationally for return on equity to cross the 15% threshold it has not reached in any tracked year?
- ?How does the newly set Bhogapuram tariff structure affect the revenue mix relative to the airports already contributing to the 37.5% 5-year revenue growth?
- ?Given the forward PE of 76.93x, what specific margin or earnings trajectory would be needed to reconcile that valuation with the trailing profitability record?
Peer comparison: Services
Ranks 3 of 6 on quality| Symbol | Name | P/E | ROE | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GMRAIRPORT | GMR Airports Ltd.You're viewing | — | — | 40 |
| Industry avg | across 5 peers | 87.6 | +8.2% | 32 |
| ADANIPORTS | Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd. | 29.0 | — | 52 |
| CONCOR | Container Corporation of India Ltd. | 32.1 | — | 41 |
| BLUEDART | Blue Dart Express Ltd. | 49.6 | +14.8% | 36 |
| DELHIVERY | Delhivery Ltd. | 239.8 | +1.6% | 18 |
| INDIGO | InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. | — | — | 11 |
Technical state
Current price
₹103.91
SMA 50
₹106.68
SMA 200
₹99.63
RSI (14)
35.6 (neutral)
From 52w high
-10.1%
1Y return
+15.9%
3M return
+7.2%
50-DMA
Below
200-DMA
Above
Algorithmic support levels
Algorithmic resistance levels
Risk flags
- highFree cash flow was positive in only 1 of the tracked years, return on equity has not exceeded 15% in any tracked year, the debt trend is reported as rising, and the consistency score sits at 20/100 - together these point to structurally weak earnings persistence for a capital-intensive airport-concession business.
- highProfit margin is 1.18%, leaving a thin buffer against cost or traffic shocks, and no trailing PE is reported (consistent with an absent or negative recent earnings base); the forward PE of 76.93x prices in a level of earnings growth that has not yet shown up in the historical record.
- mediumQuality score of 40/100 ranks 3rd of 6 within the Services peer set (ADANIPORTS 52, CONCOR 41, GMRAIRPORT 40, BLUEDART 36, DELHIVERY 18, INDIGO 11), but 1-year price change is unavailable for all 5 named peers, limiting relative performance comparison.
- lowdebtToEquity is not reported in this dataset, so the rising debt trend cannot be quantified as a ratio; separately, the technical section carries no explicit as-of timestamp, so the latest price of 103.91 and moving averages are treated as the most recent available snapshot rather than a confirmed live quote.
- lowNews sample is thin - 4 headlines in the window, all classified neutral - insufficient volume to read a directional sentiment signal.
Cross-section contradictions
- Price is up 15.91% over 12 months and 7.16% over 3 months and sits above the 200-DMA (99.63), while free cash flow was positive in only 1 of the tracked years, the debt trend is rising, and consistency score is 20/100 - price momentum and fundamental persistence metrics point in different directions.
- Mean analyst rating of 1.25 across 8 analysts (1-5 scale, lower = more constructive) sits toward the constructive end of the scale, while reported fundamentals show return on equity has never exceeded 15% in any tracked year, free cash flow was positive in only 1 tracked year, and the stock is priced at a forward PE of 76.93x against a 1.18% profit margin.
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Fundamentals & technicals: refreshed 11 Aug 2026 · refreshed daily at 01:00 IST
AI synthesis (narrative, snapshot, strengths/weaknesses, peer ranking): generated 1 Aug 2026 · rotates through NIFTY 500 every ~5 days