Central Depo SER (I) Ltd

NSE: CDSL · Financial Services · sector

₹1,196.00NSE close 2026-10-26

Key numbers

Market cap₹24,996 cr

Price₹1,196.00

52w high / low₹1,674 / ₹1,116

P/E53.0xSector median 50.9x

P/B12.8xSector median 16.6x

Book value₹93.8

Dividend yield1.04%Sector median 0.64%

ROE25.3%Sector median 38.2%

ROCE–

OPM50.3%Sector median 57.3%

Debt / equity–

EV/EBITDA–

Interest cover–

Current ratio–

Sales growth 3y+27.3%Sector median +54.1%

Profit growth 3y+18.2%Sector median +71.4%

PEG2.91x

Last 12 months to Jun 2026, Consolidated. "Sector median" = middle value of 2 companies in Financial Services (P/E median leaves out loss-making companies). Tap ? for what a number means.

Things to know

Cash ₹811 cr vs borrowings ₹0 cr (FY26): cash is higher (net cash).
Operating cash flow was below net profit in 3 of the last 5 years (FY24, FY23, FY22).
Revenue was higher than a year earlier in 3 of the last 4 quarters.
Other income was 22% of net profit in the last 12 months.
Dividend paid in 5 of the last 5 financial years.
Price ₹1,196.00 on 2026-10-26: -28.5% from the 52-week high, +7.1% from the 52-week low.

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Charts

Weekly close · high ₹1,956.45 · low ₹1,104.20

Quarterly results

₹ cr	Sep 2024	Dec 2024	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025	Dec 2025	Mar 2026	Jun 2026
Revenue	322	278	224	259	319	304	263	293
EBITDA	200	161	109	130	178	161	117	138
OPM %	62.0%	57.8%	48.7%	50.4%	55.7%	52.9%	44.4%	47.1%
Other income	36	20	31	36	22	29	6	48
Net profit	162	130	100	102	140	133	80	118
EPS (₹)	7.75	6.23	4.80	4.90	6.71	6.38	3.84	5.62
Revenue YoY					-1.0%	+9.4%	+17.1%	+13.1%
Profit YoY					-13.5%	+2.5%	-20.0%	+14.8%

Consolidated figures where filed. Latest quarter Jun 2026.

Profit & loss (yearly)

₹ cr	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	FY26	TTM
Revenue	551	555	812	1,082	1,145	1,179
EBITDA	367	323	489	624	586	593
Net profit	311	276	419	527	456	471
EPS (₹)	14.89	13.21	20.05	25.20	21.82	22.55
Revenue growth		+0.7%	+46.3%	+33.2%	+5.8%	+8.8%
Profit growth		-11.3%	+51.9%	+25.7%	-13.4%	-4.8%
Dividend / share (₹)	9.00	15.00	16.00	19.00	12.50

Compounded growth	3 years	5 years	Last 12 months
Sales	+27.3%	+27.2%	+8.8%
Net profit	+18.2%	+17.9%	-4.8%
EPS	+18.2%	+17.9%	–
Share price	–	-10.7% (2y)	-22.9%

Balance sheet

₹ cr	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	FY26
Shareholders' equity	–	1,214	1,463	1,760	1,960
Borrowings	–	0	0	0	0
Cash & equivalents	–	593	608	956	811
Total assets	–	1,457	1,782	2,162	2,419
Fixed assets	–	100	314	404	464
Capital work in progress	–	173	0	7	6
Investments	–	468	594	570	759
Receivables	–	38	67	53	65
Inventory	–	0	0	0	0
Payables	–	20	28	37	52

Year-end figures from the March annual filing.

Cash flow

₹ cr	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	FY26
Cash from operations	282	249	386	543	467
Cash from investing	-145	-129	-249	-298	-185
Cash from financing	-94	-155	-169	-231	-262
Capex	25	209	73	156	121
Free cash flow	257	40	312	387	346

Free cash flow = cash from operations − capex.

Ratios by year

₹ cr	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	FY26
ROE %	–	22.7%	28.6%	29.9%	23.3%

Shareholding

Holder	% (2026-09-30)
Promoters	15.00%
FIIs	8.66%
DIIs	17.77%
of which Mutual funds	9.64%
of which Insurance	7.68%
Government	0.00%
Public (non-institutions)	58.56%

Quarter	Dec 2024	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025	Dec 2025	Mar 2026	Jun 2026	Sep 2026
Promoters %	15.00%	15.00%	15.00%	15.00%	15.00%	15.00%	15.00%	15.00%

Promoter group	%
Bse Limited	15.00%

Public holders above 1%	%
Lici ASM NON PAR	4.40%
Nippon Life India Trustee Ltd-a/c Nippon India Nifty Small CAP 250 Index Fund	1.35%
Parag Parikh Flexi CAP Fund	1.13%
Mirae Asset Nifty Smallcap 250 ETF	1.09%
SBI ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund	1.00%

14,68,566 shareholders. Pledged: – of promoter shares.

Peers in Financial Services

Company	Market cap	P/E	P/B	ROE	ROCE	OPM	Sales 3y	Div yield
BSE	₹1,37,014 cr	48.9x	20.5x	51.0%	–	64.3%	+81.0%	0.23%
CDSL	₹24,996 cr	53.0x	12.8x	25.3%	–	50.3%	+27.3%	1.04%

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Business segments (FY26)

Segment	Revenue	Share	EBIT	Margin
Depository Activity	₹960 cr	83.8%	₹467 cr	48.7%
Data Entry and Storage	₹183 cr	15.9%	₹60 cr	32.9%
Repository	₹3 cr	0.3%	₹-8 cr	-234.9%

Dividends & corporate actions

Ex-date	Action	Detail
2026-07-17	Dividend	Dividend - Rs 12.75 Per Share
2025-08-07	Dividend	Dividend - Rs 12.50 Per Share
2024-08-23	Bonus	Bonus 1:1
2024-07-16	Dividend	Dividend - Rs 19/ Special Dividend - Rs 3 Per Share
2023-08-25	Dividend	Dividend - Rs 16 Per Share
2022-09-07	Dividend	Dividend - Rs 15 Per Share
2021-09-13	Dividend	Annual General Meeting/Dividend - Rs 9 Per Share
2020-09-07	Dividend	Dividend - Rs 4.50 Per Share
2019-09-06	Dividend	Annual General Meeting/Dividend - Rs 4 Per Share
2018-08-09	Dividend	Annual General Meeting/Dividend Rs - 3.50 Per Share

Documents

Links go to the original files on the exchange website.

About the company

Depository Services: Financial Services


Sector	Financial Services
Industry	Financial Services
Sub-industry
Symbol	CDSL
BSE code	–
ISIN	INE736A01011
Face value	₹10.0
Incorporated	1997-12-12
Website	www.cdslindia.com
Plants (India / abroad)	0 / 0

From the company's filings (BRSR FY26).

Data built 2026-10-22 from NSE company filings (XBRL: Integrated Filing - Financials + financial results), NSE shareholding & pledge data; price = NSE close 2026-10-26.