Coal India Limited vs Vedanta Limited
An objective side-by-side of COALINDIA and VEDL, 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 2026-11-13 close
Latest results: COALINDIA Sep 2026 · VEDL Sep 2026
At a glance
- Coal India Limited is the larger company by market value, about 2.5 times the size of Vedanta Limited.
- On trailing earnings, Vedanta Limited trades at the lower P/E (3.2 against 7.4).
- Vedanta Limited earns the higher return on equity (63.4% against 26.3%).
- Over three years Coal India Limited has grown profits faster (-1% a year against -7%).
- Over the past year the share prices returned +7.3% (COALINDIA) and -49.6% (VEDL).
| Metric | Coal India COALINDIA |
Vedanta VEDL |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | ₹248,666 Cr | ₹101,400 Cr |
| Share price | ₹403.50 | ₹259.68 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 7.43 | 3.22 |
| P/B | 1.95 | 2.04 |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.62 | 4.02 |
| Dividend yield | 6.6% | 16.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| ROE | 26.3% | 63.4% |
| ROCE | 35.0% | 16.0% |
| Operating margin | 23.2% | 36.9% |
| Sales (TTM) | ₹171,848 Cr | ₹87,276 Cr |
| Net profit (TTM) | ₹33,471 Cr | ₹31,489 Cr |
| Growth | ||
| Latest quarter sales YoY | +46.4% | -62.1% |
| Latest quarter profit YoY | +53.6% | +84.3% |
| Sales CAGR 3Y | +7.0% | -19.0% |
| Profit CAGR 3Y | -1.0% | -7.0% |
| Sales CAGR 5Y | +13.0% | -2.0% |
| Profit CAGR 5Y | +20.0% | -6.0% |
| Financial strength | ||
| Debt/Equity | 0.12 | 0.56 |
| Interest cover | 25.56 | 4.66 |
| Ownership | ||
| Promoter holding | 61.1% | 54.7% |
| Promoter change (4 qtrs) | -2.00 pp | -1.66 pp |
| Price performance | ||
| Return 1M | -1.22% | +1.32% |
| Return 3M | -1.42% | -5.84% |
| Return 1Y | +7.31% | -49.58% |
| Return YTD | +1.13% | -57.04% |
| Technical condition | ||
| Technical score | 41 | 62 |
| RS rating (1-99) | 54.00 | 8.00 |
| % vs 200-DMA | -6.67% | -37.72% |
| RSI (14) | 48.49 | 56.83 |
| % from 52-week high | -17.86% | -67.34% |
