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24 SEP 2026 · 22:49 IST

ADANIPORTS.NS

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited

NSI · Industrials

₹1,785.30

-₹22.00 (-1.22%)down -1.22%

24 September 2026 · delayed 15+ min

F

Quality score52.4 / 100

Cut-offs are the grader's own: 97+ for an A+, below 60 is an F.

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited earns a F on excellent profit margins (>20%) and RSI in healthy range (30-70) but high debt-to-equity ratio (>2.0) and severe max drawdown (-52.3%). Consider alternatives with better risk/reward profiles.

Model stance WEAK HOLD Suggested position 3.4% · ₹340.00 IQInvest estimate
Adjusted for Moderate investors, Medium-term investors 3.4% suggested allocation Change these

These change the suggested position size and the stance, not the category scores. Amount is in rupees.

IQ-ADANIPORTS.NS-20260924engine v1 · 7-category weighted scorecard

What it is worth, depending who you ask.

Today’s price against the year it has had and the targets analysts publish. Every marker is a reported figure, not a projection of ours.

52-week low

₹1,292.00

Lowest analyst target

₹1,766.00

Today's price

₹1,785.30

52-week high

₹1,891.10

Mean analyst target

₹2,047.08

Highest analyst target

₹2,200.00

ADANIPORTS.NS trades 82% of the way up its 52-week range, between ₹1,292.00 and ₹1,891.10. The mean analyst target of ₹2,047.08 is 14.7% above today's price.

Today’s price 52-week range Analyst price targets

Scored categories

Financial healthExcellent profit margins (>20%); High debt-to-equity ratio (>2.0) 60.023%

Profit margin

32.43%

Net profit per unit of revenue

exceptionalWhat this means

Of every 100 units of revenue, this much survives as profit.

Margins this wide usually mean real pricing power or a moat.

Operating margin

44.63%

Before interest and tax

very highWhat this means

Profit from operations, before interest and tax, per 100 of revenue.

Typical of software and other businesses with little cost per extra sale.

Gross margin

64.40%

After the cost of goods only

highWhat this means

What is left of revenue after only the direct cost of the product.

Little marginal cost per sale, which is what lets software and pharma fund heavy R&D.

Debt to equity

64.05

Borrowings against equity

moderateWhat this means

Borrowings measured against shareholder capital.

Normal for most established companies.

Revenue growth

18.60%

Year on year

growingWhat this means

Change in revenue against the same period last year.

A healthy expansion rate.

Earnings growth

2.40%

Year on year

modestWhat this means

Change in earnings against the same period last year.

Slow profit growth.

Revenue

₹40,430 Cr

Trailing twelve months

Payout ratio

12.80%

Dividends as a share of earnings

conservativeWhat this means

The share of earnings paid out as dividends.

Comfortably covered, with room to keep raising it.

Growth & momentumSevere max drawdown (-52.3%) 40.022%

Sharpe ratio

0.64

Return earned per unit of risk

modestWhat this means

Return earned per unit of risk taken.

Below 1 is the common case; return did not strongly outpace the volatility.

Win rate

51.21%

Share of days that closed up

about evenWhat this means

The share of trading days that closed higher.

Close to a coin flip, which is the norm — returns come from the size of moves, not their count.

Average daily return

0.10%

Best day

15.30%

Worst day

-21.15%

Valuation8 measured figures 40.018%

P/E ratio

30.49

Price against trailing earnings

highWhat this means

You pay 30.49 for every 1 unit of annual earnings.

Above about 25 the market is paying up for expected growth.

Forward P/E

22.84

Price against forecast earnings

moderateWhat this means

Price against next year's *forecast* earnings.

A conventional range.

Price to book

4.29

Price against balance-sheet equity

well above bookWhat this means

Price against the accounting value of the company's net assets.

Normal for asset-light businesses, where the value sits in brands and software the balance sheet never records.

Price to sales

10.17

Price against revenue

highWhat this means

Price against revenue — usable when a company has no profit yet.

The price assumes today's revenue will convert into much more profit later.

EV / EBITDA

20.20

Whole-company value against cash earnings

highWhat this means

Whole-company value, debt included, against cash earnings.

Expensive even before interest, tax and depreciation are considered.

Enterprise value

₹4.70 L Cr

Market value plus debt, minus cash — the price of the whole business

Shares outstanding

2,30,39,59,098

Shares the profit is split across

Dividend yield

0.41%

Annual dividend against price

modestWhat this means

Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price.

A small income component.

TechnicalRSI in healthy range (30-70); MACD bullish (positive histogram) 60.015%

RSI (14)

60.4

Above 70 overbought, below 30 oversold

neutralWhat this means

A 0–100 momentum gauge over the last 14 sessions.

The middle band, where most trading days sit.

MACD

22.72

Momentum against its own trend

MACD histogram

8.12

Positive is bullish

RiskHigh drawdown risk 30.012%

Volatility, annualised

36.62%

How far it swings in a year

normalWhat this means

How far the price typically swings over a year.

A typical range for an individual share.

Beta

0.49

Moves against the wider market

steadier than the marketWhat this means

How much the price moves relative to the wider market.

Tends to move less than the index, in both directions.

Maximum drawdown

-52.34%

Worst peak-to-trough fall

severeWhat this means

The worst peak-to-trough fall in the period measured.

A fall this deep needs roughly a doubling to recover.

Risk category

High

The engine's own banding

Analyst viewAnalyst consensus: Strong Buy; Strong analyst coverage (24 analysts) 100.010%

Consensus

Strong Buy

What covering analysts rate it

Analysts covering

24

Mean price target

₹2,047.08

Highest target

₹2,200.00

Lowest target

₹1,766.00

Implied upside

14.66%

Target against today's price

meaningfulWhat this means

How far the mean analyst target sits above today's price.

Analysts see real room above today's price.

Price against the NIFTY 50

180 trading days to 2026-09-24

ADANIPORTS.NS is nan% down over the window, against 9.4% down for the NIFTY 50 — behind by nan points.
ADANIPORTS.NS +nan%NIFTY 50 -9.4%
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Sampled across the window. Both columns are rebased to 100 on 2026-01-08, so they can be compared directly.
DateCloseADANIPORTS.NS rebasedNIFTY 50 rebased
2026-01-08₹1,459.05100.0100.0
2026-01-30₹1,414.8496.997.9
2026-02-20₹1,505.16103.298.8
2026-03-16₹1,368.1393.890.5
2026-04-09₹1,441.3398.891.9
2026-05-01₹1,650.34113.1—
2026-05-22₹1,779.40122.091.7
2026-06-12₹1,813.90124.391.3
2026-07-03₹1,874.20128.593.8
2026-07-24₹1,768.30121.291.8
2026-08-14₹1,700.00116.594.2
2026-09-04₹1,707.30117.092.4

How the score was built

Each category is scored 0–100, then multiplied by its weight. The seven contributions sum to the quality score.
CategoryScoreWeightContribution
Financial health60.023%13.8
Growth & momentum40.022%8.8
Valuation40.018%7.2
Technical60.015%9.0
Risk30.012%3.6
Analyst view100.010%10.0
ESG50.00%0.0
Quality score100%52.4

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ModelThe emphasis
IQInvest defaultThe engine's own weighting: financial health 23% and performance 22% lead, valuation 18%, then technicals, risk and analysts.
Value investorPrice against worth dominates: valuation 40%, financial health 25%. Chart signals count for almost nothing.
Growth investorMomentum first: performance 40% and technicals 20%. Whether the price is fair today gets just 5%.
Sleep at nightStability over everything: risk 35% and financial health 30% together outweigh all other categories combined.
ChartistThe tape over the fundamentals: technicals 45% and performance 25%. Valuation is nearly ignored.
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Your grade

F

52.4 / 100

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All 43 metricsOne flat sortable table, for when you want everything at once.
Metric Category Value Source
52-week highMarket data₹1,891.10Yahoo Finance
52-week lowMarket data₹1,292.00Yahoo Finance
Analysts coveringAnalyst view24Yahoo Finance
Average daily returnGrowth & momentum0.10%Yahoo Finance
Average volumeMarket data21,44,224Yahoo Finance
Best dayGrowth & momentum15.30%Yahoo Finance
BetaRisk0.49Yahoo Finance
ConsensusAnalyst viewStrong BuyYahoo Finance
Day highMarket data₹1,802.40Yahoo Finance
Day lowMarket data₹1,775.00Yahoo Finance
Debt to equityFinancial health64.05Yahoo Finance
Dividend yieldValuation0.41%Yahoo Finance
Earnings growthFinancial health2.40%Yahoo Finance
EmployeesMarket data3,372Yahoo Finance
Enterprise valueValuation₹4.70 L CrYahoo Finance
EV / EBITDAValuation20.20Yahoo Finance
Forward P/EValuation22.84Yahoo Finance
Gross marginFinancial health64.40%Yahoo Finance
Highest targetAnalyst view₹2,200.00Yahoo Finance
Implied upsideAnalyst view14.66%Yahoo Finance
Lowest targetAnalyst view₹1,766.00Yahoo Finance
MACDTechnical22.72Yahoo Finance
MACD histogramTechnical8.12Yahoo Finance
Maximum drawdownRisk-52.34%Yahoo Finance
Mean price targetAnalyst view₹2,047.08Yahoo Finance
OpenMarket data₹1,802.40Yahoo Finance
Operating marginFinancial health44.63%Yahoo Finance
P/E ratioValuation30.49Yahoo Finance
Payout ratioFinancial health12.80%Yahoo Finance
Previous closeMarket data₹1,807.30Yahoo Finance
Price to bookValuation4.29Yahoo Finance
Price to salesValuation10.17Yahoo Finance
Profit marginFinancial health32.43%Yahoo Finance
RevenueFinancial health₹40,430 CrYahoo Finance
Revenue growthFinancial health18.60%Yahoo Finance
Risk categoryRiskHighYahoo Finance
RSI (14)Technical60.4Yahoo Finance
Shares outstandingValuation2,30,39,59,098Yahoo Finance
Sharpe ratioGrowth & momentum0.64Yahoo Finance
Volatility, annualisedRisk36.62%Yahoo Finance
VolumeMarket data15,89,492Yahoo Finance
Win rateGrowth & momentum51.21%Yahoo Finance
Worst dayGrowth & momentum-21.15%Yahoo Finance
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