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Container Corporation of India financials and balance sheet

NSE: CONCORBSE: 531344Transport ServicesMid Cap

Last close ₹410.15down ₹14.45 (3.40%)BSE ₹411.00

Share price at the NSE close on 23 Oct 2026. Previous close ₹424.60.

52-week range of traded prices to 23 Oct 2026
₹406.30Low, 23 Oct 2026₹557.00High, 30 Oct 2025
Market cap
₹31,238 Cr234th largest listed
P/E
25.2
P/B
2.4
Dividend yield
2.10%
ROE
9.8%
ROCE
10.4%
Debt to equity
0.00
Volume, NSE
10,35,15541.3% delivered

10 years at a glance

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. ₹ crore, years to March.Container Corporation of India annual reports

Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore

  • Revenue
  • Net profit
  • Borrowings
Peak revenue ₹9,079 Cr, year to Mar 2026

Operating and net margin, per cent

  • Operating margin
  • Net margin

From Apr 2019 leases sit on the balance sheet: rent is charged as depreciation and interest instead, so operating profit and total assets step up with nothing about the business having changed. Borrowings here leave lease liabilities out. Lease payments were 8.9% of operating profit in the first full year.

Results for the year to Mar 2026

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. ₹ crore.

From revenue to net profit

  1. Revenue9,079
  2. Employee costs−520
  3. Other expenses−6,609
  4. Operating profit1,950
  5. Depreciation−616
  6. Other income+364
  7. One-off items0.0
  8. Finance costs−78
  9. Profit before tax1,621
  10. Tax−405
  11. Joint ventures+30
  12. Net profit1,246

What the company owns

  • Plant, investments and other assets₹11,151 Cr
  • Cash and bank₹3,487 Cr
  • Receivables₹485 Cr
  • Inventory₹52 Cr

What pays for it: net worth and liabilities

  • Net worth₹13,052 Cr
  • Other liabilities₹1,864 Cr
  • Owed to suppliers₹235 Cr
  • Borrowings₹24 Cr

Container Corporation of India business segments, year to Mar 2026

A reportable segment is a line of business the company must report on its own. Consolidated, ₹ crore, as the company reports them.Container Corporation of India segment results by quarter

Revenue by segment

₹9,079 CrTotal
  • EXIM₹6,026 Cr66.4% of total
  • DOM₹3,053 Cr33.6% of total

Profit by segment

  • EXIM₹1,436 Cr90.4% of total
  • DOM₹153 Cr9.6% of total

Segment results by year

Consolidated from the year to Mar 2020, standalone before, ₹ crore, years to March.

  • EXIM

    Revenue, ₹ crore
    Profit, ₹ crore
  • DOM

    Revenue, ₹ crore
    Profit, ₹ crore
₹ croreMar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Revenue of all businesses6,8826,5396,4277,6538,1698,6538,8879,079
Company revenue, as in its results6,8826,5396,4277,6538,1698,6538,8879,079
Revenue5,4024,9314,7155,2905,2145,5545,7346,026
Revenue growth––−4.4%12.2%−1.4%6.5%3.2%5.1%
Profit1,4093636441,1721,2621,2491,3151,436
Profit growth––77.3%82.0%7.6%−1.0%5.3%9.2%
Margin26.1%7.4%13.7%22.2%24.2%22.5%22.9%23.8%
Return on capital34.5%10.2%22.0%45.9%54.2%48.1%50.0%39.3%
Assets4,8674,2444,1233,7453,4953,8283,8354,514
Liabilities7776961,2011,1901,1661,2321,202859
Capital employed4,0903,5482,9222,5552,3292,5962,6333,655
Revenue1,4801,6081,7122,3622,9553,0993,1533,053
Profit is before tax and finance costs, the way companies report their segments.

Profit and loss

Consolidated, ₹ crore, years to March.Container Corporation of India quarterly results

₹ croreMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Filed 26 JunMar 2021Filed 21 MayMar 2022Filed 21 MayMar 2023Filed 19 MayMar 2024Filed 17 MayMar 2025Filed 12 JunMar 2026Filed 25 May
Revenue from operations5,9716,6226,9566,5396,4277,6538,1698,6538,8879,079
4,7265,1245,1654,8465,3805,9056,3046,6956,9587,129
Materials and goods bought–––0000000
Employee costs–––317429419431463489520
Other expenses–––4,5294,9525,4865,8736,2326,4696,609
Operating profit before depreciation1,2461,4991,7911,6941,0471,7471,8661,9581,9291,950
Operating margin20.9%22.6%25.7%25.9%16.3%22.8%22.8%22.6%21.7%21.5%
Materials, % of revenue–––0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Employee costs, % of revenue–––4.8%6.7%5.5%5.3%5.4%5.5%5.7%
Other expenses, % of revenue–––69.3%77.0%71.7%71.9%72.0%72.8%72.8%
Depreciation and amortisation367420452544553561573619581616
Operating profit after depreciation8781,0791,3391,1494931,1861,2931,3391,3481,334
Other income285287317253270247313370447364
Finance costs46746436264717378
Profit before one-off items and tax1,1601,3601,6491,3577211,3711,5421,6381,7221,621
One-off items000−852−79000−330
Profit before tax1,1601,3601,6495056421,3711,5421,6381,6891,621
331351474138173342390406429405
Share of profit of joint ventures and associates2455–40312421303230
8531,0641,2254075011,0521,1731,2621,2921,246
Other comprehensive income–––−11−81297−420
Total comprehensive income–––3954931,0531,2031,2691,2881,266
Net margin14.3%16.1%17.6%6.2%7.8%13.8%14.4%14.6%14.5%13.7%
Net margin without joint ventures and associates13.9%15.2%–5.6%7.3%13.4%14.1%14.2%14.2%13.4%
Materials, employee costs and other expenses are shown for the years they add up to operating expenses; for the years to Mar 2017, Mar 2018 and Mar 2019 they do not, so they are left blank.

Balance sheet

Consolidated, ₹ crore, at 31 March.

₹ croreMar 2020Filed 26 JunMar 2021Filed 21 MayMar 2022Filed 21 MayMar 2023Filed 19 MayMar 2024Filed 17 MayMar 2025Filed 12 JunMar 2026Filed 25 May
10,15610,29110,85711,32811,92712,48713,052
10,04710,18710,75611,22611,82312,38012,942
Share capital305305305305305305381
Reserves9,7429,88210,45110,92111,51912,07612,562
Belonging to outside owners of subsidiaries109104101102103106110
64626255262424
1,1771,3301,4231,3501,2461,1801,215
457790722787866810909
Total assets11,79012,41013,00113,46514,03814,47615,176
8,8629,1939,3279,3449,7529,63310,413
2,9283,2173,6744,1214,2864,8434,762
Net debt−2,128−2,481−2,856−3,168−3,270−3,749−3,463
Borrowings are counted again inside the liabilities due within a year and after a year. No balance sheet is on record for the years to Mar 2017, Mar 2018 and Mar 2019, so its lines and the ratios worked from it are blank there.

Cash flow

Consolidated, ₹ crore, years to March.

₹ croreMar 2021Filed 21 MayMar 2022Filed 21 MayMar 2023Filed 19 MayMar 2024Filed 17 MayMar 2025Filed 12 JunMar 2026Filed 25 May
1,0291,3691,4061,3891,7121,482
1,2271,7271,8321,8131,8671,856
477−33−45253027
Receivables4−21−35−118−67−85
Inventories2−7−7−130−2
Payables114153−40−101−5710
Other working capital357−15837257154104
Tax paid−241−357−426−424−155−374
Interest paid4300000
Capital spending5627785737419081,083
Free cash flow467591833648803399
34−1,070−593−699−629−236
−457−595−854−840−914−954
Dividends paid356487731670731697
Shares bought back000000
Shares issued000000
Net change in cash606−296−41−150169292
Capital spending is part of cash from investing, and dividends paid, shares bought back and shares issued are part of cash from financing. Each is shown as an amount on a line of its own, and the section's other items are in its total only. No cash flow statement is on record for the years to Mar 2017, Mar 2018, Mar 2019 and Mar 2020.

Per share

Consolidated, ₹ per share, years to March.Container Corporation of India dividend history

₹ per shareMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Filed 26 JunMar 2021Filed 21 MayMar 2022Filed 21 MayMar 2023Filed 19 MayMar 2024Filed 17 MayMar 2025Filed 12 JunMar 2026Filed 25 May
₹10.88₹13.97₹16.08₹5.34₹6.58₹13.82₹15.41₹16.57₹16.96₹16.36
As stated that year₹33.99₹43.65₹20.10₹6.67₹8.22₹17.27₹19.26₹20.71₹21.20₹16.36
₹10.88₹13.97₹16.08₹5.34₹6.58₹13.82₹15.41₹16.57₹16.96₹16.36
₹4.86₹5.47₹6.84₹2.88₹4.00₹7.20₹8.80₹9.20₹9.20₹8.60
–––₹131.92₹133.75₹141.22₹147.40₹155.24₹162.55₹169.93
Dividend payout43.4%39.2%42.5%54.2%60.3%52.0%57.1%55.6%54.4%52.7%
Shareholder yield––––1.0%1.2%2.1%1.2%1.7%2.2%
Market cap at the year end (₹ crore)24,83430,34532,00620,20736,43640,95435,35453,74642,13932,392
Every year is restated for later splits and bonuses, so they do not break the line. The figure the company stated that year is under each line it differs from. The dividend as declared is blank for the years to Mar 2017 and Mar 2018: its payments were declared on different share counts, a split or bonus between them, so they do not add to one figure.
RatioMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Filed 26 JunMar 2021Filed 21 MayMar 2022Filed 21 MayMar 2023Filed 19 MayMar 2024Filed 17 MayMar 2025Filed 12 JunMar 2026Filed 25 May
Revenue growth−5.3%10.9%5.0%−6.0%−1.7%19.1%6.7%5.9%2.7%2.2%
Operating profit growth7.7%20.3%19.5%−5.4%−38.2%66.9%6.8%5.0%−1.5%1.1%
Net profit growth9.1%24.7%15.1%−66.8%23.1%110.2%11.5%7.6%2.4%−3.6%
Earnings per share growth6.0%28.4%15.1%−66.8%23.2%110.1%11.5%7.5%2.4%−3.5%
–––4.0%5.0%10.1%10.7%10.9%10.6%9.8%
––––1.0 pts5.1 pts0.6 pts0.3 pts−0.3 pts−0.8 pts
From the net margin––––1.1 pts3.8 pts0.4 pts0.1 pts0.0 pts−0.6 pts
From asset turnover––––−0.2 pts1.2 pts0.3 pts0.2 pts−0.1 pts−0.2 pts
From borrowing––––0.1 pts0.1 pts−0.1 pts−0.1 pts−0.1 pts−0.1 pts
Return on capital employed–––11.2%4.8%10.9%11.4%11.2%10.8%10.2%
Cash conversion––––205.6%130.1%119.8%110.0%132.5%119.0%
Interest cover228.8194.4204.725.011.519.020.218.818.517.2
Debt to equity–––0.010.010.010.000.000.000.00
Receivable days–––99910141619
Working capital days–––−25−37−32−20−11−52
Asset turnover–––0.550.530.600.620.630.620.61
Assets per rupee of net worth–––1.171.201.211.201.191.181.17
Sales per rupee of plant–––1.221.141.341.451.441.351.27
Capital spending to depreciation––––1.021.391.001.201.561.76
Plant being built, % of plant in use–––17.7%16.3%13.0%14.7%14.6%12.9%12.6%
No balance sheet is on record for the years to Mar 2017, Mar 2018 and Mar 2019, so its lines and the ratios worked from it are blank there.

Growth and returns over 3, 5 and 10 years

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. Each window ends with the year to Mar 2026.

Return on assets, latest year
8.4%
Cash from operations against operating profit
76.0%
Measure10 years5 years3 years
Revenue growth, yearly rate3.7%7.2%3.6%
Profit growth, yearly rate4.7%19.7%1.9%
Return on equity, average–10.4%10.5%
Return on capital employed, average–10.9%10.7%
Operating margin, average22.3%22.3%21.9%
Net margin, average13.3%14.2%14.3%
Asset turnover, average–0.620.62
Interest cover, average75.818.718.2
Debt to equity, average–0.000.00

Where the cash came from and went

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. ₹ crore, added up over each window, which ends with the year to Mar 2026.

₹ crore5 years3 yearsLatest year
Cash from operations7,3584,5821,482
Cash from investing−3,227−1,563−236
Cash from financing−4,157−2,709−954
Capital spending4,0832,7321,083
Dividends paid3,3172,099697
Shares bought back000
Shares issued for cash000
Borrowings raised000
Borrowings repaid44310

Accounting checks

Consolidated, years to March. Published tests of whether reported profit is backed by cash and the balance sheet.

CheckMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Piotroski score, out of 9Published threshold 3 points out of 9–––––88864
Altman Z-scorePublished threshold 1.1–––10.519.069.8110.3610.8411.7911.44
Beneish M-scorePublished threshold −1.78––––−2.77−2.48−2.36−2.03−2.51−2.36
Profit not backed by cash, % of assetsPublished threshold 10 per cent of average total assets––––−4.655.932.734.161.470.00
Cash from operations to profit, 3 yearsPublished threshold 0.7 times––––––1.401.191.211.21
Receivables growth less revenue growthOur threshold 0 percentage points––––−0.60−6.0712.1248.5317.1919.09
Other current assets growth less revenue growthOur threshold 5 per cent of revenue––––−0.910.771.20−0.460.151.25
Assets under construction, years of additionsOur threshold 2 years of additions––––1.071.191.740.870.740.75
Effective tax ratePublished threshold 17.16 per cent28.5625.8128.7727.3526.9324.9725.2724.8125.4024.99
Tax charged less tax paid, % of profitOur threshold 10 percentage points–––––−1.10−2.37−1.0916.211.93
A threshold marked as ours has no published figure; it is the line we read the check against.

Credit ratings

An agency's view of the chance the company repays a borrowing on time, from AAA, the highest, down to D, in default.

DateAgencyBorrowing ratedRatingOutlookAmount, ₹ Cr
9 Oct 2025ICRA Limited (opens in a new tab)Issuer Rating[ICRA]AAAReview, Re-affirmStable
9 Oct 2025ICRA Limited (opens in a new tab)Non Fund Based-Others[ICRA]AAAReview, Re-affirmStable800
The latest rating on each borrowing. The agency's name opens its reasoning for the rating.