Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd.

NSE: MCX
NIFTY200
Analyst consensus:Constructive· 14 analysts
₹2,895.00+84.3%1Y
Last updated 03:58:48 IST· Public market feed (~15 min delay during market hours)

Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd.: A 30-second snapshot

MCX trades at 2638, down 24.2% from its 52-week high and 17.67% below its level of 3 months ago, though still up 68.09% over the past year. Q1 FY27 results showed consolidated net profit of ₹413.44 crore, up 103% YoY, on standalone net sales of ₹666.59 crore, up 90.88% YoY. Trailing PE is 43.67x (forward PE 33.69x), with a mean analyst rating of 1.86 across 14 analysts (1-5 scale, lower = more constructive).

P/E

43.7

Forward P/E

33.7

ROE

Debt / Equity

0.11

Profit Margin

+55.6%

Div. Yield

+0.3%

5Y ROE > 15%

2/5

5Y FCF > 0

4/5

Quality

70/100

Recent context

  • ·Q1 FY27 (June 2026 quarter): standalone net sales up 90.88% YoY to ₹666.59 crore and consolidated net profit up 103% YoY to ₹413.44 crore, reported Aug 4-5, 2026 per Moneycontrol and TradingView coverage.
  • ·News flow over the tracked window (8 articles) is positive-to-neutral (3 positive, 5 neutral, 0 negative), concentrated around the Q1 FY27 earnings release and earnings call.
  • ·Despite the earnings beat, the stock is 24.2% below its 52-week high and down 17.67% over the past 3 months, sitting below its 50-DMA of 2793.68.

Strengths

  • +Profit margin of 55.56% alongside 5-year revenue growth of 85.3% and earnings growth of 103.4%.
  • +Q1 FY27 (June 2026 quarter) consolidated net profit rose 103% YoY to ₹413.44 crore on net sales up 90.88% YoY, per results reported Aug 4-5, 2026.
  • +Debt-to-equity is negligible once Yahoo's percent-scaled figure (0.113) is read as a true ratio (~0.001x), and fcfPositiveYears is 4.
  • +Mean analyst rating of 1.86 across 14 analysts (1-5 scale, lower = more constructive); news sentiment across the 8 tracked articles skews positive (3 positive, 5 neutral, 0 negative).

Weaknesses

  • The sector peer set compares MCX against banking/NBFC names (AXISBANK, HDFCBANK, BAJFINANCE, BAJAJFINSV, HDFCLIFE) rather than exchange peers, and 4 of 5 peers show null priceChange1Y, limiting the usefulness of the PE/ROE/quality-score rankings shown.
  • Price is down 17.67% over 3 months and 24.2% below the 52-week high, trading below the 50-DMA (2793.68) though still above the 200-DMA (2518.72).
  • roeYearsAbove15 is only 2, and the persistence data reports debtTrend as 'rising,' even though absolute leverage remains low.
  • Current ROE is reported as null in the fundamental keyMetrics block, leaving sector-relative ROE ranking unavailable.

Open questions

  • ?What is driving the divergence between MCX's Q1 FY27 profit growth and its recent 3-month price decline — profit-taking after the prior year's 68% rally, sector rotation, or something else?
  • ?Given that the sector peer set currently compares MCX against banks and NBFCs rather than exchange peers, what would a like-for-like comparison against other market-infrastructure or exchange businesses show for PE and quality metrics?
  • ?Does the 'rising' debt trend reported in the persistence data reflect a structural shift in MCX's capital structure, or a base-effect artifact given how low absolute leverage remains?
  • ?With roeYearsAbove15 at only 2 years against a currently high profit margin, does the recent profitability represent a structural improvement tied to volumes/market share, or a cyclical peak?

Peer comparison: Banking

Ranks 3 of 6 on quality
SymbolNameP/EROEQuality
MCXMulti Commodity Exchange of India Ltd.You're viewing43.757
Industry avgacross 5 peers30.8+12.7%51
AXISBANKAxis Bank Ltd.13.9+13.3%70
HDFCBANKHDFC Bank Ltd.16.0+13.8%66
BAJFINANCEBajaj Finance Ltd.33.147
BAJAJFINSVBajaj Finserv Ltd.31.737
HDFCLIFEHDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd.59.1+10.8%33

Technical state

Current price

₹2,638.00

SMA 50

₹2,793.68

SMA 200

₹2,518.72

RSI (14)

40.5 (neutral)

From 52w high

-24.2%

1Y return

+68.1%

3M return

-17.7%

50-DMA

Below

200-DMA

Above

Algorithmic support levels

₹2,577.50

Algorithmic resistance levels

₹2,903.00
₹2,909.90
₹2,942.10

Risk flags

  • medium
    The sector peer set groups MCX, a commodities/derivatives exchange, against banking and NBFC peers (AXISBANK, HDFCBANK, BAJFINANCE, BAJAJFINSV, HDFCLIFE) rather than exchange/market-infrastructure peers, and 4 of the 5 peers show null priceChange1Y. This limits the economic relevance of the PE, ROE, and quality-score rankings reported in the sector section.
  • low
    Price of 2638 is down 17.67% over the past 3 months and 24.2% below the 52-week high, trading below the 50-DMA (2793.68) while remaining above the 200-DMA (2518.72). RSI of 40.48 is in neutral territory.
  • low
    roeYearsAbove15 is 2 despite 5-year revenue growth of 85.3% and earnings growth of 103.4%, and the persistence block reports debtTrend as 'rising,' though absolute leverage remains negligible (Yahoo's raw debtToEquity of 0.113 is percent-scaled, i.e. roughly 0.001x on a true ratio basis).
  • low
    ROE is reported as null in the current fundamental keyMetrics block despite a qualityScore of 57 and analyst coverage of 14, leaving sector-relative ROE ranking unavailable.

Cross-section contradictions

  • News sentiment across the 8 tracked articles is positive (3 positive, 5 neutral, 0 negative) and Q1 FY27 net profit rose 103% YoY on 90.88% YoY net-sales growth, yet the stock is down 17.67% over the past 3 months and 24.2% below its 52-week high.

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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 9 Aug 2026 · rotates through NIFTY 500 every ~5 days