Tata Steel Limited (TATASTEEL.NS) stock analysis

In our weekly check, Tata Steel Limited is graded C (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 18 pass, warnings: 0, red flags: 7.

About Tata Steel Limited

Tata Steel Limited is a Basic Materials company (Steel) based in India, listed on NSE as TATASTEEL.NS.

What our checks show for TATASTEEL.NS

Red flags

• The net margin fell by 11.8 points over 5 years, to 4.6%: the company keeps less of each sale as profit.
• The gross margin fell by 11.2 points, to 51.8%: costs are rising faster than prices.
• Revenue fell 0.6% a year over the last 3 years.
• The net margin is only 4.6%: little room if costs rise.
• The stock has fallen as much as 84% from a peak. Would you have held through that?
• Recovering from its deepest fall took about 11.8 years.
• Return on capital (ROCE) is zero or negative: the business does not earn on the money put into it.

Strengths

• Debt is low: 0x equity.
• Operating profit covers interest 9 times over.
• Operating cash flow is 2.54x net profit: the profit arrives as real cash.
• Analysts expect earnings per share to grow about 27.7% a year over the next years.
• Analysts expect the net margin to improve by 3.1 points from today's 4.6%.
• The dividend takes 41% of profit: there is a cushion.

Next earnings report: 2026-10-27

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Questions

What grade does Tata Steel Limited (TATASTEEL.NS) have?

In our weekly check, Tata Steel Limited is graded C (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 18 pass, warnings: 0, red flags: 7. The grade is a risk check, not a buy or sell recommendation.

What are the main risks of TATASTEEL.NS stock?

This week's biggest flags for Tata Steel Limited: Margins falling, Gross margin falling, Weak revenue growth. In total 7 of 25 checks show a warning or a red flag.

What does Tata Steel Limited do?

Tata Steel Limited is a Basic Materials company (Steel) based in India, listed on NSE as TATASTEEL.NS.

When does Tata Steel Limited report earnings next?

The next earnings report is expected on 2026-10-27. We re-run the checks every week, so the grade can change after it.

The grade is a risk check, not a price forecast, and not investment advice. In our 10-year test (S&P 500, 2016-2026), stocks we graded A or B fell more than 30% 2-3 times less often than D or F, without a lower average return.

Updated 2026-10-24

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