CDSL Q2 profit rises 24% to ₹173 cr as demat accounts grow by 7.5 million
Central Depository Services secured new business in a quarterly results development for FY27.
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Central Depository Services (India) Ltd (CDSL) reported a 24 per cent year-on-year rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 173 crore for the July-September quarter, aided by continued growth in India's securities market participation. Consolidated total income rose 22 per cent to Rs 417 crore in the second quarter of FY27, compared with Rs 341 crore a year earlier.
Key facts
- Period
- FY27
The analysis
Central Depository Services reported ₹173 cr, Rs 173 crore and Rs 417 crore for FY27, with movement of 24%, 22% and 47% attached to those lines. Those are the figures as filed — what moves the price is how they sit against what the market already expected, not their absolute size.
Against that, the stock is -1.5% on the day at ₹1,263.00, and has returned -5.5% over three months. It sits 24% below its 52-week high. The capital markets sector has moved -6.3% over the same period, so Central Depository Services is running 0.8 points ahead of its peers.
For Central Depository Services, the question is how much of this is already reflected in the price and how much re-rates the capital markets peer set alongside it.
Why it matters
- Earnings versus expectations is what actually re-rates a stock; the surprise matters more than the absolute number.
Market context
- In focus: Central Depository Services (CDSL), in Capital Markets.
- Over three months: Central Depository Services -5.5% against Capital Markets -6.3% (0.8 points ahead).
| Company | Price | Day | 1M | 3M | From 52-wk high | Volume vs 20-day | Market cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Depository ServicesCDSL · Capital Markets | ₹1,263.00 | -1.5% | -0.1% | -5.5% | -23.7% | 1.1× | — |
Capital Markets
1M -2.9% · 3M -6.3%
Central Depository Services
Prices as of 30 Oct 2026, 16:10 IST. Sector moves are the average of the stocks we track in each sector.
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