Hindustan Aeronautics (NSE:HAL) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 214.85 (As of Mar. 2026)

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NSE:HAL Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd NSE:HAL
96 GF Score
Price ₹4,807.60
GF Value ₹4,841.46
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Hindustan Aeronautics Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Hindustan Aeronautics NSE:HAL +0.12% 96 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 214.85 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates NSE:HAL with a GF Score™ of 96/100 and a GF Value™ of ₹4,841.46 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 151 Aerospace & Defense companies, Hindustan Aeronautics ranks better than 62.91% on this metric.

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

Hindustan Aeronautics's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was ₹214.85. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 22.38.


The historical rank and industry rank for Hindustan Aeronautics's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

NSE:HAL' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.33   Med: 18.98   Max: 47.16
Current: 22.63


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Hindustan Aeronautics was 47.16. The lowest was 2.33. And the median was 18.98.


NSE:HAL's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked better than
62.91% of 151 companies
in the Aerospace & Defense industry
Industry Median: 32.43 vs NSE:HAL: 22.63

Hindustan Aeronautics's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was ₹23.77. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was ₹139.38. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 34.49.

Hindustan Aeronautics's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was ₹23.82. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was ₹139.54. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 34.45.


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Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


Hindustan Aeronautics Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Hindustan Aeronautics Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Hindustan Aeronautics's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Hindustan Aeronautics Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Hindustan Aeronautics Annual Data
Trend Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25 Mar26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
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Hindustan Aeronautics Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.00 0.00 0.00 214.18 0.00

NSE:HAL vs SPCX, GE, RTX: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Hindustan Aeronautics's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Hindustan Aeronautics Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Hindustan Aeronautics's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hindustan Aeronautics's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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Hindustan Aeronautics Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

Hindustan Aeronautics's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

Last Year Average of Last 5 Years
Net Income 91,156
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 13,672
Change In Deferred Tax 30,364
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 13,962
Change In Working Capital 21,977
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 669

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Hindustan Aeronautics's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was ₹91,156 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Hindustan Aeronautics's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was ₹13,672 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. Hindustan Aeronautics's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was ₹30,364 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = ₹13,962 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous year. If the revenue decreased from the previous year, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous year, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

Hindustan Aeronautics's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = ₹13,962 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Hindustan Aeronautics's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was ₹21,977 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. Hindustan Aeronautics's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Mar. 2026 was 668.775 Mil.

Hindustan Aeronautics's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Mar. 2026 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 91156 +13672.3+30364.1
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-13961.704+21977.4)/668.775
=214.85

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=4807.60/214.85
=22.38

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

What does a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 214.85 mean?
Hindustan Aeronautics (NSE:HAL) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 214.85 as of Mar. 2026. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Hindustan Aeronautics. According to the industry distribution chart, Hindustan Aeronautics ranks #56 out of 151 companies in the Aerospace & Defense industry, placing it in the top 37.1%.
Is Hindustan Aeronautics' Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Hindustan Aeronautics' current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 214.85. The Aerospace & Defense industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 32.43. Hindustan Aeronautics' value of 214.85 is 562.5% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Hindustan Aeronautics ranks #56 out of 151 companies in the Aerospace & Defense industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Hindustan Aeronautics has a GF Score™ of 96/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Hindustan Aeronautics' Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to SPCX and GE?
According to the Aerospace & Defense industry distribution chart, Hindustan Aeronautics ranks #56 out of 151 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This puts Hindustan Aeronautics in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 32.43. Hindustan Aeronautics' value of 214.85 is 562.5% above this benchmark. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) for an Aerospace & Defense company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Aerospace & Defense companies is 32.43, based on 151 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Hindustan Aeronautics's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 214.85 is 562.5% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) mean?
A high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Hindustan Aeronautics. For the Aerospace & Defense industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 32.43 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Hindustan Aeronautics's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 214.85. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Hindustan Aeronautics stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Hindustan Aeronautics (NSE:HAL) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is ₹4,841.46, compared to a current price of ₹4,807.60 — trading 0.7% below its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 214.85 and 562.5% above the Aerospace & Defense industry median of 32.43. Hindustan Aeronautics' overall GF Score™ is 96/100 with 5 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) calculated?
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Hindustan Aeronautics (NSE:HAL), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 214.85 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Hindustan Aeronautics (NSE:HAL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Hindustan Aeronautics stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of ₹4,807.60 is trading 0.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of ₹4,841.46. GuruFocus considers Hindustan Aeronautics to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for NSE:HAL:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 214.85
  • GF Value™: ₹4,841.46 vs. price of ₹4,807.60 (0.7% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 96/100 with 5 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 562.5% above the Aerospace & Defense median (#56 of 151)

No single metric tells the full story. See the NSE:HAL stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Hindustan Aeronautics Business Description

Other Exchanges 541154:India
Address No. 15/1 Cubbon Road, Bengaluru, KA, IND, 560001
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd operates in the aerospace and defense sector. The company is engaged in the design, manufacturing, and development of products like aircraft, helicopters, systems and accessories, power plants, avionics, materials like castings, rolled rings, rubber products, and aerospace which include structures, tanks, and cryogenic engines. Geographically the company derives revenue from India and other countries, of which a majority of revenue is generated from India.
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