Best Energy Stocks in India for 2026
Oil, gas, and services names ranked on 5-year averages and balance-sheet survival, since single-year metrics swing hard with commodity prices.
Energy (oil, gas, services) is among the most cyclical sectors covered. Trailing-12-month metrics swing wildly with commodity prices, so the composite uses 5-year averages where possible and weights Health (debt sustainability through low-price cycles) heavily. High-quality energy names are often differentiated by reserves and break-even costs more than headline earnings.
India listings on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) report under Ind_AS (the Indian convergence of IFRS). The universe spans financials, IT services, consumer discretionary, and infrastructure. Composite scoring tends to reward Quality pillar (ROE durability) given the structural growth backdrop.
Data as of (updated daily)
Top 20 Energy in India by composite score
| # | Ticker | Name | Composite |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JINDRILL.NSE | Jindal Drilling And Industries Limited | 69.0 |
| 2 | IOC.NSE | Indian Oil Corporation Limited | 65.1 |
| 3 | CHENNPETRO.NSE | Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited | 62.7 |
| 4 | BPCL.NSE | Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited | 61.2 |
| 5 | GULFPETRO.NSE | GP Petroleums Limited | 61.1 |
| 6 | HINDPETRO.NSE | Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited | 60.7 |
| 7 | CONFIPET.NSE | Confidence Petroleum India Limited | 58.6 |
| 8 | PANAMAPET.NSE | Panama Petrochem Limited | 56.7 |
| 9 | ONGC.NSE | Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited | 55.9 |
| 10 | LIKHITHA.NSE | Likhitha Infrastructure Limited | 55.3 |
| 11 | CASTROLIND.NSE | Castrol India Limited | 54.9 |
| 12 | GANDHAR.NSE | Gandhar Oil Refinery (India) Limited | 54.5 |
| 13 | COALINDIA.NSE | Coal India Limited | 54.2 |
| 14 | SOUTHWEST.NSE | South West Pinnacle Exploration Limited | 54.0 |
| 15 | ALPHAGEO.NSE | Alphageo (India) Limited | 53.0 |
| 16 | REFEX.NSE | Refex Industries Limited | 52.1 |
| 17 | PETRONET.NSE | Petronet LNG Limited | 50.9 |
| 18 | UNIDT.NSE | United Drilling Tools Limited | 50.8 |
| 19 | OILCOUNTUB.NSE | Oil Country Tubular Limited | 47.5 |
| 20 | ANMOL.NSE | Anmol India Limited | 47.2 |
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Methodology: How we score stocks. Data refreshed nightly around 03:30 ET. This page lists the top 20 by composite score within the Energy sector listed in India; use the screener for the full ranked list.