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24 SEP 2026 · 22:02 IST

JSWSTEEL.NS

JSW Steel Limited

NSI · Basic Materials

₹1,273.20

-₹25.60 (-1.90%)down -1.90%

24 September 2026 · delayed 15+ min

F

Quality score58.2 / 100

Cut-offs are the grader's own: 97+ for an A+, below 60 is an F.

JSW Steel Limited earns a F on good profit margins (>10%) and strong earnings growth (>20%) but high debt-to-equity ratio (>2.0) and MACD bearish (negative histogram). Consider alternatives with better risk/reward profiles.

Model stance WEAK HOLD Suggested position 4.0% · ₹400.00 IQInvest estimate
Adjusted for Moderate investors, Medium-term investors 4.0% suggested allocation Change these

These change the suggested position size and the stance, not the category scores. Amount is in rupees.

IQ-JSWSTEEL.NS-20260924engine v1 · 7-category weighted scorecard

What it is worth, depending who you ask.

Today’s price against the year it has had and the targets analysts publish. Every marker is a reported figure, not a projection of ours.

52-week low

₹1,073.20

Lowest analyst target

₹1,100.00

Today's price

₹1,273.20

52-week high

₹1,351.00

Mean analyst target

₹1,380.83

Highest analyst target

₹1,650.00

JSWSTEEL.NS trades 72% of the way up its 52-week range, between ₹1,073.20 and ₹1,351.00. The mean analyst target of ₹1,380.83 is 8.4% above today's price.

Today’s price 52-week range Analyst price targets

Scored categories

Financial healthGood profit margins (>10%); Strong earnings growth (>20%); High debt-to-equity ratio (>2.0) 60.023%

Profit margin

13.06%

Net profit per unit of revenue

healthyWhat this means

Of every 100 units of revenue, this much survives as profit.

A comfortable buffer between revenue and costs.

Operating margin

15.30%

Before interest and tax

healthyWhat this means

Profit from operations, before interest and tax, per 100 of revenue.

The operations themselves are comfortably profitable.

Gross margin

42.29%

After the cost of goods only

moderateWhat this means

What is left of revenue after only the direct cost of the product.

A conventional manufacturing or mixed-model range.

Debt to equity

95.37

Borrowings against equity

moderateWhat this means

Borrowings measured against shareholder capital.

Normal for most established companies.

Revenue growth

9.80%

Year on year

growingWhat this means

Change in revenue against the same period last year.

A healthy expansion rate.

Earnings growth

113.00%

Year on year

very strongWhat this means

Change in earnings against the same period last year.

Check whether it is repeatable or a one-off — a single asset sale can flatter this badly.

Revenue

₹1.90 L Cr

Trailing twelve months

Payout ratio

9.77%

Dividends as a share of earnings

conservativeWhat this means

The share of earnings paid out as dividends.

Comfortably covered, with room to keep raising it.

Growth & momentum5 measured figures 55.022%

Sharpe ratio

0.61

Return earned per unit of risk

modestWhat this means

Return earned per unit of risk taken.

Below 1 is the common case; return did not strongly outpace the volatility.

Win rate

50.97%

Share of days that closed up

about evenWhat this means

The share of trading days that closed higher.

Close to a coin flip, which is the norm — returns come from the size of moves, not their count.

Average daily return

0.07%

Best day

6.57%

Worst day

-13.24%

ValuationAttractive P/E ratio (12.6) 75.018%

P/E ratio

12.56

Price against trailing earnings

moderateWhat this means

You pay 12.56 for every 1 unit of annual earnings.

Roughly the long-run market average band.

Forward P/E

17.48

Price against forecast earnings

moderateWhat this means

Price against next year's *forecast* earnings.

A conventional range.

Price to book

3.11

Price against balance-sheet equity

well above bookWhat this means

Price against the accounting value of the company's net assets.

Normal for asset-light businesses, where the value sits in brands and software the balance sheet never records.

Price to sales

1.64

Price against revenue

moderateWhat this means

Price against revenue — usable when a company has no profit yet.

A common range for a profitable, growing business.

EV / EBITDA

10.61

Whole-company value against cash earnings

moderateWhat this means

Whole-company value, debt included, against cash earnings.

A conventional range.

Enterprise value

₹3.68 L Cr

Market value plus debt, minus cash — the price of the whole business

Shares outstanding

2,44,09,78,228

Shares the profit is split across

Dividend yield

0.55%

Annual dividend against price

modestWhat this means

Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price.

A small income component.

TechnicalRSI in healthy range (30-70); MACD bearish (negative histogram) 40.015%

RSI (14)

53.9

Above 70 overbought, below 30 oversold

neutralWhat this means

A 0–100 momentum gauge over the last 14 sessions.

The middle band, where most trading days sit.

MACD

-6.03

Momentum against its own trend

MACD histogram

-1.13

Positive is bullish

Risk4 measured figures 40.012%

Volatility, annualised

27.28%

How far it swings in a year

normalWhat this means

How far the price typically swings over a year.

A typical range for an individual share.

Beta

0.63

Moves against the wider market

steadier than the marketWhat this means

How much the price moves relative to the wider market.

Tends to move less than the index, in both directions.

Maximum drawdown

-31.18%

Worst peak-to-trough fall

significantWhat this means

The worst peak-to-trough fall in the period measured.

A serious decline, though not unusual over a multi-year window.

Risk category

High

The engine's own banding

Analyst viewAnalyst consensus: Buy; Strong analyst coverage (35 analysts) 80.010%

Consensus

Buy

What covering analysts rate it

Analysts covering

35

Mean price target

₹1,380.83

Highest target

₹1,650.00

Lowest target

₹1,100.00

Implied upside

8.37%

Target against today's price

limitedWhat this means

How far the mean analyst target sits above today's price.

Little headroom to the consensus target.

Price against the NIFTY 50

180 trading days to 2026-09-24

JSWSTEEL.NS is nan% down over the window, against 9.4% down for the NIFTY 50 — behind by nan points.
JSWSTEEL.NS +nan%NIFTY 50 -9.4%
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Sampled across the window. Both columns are rebased to 100 on 2026-01-08, so they can be compared directly.
DateCloseJSWSTEEL.NS rebasedNIFTY 50 rebased
2026-01-08₹1,149.30100.0100.0
2026-01-30₹1,207.46105.197.9
2026-02-20₹1,229.74106.998.8
2026-03-16₹1,139.0699.190.5
2026-04-09₹1,203.79104.791.9
2026-05-01₹1,257.28109.4—
2026-05-22₹1,278.16111.291.7
2026-06-12₹1,290.19112.391.3
2026-07-03₹1,223.17106.493.8
2026-07-24₹1,241.80108.091.8
2026-08-14₹1,270.00110.594.2
2026-09-04₹1,325.00115.392.4

How the score was built

Each category is scored 0–100, then multiplied by its weight. The seven contributions sum to the quality score.
CategoryScoreWeightContribution
Financial health60.023%13.8
Growth & momentum55.022%12.1
Valuation75.018%13.5
Technical40.015%6.0
Risk40.012%4.8
Analyst view80.010%8.0
ESG50.00%0.0
Quality score100%58.2

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ModelThe emphasis
IQInvest defaultThe engine's own weighting: financial health 23% and performance 22% lead, valuation 18%, then technicals, risk and analysts.
Value investorPrice against worth dominates: valuation 40%, financial health 25%. Chart signals count for almost nothing.
Growth investorMomentum first: performance 40% and technicals 20%. Whether the price is fair today gets just 5%.
Sleep at nightStability over everything: risk 35% and financial health 30% together outweigh all other categories combined.
ChartistThe tape over the fundamentals: technicals 45% and performance 25%. Valuation is nearly ignored.
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Your grade

F

58.2 / 100

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All 43 metricsOne flat sortable table, for when you want everything at once.
Metric Category Value Source
52-week highMarket data₹1,351.00Yahoo Finance
52-week lowMarket data₹1,073.20Yahoo Finance
Analysts coveringAnalyst view35Yahoo Finance
Average daily returnGrowth & momentum0.07%Yahoo Finance
Average volumeMarket data16,12,925Yahoo Finance
Best dayGrowth & momentum6.57%Yahoo Finance
BetaRisk0.63Yahoo Finance
ConsensusAnalyst viewBuyYahoo Finance
Day highMarket data₹1,298.40Yahoo Finance
Day lowMarket data₹1,272.20Yahoo Finance
Debt to equityFinancial health95.37Yahoo Finance
Dividend yieldValuation0.55%Yahoo Finance
Earnings growthFinancial health113.00%Yahoo Finance
EmployeesMarket data16,083Yahoo Finance
Enterprise valueValuation₹3.68 L CrYahoo Finance
EV / EBITDAValuation10.61Yahoo Finance
Forward P/EValuation17.48Yahoo Finance
Gross marginFinancial health42.29%Yahoo Finance
Highest targetAnalyst view₹1,650.00Yahoo Finance
Implied upsideAnalyst view8.37%Yahoo Finance
Lowest targetAnalyst view₹1,100.00Yahoo Finance
MACDTechnical-6.03Yahoo Finance
MACD histogramTechnical-1.13Yahoo Finance
Maximum drawdownRisk-31.18%Yahoo Finance
Mean price targetAnalyst view₹1,380.83Yahoo Finance
OpenMarket data₹1,289.00Yahoo Finance
Operating marginFinancial health15.30%Yahoo Finance
P/E ratioValuation12.56Yahoo Finance
Payout ratioFinancial health9.77%Yahoo Finance
Previous closeMarket data₹1,298.80Yahoo Finance
Price to bookValuation3.11Yahoo Finance
Price to salesValuation1.64Yahoo Finance
Profit marginFinancial health13.06%Yahoo Finance
RevenueFinancial health₹1.90 L CrYahoo Finance
Revenue growthFinancial health9.80%Yahoo Finance
Risk categoryRiskHighYahoo Finance
RSI (14)Technical53.9Yahoo Finance
Shares outstandingValuation2,44,09,78,228Yahoo Finance
Sharpe ratioGrowth & momentum0.61Yahoo Finance
Volatility, annualisedRisk27.28%Yahoo Finance
VolumeMarket data8,36,446Yahoo Finance
Win rateGrowth & momentum50.97%Yahoo Finance
Worst dayGrowth & momentum-13.24%Yahoo Finance
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