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Telecom

Telecom operators, towers, fibre, 5G, and network equipment.

TelecomAuto-built
Theme price path

Telecom vs Nifty 500

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

Through 21 Oct 2026
Coverage healthy
Theme aheadTheme behindNifty 500Base 100 at the first visible weekLatest: Underperforming -6.0%
7280889610431 Oct 2025 | Telecom 100.0 | Nifty 500 100.0 | In line 0.0% | breadth 33% | coverage 97%07 Nov 2025 | Telecom 98.2 | Nifty 500 99.2 | Underperforming -1.0% | breadth 25% | coverage 98%14 Nov 2025 | Telecom 98.1 | Nifty 500 100.5 | Underperforming -2.4% | breadth 47% | coverage 97%21 Nov 2025 | Telecom 97.1 | Nifty 500 100.3 | Underperforming -3.2% | breadth 33% | coverage 97%28 Nov 2025 | Telecom 96.7 | Nifty 500 100.9 | Underperforming -4.2% | breadth 35% | coverage 97%05 Dec 2025 | Telecom 94.5 | Nifty 500 100.5 | Underperforming -6.0% | breadth 26% | coverage 95%12 Dec 2025 | Telecom 94.5 | Nifty 500 100.1 | Underperforming -5.6% | breadth 39% | coverage 95%19 Dec 2025 | Telecom 94.9 | Nifty 500 99.9 | Underperforming -5.0% | breadth 55% | coverage 97%26 Dec 2025 | Telecom 95.2 | Nifty 500 100.3 | Underperforming -5.1% | breadth 52% | coverage 97%02 Jan 2026 | Telecom 95.3 | Nifty 500 101.6 | Underperforming -6.2% | breadth 46% | coverage 95%09 Jan 2026 | Telecom 91.0 | Nifty 500 99.0 | Underperforming -8.1% | breadth 7% | coverage 95%16 Jan 2026 | Telecom 89.3 | Nifty 500 99.1 | Underperforming -9.9% | breadth 29% | coverage 93%23 Jan 2026 | Telecom 83.7 | Nifty 500 95.8 | Underperforming -12.6% | breadth 11% | coverage 95%01 Feb 2026 | Telecom 85.4 | Nifty 500 95.4 | Underperforming -10.5% | breadth 63% | coverage 95%06 Feb 2026 | Telecom 86.6 | Nifty 500 98.8 | Underperforming -12.3% | breadth 53% | coverage 97%13 Feb 2026 | Telecom 87.4 | Nifty 500 98.3 | Underperforming -11.1% | breadth 48% | coverage 97%20 Feb 2026 | Telecom 86.7 | Nifty 500 98.7 | Underperforming -12.2% | breadth 35% | coverage 97%27 Feb 2026 | Telecom 85.1 | Nifty 500 97.7 | Underperforming -12.9% | breadth 26% | coverage 97%06 Mar 2026 | Telecom 82.4 | Nifty 500 94.8 | Underperforming -13.1% | breadth 16% | coverage 97%13 Mar 2026 | Telecom 79.3 | Nifty 500 90.2 | Underperforming -12.1% | breadth 21% | coverage 97%20 Mar 2026 | Telecom 78.9 | Nifty 500 90.0 | Underperforming -12.3% | breadth 45% | coverage 97%27 Mar 2026 | Telecom 74.3 | Nifty 500 88.7 | Underperforming -16.2% | breadth 9% | coverage 98%02 Apr 2026 | Telecom 76.5 | Nifty 500 88.3 | Underperforming -13.4% | breadth 74% | coverage 97%10 Apr 2026 | Telecom 85.8 | Nifty 500 94.2 | Underperforming -8.9% | breadth 97% | coverage 97%17 Apr 2026 | Telecom 89.8 | Nifty 500 96.5 | Underperforming -6.9% | breadth 72% | coverage 97%24 Apr 2026 | Telecom 88.4 | Nifty 500 95.2 | Underperforming -7.1% | breadth 26% | coverage 95%30 Apr 2026 | Telecom 89.2 | Nifty 500 95.7 | Underperforming -6.8% | breadth 61% | coverage 98%08 May 2026 | Telecom 94.2 | Nifty 500 97.5 | Underperforming -3.4% | breadth 76% | coverage 98%15 May 2026 | Telecom 90.3 | Nifty 500 95.0 | Underperforming -4.9% | breadth 20% | coverage 100%22 May 2026 | Telecom 90.1 | Nifty 500 95.5 | Underperforming -5.7% | breadth 53% | coverage 100%29 May 2026 | Telecom 92.7 | Nifty 500 95.6 | Underperforming -3.0% | breadth 60% | coverage 100%05 Jun 2026 | Telecom 94.6 | Nifty 500 94.8 | Underperforming -0.2% | breadth 62% | coverage 100%12 Jun 2026 | Telecom 93.4 | Nifty 500 95.3 | Underperforming -2.0% | breadth 40% | coverage 100%19 Jun 2026 | Telecom 97.6 | Nifty 500 97.7 | Underperforming -0.1% | breadth 76% | coverage 98%26 Jun 2026 | Telecom 96.3 | Nifty 500 97.5 | Underperforming -1.2% | breadth 31% | coverage 98%03 Jul 2026 | Telecom 96.2 | Nifty 500 98.3 | Underperforming -2.1% | breadth 43% | coverage 100%10 Jul 2026 | Telecom 94.9 | Nifty 500 98.5 | Underperforming -3.7% | breadth 28% | coverage 97%17 Jul 2026 | Telecom 93.7 | Nifty 500 98.4 | Underperforming -4.8% | breadth 26% | coverage 97%24 Jul 2026 | Telecom 92.8 | Nifty 500 96.7 | Underperforming -4.0% | breadth 36% | coverage 97%31 Jul 2026 | Telecom 93.4 | Nifty 500 98.9 | Underperforming -5.6% | breadth 47% | coverage 97%07 Aug 2026 | Telecom 94.7 | Nifty 500 100.0 | Underperforming -5.3% | breadth 54% | coverage 98%14 Aug 2026 | Telecom 95.1 | Nifty 500 99.5 | Underperforming -4.4% | breadth 42% | coverage 98%21 Aug 2026 | Telecom 94.2 | Nifty 500 99.1 | Underperforming -4.9% | breadth 36% | coverage 98%28 Aug 2026 | Telecom 94.8 | Nifty 500 99.2 | Underperforming -4.4% | breadth 49% | coverage 98%04 Sept 2026 | Telecom 93.3 | Nifty 500 98.1 | Underperforming -4.9% | breadth 36% | coverage 97%11 Sept 2026 | Telecom 92.4 | Nifty 500 96.4 | Underperforming -4.1% | breadth 36% | coverage 97%18 Sept 2026 | Telecom 91.2 | Nifty 500 96.3 | Underperforming -5.3% | breadth 33% | coverage 97%25 Sept 2026 | Telecom 92.9 | Nifty 500 95.3 | Underperforming -2.5% | breadth 43% | coverage 97%01 Oct 2026 | Telecom 91.1 | Nifty 500 92.2 | Underperforming -1.2% | breadth 38% | coverage 97%09 Oct 2026 | Telecom 90.2 | Nifty 500 92.2 | Underperforming -2.2% | breadth 42% | coverage 95%16 Oct 2026 | Telecom 90.1 | Nifty 500 93.9 | Underperforming -4.0% | breadth 48% | coverage 97%21 Oct 2026 | Telecom 86.6 | Nifty 500 92.1 | Underperforming -6.0% | breadth 10% | coverage 98%Underperforming -6.0%31 Oct 202524 Apr 202621 Oct 2026
Theme return
-13.4%
Nifty 500
-7.9%
Vs Nifty 500
-6.0%
Latest coverage
59/60
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
23
Stretched
Quality
0
Valuation
36
Momentum
50
Positive MoS
33%
P/E 42.3 · ROCE 5%
Curated research view

Telecom

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.

68/100
Theme score
Moderate Conviction
Investability
33.1
Live avg U
-615.3%
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.

9/9 live eligible

Investment thesis

Tariff repair, ARPU growth, 5G, fibre, towers, data centres, and enterprise connectivity make telecom a steadier digital infrastructure theme.

1-2 year outlook: Positive for leaders and tower/fibre ecosystem plays.
Recommended allocation: 5-8%.

Key triggers

  • Tariff hikes
  • 5G enterprise solutions
  • Tower and fibre rollout
  • Rural data penetration

Major risks

  • Spectrum cost
  • High capex
  • Airtel/Jio competition
  • Debt levels
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 Telecom basket from tagged stocks. It tracks ARPU repair and digital infrastructure capex.

  • ▸Tariff hikes
  • ▸5G rollout
  • ▸Spectrum and capex risk

Top picks · ranked by U-Score within this cohort

Full cohort

PACEDIGITKSmall
Pace Digitek Limited
Telecom
UNDERVALUED

Auto-included from the Telecom tag. Use the scorecard and metrics to decide whether it fits your thesis.

MoS: +74.2%Piotroski: 6/9ROCE: 21%P/E: 11.8D/E: 0.44
68
U-Score
₹151.82
Open →
RAILTELLarge
Railtel Corporation Of India Limited
Telecom
UNDERVALUED

Auto-included from the Telecom tag. Use the scorecard and metrics to decide whether it fits your thesis.

MoS: +44.9%Piotroski: 8/9ROCE: 23%P/E: 21.7D/E: 0.03
67
U-Score
₹240.55
Open →
SARTELESME
Sar Televenture Ltd.
Telecom
UNDERVALUED

Auto-included from the Telecom tag. Use the scorecard and metrics to decide whether it fits your thesis.

MoS: +86.2%Piotroski: 8/9ROCE: 9%P/E: 6.8D/E: 0.00
66
U-Score
₹82.10
Open →
BHARTIHEXALarge
Bharti Hexacom Limited
Telecom
FAIR VALUE

Auto-included from the Telecom tag. Use the scorecard and metrics to decide whether it fits your thesis.

MoS: -6.2%Piotroski: 8/9ROCE: 21%P/E: 43.9D/E: 0.86
59
U-Score
₹1629.30
Open →
SURANAT&PSmall
Surana Telecom and Power Limited
Telecom
FAIR VALUE

Auto-included from the Telecom tag. Use the scorecard and metrics to decide whether it fits your thesis.

MoS: +86.1%Piotroski: 4/9ROCE: -1%P/E: 6.5D/E: 0.37
58
U-Score
₹15.25
Open →
SUYOGSmall
Suyog Telematics Limited
Telecom
FAIR VALUE

Auto-included from the Telecom tag. Use the scorecard and metrics to decide whether it fits your thesis.

MoS: +63.2%Piotroski: 8/9ROCE: 15%P/E: 13.0D/E: 0.76
58
U-Score
₹548.80
Open →
VETOSmall
Veto Switchgears And Cables Limited
Media
FAIR VALUE

Auto-included from the Telecom tag. Use the scorecard and metrics to decide whether it fits your thesis.

MoS: +63.9%Piotroski: 8/9ROCE: 12%P/E: 9.6D/E: 0.07
57
U-Score
₹128.35
Open →
HPTLSME
HP Telecom India Ltd.
Telecom
FAIR VALUE

Auto-included from the Telecom tag. Use the scorecard and metrics to decide whether it fits your thesis.

MoS: +53.4%Piotroski: 5/9ROCE: 20%P/E: 19.6D/E: 1.70
57
U-Score
₹437.00
Open →
BHARTIARTLLarge
Bharti Airtel Limited
Telecom
FAIR VALUE

Auto-included from the Telecom tag. Use the scorecard and metrics to decide whether it fits your thesis.

MoS: +8.6%Piotroski: 7/9ROCE: 18%P/E: 38.1D/E: 1.31
57
U-Score
₹1891.70
Open →
POLYCABMid
Polycab India Limited
Industrials
FAIR VALUE

Auto-included from the Telecom tag. Use the scorecard and metrics to decide whether it fits your thesis.

MoS: +2.6%Piotroski: 8/9ROCE: 33%P/E: 39.2D/E: 0.02
56
U-Score
₹7770.50
Open →
PNCSmall
Pritish Nandy Communications Limited
Media
FAIR VALUE

Auto-included from the Telecom tag. Use the scorecard and metrics to decide whether it fits your thesis.

MoS: +69.2%Piotroski: 4/9ROCE: -0%P/E: 6.9D/E: 0.02
53
U-Score
₹16.92
Open →
IDEAMid
Vodafone Idea Limited
Telecom
FAIR VALUE

Auto-included from the Telecom tag. Use the scorecard and metrics to decide whether it fits your thesis.

MoS: +91.5%Piotroski: 7/9ROCE: -2%D/E: 0.00
49
U-Score
₹11.64
Open →
ENSERSME
Enser Communications Ltd.
IT
FAIR VALUE

Auto-included from the Telecom tag. Use the scorecard and metrics to decide whether it fits your thesis.

MoS: +69.9%Piotroski: 6/9ROCE: 24%P/E: 12.4D/E: 0.95
48
U-Score
₹11.95
Open →
ASTRAMICROMicro
Astra Microwave Products Limited
Industrials
WATCHLIST

Auto-included from the Telecom tag. Use the scorecard and metrics to decide whether it fits your thesis.

MoS: -98.7%Piotroski: 8/9ROCE: 20%P/E: 78.4D/E: 0.22
44
U-Score
₹1554.70
Open →
SUNTVLarge
Sun TV Network Limited
Media
WATCHLIST

Auto-included from the Telecom tag. Use the scorecard and metrics to decide whether it fits your thesis.

MoS: -15.1%Piotroski: 8/9ROCE: 16%P/E: 15.7D/E: 0.01
42
U-Score
₹627.15
Open →
BIRLACABLESmall
Birla Cable Limited
Industrials
WATCHLIST

Auto-included from the Telecom tag. Use the scorecard and metrics to decide whether it fits your thesis.

MoS: +45.7%Piotroski: 6/9ROCE: 9%P/E: 24.4D/E: 0.47
39
U-Score
₹312.45
Open →
RADIOCITYSmall
Music Broadcast Limited
Media
WATCHLIST

Auto-included from the Telecom tag. Use the scorecard and metrics to decide whether it fits your thesis.

MoS: -61.5%Piotroski: 5/9ROCE: 22%P/E: 4.3D/E: 5.14
38
U-Score
₹5.62
Open →
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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.