Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited vs ABB India Limited
An objective side-by-side of BHEL and ABB, both in Electric Equipment: valuation, profitability, growth, balance sheet, ownership and share-price performance. Where one number is clearly better on its own terms (lower P/E, higher ROE), it is shaded. That is a description, not a recommendation.
Prices as of 2026-09-29 close
Latest results: BHEL Jun 2026 · ABB Jun 2026
At a glance
- Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited is the larger company by market value, about 1.0 times the size of ABB India Limited.
- On trailing earnings, ABB India Limited trades at the lower P/E (47.1 against 59.2).
- ABB India Limited earns the higher return on equity (38.2% against 9.3%).
- Over the past year the share prices returned +73.2% (BHEL) and +25.7% (ABB).
| Metric | Bharat Heavy BHEL |
ABB India ABB |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | ₹143,931 Cr | ₹141,142 Cr |
| Share price | ₹413.35 | ₹6,660 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 59.19 | 47.11 |
| P/B | 5.50 | 18.01 |
| EV/EBITDA | 44.97 | 74.26 |
| PEG | 1.60 | — |
| Dividend yield | 0.1% | 0.6% |
| Profitability | ||
| ROE | 9.3% | 38.2% |
| ROCE | 9.0% | 30.0% |
| Operating margin | 9.4% | 14.0% |
| Sales (TTM) | ₹35,993 Cr | ₹13,611 Cr |
| Net profit (TTM) | ₹2,432 Cr | ₹2,996 Cr |
| Growth | ||
| Latest quarter sales YoY | +40.3% | +12.1% |
| Latest quarter profit YoY | +182.6% | +5.1% |
| Sales CAGR 3Y | +13.0% | — |
| Profit CAGR 3Y | +37.0% | — |
| Sales CAGR 5Y | +14.0% | — |
| Profit CAGR 5Y | +21.0% | — |
| Financial strength | ||
| Debt/Equity | 0.31 | 0.01 |
| Interest cover | 2.68 | 90.28 |
| Ownership | ||
| Promoter holding | 58.2% | 75.0% |
| Promoter change (4 qtrs) | -5.00 pp | +0.00 pp |
| Price performance | ||
| Return 1M | -4.06% | -11.30% |
| Return 3M | -0.14% | -3.99% |
| Return 1Y | +73.15% | +25.70% |
| Return YTD | +43.80% | +28.83% |
| Technical condition | ||
| Technical score | 45 | 23 |
| RS rating (1-99) | 85.00 | 69.00 |
| % vs 200-DMA | +19.87% | +1.95% |
| RSI (14) | 45.10 | 26.61 |
| % from 52-week high | -7.42% | -15.95% |
