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 2026-11-13 close
Latest results: BHEL Sep 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 (49.9 against 52.8).
- ABB India Limited earns the higher return on equity (38.2% against 11.0%).
- Over the past year the share prices returned +65.4% (BHEL) and +40.6% (ABB).
| Metric | Bharat Heavy BHEL |
ABB India ABB |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | ₹151,922 Cr | ₹149,491 Cr |
| Share price | ₹436.30 | ₹7,054.50 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 52.79 | 49.90 |
| P/B | 5.81 | 19.08 |
| EV/EBITDA | 41.83 | 78.65 |
| PEG | 1.43 | — |
| Dividend yield | 0.1% | 0.6% |
| Profitability | ||
| ROE | 11.0% | 38.2% |
| ROCE | 9.0% | 30.0% |
| Operating margin | 10.1% | 14.0% |
| Sales (TTM) | ₹37,781 Cr | ₹13,611 Cr |
| Net profit (TTM) | ₹2,878 Cr | ₹2,996 Cr |
| Growth | ||
| Latest quarter sales YoY | +23.8% | +12.1% |
| Latest quarter profit YoY | +118.9% | +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 | -1.37% | +1.10% |
| Return 3M | +3.88% | -8.50% |
| Return 1Y | +65.36% | +40.63% |
| Return YTD | +51.78% | +36.45% |
| Technical condition | ||
| Technical score | 71 | 71 |
| RS rating (1-99) | 87.00 | 74.00 |
| % vs 200-DMA | +19.14% | +4.10% |
| RSI (14) | 58.51 | 58.41 |
| % from 52-week high | -5.97% | -10.98% |
