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PERSISTENT SYSTEMS LTD

Information Technology › IT - Software·NIFTY 200NIFTY 500NIFTY INDIA FPI 150NIFTY LARGEMIDCAP 250+11
₹5,820.00
at close · 28 Oct 2026
▼ 12.50 (-0.21%)
ThemesCybersecurity· growing

Latest filings

  1. Persistent Systems allots 7.68 million shares at 3.66% discount · Fund Raising
  2. Persistent Systems completes 7.68 million share placement at INR 5,550 · Fund Raising
  3. Committee approves 7.68 million share issue at Rs 5,550 · Board & Shareholder Meetings
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Provides IT services and software consulting to global clients across three industry verticals — Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI), Healthcare and Life Sciences, and Software, Hi-Tech and Emerging Industries. For the year ended March 2026 (FY26), these verticals generated ₹3,770.968 crore, ₹3,255.145 crore and ₹4,912.604 crore in revenue respectively, against consolidated FY26 revenue of ₹14,748.449 crore. In the June 2026 quarter (Q1 FY27), revenue reached USD 452.4 million, up 16.1% year-on-year and 3.8% sequentially, marking 25 consecutive quarters of sequential revenue growth. The company booked a record quarterly Total Contract Value of USD 1.15 billion in Q1 FY27, including a USD 650M+ multi-year deal spanning 6.5 years with an existing US technology client. Employee costs dominate the cost structure at 68.8% of revenue, with other operating expenses at 12.2% and depreciation at 2.7%. The company has agreed to acquire German-listed Nagarro SE for EUR 1.27 billion in cash, funded via a EUR 1.4 billion bridge facility; the combined entity is expected to generate around USD 2.9 billion in annual revenue with 46,000+ employees across 40+ countries. EBITDA margin for FY26 stood at 19.57%.

Operating scale
Q1 FY27 revenue
USD 452.4MQ1 FY27
YoY revenue growth
16.1%Q1 FY27
Consecutive quarters of revenue growth
25as of Q1 FY27
Quarterly Total Contract Value
USD 1.15 billionQ1 FY27
Long-term deal value
USD 650M+ over 6.5 yearsQ1 FY27
Nagarro acquisition price
EUR 1.27 billiondeal announced June 2026
Who pays it
Global enterprises across banking, insurance, healthcare, life sciences, software, hi-tech and emerging-industry sectors.
Biggest cost
Employee costs at 68.8% of revenue.
Kind of business
People-heavy, asset-light IT services and consulting.
Where it sits
Indian-listed IT services firm; post-Nagarro combination projected to generate around USD 2.9 billion in annual revenue with 46,000+ employees across 40+ countries.
Market Cap
₹91,811 Cr
P / E (TTM)
47.3×
EV / EBITDA
30.4×
Div Yield
0.63%
Growth
28.6%▲
Revenue 5y CAGR
PAT +32.9% · EBITDA +29.6%
Quality
28.6%▲
ROCE (5y median)
ROE 22.2% (5y median) · margin 19.6%
Leverage
0.00·
Debt / Equity · low
Net cash ₹1,075 Cr
Revenue FY21→FY26
3.5×▲
Margin +1.9 pts
₹4,188 Cr → ₹14,748 Cr
Cash conversion
1.00×·
Operating cash ÷ profit · 5 yrs
₹5,946 Cr on ₹5,970 Cr
Moves on a normal day
1.14%·
Median daily move
Last 267 sessions · the yardstick for filing-day moves
Where it sits among 78 Computers - Software & Consulting peersBar = share of peers beaten · tick = industry median · latest reported figures
P/E (TTM)#60/65
P/B#60/65
ROCE#6/76
ROE#6/64
Debt / Equity#1/65
EBITDA margin#35/65
Revenue growth#14/63
Profit growth#27/62

Scorecard

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Strengths
Revenue compounding 29% a year over 5 years
Profit compounding 33% a year over 5 years
Profit grew in every one of the last 5 years
Returns on capital 28.6% (5-year median)
#6 of 76 in Computers - Software & Consulting on the latest reported figures · up from 21.2% in FY21
No borrowings on the balance sheet
lower than 67% of its 65 Computers - Software & Consulting peers
Pays out 31% of profit as dividend
Concerns
Customers are taking longer to pay — 50 → 83 days of receivables
FY21 → FY26
EPS grew slower than profit — the share count rose (bonus or dilution)

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Common questions

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What does PERSISTENT SYSTEMS LTD do?

PERSISTENT SYSTEMS LTD is a IT - Software company listed on NSE and BSE, trading under the symbol PERSISTENT.

Is PERSISTENT SYSTEMS LTD profitable?

Yes. Over the trailing twelve months PERSISTENT SYSTEMS LTD reported a net profit of ₹1,923 Cr on revenue of ₹15,718 Cr.

Does PERSISTENT SYSTEMS LTD pay a dividend?

Yes. The dividend yield is 0.63% at the current price. It paid out 31% of its profit as dividend in FY26.

Is PERSISTENT SYSTEMS LTD debt-free?

Yes. It reported no borrowings on its 31 Mar 2026 balance sheet, and ₹1,075 Cr of cash.

Is PERSISTENT SYSTEMS LTD expensive compared with its peers?

On trailing P/E, PERSISTENT SYSTEMS LTD ranks 60 of 65 in Computers - Software & Consulting — cheaper than 8% of them, against an industry median of 15.0×. This is a position, not a valuation judgement.

How much does the PERSISTENT SYSTEMS LTD share price move in a day?

On a typical session PERSISTENT SYSTEMS LTD moves 1.14% — that is the median absolute close-to-close move across its last 267 trading days. MarketPing measures each filing's price reaction against it.

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