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 2026-09-21 close
Latest results: COALINDIA Jun 2026 · HINDZINC Jun 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 (7.8 against 14.7).
- Hindustan Zinc Limited earns the higher return on equity (75.4% against 27.7%).
- Over three years Hindustan Zinc Limited has grown profits faster (10% a year against -1%).
- Over the past year the share prices returned +5.1% (COALINDIA) and +28.6% (HINDZINC).
| Metric | Coal India COALINDIA |
Hindustan Zinc HINDZINC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | ₹255,568 Cr | ₹250,054 Cr |
| Share price | ₹414.70 | ₹591.80 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 7.75 | 14.65 |
| P/B | 2.15 | 11.05 |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.07 | 9.86 |
| PEG | — | 1.47 |
| Dividend yield | 6.4% | 1.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| ROE | 27.7% | 75.4% |
| ROCE | 35.0% | 70.0% |
| Operating margin | 40.8% | 56.1% |
| Sales (TTM) | ₹93,458 Cr | ₹46,820 Cr |
| Net profit (TTM) | ₹32,972 Cr | ₹17,067 Cr |
| Growth | ||
| Latest quarter sales YoY | +29.1% | +76.9% |
| Latest quarter profit YoY | +1.3% | +144.8% |
| 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 | +3.03% | +3.12% |
| Return 3M | -7.64% | +3.24% |
| Return 1Y | +5.05% | +28.61% |
| Return YTD | +3.93% | -3.37% |
| Technical condition | ||
| Technical score | 49 | 59 |
| RS rating (1-99) | 48.00 | 66.00 |
| % vs 200-DMA | -3.71% | +1.44% |
| RSI (14) | 48.57 | 52.75 |
| % from 52-week high | -15.58% | -19.26% |
