
IT stocks recover after 3 days of losses on Wednesday, August 19, amid weak global market cues and tech sell-off momentum from Asian markets. Key things investors should know.
as of 25/8/2026, 4:59:58 am
02/Price history
1 month · 30-minute candles. Hover the chart for the OHLC of any candle; the table below holds the same data row by row.
| 24 Aug 2026 | 5,682.50 | 5,694.00 | 5,682.50 | 5,694.00 | +0.20% | 11.50 | 5.9K |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 5,668.50 | 5,696.00 | 5,664.00 | 5,682.50 | +0.25% | 32.00 | 81.8K |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 5,653.50 | 5,673.50 | 5,646.00 | 5,667.50 | +0.25% | 27.50 | 13.1K |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 5,662.00 | 5,662.50 | 5,651.00 | 5,652.00 | -0.18% | 11.50 | 9.5K |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 5,671.50 | 5,677.00 | 5,655.50 | 5,661.50 | -0.18% | 21.50 | 23.7K |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 5,689.00 | 5,691.00 | 5,667.00 | 5,670.00 | -0.33% | 24.00 | 25.1K |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 5,691.00 | 5,699.00 | 5,676.50 | 5,688.00 | -0.05% | 22.50 | 33.2K |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 5,675.50 | 5,691.00 | 5,665.00 | 5,688.50 | +0.23% | 26.00 | 17.8K |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 5,703.50 | 5,708.00 | 5,675.50 | 5,677.00 | -0.46% | 32.50 | 22.9K |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 5,698.50 | 5,725.00 | 5,691.00 | 5,703.50 | +0.09% | 34.00 | 42.9K |
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03/Valuation & returns
Company value benchmarked against the sector median. The ratio set is sector specific — banks report NIM, CASA and Net NPA instead of EV/EBITDA.
Price ÷ earnings per share
Better than sector by 41%
Price ÷ book value per share
Worse than sector by 48%
Net income ÷ total assets
Better than sector by 713%
Net income ÷ shareholders' equity
Better than sector by 169%
EBIT ÷ capital employed
Worse than sector by 59%
Liquid assets ÷ current liabilities
Worse than sector by 78%
Enterprise value ÷ EBITDA
Better than sector by 62%
04/Business
Sector: IT - Software
Persistent Systems Limited is a holding company, which is engaged in the business of providing software products, services and technology innovation. Its segments include Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI), Healthcare & Life Sciences, and Software, Hi-Tech, and Emerging Industries. It provides services, including Application Development & Management, Cloud & Infrastructure, Consulting, Client Experience (CX) Transformation, CX Contact Center Intelligence, Data & Analytics, Enterprise Integration, Enterprise Information Technology (IT) Security, Experience Transformation, Global Capability Centers, Intelligent Automation, Persistent Artificial Intelligence (AI), Open Source Hub, and Software Product Engineering. Its subsidiaries include Persistent Systems Inc., Persistent Systems Pte. Ltd., Persistent Systems France S.A.S., Persistent Systems Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., Persistent Systems Germany GmbH, Capiot Software Private Limited, and MediaAgility India Private Limited.
reported in crore
reported in billion
Market capitalisation is reported at the sector-constituent level, not the standalone company level.
05/Profit & loss
Annual figures in ₹ crore. Growth marked reported is provided; margins are derived.
| Revenue | 14,929 | 12,077 | 9,950 | 8,421 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growthreported | 23.6% | 21.4% | 18.1% | — |
| Operating profit | 2,411 | 1,822 | 1,448 | 1,241 |
| Operating profit growthreported | 32.3% | 25.9% | 16.7% | — |
| Operating marginderived | 16.2% | 15.1% | 14.5% | 14.7% |
| Net profit | 1,865 | 1,400 | 1,093 | 921 |
| Net profit growthreported | 33.2% | 28.1% | 18.7% | — |
| Net marginderived | 12.5% | 11.6% | 11.0% | 10.9% |
| EPS — basic₹/share, annual | 119.74 | 91.22 | 72.44 | 123.73 |
Figures in ₹ crore. Margin rows are computed from the reported values.
06/Balance sheet
Only annual balance sheets are available — the quarterly filter does not apply here. Figures in ₹ crore; net worth is assets minus liabilities.
| Total assets | 11,377 | 8,737 | 7,418 | 6,619 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total liabilities | 3,539 | 2,418 | 2,460 | 2,654 |
| Net worthderived | 7,838 | 6,319 | 4,958 | 3,965 |
| Liabilities ÷ assetsderived | 31.1% | 27.7% | 33.2% | 40.1% |
| Asset growthderived | 30.2% | 17.8% | 12.1% | — |
Figures in ₹ crore. Stacked chart height equals total assets.
| Non-Current Assets | 4,279 | 3,711 | 3,261 | 3,101 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Assets | 7,097 | 5,026 | 4,157 | 3,518 |
| Total Assets | 11,377 | 8,737 | 7,418 | 6,619 |
| Current Liabilities | 2,924 | 2,133 | 2,218 | 1,958 |
| Net Current Asset | 4,173 | 2,893 | 1,939 | 1,560 |
| Non-Current Liabilities | 614 | 285 | 242 | 696 |
| Equity Capital | 7,838 | 6,319 | 4,958 | 3,965 |
| Total Equity & Liabilities | 11,377 | 8,737 | 7,418 | 6,619 |
Figures in ₹ crore unless the line item is per-share.
07/Cash flow
Annual only, in ₹ crore. Negative values are outflows, so healthy companies usually show positive operating and negative investing cash flow.
| Operating activities | 1,767 | 1,157 | 1,302 | 956 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating changereported | 52.7% | -11.2% | 36.2% | — |
| Investing activities | -610 | -434 | -562 | -421 |
| Investing changereported | -40.4% | 22.7% | -33.4% | — |
| Financing activities | -748 | -628 | -582 | -404 |
| Financing changereported | -19.1% | -8.0% | -44.0% | — |
| Net cash flowderived | 409 | 94 | 158 | 131 |
| Free cash flowoperating + investing | 1,157 | 722 | 740 | 534 |
Figures in ₹ crore.
| Profit before tax | 2,411 | 1,822 | 1,448 | 1,241 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income before WC changes | 2,971 | 2,292 | 1,778 | 1,734 |
| Change in Assets | -622 | -862 | -473 | -789 |
| Change in Liabilities | 43 | 239 | 339 | 351 |
| Change in WC | -579 | -623 | -134 | -438 |
| Cash flow from Operations | 1,767 | 1,157 | 1,302 | 956 |
| Cash flow from Investing | -610 | -434 | -562 | -421 |
| Cash flow from Financing | -748 | -628 | -582 | -404 |
| Total Cash Flow | 409 | 94 | 158 | 131 |
| Cash (Start of the year) | 674 | 663 | 467 | 298 |
| Cash (End of the year) | 1,075 | 674 | 663 | 467 |
Figures in ₹ crore unless the line item is per-share.
09/Events
Dividends, bonuses, splits and rights issues. Filter by type, sort by any date, and expand a row for the full event detail.
| DividendFinal | ₹18.00 | 360.0% | 27 Jul 2026 | 27 Jul 2026 | 21 Apr 2026 | |
| DividendInterim | ₹22.00 | 440.0% | 27 Jan 2026 | 27 Jan 2026 | 20 Jan 2026 |
10/Comparison
Competitor set priced live. Filter by sector, sort any column, and expand a peer for its business description.
| TCSTata Consultancy Serv LT | IT - Software | ₹2,273.20 | -0.48% | 11.65 L | ₹8,26,009 Cr | $91.78B | |
| INFYInfosys Limited | IT - Software | ₹1,126.90 | -0.27% | 18.13 L | ₹4,58,560 Cr | $50.95B | |
| HCLTECHHCL Technologies Ltd | IT - Software | ₹1,300.70 | -1.61% | 3.09 L | ₹3,58,475 Cr | $39.83B | |
| WIPROWipro Ltd | IT - Software | ₹179.60 | -0.94% | 30.11 L | ₹1,79,569 Cr | $19.95B | |
| TECHMTech Mahindra Limited | IT - Software | ₹1,569.50 | -0.92% | 2.04 L | ₹1,55,147 Cr | $17.24B | |
| LTMLTM Limited | IT - Software | ₹4,514.00 | -0.26% | 37.9K | ₹1,34,100 Cr | $14.90B | |
| OFSSOracle FIN Serv Soft Ltd. | IT - Software | ₹11,389.00 | -1.12% | 52.7K | ₹1,00,328 Cr | $11.15B | |
| COFORGECoforge Limited | DVR | ₹1,879.50 | +0.35% | 3.24 L | ₹82,884 Cr | $9.21B | |
| MPHASISMphasis Limited | IT - Software | ₹2,422.30 | -0.19% | 28.9K | ₹46,001 Cr | $5.11B | |
| LTTSL&T Technology Ser. Ltd. | Engineering | ₹3,567.60 | -0.47% | 12.1K | ₹38,025 Cr | $4.22B |
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11/Coverage
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IT stocks recover after 3 days of losses on Wednesday, August 19, amid weak global market cues and tech sell-off momentum from Asian markets. Key things investors should know.
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| Revenue | 14,748 | 11,939 | 9,822 | 8,351 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Income | 180 | 138 | 128 | 71 |
| Total Revenue | 14,929 | 12,077 | 9,950 | 8,421 |
| Total Expenses | 12,429 | 10,255 | 8,502 | 7,151 |
| Profit Before Tax | 2,411 | 1,822 | 1,448 | 1,241 |
| Tax | 546 | 422 | 354 | 320 |
| Profit After Tax | 1,865 | 1,400 | 1,093 | 921 |
| EPS - Basic | 119.74 | 91.22 | 72.44 | 123.73 |
| EPS - Diluted | 118.87 | 90.24 | 71.07 | 120.52 |
This breakdown is available annually, even when the summary above is quarterly. EPS rows are per share.