CDSL share price settles nearly 4% higher, zooms over 32% in six months; check details

Shares of Central Depository Services (India) Ltd, a leading depository in India, closed in the positive territory on Monday, September 1.

The stock settled 3.83% higher at ₹1,479 apiece on the National Stock Exchange (NSE).

The scrip has declined 6.23% in a week and 0.21% on a monthly basis. It has zoomed 32.31% in the last 6 months and has declined 16.10% on a year-to-date basis.

It hit a 52-week high of ₹1,989.80 apiece on December 17, 2024, and a low of ₹1,047.45 on March 17, 2025.

CDSL has a total market capitalisation of ₹30,911.10 crore as of September 1, 2025, as per the data on the NSE.

Meanwhile, shares of NSDL, another depository, closed 3% higher after announcing September 19, 2025, as the record date for payment of a dividend of ₹2 per equity share with a face value of ₹2 each.

The dividend, if approved during the AGM on September 29, will be paid on or before Tuesday, October 28, 2025, the company said. National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) made its debut on the stock exchanges on August 6, 2025, at ₹880 per unit, reflecting a jump of 10% from the issue price of ₹800 on the BSE.

CDSL Q1 results:

Central Depository Services (India) Ltd (CDSL) reported a 23.7% year-on-year (YoY) fall in consolidated net profit at ₹102.40 crore in Q1 FY26, compared with ₹134.16 crore in the same quarter last year.

Revenue from operations, however, inched up by 0.55% YoY. For the quarter, revenue from operations stood at ₹258.81 crore, against ₹257.38 crore in the corresponding period of the previous financial year.

EBITDA came in at ₹130.6 crore for the June quarter, 15.1% lower than the ₹154.4 crore recorded in the same period last year.

CDSL’s margin narrowed to 50.4%, from 60% a year ago.