profit from every ₹100 of sales.
₹0₹100
Container Corporation of India
₹442.15-1.57% today
-11.3% in 1 year
1-year low ₹410.151-year high ₹534.75
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2023 to 2026.
0%20% a year
You pay ₹27.12 for every ₹1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Container Corporation of India sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from ₹74.5 billion in 2023 to ₹90.8 billion in 2026, with ₹12.4 billion of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Container Corporation of India handed back more cash to shareholders than it generated last year.
₹7.0B
Free cash flow 2026₹3.3B
Bought back its own shares–
Paid as dividends₹7.0B
Cash vs. debt₹6.5B vs. ₹9.6B
Container Corporation of India vs. similar companies
Container Corporation of India grows in the middle of these 5 and is priced in the middle for its profits.
| Company | Profit from ₹100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per ₹1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Container Corporation of India | 27.1× · Fair price | ||
 Union Pacific | 25.2× · Fair price | ||
 CSX | 33.2× · Expensive | ||
 Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 28.2× · Fair price | ||
 Canadian National Railway | 23.1× · Fair price |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Container Corporation of India's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of INR | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74,488 | 79,648 | 88,870 | 90,790 | |
| 7,968 | 8,599 | 27,945 | 29,324 | |
| 12,959 | 13,333 | 13,480 | 13,344 | |
| 22,059 | 23,603 | 23,428 | 23,141 | |
| 11,740 | 12,470 | 12,900 | 12,418 | |
| 15.41 | 16.37 | 16.98 | 16.36 | |
| 10.7% | 10.8% | 31.4% | 32.3% | |
| 17.4% | 16.7% | 15.2% | 14.7% | |
| 15.8% | 15.7% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of INR | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 134,652 | 140,414 | 144,759 | 151,757 |
| Cash | 3,437 | 1,935 | 3,623 | 6,544 |
| Total debt | 7,736 | 9,145 | 8,372 | 9,646 |
| Total liabilities | 21,371 | 21,115 | 19,893 | 21,233 |
| 112,263 | 118,265 | 123,802 | 129,424 | |
| 762 | 762 | 760 | 759 | |
| 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.0% | 9.2% | |
| 10.5% | 10.5% | 10.4% | 9.6% |
Cash flow
| In millions of INR | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14,059 | 13,868 | 17,115 | 14,822 | |
| 6,545 | 7,979 | 9,001 | 11,490 | |
| 7,514 | 5,889 | 8,114 | 3,332 | |
| Dividends paid | 7,311 | 6,702 | 7,311 | 6,974 |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – |
Valuation
- 27.1×
- –
- 13.43
- 2.6×
- 3.7×
- 101.1×
- 14.7×
- 1.0%
- 3.7%
- 2.1%
Profitability
- 32.3%
- 14.7%
- 13.7%
- –
- 9.3%
- 10.0%
- –
- –
- –
- –
Growth
- +6.8%
- +2.0%
- –
- –
- −0.0%
Financial health
- 0.1×
- 0.07
- –
- 22.6×
- 3.92
- –
- –
How it ranks in Industrials
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 40%of 978
Top 25%of 985
Bottom 37%of 866
Bottom 49%of 984
Bottom 23%of 987
2.1%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$21a year at today's yield, before tax
–per share
Raised–not every year
How safe it looks
56.2% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 209.3%
News
Maersk to try wind sails on container ship to cut fuel consumptionSeeking Alpha · Sep 2, 2026The newest story we have is from Sep 2, 2026.
Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
1/7Passes 1 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
50No pass
Benjamin Graham
60Pass
Philip Fisher
38No pass
Peter Lynch
23No pass
Joel Greenblatt
25No pass
Charlie Munger
41No pass
Terry Smith
27No pass
Questions about Container Corporation of India
Is Container Corporation of India a good stock to buy?
A solid business at a fair price. 1 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Container Corporation of India AI analysis
What does Container Corporation of India do?
Container Corporation of India Limited engages in handling, transportation, and warehousing activities in India. It is in Railroads, based in New Delhi, India.
Does Container Corporation of India pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 2.1% a year, about 56% of its yearly profit. In 2026 it paid out ₹6.97 billion in dividends.
Is Container Corporation of India stock halal?
Yes. Container Corporation of India passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 3% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has Container Corporation of India stock done over the past year?
Down 11.3% over the past twelve months, to ₹442.15. It traded between ₹410.15 and ₹534.75 and is 17.3% below its high.
Who are Container Corporation of India's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Union Pacific, CSX, Canadian Pacific Kansas City and Canadian National Railway. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Container Corporation of India's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.