Indraprastha Gas Ltd.

NSE: IGL
NIFTY500
Analyst consensus:Constructive· 30 analysts
₹154.54-21.5%1Y
Last updated 05:13:27 IST· Public market feed (~15 min delay during market hours)

Indraprastha Gas Ltd.: A 30-second snapshot

IGL trades at ₹153.73, down 23.48% over the past year and 29.9% below its 52-week high, sitting below both its 50-day (₹158.72) and 200-day (₹171.72) moving averages. Trailing PE is 13.90x (forward 10.90x) with a 3.08% dividend yield; the stock carries a quality score of 36, last among 6 Energy-sector peers tracked, alongside a 5-year earnings decline of 25.2% against 5.4% revenue growth over the same period. Analyst consensus stands at 1.7 across 30 analysts (1-5 scale, lower = more constructive).

P/E

13.9

Forward P/E

10.9

ROE

+13.9%

Debt / Equity

0.85

Profit Margin

+9.6%

Div. Yield

+3.1%

5Y ROE > 15%

3/5

5Y FCF > 0

4/5

Quality

51/100

Recent context

  • ·NCR's first LNG station opened in Dadri (The Times of India, July 29, 2026).
  • ·A forensic report attributed the Rewari blast to a PNG leak; the source of the leak remains under investigation (The Times of India, July 9, 2026).
  • ·IGL, the Delhi government's DoE and an NGO signed an MoU for rainwater harvesting across CM Shree schools (The Statesman, July 10, 2026).

Strengths

  • +Trailing PE of 13.90x and forward PE of 10.90x sit below RELIANCE (23.13x) among Energy-sector peers tracked, alongside a trailing dividend yield of 3.08%.
  • +Free cash flow was positive in 4 of the last 5 measured years per available persistence data.
  • +3-month price change of -1.96% compares with a steeper -23.48% 1-year decline, and RSI is 47.98 (neutral) — indicating price has been comparatively stable in the recent quarter after the broader 12-month drawdown.
  • +Mean analyst rating of 1.7 across 30 analysts (1-5 scale, lower = more constructive).

Weaknesses

  • Quality score of 36 ranks last (6 of 6) among Energy-sector peers tracked (COALINDIA 69, GAIL 64, ONGC 64, BPCL 59, RELIANCE 44), with a consistency score of 26.
  • 5-year earnings growth of -25.2% despite 5.4% revenue growth over the same period; ROE has been above 15% in only 3 of the measured years and debt-to-equity (0.85x) is on a rising trend.
  • Price is below both the 50-day and 200-day moving averages, down 23.48% over the past year and 29.9% below its 52-week high.
  • A July 9 forensic report attributed the Rewari blast to a PNG leak, with the source of the leak still under investigation, within IGL's distribution network area.

Open questions

  • ?Does the 5-year earnings contraction (-25.2%) reflect a structural shift in city-gas economics or regulation, or a temporary compression that could normalize?
  • ?What is driving the rising debt-to-equity trend, and how does it relate to network expansion capex such as the new Dadri LNG station?
  • ?How does the quality-score gap versus Energy-sector peers (36 vs a 44-69 range among tracked peers) reconcile with the more constructive analyst consensus (1.7 across 30 analysts)?
  • ?What might the Rewari blast investigation findings imply for safety protocols across IGL's broader PNG distribution network?

Peer comparison: Energy

Ranks 6 of 6 on quality
SymbolNameP/EROEQuality
IGLIndraprastha Gas Ltd.You're viewing13.9+13.9%36
Industry avgacross 5 peers11.760
COALINDIACoal India Ltd.8.269
ONGCOil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.7.364
GAILGAIL (India) Ltd.11.664
BPCLBharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.8.159
RELIANCEReliance Industries Ltd.23.144

Technical state

Current price

₹153.73

SMA 50

₹158.72

SMA 200

₹171.72

RSI (14)

48.0 (neutral)

From 52w high

-29.9%

1Y return

-23.5%

3M return

-2.0%

50-DMA

Below

200-DMA

Below

Algorithmic support levels

₹149.61
₹149.11
₹147.20

Algorithmic resistance levels

₹158.70
₹169.90
₹171.84

Risk flags

  • medium
    Quality score of 36 ranks last (6 of 6) among Energy-sector peers tracked (COALINDIA 69, GAIL 64, ONGC 64, BPCL 59, RELIANCE 44), with a consistency score of 26 and ROE above 15% in only 3 of the measured years; debt-to-equity of 0.85x is on a rising trend.
  • medium
    5-year earnings growth is -25.2% despite 5.4% revenue growth over the same period, implying margin compression; current profit margin is 9.59%.
  • medium
    Price of ₹153.73 is below both the 50-DMA (₹158.72) and 200-DMA (₹171.72), down 23.48% over the past year and 29.9% below its 52-week high.
  • low
    A July 9 forensic report attributed the Rewari blast to a PNG leak, with the source of the leak still under investigation, within IGL's distribution network area; separately, one of the 8 captured news items (Ramkrishna Forgings' Q1 revenue) is unrelated to IGL, indicating some noise in headline matching for this symbol.

Cross-section contradictions

  • Forward PE (10.90x) is below trailing PE (13.90x), consistent with market pricing in near-term earnings improvement, yet 5-year earnings growth has been -25.2% — the forward multiple does not obviously reconcile with the multi-year earnings contraction track record.
  • Mean analyst rating of 1.7 across 30 analysts (1-5 scale, lower = more constructive) sits toward the constructive end of the scale, while the quality score (36) ranks last among 6 Energy-sector peers tracked and the price is down 23.48% over 12 months.

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