Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.
NSE: ONGCOil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.: A 30-second snapshot
ONGC trades at ₹239.45, down 20.01% over the trailing 3 months and 22.13% below its 52-week high, though still up 7.9% over the trailing 12 months. It carries a PE of 6.92 (forward 5.76) and a 6.05% dividend yield, both toward the lower end of the tracked Energy peer set, alongside a Q1FY27 net profit that more than doubled to ₹17,034 crore on stronger crude prices.
P/E
6.9
Forward P/E
5.8
ROE
—
Debt / Equity
42.55
Profit Margin
+6.2%
Div. Yield
+6.0%
5Y ROE > 15%
0/5
5Y FCF > 0
4/5
Quality
62/100
News
8 headlines · 5 positive · 0 negative
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited Just Beat EPS By 7.6%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next - simplywall.st
simplywall.st
ONGC's Q1 net profit more than doubles to ₹17,034 crore on strong crude prices - Rediff
Rediff
West Asia war pushes ONGC to plan India's first strategic gas reserve - livemint.com
livemint.com
Why Delhi HC junked Vedanta's challenge to ONGC taking over oil block contract in Gujarat's Suvali - ThePrint
ThePrint
Bengal grants ONGC exploration & mining leases in 4 dists - The Times of India
The Times of India
Recent context
- ·Q1FY27 net profit more than doubled to ₹17,034 crore on stronger crude prices (Rediff, Aug 5 2026).
- ·Delhi High Court dismissed Vedanta's challenge to ONGC's takeover of an oil-block contract in Gujarat's Suvali (ThePrint, Jul 23 2026).
- ·Reports linked ONGC to plans for India's first strategic gas reserve amid West Asia tensions, and West Bengal granted the company new exploration and mining leases across 4 districts (livemint.com Jul 23; Times of India Jul 21).
Strengths
- +Q1FY27 net profit more than doubled to ₹17,034 crore on strong crude prices, per Aug 5 2026 reporting.
- +PE of 6.92 (forward 5.76) and dividend yield of 6.05% sit toward the lower end of the tracked Energy peer range (peer PEs span 5.73–23.98).
- +Free cash flow was positive in 4 of the tracked years, with a flat debt-to-equity trend at roughly 0.43x.
- +News flow across the 8 tracked items is entirely non-negative (5 positive, 3 neutral, 0 negative), including a Delhi HC dismissal of Vedanta's challenge to an ONGC oil-block takeover and new Bengal exploration/mining leases across 4 districts.
Weaknesses
- −Trading below both the 50-DMA (₹245.43) and 200-DMA (₹256.49), down 20.01% over the trailing 3 months and 22.13% below its 52-week high.
- −Persistence data shows ROE has not exceeded 15% in any tracked year, with a consistency score of just 15/100.
- −ROE figures are unavailable both for ONGC itself and for all 5 tracked Energy peers, leaving those sector-ranking dimensions indeterminate.
- −The 8 tracked news items trace back to a handful of underlying events (Q1 results, the Vedanta court case, the gas-reserve plan, Bengal leases) rather than eight independent developments.
Open questions
- ?What is driving the divergence between a 7.9% 12-month price gain and a 20.01% 3-month decline — crude-price volatility, sector rotation, or company-specific news?
- ?Does the persistence consistency score of 15/100 reflect structurally low and volatile ROE, or a methodology that penalizes cyclical oil & gas earnings?
- ?How does the Q1FY27 profit doubling to ₹17,034 crore compare with the crude-price assumptions embedded in a PE of 6.92 and forward PE of 5.76?
- ?What would resolve ONGC's ROE data gap, and how would confirmed ROE figures change its standing among the 6 tracked Energy peers?
Peer comparison: Energy
Ranks 2 of 6 on qualityTechnical state
Current price
₹239.45
SMA 50
₹245.43
SMA 200
₹256.49
RSI (14)
41.0 (neutral)
From 52w high
-22.1%
1Y return
+7.9%
3M return
-20.0%
50-DMA
Below
200-DMA
Below
Algorithmic support levels
Algorithmic resistance levels
Risk flags
- mediumONGC trades at ₹239.45, below its 50-DMA (₹245.43) and 200-DMA (₹256.49), down 20.01% over the trailing 3 months and 22.13% below its 52-week high; RSI is neutral at 40.96 and the stock remains up 7.9% over the trailing 12 months.
- lowPersistence data shows ROE has not exceeded 15% in any tracked year and a consistency score of 15/100, though free cash flow was positive in 4 of the tracked years and the debt-to-equity trend is flat at roughly 0.43x; ONGC's current ROE figure is unavailable in this dataset.
- lowROE and 1-year price-change figures are unavailable for all 5 tracked Energy peers (COALINDIA, RELIANCE, BPCL, GAIL, IOC) as well as for ONGC itself, leaving two of four sector-ranking dimensions (ROE, priceChange1Y) indeterminate.
- lowThe 8 tracked headlines cluster around a small number of underlying events — the Q1FY27 results beat (Aug 5 and Aug 7 items), the Vedanta oil-block court dispute, the proposed strategic gas reserve amid West Asia tensions, and new Bengal exploration leases — rather than eight independent developments.
Cross-section contradictions
- Mean analyst rating of 1.83 across 30 analysts (1-5 scale, lower = more constructive) and news sentiment skewed positive (5 positive, 0 negative of 8 items, including a Q1FY27 net profit that more than doubled to ₹17,034 crore) sit alongside a stock down 20.01% over the trailing 3 months and trading below both its 50-DMA and 200-DMA.
- ONGC's quality score of 64 ranks 2nd of 6 tracked Energy peers, yet its own persistence data shows ROE has not exceeded 15% in any tracked year and a consistency score of just 15/100.
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