HCL Technologies Limited

BSE:532281 Stock Report

Market Cap: ₹4.3t

HCL Technologies Valuation

Is 532281 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

1/6

Valuation Score 1/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

What is the Fair Price of 532281 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: 532281 (₹1593.55) is trading above our estimate of future cash flow value (₹970.57)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: 532281 is trading above our estimate of future cash flow value.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 532281?

Key metric: As 532281 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 532281. This is calculated by dividing 532281's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 532281's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio25.2x
EarningsUS$1.89b
Market CapUS$47.58b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 532281's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 532281 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average24x
INFY Infosys
21x6.65%₹6.1t
507685 Wipro
18.2x5.98%₹2.4t
TCS Tata Consultancy Services
22.3x8.76%₹10.6t
LTIM LTIMindtree
34.7x16.88%₹1.6t
532281 HCL Technologies
25.2x10.84%₹4.3t

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 532281 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (25.2x) compared to the peer average (24x).


Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 532281's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the IN IT Industry?

4 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
DEVIT Dev Information Technology
2.3xn/aUS$19.36m
ROXHITECH ROX Hi-Tech
4xn/aUS$8.63m
541890 Space Incubatrics Technologies
1.1xn/aUS$1.15m
0.05xn/aUS$130.33k
No more companies available in this PE range
532281 25.2xIndustry Avg. 23.1xNo. of Companies18PE020406080100+
4 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 532281 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (25.2x) compared to the Indian IT industry average (22.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 532281's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

532281 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio25.2x
Fair PE Ratio32.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 532281 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (25.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (32.1x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst 532281 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current₹1,593.55
₹1,763.23
+10.65%
8.13%₹2,200.00₹1,396.00n/a44
Jan ’27₹1,635.35
₹1,674.84
+2.41%
7.47%₹2,000.00₹1,381.00n/a44
Dec ’26₹1,643.20
₹1,648.93
+0.35%
7.24%₹1,980.00₹1,381.00n/a44
Nov ’26₹1,541.40
₹1,642.41
+6.55%
7.07%₹1,980.00₹1,381.00n/a44
Oct ’26₹1,389.45
₹1,645.63
+18.44%
7.90%₹1,980.00₹1,389.00n/a43
Sep ’26₹1,468.80
₹1,688.19
+14.94%
8.22%₹2,000.00₹1,389.00n/a43
Aug ’26₹1,452.95
₹1,697.30
+16.82%
8.06%₹2,000.00₹1,389.00n/a44
Jul ’26₹1,718.20
₹1,694.36
-1.39%
9.49%₹2,000.00₹1,320.00n/a44
Jun ’26₹1,637.55
₹1,662.91
+1.55%
9.26%₹1,950.00₹1,320.00n/a44
May ’26₹1,564.05
₹1,665.89
+6.51%
9.40%₹1,950.00₹1,320.00n/a44
Apr ’26₹1,529.45
₹1,852.20
+21.10%
10.73%₹2,200.00₹1,417.00n/a41
Mar ’26₹1,574.95
₹1,961.32
+24.53%
8.86%₹2,220.00₹1,515.00n/a41
Feb ’26₹1,692.75
₹1,976.69
+16.77%
9.12%₹2,400.00₹1,515.00₹1,668.5042
Jan ’26₹1,913.15
₹1,901.88
-0.59%
10.19%₹2,400.00₹1,449.00₹1,635.3542
Dec ’25₹1,848.90
₹1,878.31
+1.59%
10.12%₹2,300.00₹1,449.00₹1,643.2042
Nov ’25₹1,758.20
₹1,873.19
+6.54%
10.28%₹2,300.00₹1,449.00₹1,541.4042
Oct ’25₹1,814.95
₹1,695.71
-6.57%
11.53%₹2,200.00₹1,312.00₹1,389.4541
Sep ’25₹1,752.15
₹1,654.76
-5.56%
10.89%₹2,020.00₹1,312.00₹1,468.8041
Aug ’25₹1,640.15
₹1,606.32
-2.06%
7.92%₹1,850.00₹1,312.00₹1,452.9541
Jul ’25₹1,468.75
₹1,542.78
+5.04%
7.58%₹1,800.00₹1,300.00₹1,718.2040
Jun ’25₹1,322.80
₹1,521.24
+15.00%
7.64%₹1,750.00₹1,300.00₹1,637.5541
May ’25₹1,367.55
₹1,526.55
+11.63%
7.68%₹1,750.00₹1,300.00₹1,564.0540
Apr ’25₹1,556.45
₹1,624.08
+4.35%
9.21%₹1,880.00₹1,334.00₹1,529.4538
Mar ’25₹1,644.45
₹1,605.95
-2.34%
9.34%₹1,880.00₹1,320.00₹1,574.9538
Feb ’25₹1,576.50
₹1,578.97
+0.16%
9.98%₹1,880.00₹1,240.00₹1,692.7538
₹1.76k
Fair Value
9.6% undervalued intrinsic discount
44
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/02/06 02:59
End of Day Share Price 2026/02/06 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/03/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

HCL Technologies Limited is covered by 73 analysts. 44 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Nitin BhasinAmbit Capital
Ashwin MehtaAmbit Capital
Sushovon NayakAnand Rathi Shares and Stock Brokers Limited