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BESS

Battery energy storage, grid storage, and battery ecosystem exposure.

Battery StorageAuto-built
Theme price path

BESS vs Nifty 500

Weekly basket performance over the latest 52 observations. Green is ahead of Nifty 500; red is behind.

Through 19 Oct 2026
Coverage healthy
Theme aheadTheme behindNifty 500Base 100 at the first visible weekLatest: Underperforming -2.0%
78859310010831 Oct 2025 | BESS 100.0 | Nifty 500 100.0 | In line 0.0% | breadth 63% | coverage 100%07 Nov 2025 | BESS 96.9 | Nifty 500 99.2 | Underperforming -2.3% | breadth 0% | coverage 100%14 Nov 2025 | BESS 93.4 | Nifty 500 100.5 | Underperforming -7.1% | breadth 38% | coverage 100%21 Nov 2025 | BESS 90.6 | Nifty 500 100.3 | Underperforming -9.7% | breadth 0% | coverage 100%28 Nov 2025 | BESS 92.2 | Nifty 500 100.9 | Underperforming -8.6% | breadth 50% | coverage 100%05 Dec 2025 | BESS 92.0 | Nifty 500 100.5 | Underperforming -8.5% | breadth 25% | coverage 100%12 Dec 2025 | BESS 91.4 | Nifty 500 100.1 | Underperforming -8.7% | breadth 38% | coverage 100%19 Dec 2025 | BESS 91.0 | Nifty 500 99.9 | Underperforming -8.9% | breadth 38% | coverage 100%26 Dec 2025 | BESS 91.2 | Nifty 500 100.3 | Underperforming -9.1% | breadth 50% | coverage 100%02 Jan 2026 | BESS 93.0 | Nifty 500 101.6 | Underperforming -8.5% | breadth 75% | coverage 100%09 Jan 2026 | BESS 88.4 | Nifty 500 99.0 | Underperforming -10.7% | breadth 0% | coverage 100%16 Jan 2026 | BESS 87.4 | Nifty 500 99.1 | Underperforming -11.8% | breadth 38% | coverage 100%23 Jan 2026 | BESS 84.0 | Nifty 500 95.8 | Underperforming -12.3% | breadth 13% | coverage 100%01 Feb 2026 | BESS 85.5 | Nifty 500 95.4 | Underperforming -10.4% | breadth 75% | coverage 100%06 Feb 2026 | BESS 86.2 | Nifty 500 98.8 | Underperforming -12.8% | breadth 50% | coverage 100%13 Feb 2026 | BESS 87.6 | Nifty 500 98.3 | Underperforming -10.9% | breadth 38% | coverage 100%20 Feb 2026 | BESS 87.7 | Nifty 500 98.7 | Underperforming -11.1% | breadth 50% | coverage 100%27 Feb 2026 | BESS 88.0 | Nifty 500 97.7 | Underperforming -9.9% | breadth 38% | coverage 100%06 Mar 2026 | BESS 83.8 | Nifty 500 94.8 | Underperforming -11.6% | breadth 0% | coverage 100%13 Mar 2026 | BESS 83.2 | Nifty 500 90.2 | Underperforming -7.8% | breadth 38% | coverage 100%20 Mar 2026 | BESS 83.8 | Nifty 500 90.0 | Underperforming -6.9% | breadth 63% | coverage 100%27 Mar 2026 | BESS 80.2 | Nifty 500 88.7 | Underperforming -9.6% | breadth 0% | coverage 100%02 Apr 2026 | BESS 85.3 | Nifty 500 88.3 | Underperforming -3.4% | breadth 63% | coverage 100%10 Apr 2026 | BESS 89.5 | Nifty 500 94.2 | Underperforming -5.0% | breadth 88% | coverage 100%17 Apr 2026 | BESS 91.9 | Nifty 500 96.5 | Underperforming -4.8% | breadth 88% | coverage 100%24 Apr 2026 | BESS 96.2 | Nifty 500 95.2 | Outperforming +1.1% | breadth 88% | coverage 100%30 Apr 2026 | BESS 99.2 | Nifty 500 95.7 | Outperforming +3.7% | breadth 75% | coverage 100%08 May 2026 | BESS 103.9 | Nifty 500 97.5 | Outperforming +6.6% | breadth 75% | coverage 100%15 May 2026 | BESS 97.9 | Nifty 500 95.0 | Outperforming +3.1% | breadth 0% | coverage 100%22 May 2026 | BESS 95.5 | Nifty 500 95.5 | In line 0.0% | breadth 25% | coverage 100%29 May 2026 | BESS 98.8 | Nifty 500 95.6 | Outperforming +3.3% | breadth 63% | coverage 100%05 Jun 2026 | BESS 99.5 | Nifty 500 94.8 | Outperforming +5.0% | breadth 50% | coverage 100%12 Jun 2026 | BESS 97.5 | Nifty 500 95.3 | Outperforming +2.3% | breadth 13% | coverage 100%19 Jun 2026 | BESS 99.6 | Nifty 500 97.7 | Outperforming +1.9% | breadth 75% | coverage 100%26 Jun 2026 | BESS 98.1 | Nifty 500 97.5 | Outperforming +0.6% | breadth 25% | coverage 100%03 Jul 2026 | BESS 101.4 | Nifty 500 98.3 | Outperforming +3.2% | breadth 88% | coverage 100%10 Jul 2026 | BESS 101.8 | Nifty 500 98.5 | Outperforming +3.4% | breadth 50% | coverage 100%17 Jul 2026 | BESS 103.9 | Nifty 500 98.4 | Outperforming +5.6% | breadth 50% | coverage 100%24 Jul 2026 | BESS 104.9 | Nifty 500 96.7 | Outperforming +8.5% | breadth 63% | coverage 100%31 Jul 2026 | BESS 104.3 | Nifty 500 98.9 | Outperforming +5.5% | breadth 50% | coverage 100%07 Aug 2026 | BESS 105.0 | Nifty 500 100.0 | Outperforming +5.0% | breadth 63% | coverage 100%14 Aug 2026 | BESS 105.3 | Nifty 500 99.5 | Outperforming +5.8% | breadth 50% | coverage 100%21 Aug 2026 | BESS 102.1 | Nifty 500 99.1 | Outperforming +3.0% | breadth 13% | coverage 100%28 Aug 2026 | BESS 99.6 | Nifty 500 99.2 | Outperforming +0.4% | breadth 25% | coverage 100%04 Sept 2026 | BESS 98.2 | Nifty 500 98.1 | Outperforming +0.1% | breadth 38% | coverage 100%11 Sept 2026 | BESS 98.3 | Nifty 500 96.4 | Outperforming +2.0% | breadth 38% | coverage 100%18 Sept 2026 | BESS 97.8 | Nifty 500 96.3 | Outperforming +1.6% | breadth 50% | coverage 100%25 Sept 2026 | BESS 97.3 | Nifty 500 95.3 | Outperforming +2.1% | breadth 50% | coverage 100%01 Oct 2026 | BESS 93.9 | Nifty 500 92.2 | Outperforming +1.8% | breadth 0% | coverage 100%09 Oct 2026 | BESS 92.5 | Nifty 500 92.2 | Outperforming +0.3% | breadth 13% | coverage 100%16 Oct 2026 | BESS 93.5 | Nifty 500 93.9 | Underperforming -0.4% | breadth 75% | coverage 100%19 Oct 2026 | BESS 91.1 | Nifty 500 93.0 | Underperforming -2.0% | breadth 0% | coverage 100%Underperforming -2.0%31 Oct 202524 Apr 202619 Oct 2026
Theme return
-8.9%
Nifty 500
-7.0%
Vs Nifty 500
-2.0%
Latest coverage
8/8
How this plot is calculated

The theme line is green when its cumulative rebased performance is above Nifty 500 and red when it is below. The chart callout shows the latest relative performance as the theme level divided by the benchmark level, minus one.

The basket uses the theme's current reviewed companies. For each available week, we calculate every valid constituent's close-to-close return and give each company the same weight. If a weekly rollup is missing or lags the daily series, the final available daily close in that week is used.

For baskets with at least 10 valid stocks, the highest and lowest 5% of weekly returns are trimmed to reduce split, corporate-action, and single-stock distortions. Weekly basket returns are then compounded and rebased to 100 beside the Nifty 500.

Breadth is the share of valid constituents that rose that week. Coverage is the number with usable aligned prices divided by current membership. Weekly moves above 80% are excluded as likely data or corporate-action outliers.

Limitation: this is a current-membership historical reconstruction, not a point-in-time investable index. It can contain survivorship bias and excludes costs, liquidity impact, dividends, and rebalancing turnover.

Model note: Current-member weekly equal-weight returns (5% tails trimmed for baskets of 10+), compounded and rebased to 100 against Nifty 500; lagging weekly rollups are patched with the final available daily close, and rotation uses 13-week excess return with four-week acceleration.

Theme scorecard

Measures whether this idea is investable today by blending cohort quality, valuation cushion, and price momentum. It is a research filter, not advice.

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Theme
28
Stretched
Quality
9
Valuation
39
Momentum
50
Positive MoS
25%
P/E 27.3 · ROCE 10%
Curated research view

BESS

A focused investor view: high-conviction names first, then small/micro exposure only as controlled satellite risk. Live U-Score and MoS still come from the current database.

64/100
Theme score
Moderate-High
Investability
37.8
Live avg U
-206.8%
Live avg MoS

Curated company map

Names from the curated theme note. Solid chips are present in the live eligible cohort; dashed chips need membership review, ticker verification, or may be indirect/unlisted exposure.

8/9 live eligible
Core

Tier 1: Stable core

Battery and integrated power leaders.

Growth

Tier 2: Higher growth

Materials, industrial battery, and storage ecosystem names.

High risk

Tier 3: High risk

Recycling or indirect storage exposure only after liquidity checks.

Investment thesis

Battery Energy Storage Systems are becoming essential for renewable integration, grid stability, round-the-clock power tenders, and EV infrastructure. The theme is more investable than green hydrogen today because orders and manufacturing capacity are nearer term.

1-2 year outlook: Positive. Battery manufacturers and integrated power companies are best placed; component names can provide higher beta but need proof of scale.
Recommended allocation: 5-9%, with strict technology and balance-sheet monitoring.

Key triggers

  • SECI and state BESS tenders
  • Advanced Chemistry Cell PLI
  • Solar-plus-storage PPAs
  • Corporate 24x7 green power demand
  • Battery recycling and material localisation

Major risks

  • Lithium/sodium chemistry shifts
  • Critical mineral import dependence
  • Fast-changing technology
  • Margin pressure as competition rises
Small, micro, and SME names should be opt-in exposure. Suggested filters: U-Score above 65, positive MoS, Piotroski 7+, debt/equity below 0.8, promoter pledge below 10%, and enough traded value to exit without slippage.

Thesis

A data-generated BESS basket from tagged stocks. It covers storage beneficiaries for renewable integration and EV infrastructure.

  • ▸SECI storage tenders
  • ▸ACC PLI
  • ▸Technology risk

Top picks · ranked by U-Score within this cohort

Full cohort

The rationale above is editorial — the ranking uses our U-Score engine so the names you see first are the strongest fundamentals fit, not the most popular or most-mentioned. Re-rank yourself if you weigh valuation or quality differently. All information is for study purposes only — consult your financial advisor before investing.
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