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 2026-09-24 close
Latest results: COALINDIA Jun 2026 · VEDL Jun 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 (3.7 against 7.9).
- Vedanta Limited earns the higher return on equity (57.5% against 27.7%).
- 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 -41.3% (VEDL).
| Metric | Coal India COALINDIA |
Vedanta VEDL |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | ₹260,067 Cr | ₹104,453 Cr |
| Share price | ₹422.00 | ₹267.50 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 7.89 | 3.66 |
| P/B | 2.18 | 2.10 |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.18 | 3.85 |
| Dividend yield | 6.3% | 16.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| ROE | 27.7% | 57.5% |
| ROCE | 35.0% | 16.0% |
| Operating margin | 40.8% | 30.6% |
| Sales (TTM) | ₹93,458 Cr | ₹112,051 Cr |
| Net profit (TTM) | ₹32,972 Cr | ₹28,556 Cr |
| Growth | ||
| Latest quarter sales YoY | +29.1% | -36.0% |
| Latest quarter profit YoY | +1.3% | +77.7% |
| 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 | +4.46% | -2.73% |
| Return 3M | -3.08% | -2.18% |
| Return 1Y | +7.34% | -41.29% |
| Return YTD | +5.76% | -55.74% |
| Technical condition | ||
| Technical score | 69 | 34 |
| RS rating (1-99) | 53.00 | 4.00 |
| % vs 200-DMA | -2.17% | -43.45% |
| RSI (14) | 53.38 | 49.03 |
| % from 52-week high | -14.10% | -66.35% |
