POWERGRID.NS

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited

NSI · Utilities

₹266.40

-₹4.80 (-1.41%)down -1.41%

24 September 2026 · delayed 15+ min

D

Quality score63.5 / 100

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

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited earns a D on excellent profit margins (>20%) and RSI in healthy range (30-70) but high debt-to-equity ratio (>2.0) and negative earnings growth. 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-POWERGRID.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

₹250.00

Today's price

₹266.40

Lowest analyst target

₹277.00

Mean analyst target

₹321.16

52-week high

₹325.95

Highest analyst target

₹400.00

POWERGRID.NS trades 22% of the way up its 52-week range, between ₹250.00 and ₹325.95. The mean analyst target of ₹321.16 is 20.6% above today's price.

Today’s price 52-week range Analyst price targets

Scored categories

Financial healthExcellent profit margins (>20%); High debt-to-equity ratio (>2.0); Negative earnings growth 45.023%

Profit margin

33.80%

Net profit per unit of revenue

exceptionalWhat this means

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

Margins this wide usually mean real pricing power or a moat.

Operating margin

55.74%

Before interest and tax

very highWhat this means

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

Typical of software and other businesses with little cost per extra sale.

Gross margin

97.60%

After the cost of goods only

highWhat this means

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

Little marginal cost per sale, which is what lets software and pharma fund heavy R&D.

Debt to equity

150.81

Borrowings against equity

heavily gearedWhat this means

Borrowings measured against shareholder capital.

Debt magnifies both good years and bad, and raises the stakes when rates rise.

Revenue growth

2.70%

Year on year

flatWhat this means

Change in revenue against the same period last year.

Growing slower than a typical economy — the business is mature or under pressure.

Earnings growth

-0.80%

Year on year

fallingWhat this means

Change in earnings against the same period last year.

Profit is declining even if revenue is not.

Revenue

₹47,033 Cr

Trailing twelve months

Payout ratio

44.07%

Dividends as a share of earnings

highWhat this means

The share of earnings paid out as dividends.

Most of the profit goes out of the door, leaving less to reinvest.

Growth & momentum11 measured figures 55.022%

Return, 1 month

0.57%

Return, 3 months

-6.95%

Return, 6 months

-10.03%

Return, year to date

0.97%

Return, 1 year

-6.61%

Return, 3 years

53.07%

Sharpe ratio

0.81

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

50.81%

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

0.09%

Best day

8.92%

Worst day

-12.35%

ValuationAttractive P/E ratio (13.0) 80.018%

P/E ratio

13.04

Price against trailing earnings

moderateWhat this means

You pay 13.04 for every 1 unit of annual earnings.

Roughly the long-run market average band.

Forward P/E

13.76

Price against forecast earnings

lowWhat this means

Price against next year's *forecast* earnings.

The market expects little growth, or doubts the forecast.

Price to book

2.47

Price against balance-sheet equity

normalWhat this means

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

A typical range for an established company.

Price to sales

5.27

Price against revenue

highWhat this means

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

The price assumes today's revenue will convert into much more profit later.

EV / EBITDA

9.91

Whole-company value against cash earnings

moderateWhat this means

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

A conventional range.

Enterprise value

₹3.94 L Cr

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

Shares outstanding

9,30,06,03,819

Shares the profit is split across

Dividend yield

4.53%

Annual dividend against price

meaningfulWhat this means

Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price.

A substantial part of the total return arrives as income.

TechnicalRSI in healthy range (30-70); MACD bullish (positive histogram) 75.015%

RSI (14)

47.3

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

-1.11

Momentum against its own trend

MACD histogram

0.61

Positive is bullish

ADX

13.1

Trend strength; above 25 is a real trend

no clear trendWhat this means

Trend strength, regardless of direction.

Below about 20 the price is ranging rather than trending.

20-day average

₹266.44

50-day average

₹272.48

200-day average

₹284.88

Price vs 50-day

-2.23%

Price vs 200-day

-6.16%

Bollinger upper

₹271.33

Bollinger lower

₹262.56

Average true range

4.46

Typical daily trading range

Stochastic %K

32.0

Risk4 measured figures 45.012%

Volatility, annualised

25.22%

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

0.16

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

-29.56%

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; Significant upside potential (20.6%) 100.010%

Consensus

Buy

What covering analysts rate it

Analysts covering

25

Mean price target

₹321.16

Highest target

₹400.00

Lowest target

₹277.00

Implied upside

20.56%

Target against today's price

meaningfulWhat this means

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

Analysts see real room above today's price.

Price against the NIFTY 50

180 trading days to 2026-09-24

POWERGRID.NS is 3.9% up over the window, against 9.4% down for the NIFTY 50 — ahead by 13.3 points.
POWERGRID.NS +3.9%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.
DateClosePOWERGRID.NS rebasedNIFTY 50 rebased
2026-01-08₹256.42100.0100.0
2026-01-30₹254.6598.997.9
2026-02-20₹299.95116.698.8
2026-03-16₹298.75116.190.5
2026-04-09₹298.10116.391.9
2026-05-01₹318.35124.2—
2026-05-22₹294.30114.891.7
2026-06-12₹285.80111.191.3
2026-07-03₹288.85112.393.8
2026-07-24₹288.20112.491.8
2026-08-14₹266.05103.894.2
2026-09-04₹266.00103.792.4

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 health45.023%10.3
Growth & momentum55.022%12.1
Valuation80.018%14.4
Technical75.015%11.2
Risk45.012%5.4
Analyst view100.010%10.0
ESG50.00%0.0
Quality score100%63.5

ESG is scored but carries no weight in this grade. Add ?esg=1 to the address to include it — the engine then redistributes weight across the other six, so the whole scorecard changes, not just one row.

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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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These are IQInvest's own weights, totalling 100%.

Your grade

D

63.5 / 100

Identical to the IQInvest grade.

All 59 metricsOne flat sortable table, for when you want everything at once.
Metric Category Value Source
Analysts coveringAnalyst view25Yahoo Finance
ConsensusAnalyst viewBuyYahoo Finance
Highest targetAnalyst view₹400.00Yahoo Finance
Implied upsideAnalyst view20.56%Yahoo Finance
Lowest targetAnalyst view₹277.00Yahoo Finance
Mean price targetAnalyst view₹321.16Yahoo Finance
Debt to equityFinancial health150.81Yahoo Finance
Earnings growthFinancial health-0.80%Yahoo Finance
Gross marginFinancial health97.60%Yahoo Finance
Operating marginFinancial health55.74%Yahoo Finance
Payout ratioFinancial health44.07%Yahoo Finance
Profit marginFinancial health33.80%Yahoo Finance
RevenueFinancial health₹47,033 CrYahoo Finance
Revenue growthFinancial health2.70%Yahoo Finance
Average daily returnGrowth & momentum0.09%Yahoo Finance
Best dayGrowth & momentum8.92%Yahoo Finance
Return, 1 monthGrowth & momentum0.57%Yahoo Finance
Return, 1 yearGrowth & momentum-6.61%Yahoo Finance
Return, 3 monthsGrowth & momentum-6.95%Yahoo Finance
Return, 3 yearsGrowth & momentum53.07%Yahoo Finance
Return, 6 monthsGrowth & momentum-10.03%Yahoo Finance
Return, year to dateGrowth & momentum0.97%Yahoo Finance
Sharpe ratioGrowth & momentum0.81Yahoo Finance
Win rateGrowth & momentum50.81%Yahoo Finance
Worst dayGrowth & momentum-12.35%Yahoo Finance
52-week highMarket data₹325.95Yahoo Finance
52-week lowMarket data₹250.00Yahoo Finance
Average volumeMarket data89,43,909Yahoo Finance
Day highMarket data₹271.90Yahoo Finance
Day lowMarket data₹266.75Yahoo Finance
EmployeesMarket data9,745Yahoo Finance
OpenMarket data₹270.40Yahoo Finance
Previous closeMarket data₹270.20Yahoo Finance
VolumeMarket data89,65,579Yahoo Finance
BetaRisk0.16Yahoo Finance
Maximum drawdownRisk-29.56%Yahoo Finance
Risk categoryRiskHighYahoo Finance
Volatility, annualisedRisk25.22%Yahoo Finance
20-day averageTechnical₹266.44Yahoo Finance
200-day averageTechnical₹284.88Yahoo Finance
50-day averageTechnical₹272.48Yahoo Finance
ADXTechnical13.1Yahoo Finance
Average true rangeTechnical4.46Yahoo Finance
Bollinger lowerTechnical₹262.56Yahoo Finance
Bollinger upperTechnical₹271.33Yahoo Finance
MACDTechnical-1.11Yahoo Finance
MACD histogramTechnical0.61Yahoo Finance
Price vs 200-dayTechnical-6.16%Yahoo Finance
Price vs 50-dayTechnical-2.23%Yahoo Finance
RSI (14)Technical47.3Yahoo Finance
Stochastic %KTechnical32.0Yahoo Finance
Dividend yieldValuation4.53%Yahoo Finance
Enterprise valueValuation₹3.94 L CrYahoo Finance
EV / EBITDAValuation9.91Yahoo Finance
Forward P/EValuation13.76Yahoo Finance
P/E ratioValuation13.04Yahoo Finance
Price to bookValuation2.47Yahoo Finance
Price to salesValuation5.27Yahoo Finance
Shares outstandingValuation9,30,06,03,819Yahoo Finance
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