KEI Industries (KEI)₹4,003−0.18%Cables - Electricals
In the Sep 2026 quarter (consolidated), KEI Industries reported sales of ₹3,784 Cr, up 38.4% from Sep 2025, and net profit of ₹262 Cr, up 28.5% year on year. For the year to Mar 2026, sales were ₹11,775 Cr and net profit ₹918 Cr.
Company filings, consolidated accounts; latest reported quarter Sep 2026
| Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 | Sep 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 2,066 | 2,336 | 2,072 | 2,291 | 2,478 | 2,923 | 2,597 | 2,735 | 2,962 | 3,484 | 3,196 | 3,784 |
| Expenses | 1,842 | 2,071 | 1,845 | 2,055 | 2,223 | 2,611 | 2,329 | 2,453 | 2,633 | 3,093 | 2,787 | 3,394 |
| Operating Profit | 216 | 256 | 220 | 226 | 247 | 302 | 259 | 270 | 321 | 383 | 397 | 378 |
| OPM % | 10.1% | 11.1% | 11.1% | 10.1% | 10.1% | 10.1% | 10.1% | 10.1% | 11.1% | 11.1% | 12.1% | 10.1% |
| Other Income | 13.99 | 4.01 | 12.99 | 12.99 | 8.99 | 36.97 | 39.95 | 41.99 | 33.96 | 42.97 | 19.99 | 24.96 |
| Interest | 11.05 | 17.08 | 14.06 | 13.06 | 14.06 | 14.05 | 14.06 | 14.06 | 17.06 | 19.08 | 18.08 | 17.06 |
| Depreciation | 14.98 | 15.97 | 15.98 | 15.97 | 18.99 | 18.97 | 19.99 | 19.97 | 22.97 | 27.96 | 28.97 | 30.96 |
| Profit before tax | 203 | 228 | 204 | 209 | 222 | 306 | 264 | 278 | 316 | 379 | 370 | 354 |
| Tax % | 26.0% | 26.1% | 26.0% | 26.1% | 26.1% | 26.1% | 26.0% | 27.1% | 25.0% | 25.1% | 26.1% | 26.0% |
| Exceptional items | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Profit | 151 | 168 | 150 | 155 | 165 | 227 | 196 | 204 | 235 | 284 | 274 | 262 |
| EPS (Rs) | 16.76 | 18.73 | 16.72 | 17.22 | 17.31 | 23.80 | 20.56 | 21.35 | 24.66 | 29.86 | 28.77 | 27.54 |
| Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 2,356 | 2,637 | 3,477 | 4,243 | 4,906 | 4,197 | 5,746 | 6,929 | 8,124 | 9,764 | 11,775 | 13,426 |
| Expenses | 2,104 | 2,356 | 3,121 | 3,784 | 4,385 | 3,718 | 5,131 | 6,195 | 7,253 | 8,735 | 10,512 | 11,907 |
| Operating Profit | 244 | 270 | 340 | 442 | 498 | 463 | 591 | 709 | 840 | 994 | 1,233 | 1,480 |
| OPM % | 10.1% | 10.1% | 10.1% | 10.0% | 10.1% | 11.1% | 10.0% | 10.1% | 10.1% | 10.1% | 10.0% | 11.0% |
| Other Income | 5.99 | 9.99 | 8.99 | 6.99 | 16.99 | 19.98 | 14.98 | 27.97 | 49.01 | 71.95 | 159 | 122 |
| Interest | 127 | 124 | 112 | 137 | 130 | 57.26 | 40.14 | 35.11 | 44.20 | 56.20 | 64.29 | 71.28 |
| Depreciation | 24.96 | 27.97 | 31.94 | 33.95 | 56.93 | 57.93 | 54.90 | 56.90 | 60.88 | 69.88 | 90.86 | 111 |
| Profit before tax | 96.34 | 126 | 205 | 279 | 329 | 367 | 510 | 644 | 784 | 940 | 1,237 | 1,419 |
| Tax % | 35.1% | 26.1% | 29.1% | 35.1% | 22.1% | 25.1% | 26.0% | 26.1% | 26.1% | 26.1% | 25.1% | — |
| Exceptional items | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.00 |
| Net Profit | 62.91 | 93.95 | 145 | 181 | 256 | 273 | 376 | 477 | 581 | 696 | 918 | 1,054 |
| EPS (Rs) | 8.12 | 12.08 | 18.54 | 23.02 | 28.75 | 30.43 | 41.85 | 53.13 | 64.57 | 73.17 | 96.45 | 110.83 |
| Dividend payout % | 6.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 7.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | — |
| Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Capital | 14.96 | 14.98 | 15.94 | 15.96 | 15.94 | 17.96 | 17.94 | 17.95 | 17.95 | 17.94 | 18.95 | 18.94 |
| Reserves | 288 | 352 | 446 | 590 | 763 | 1,490 | 1,762 | 2,120 | 2,575 | 3,133 | 5,772 | 6,651 |
| Borrowings | 451 | 497 | 811 | 839 | 597 | 366 | 304 | 354 | 161 | 165 | 216 | 252 |
| Other Liabilities | 590 | 602 | 625 | 777 | 1,390 | 1,398 | 931 | 1,037 | 1,020 | 1,346 | 1,236 | 2,048 |
| Total Liabilities | 1,345 | 1,466 | 1,897 | 2,222 | 2,765 | 3,271 | 3,016 | 3,528 | 3,774 | 4,662 | 7,243 | 8,969 |
| Fixed Assets | 299 | 329 | 406 | 408 | 490 | 556 | 538 | 533 | 568 | 772 | 995 | 1,691 |
| CWIP | 4.01 | 29.09 | 3.01 | 23.08 | 32.10 | 11.04 | 7.02 | 17.06 | 15.06 | 121 | 387 | 1,006 |
| Investments | 3.01 | 3.01 | 3.01 | 3.01 | 2.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 2.01 | 1.01 | 2.01 | 2.01 | 2.01 |
| Other Assets | 1,039 | 1,104 | 1,485 | 1,788 | 2,242 | 2,704 | 2,470 | 2,978 | 3,190 | 3,767 | 5,859 | 6,270 |
| Inventories | 439 | 423 | 499 | 556 | 693 | 863 | 768 | 1,078 | 1,101 | 1,342 | 1,730 | 2,400 |
| Trade receivables | 474 | 569 | 827 | 1,026 | 1,094 | 1,371 | 1,353 | 1,399 | 1,391 | 1,523 | 1,803 | 1,848 |
| Cash & equivalents | 5.02 | 6.02 | 33.06 | 77.21 | 195 | 214 | 222 | 361 | 538 | 702 | 1,919 | 1,517 |
| Total Assets | 1,345 | 1,466 | 1,897 | 2,222 | 2,765 | 3,271 | 3,016 | 3,528 | 3,774 | 4,662 | 7,243 | 8,969 |
| Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from operating activity | 199 | 186 | −28.97 | 191 | 623 | −12.99 | 154 | 229 | 513 | 609 | −31.97 | 840 |
| Cash from investing activity | −17.01 | −97.98 | −62.98 | −76.01 | −275 | 11.01 | 75.04 | −58.05 | −137 | −353 | −1,500 | −349 |
| Cash from financing activity | −182 | −87.03 | 229 | −69.06 | −387 | 99.04 | −129 | −31.05 | −256 | −72.07 | 1,921 | −98.16 |
| Net cash flow | 0.00 | 0.99 | 137 | 44.97 | −37.99 | 96.95 | 101 | 139 | 121 | 186 | 386 | 392 |
| Capex | 17.01 | 98.09 | 63.04 | 66.02 | 122 | 80.97 | 24.01 | 59.99 | 98.03 | 400 | 698 | 1,254 |
| Free cash flow | 182 | 88.15 | −91.15 | 126 | 502 | −93.24 | 131 | 169 | 417 | 210 | −728 | −413 |
| CFO / OP % | 106.9% | 85.0% | 1.0% | 72.0% | 160.9% | 15.9% | 53.0% | 60.0% | 97.9% | 96.9% | 19.9% | 89.9% |
| Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debtor days | 86 | 89 | 115 | 109 | 95 | 103 | 119 | 90 | 74 | 69 | 68 | 58 |
| Inventory days | 109 | 95 | 114 | 97 | 95 | 103 | 103 | 96 | 79 | 84 | 87 | 100 |
| Days payable | 120 | 98 | 111 | 111 | 140 | 140 | 100 | 69 | 55 | 64 | 40 | 56 |
| Cash conversion cycle | 75 | 86 | 119 | 95 | 49 | 66 | 121 | 117 | 99 | 89 | 115 | 102 |
| Working capital days | 24 | 32 | 17 | 28 | 19 | 61 | 94 | 81 | 80 | 71 | 89 | 80 |
| ROCE % | — | 28.1% | 23.1% | 23.1% | 29.1% | 28.1% | 21.1% | 24.1% | 26.1% | 27.1% | 21.1% | 20.1% |
For the Sep 2026 quarter, KEI Industries reported sales of ₹3,784 Cr, up 38.4% year on year and net profit of ₹262 Cr, up 28.5% year on year. The operating margin was 10.1%.
KEI Industries' sales for the year to Mar 2026 were ₹11,775 Cr; over the last twelve months they were ₹13,426 Cr.
Net profit for the year to Mar 2026 was ₹918 Cr, and ₹1,054 Cr over the last twelve months. Earnings per share over the same trailing period were ₹110.83.
KEI Industries reported borrowings of ₹252 Cr at Mar 2026, against cash and equivalents of ₹1,517 Cr.
Cash from operations was ₹840 Cr in the year to Mar 2026; after capital spending, free cash flow was −₹413 Cr.