Coal India Limited vs Hindustan Zinc Limited
An objective side-by-side of COALINDIA and HINDZINC, both in Mining / Minerals / Metals: 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 2026-11-05 close
Latest results: COALINDIA Sep 2026 · HINDZINC Sep 2026
At a glance
- Coal India Limited is the larger company by market value, about 1.0 times the size of Hindustan Zinc Limited.
- On trailing earnings, Coal India Limited trades at the lower P/E (7.3 against 11.6).
- Hindustan Zinc Limited earns the higher return on equity (92.1% against 26.3%).
- Over three years Hindustan Zinc Limited has grown profits faster (10% a year against -1%).
- Over the past year the share prices returned +1.7% (COALINDIA) and +19.5% (HINDZINC).
| Metric | Coal India COALINDIA |
Hindustan Zinc HINDZINC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | ₹242,996 Cr | ₹241,160 Cr |
| Share price | ₹394.30 | ₹570.75 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 7.26 | 11.58 |
| P/B | 1.91 | 10.66 |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.48 | 8.05 |
| PEG | — | 1.16 |
| Dividend yield | 6.7% | 1.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| ROE | 26.3% | 92.1% |
| ROCE | 35.0% | 70.0% |
| Operating margin | 23.2% | 58.2% |
| Sales (TTM) | ₹171,848 Cr | ₹53,364 Cr |
| Net profit (TTM) | ₹33,471 Cr | ₹20,830 Cr |
| Growth | ||
| Latest quarter sales YoY | +46.4% | +76.5% |
| Latest quarter profit YoY | +53.6% | +142.1% |
| Sales CAGR 3Y | +7.0% | +6.0% |
| Profit CAGR 3Y | -1.0% | +10.0% |
| Sales CAGR 5Y | +13.0% | +13.0% |
| Profit CAGR 5Y | +20.0% | +12.0% |
| Financial strength | ||
| Debt/Equity | 0.12 | 0.39 |
| Interest cover | 25.56 | 20.74 |
| Ownership | ||
| Promoter holding | 61.1% | 60.7% |
| Promoter change (4 qtrs) | -2.00 pp | -1.13 pp |
| Price performance | ||
| Return 1M | -4.21% | +2.35% |
| Return 3M | -5.10% | -4.39% |
| Return 1Y | +1.70% | +19.50% |
| Return YTD | -1.18% | -6.81% |
| Technical condition | ||
| Technical score | 20 | 52 |
| RS rating (1-99) | 48.00 | 57.00 |
| % vs 200-DMA | -8.93% | -1.39% |
| RSI (14) | 41.60 | 61.50 |
| % from 52-week high | -19.74% | -22.14% |
