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CRISIL Limited (CRISIL)

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Crisil is a global, insights-driven analytics organisation offering independent credit ratings in India, strategic benchmarking, analytics, and risk solutions to financial services globally. It is majority-owned by S&P Global.

₹4,552.7
+25.30 · +0.56%
Market cap ₹32,785 Cr
IndicesNifty 500
Data qualityFresh enough for analysisQuote updated 21 Oct, 02:02 pm IST
Details
Quote21 Oct, 02:02 pm IST
Base fundamentals14 Oct 2026 · screener
Latest result22 Jul, 03:56 am IST
Score21 Oct, 04:30 am IST · v4.3-runtime-valuation
Tags04 Oct 2026
Coverage14/14 · 100%
Valuation2026-07-20 · Rf 6.8% · Financial Services P/E 17.0 (n=243)
Technical timing lens

Trend score and candlestick chart

52Neutral

SMA20 -3.4% / mo · MACD +

Stock trend: 55
Sector RS: 46
Sector 3M: -6.0% vs Nifty 500 -6.1%

Latest mapped FPI equity flow was not positive. View sector evidence

Technical chart

CRISILD candles · FIT view+6.6%TODAY · PROVISIONAL
Latest price ₹4552.70 on 2026-10-21

Today's candle is provisional from the latest intraday quote; completed-candle scans remain unchanged.

Bar
+0.9%
RSI
52
MACD hist
8.63
52W pos
63%
Visible chart range
Candle interval
2026-10-21O ₹4511.30H ₹4600.00L ₹4490.10C ₹4552.70Vol 17,579 shIntraday candle
₹3.72k₹4.02k₹4.32k₹4.63k₹4.93k₹4552.702026-06VolRSIMACD2026-042026-062026-082026-092026-11
Up bar
Down bar
EMA 20
EMA 50
Volume + 20D avg
Result date
RSI(14)
MACD / signal
Market context

Relative performance and chart statistics

Adjusted completed-session prices, rebased to 100

CRISILNifty Financial ServicesNifty 500
-10%-1%+8%+16%20 Jul1 Sept19 Oct19 Oct 2026CRISIL +6.9%Nifty Financial Servi… -6.0%Nifty 500 -5.6%
CRISIL
+6.9%
Nifty 500
-5.6%
Nifty Financial Services
-6.0%
Vs Nifty 500
+12.5 pp
Chart stats
19 Oct 2026
From 52W high
-10.6%
₹5,064.9
52W range position
61%
₹3,686 - ₹5,064.9
ATR (14)
2.8%
₹124.8
Volume vs 20D
0.34x
Latest completed session
Avg traded value
₹15.2 Cr
20-session average
20D price channel
₹4,345 - ₹4,706.2
26.9% annualized volatility
Research snapshot

What the evidence says now

Mixed fundamentals, management evidence is still limited to a financial-only Trust Lite signal, price trend is neutral, and recent execution is consistent.

Suggested next step
Research, do not rush
The evidence is not strongly aligned. Compare peers and wait for a cleaner setup.
U-Score
Legacy · FAIR VALUE
53

Fundamental lens: valuation, quality, growth, balance sheet, and cash flow.

Latest result
Excellent
75

Revenue +27.5% · PAT +25.6% YoY

Technical
Neutral
52

Price trend and sector-relative-strength timing.

Valuation
Legacy model
-47.6%

Legacy margin-of-safety estimate; the revised evidence label remains in shadow validation.

Trust
Limited evidence
84

Financial-only signal; management claim evidence is not sufficient yet.

Financials

Fundamentals, quarterly history, margins, returns and balance-sheet evidence

Latest result

Quarter ended 30 Jun 2026

Excellent · 75/100

Rev +28% YoY · PAT +26% YoY · margin expansion

Filed 21 Jul 2026
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MetricThis quarterYoYQoQ
Revenue₹1,075 Cr+27.5%+1.6%
EBITDA₹308 Cr+28.9%-3.4%
Operating margin29.0%+100 bps-100 bps
PAT₹216 Cr+25.6%-7.3%
PAT margin20.1%-31 bps-193 bps

NDF means not disclosed in the current structured filing feed. It is intentionally not treated as zero.

Fundamentals

Valuation

P/E
37.10
P/B
10.02
EV/EBITDA
24.03
Market Cap
32785.00Cr

Profitability

ROE
24.50%
ROCE
32.60%
ROA
17.60%
Dividend Y
0.56%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
13.00%
EPS 5Y
14.00%
Revenue 3Y
10.00%
EPS 3Y
7.00%

Balance Sheet

Debt/Equity
0.10
Interest Coverage
49.16×
Altman Z
8.77
Book Value
447.00

Cash Flow

FCF Yield
1.49%
FCF Positive Y
12/5
OCF
756.00 Cr
EPS TTM
120.93

Shareholding

Promoter Hold
66.64%
Promoter Pledge
0.00%
Momentum 52W
58%

Financial History

Updated 20/10/2026

Revenue

₹ Cr
Latest: 4,126+13.1% vs prev
04126Dec 2016: 1,548Dec 2017: 1,658Dec 2018: 1,748Dec 2019: 1,732Dec 2020: 2,301Dec 2021: 2,769Dec 2022: 3,140Dec 2023: 3,260Dec 2024: 3,649Dec 2025: 4,126Q3 16Q3 17Q3 18Q3 19Q3 20Q3 21Q3 22Q3 23Q3 24Q3 25

Net Profit

₹ Cr
Latest: 766+12.0% vs prev
0766.0Dec 2016: 294Dec 2017: 304Dec 2018: 363Dec 2019: 344Dec 2020: 355Dec 2021: 466Dec 2022: 564Dec 2023: 658Dec 2024: 684Dec 2025: 766Q3 16Q3 17Q3 18Q3 19Q3 20Q3 21Q3 22Q3 23Q3 24Q3 25

Return on Equity

%
Latest: 25.3-5.3% vs prev
031.9Dec 2016: 29.9%Dec 2017: 29.0%Dec 2018: 31.9%Dec 2019: 29.4%Dec 2020: 27.1%Dec 2021: 29.5%Dec 2022: 31.5%Dec 2023: 30.1%Dec 2024: 26.7%Dec 2025: 25.3%Q3 16Q3 17Q3 18Q3 19Q3 20Q3 21Q3 22Q3 23Q3 24Q3 25

Technicals

Trend interpretation, Stage 2, relative strength, volume and indicator evidence

Daily technical trend read

Mixed signals

Signals are conflicting — long-term uptrend intact. RSI 52. Wait for confirmation.

  • Price above SMA200 (long-term uptrend) but mid-term MAs not aligned.
  • SMA20 falling (~3.7% over last month) — short-term momentum negative.
  • RSI(14) at 52 — rising, no extreme reading.
  • MACD above signal, histogram expanding — bullish momentum building.
  • 10% off 52W high · 24% above 52W low.

Mechanical read from the price + indicator series above. Not a recommendation — technical setups can reverse without warning, especially around earnings and macro events.

Nifty 500 leadership

Relative Strength & Trend Stage

63
RS percentile
Stage 2 UptrendNew S2
1M return
-1.1%
3M return
+6.9%
6M return
+4.2%
1Y return
-9.2%
RS 1D
+3
RS 20D
+6
Sector rank
#9
Industry rank
-
Stage evidence
  • Price is 6.3% above the 30-week proxy.
  • The 50-DMA is above the 30-week proxy and its slope is rising +0.7%.
  • Both 3-month and 6-month returns are positive.
50-DMA
price below
200-DMA
price above
S2 entered
15 Oct 2026
S2 age
3 trading sessions
Sector
neutral
Industry
unranked
Relative-strength line vs Nifty 500 (base 100)
261 observations
19 Oct 2026Value 101.95+0.58%
838894100106Sept 25Feb 26Jun 26Oct 26102
RS vs Nifty 500102

Valuation & peers

U-Score 53 · legacy U-Score band FAIR VALUE · valuation evidence and comparable companies

53U-SCORE
Premium Compounder

Fundamental score breakdown

U band · FAIR VALUE
Valuation0/30
Growth12/25
Quality18/20
Balance Sheet11/15
Cash Flow7/10
Piotroski
8/9 (+5)
Penalties
0
Raw sum
53

Why this score?

Top U-Score contributors and drags from the latest stored fundamentals.

53/100 · legacy band FAIR VALUE

Positive drivers

  • Piotroski is strong at 8/9.
  • Quality contributes 18/20 to the score.
  • Balance sheet contributes 11/15 to the score.

Main drags

  • Fair-value margin of safety is negative at -47.6%.
  • Valuation is weaker at 0/30; verify the latest quarterly trend.
  • Growth is weaker at 12/25; verify the latest quarterly trend.
Sector valuation model

Blended valuation: PE, EV/EBITDA, FCF yield, and balance-sheet checks

For this sector, IndiaPulse uses a blended lens rather than relying on a single valuation ratio.

Blended relative
Primary lens
PE, EV/EBITDA, margin of safety, and FCF yield together.
Secondary checks
ROE/ROCE, growth, cash conversion, leverage, promoter risk.
Main risk check
One cheap metric is not enough if quality or cash flow is weak.
PE
37.1
PB
10.0
EV/EBITDA
24.0
ROE
24.5%
ROCE
32.6%
FCF Yield
1.5%
Debt/Equity
0.1
MoS
-47.6%
Score movement

Stored run vs live recompute

This shows the stored score trend when snapshots exist, and also compares the latest stored nightly score with a live recompute from current fundamentals and price.

Stored run: 21 Oct 2026
v4.3-runtime-valuation
Final score
53
Previous: 53
Legacy U-Score band
FAIR VALUE
Previous: FAIR VALUE
Margin of safety
-47.6%
Previous: -46.8%

Score history

12 stored score snapshots. Latest stored move: +0 points.

21 Oct 2026
v4.3-runtime-valuation
53
53
53
53
53
53
53
53
53
53
53
53

Factor attribution

No pillar movement versus the latest stored run. Historical score trend will appear after snapshot storage is enabled.

Modelled fair value

Graham Number
₹1,102.84
-312.8% MoS
Growth-justified P/E
25.5
Growth-justified Value
₹3,083.72
-47.6% MoS
PEG
3.31

Comparable companies

Peers

Business-comparable peers in Financial Services — ranked by industry, sub-sector, theme-tag overlap, market cap, and U-Score similarity. Green cells mark the best available peer metric in this table.

Compare all ↗
Ticker
Name
Why peer
Score
PE
ROE
MoS
Verdict
ICRA
Small
ICRA Limited
Ratings
match 79
55
21.1
16.7%
+13%
FAIR VALUE
CARERATING
Small
CARE Ratings Limited
Ratings
match 75
51
27.2
19.7%
-7%
FAIR VALUE
ABSLAMC
Large
Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Limited
Asset Management
match 22
60
27.9
25.2%
+10%
UNDERVALUED
GODIGIT
Large
Go Digit General Insurance Limited
Insurance
match 21
36
53.4
12.2%
-111%
WATCHLIST
HDBFS
Large
HDB Financial Services Limited
NBFC
match 20
35
14.4
14.7%
+44%
WATCHLIST

Business, management & trust

Growth engines, risks, management commitments and evidence-backed delivery

Business and thesis

Where growth can come from, and what can break the case

Thesis intactReviewed 2026-07-23T07:13:07.177Z
Management commentary snapshot

CRISIL reported strong Q2 2026 performance with Income from operations up 27.6% YoY and PBT up 24.4% YoY. H1 2026 also saw robust growth, with Income from operations up 28.8% and PBT up 30.1% YoY, despite macro uncertainties.

CRISIL demonstrated resilient performance in Q2 and H1 2026, with strong revenue and profit growth across its Ratings and Research, Analytics & Solutions segments. Strategic acquisitions and AI upgrades are enhancing competitiveness, supporting the overall growth trajectory despite some macro headwinds.

Growth engines

Crisil Ratings leadership

INTACT

Continued to grow revenues and maintain leadership position backed by investor preference for best-in-class assessments.

Crisil Global Analytics Center (GAC)

INTACT

Saw growth in delegation of surveillance support to S&P Global Ratings and expanded analytical and operational support in new areas.

Crisil Coalition Greenwich

INTACT

Saw momentum in Corporate and Investment Banking and continued traction in Commercial Banking, with accelerated pipeline conversion and PriceMetrix acquisition.

Crisil Integral IQ

INTACT

Saw demand for Credit Lending Solutions and Fundamental Research.

Capacity and execution

PriceMetrix acquisition

INTACT

The PriceMetrix acquisition is reflected in the Q2 2026 and H1 2026 results for Crisil Coalition Greenwich.

AI upgrades

INTACT

Continued strengthening competitiveness by building domain-led products and implementing AI upgrades to enhance client experience, sharpen insights, and improve efficiency.

Community Financial Learning (CFL) centers

INTACT

707 CFL centres are operational, reaching over 22 lakh community individuals across 13 states and 4 UTs for financial awareness.

Tailwinds

AI investment boom

INTACT

Partially offsetting the Middle East energy supply shock, supporting global GDP growth.

Robust government capex in India

INTACT

Supporting India's GDP growth in the current fiscal.

Resilient services exports & private consumption in India

INTACT

Supporting India's GDP growth in the current fiscal.

Strong upticks in ECM and DCM

INTACT

Driving projected 45% and 28% growth in Investment Banking and Markets revenues respectively in Q2 2026.

Headwinds

Global GDP growth markdown

UNDER_STRESS

Forecast at 3.1% in 2026, a 10 bps markdown from previous forecasts.

Middle East energy supply shock

UNDER_STRESS

Driving up global inflation and leading to renewed bias toward raising policy rates.

Higher crude oil and commodity prices

UNDER_STRESS

Multiple headwinds impacting India's GDP growth forecast.

Below-normal monsoon forecast

UNDER_STRESS

Multiple headwinds impacting India's GDP growth forecast.

Risk radar

Global inflation and policy rates

UNDER_STRESS

Energy supply shock is driving up global inflation, leading to a renewed bias toward raising policy rates across several central banks.

Input cost pressures

UNDER_STRESS

Will impact manufacturing and construction in India.

Rupee under pressure

UNDER_STRESS

Driven by a widening current account deficit and volatile capital flows amid the West Asia conflict.

Management accountability

What management said, and what results must prove

Issuer guidance and extracted claims are tracked against later reported outcomes. Treat these as management statements, not IndiaPulse forecasts.

Analyst reading lens
Compare BOTH

The presentation provides both Q2 (quarterly) and H1 (half-yearly) comparisons against the previous year, indicating the importance of both sequential momentum and annual performance trends for this business.

Sector KPIs management disclosed

Bond issuance quantum

UNDER_STRESS

Q2 2026 bond issuances declined 26% YoY to Rs 2,693 billion; H1 2026 declined 18% YoY to Rs 5,456 billion. Number of issuers decreased from ~840 in H1 2025 to ~430 in H1 2026.

Bank Credit Growth

INTACT

Bank credit growth was 15.4% in May-26. Data from Dec-25 onwards is not comparable on a like-for-like basis with prior periods due to change in RBI reporting.

India Mutual Funds AUM

INTACT

India mutual funds AUM grew from Rs 8,252 thousand crore in Q1 2026 to Rs 8,527 thousand crore in Q2 2026.

Indian Banking Sector Gross NPAs

INTACT

Indian banking sector gross NPAs declined from 7.50% in FY21 to 1.80% in FY26.

Management forward view

Strengthening competitiveness

INTACT

Continued by building domain-led products and implementing AI upgrades to enhance client experience, sharpen insights, and improve efficiency.

Community impact expansion

INTACT

Crisil Foundation expanded community impact through Mein Pragati and Crisil RE, reaching an additional 2.65 lakh people.

Interim dividend increase

INTACT

Interim dividend of Rs 10 per share declared in Q2 2026 vs. Rs 9 per share in the same quarter last year.

Thesis monitor

Numbers and claims to verify in the next filings

CheckpointCurrent evidenceWhat to verify next
Global GDP growth3.1% (2026 forecast, 10 bps markdown)Further revisions due to energy supply shocks and AI investment impact.
India GDP growth6.6% (current fiscal forecast)Monitor impact of crude oil prices, global growth, and monsoon on manufacturing and construction.
Bond issuance quantumQ2 2026: Rs 2,693 billion (-26% YoY)Observe recovery in corporate bond issuances and number of issuers.
Investment Banking and Markets revenuesProjected to grow by 45% and 28% respectively in Q2 2026Track actual growth rates and sustained upticks in ECM and DCM.

Verification checkpoints are IndiaPulse research interpretation, not investment advice.

Trust Score
84Limited evidence · low confidenceTrust Lite

Trust asks: does management behaviour match later outcomes? Higher is better, but confidence and evidence depth matter as much as the number.

Limited evidence: Claim history is still being built. It ranks around the 97th percentile of the scored universe and 98th percentile within Financial Services. No major sub-score weakness stands out.

This is a financial-behaviour screen, not a claim-tested management reliability verdict.

Computed 21 Oct 2026
management-trust-v1
71 docs text-extracted · 11 concalls text-extracted
Score band
Limited evidence

Financial behaviour is scored, but management claims do not yet have enough outcome checks.

Relative rank
97th percentile

overall median 67 · Financial Services: 98th pctile, median 62 · Large: 90th pctile, median 73

Evidence depth
Financial-only

71 documents have extracted text, but claim history is not strong enough yet.

Claim delivery
Outcome history still building

0 claims extracted · No contradicted claim yet

How to read this Trust Score

Limited evidence · low confidence
What it measures
Reliability of management and financial delivery, using financial behaviour only.
Confidence
Treat this as an early read until more concalls and outcomes are matched.
Investor use
Can support position sizing if valuation and trend also agree.

Read Trust alongside U-Score, result consistency, and technical trend. A cheap stock with weak Trust needs a larger margin of safety; a high Trust score does not make an expensive stock attractive by itself.

Forensic breakdown

Read low sub-scores as due-diligence warnings, not automatic sell signals.

Promoter
86
strong · holding, pledge, alignment
Cash flow
77
strong · profit to cash conversion
Balance sheet
96
strong · leverage and solvency
Discipline
72
acceptable · capital discipline
Results
95
strong · quarterly consistency

Trust positives

  • ▸Promoter holding is 66.6%.
  • ▸Promoter pledge is zero.
  • ▸FCF yield is positive at 1.5%.
  • ▸12 years of positive FCF.

Trust risks

  • ▸ROCE trend is -3.4%.

Trust Lite uses financial behaviour only. Prefer claim-tested Trust when enough concall claims have later outcomes.

Important announcements & filings

Latest exchange and company disclosures found within the past two years.

6 shown
Announcement

Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication 8 Sep - Please find attached intimation regarding notice published in newspapers.

Source: Bse

Open source ↗
Announcement

Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication 26 Aug - Please find attached clippings of newspaper.

Source: Bse

Open source ↗
Announcement

Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Analyst / Investor Meet - Intimation 10 Aug

Source: Bse

Open source ↗
Announcement

Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication 6 Aug

Source: Bse

Open source ↗
Announcement

Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication 24 Jun - Clippings of newspaper advertisement published today.

Source: Bse

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