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BHARAT ELECTRONICS LTD

Capital Goods › Aerospace & Defense·NIFTY 100NIFTY 200NIFTY 50NIFTY 500+5
₹364.25
at close · 28 Oct 2026
▼ 3.70 (-1.01%)
ThemesCybersecurity· growingRailways· growing

Latest filings

Next results: Fri, 30 Oct · Financial Results
  1. BEL to discuss Q2 FY27 results on November 3, 2026 · Board & Shareholder Meetings
  2. BEL secures additional orders worth Rs 1,011 crore · Compliance
  3. BEL board meeting on Oct 30 to consider Q2 FY27 results · Board & Shareholder Meetings
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Snapshot

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Designs, manufactures and supplies electronic systems for India's armed forces, with defence accounting for around 90% of revenue and non-defence around 10%. The portfolio spans radars, missile electronics (including QRSAM and LRSAM), avionics, communication and electronic-warfare equipment, seekers, jammers, tank subsystems, submarine electronics, coastal surveillance radars, electro-optics, simulators, laser-based fuzes, encryptors and electronic voting machines. The order book stood at Rs 72,258 cr as on 1 July 2026, with Rs 3,754 cr of inflows in Q1 FY27 and Rs 30,045 cr of inflows booked during FY26. The near-term pipeline is anchored by the QRSAM air-defence missile contract, with longer-dated opportunities including Project Kusha (pegged at Rs 40,000+ cr) and the P-75I submarine programme, where it targets 50-60% of electronics content. Q1 FY27 standalone revenue was Rs 5,533 cr (+25.27% YoY) on a PAT of Rs 1,048 cr (+8.17% YoY), with EBITDA margin of 25.83% and EPS of Rs 1.43. Indigenisation content sits at 80-85%, with semiconductors the only major imported input. Exports are currently 4-5% of revenue, with management targeting 10% within five years. Materials make up 50.3% of revenue and employees 11.3%.

Operating scale
Order book
Rs 72,258 cr1 July 2026
FY26 order intake
Rs 30,045 crFY26
Q1 FY27 revenue
Rs 5,533 cr (+25.27% YoY)Q1 FY27
Indigenisation content
80-85%FY26
Defence share of revenue
~90% (defence:non-defence 90:10)FY27 guidance
P-75I submarine electronics share
50-60% of electronics contentPipeline target
Who pays it
Primarily the Indian Ministry of Defence and the Army, Navy and Air Force; export customers for radars, software-defined radios, Satcom and directed-energy weapons.
Biggest cost
Materials at 50.3% of revenue, with imported semiconductors flagged as the key bottleneck.
Kind of business
Defence-electronics PSU, order-book-driven, long execution cycles tied to multi-year MoD programmes.
Where it sits
Navratna defence PSU under the Ministry of Defence, supplying the bulk of indigenous electronic content for India's military platforms.
Market Cap
₹2.66 L Cr
P / E (TTM)
43.4×
EV / EBITDA
30.1×
Div Yield
0.78%
Growth
14.4%▲
Revenue 5y CAGR
PAT +23.6% · EBITDA +20.9%
Quality
30.1%▲
ROCE (5y median)
ROE 24.4% (5y median) · margin 31.2%
Leverage
0.00·
Debt / Equity · low
Net cash ₹1,888 Cr
Revenue FY21→FY26
2.0×▲
Margin +7.1 pts
₹14,109 Cr → ₹27,610 Cr
Cash conversion
0.59×▼
Operating cash ÷ profit · 5 yrs
₹12,262 Cr on ₹20,757 Cr
Moves on a normal day
0.94%·
Median daily move
Last 267 sessions · the yardstick for filing-day moves
Where it sits among 25 Aerospace & Defense peersBar = share of peers beaten · tick = industry median · latest reported figures
P/E (TTM)#7/23
P/B#14/23
ROCE#2/26
ROE#3/23
Debt / Equity#1/23
EBITDA margin#7/23
Revenue growth#12/23
Profit growth#12/21

Scorecard

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Strengths
Revenue compounding 14% a year over 5 years
Profit compounding 24% a year over 5 years
Profit grew in every one of the last 5 years
Returns on capital 30.1% (5-year median)
#2 of 26 in Aerospace & Defense on the latest reported figures · up from 23.3% in FY21
No borrowings on the balance sheet
lower than 68% of its 23 Aerospace & Defense peers
Pays out 34% of profit as dividend
Concerns
Over 5 years it reported ₹20,757 Cr of profit and ₹12,262 Cr of operating cash — 0.59×
Less than 60p of every ₹1 of profit arrived as cash
Heavy working capital — 257 days of cash tied up
EPS grew slower than profit — the share count rose (bonus or dilution)

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Common questions

Answered from BHARAT ELECTRONICS LTD's filed financials and exchange disclosures

What does BHARAT ELECTRONICS LTD do?

BHARAT ELECTRONICS LTD is a Aerospace & Defense company listed on NSE and BSE, trading under the symbol BEL.

Is BHARAT ELECTRONICS LTD profitable?

Yes. Over the trailing twelve months BHARAT ELECTRONICS LTD reported a net profit of ₹6,148 Cr on revenue of ₹28,717 Cr.

Does BHARAT ELECTRONICS LTD pay a dividend?

Yes. The dividend yield is 0.78% at the current price. It paid out 34% of its profit as dividend in FY26.

Is BHARAT ELECTRONICS LTD debt-free?

Yes. It reported no borrowings on its 31 Mar 2026 balance sheet, and ₹1,888 Cr of cash.

Is BHARAT ELECTRONICS LTD expensive compared with its peers?

On trailing P/E, BHARAT ELECTRONICS LTD ranks 7 of 23 in Aerospace & Defense — cheaper than 73% of them, against an industry median of 69.8×. This is a position, not a valuation judgement.

How much does the BHARAT ELECTRONICS LTD share price move in a day?

On a typical session BHARAT ELECTRONICS LTD moves 0.94% — that is the median absolute close-to-close move across its last 267 trading days. MarketPing measures each filing's price reaction against it.

When are BHARAT ELECTRONICS LTD's next results?

Financial Results on Fri, 30 Oct. MarketPing alerts you on WhatsApp the moment the filing lands.

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