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Persistent Systems Ltd. · Q3FY26

Result on 20 Jan 2026, first traded on 21 Jan 2026; judged on 15 Sep 2026. The last read before it, on 17 Jan 2026 (3 days ahead), called it strong, rank 14 of 123 reporting; the share then lagged the market over ten sessions. The company's page →

read wrongverdict
strongthe read
-7.3%vs market, 10 sessions
-0.3%T+1

1 · What the read said

morning of 17 Jan
Read
strong — rank 14 of 123 reporting that week
Composite
76.1 out of 100
Evidence
full · 12 results on record
Expected move
±6.1% on the day — its average absolute move on results
Habit
mixed — the day-one move usually goes either way over the following sessions
Close that morning
₹6,403.00
Reactivity · 30% 87
Momentum · 20% 77
vs market · 30% 56
vs sector · 20% 90

Each layer is a percentile among that week's reporters (0–100). A missing layer's weight is spread over the others.

Composite = 0.30 × 86.9 + 0.20 × 77.0 + 0.30 × 55.7 + 0.20 × 89.7 = 76.1

2 · What the result was

from the filing's XBRL

No reported figures on file for this quarter, so the result itself could not be graded — only the share's reaction was.

3 · What the share did

thirty sessions in, the result day, ten out · from the close before the result
session closed upsession closed downNIFTY 50 (market)run-up into the result
-10%-5%0%+5%T−30result · 21 Jan 2026T+10NIFTY 50 +1.6%8 Dec 2025 run-up close +0.1% high +3.3% low -0.5%9 Dec 2025 run-up close -0.6% high +0.2% low -2.0%10 Dec 2025 run-up close -4.9% high +0.5% low -5.2%11 Dec 2025 run-up close -2.2% high -1.8% low -5.1%12 Dec 2025 run-up close -0.1% high +0.2% low -2.2%15 Dec 2025 run-up close -0.7% high -0.1% low -1.3%16 Dec 2025 run-up close -1.3% high -0.5% low -2.4%17 Dec 2025 run-up close -0.9% high +0.1% low -1.7%18 Dec 2025 run-up close -0.4% high 0.0% low -1.8%19 Dec 2025 run-up close +0.2% high +1.2% low -0.8%22 Dec 2025 run-up close +3.5% high +4.0% low +0.4%23 Dec 2025 run-up close +2.3% high +4.0% low +1.7%24 Dec 2025 run-up close +0.2% high +2.3% low -0.1%26 Dec 2025 run-up close -0.7% high +0.9% low -1.1%29 Dec 2025 run-up close -1.8% high -0.3% low -2.1%30 Dec 2025 run-up close -2.5% high -1.0% low -3.4%31 Dec 2025 run-up close -1.1% high -0.9% low -2.6%1 Jan 2026 run-up close -0.9% high -0.7% low -2.0%2 Jan 2026 run-up close -0.8% high -0.2% low -1.8%5 Jan 2026 run-up close -2.2% high -0.7% low -3.7%6 Jan 2026 run-up close -1.5% high -0.8% low -2.6%7 Jan 2026 run-up close +2.7% high +3.2% low -2.2%8 Jan 2026 run-up close +1.6% high +4.0% low +1.1%9 Jan 2026 run-up close +1.2% high +2.0% low +0.1%12 Jan 2026 run-up close -0.3% high +1.2% low -0.9%13 Jan 2026 run-up close +0.2% high +1.3% low -1.0%14 Jan 2026 run-up close -1.1% high +0.1% low -1.8%16 Jan 2026 run-up close +1.0% high +2.1% low -0.5%19 Jan 2026 run-up close +1.5% high +2.0% low -1.5%20 Jan 2026 run-up close 0.0% high +2.3% low -0.7%21 Jan 2026 result day close -1.6% high +0.8% low -5.0%22 Jan 2026 T+1 close -0.3% high +0.8% low -2.6%23 Jan 2026 T+2 close -3.0% high +0.3% low -3.7%27 Jan 2026 T+3 close -2.0% high -1.6% low -4.5%28 Jan 2026 T+4 close -2.0% high -0.7% low -4.1%29 Jan 2026 T+5 close -4.3% high -2.0% low -5.5%30 Jan 2026 T+6 close -4.8% high -4.1% low -5.7%2 Feb 2026 T+7 close -4.1% high -3.5% low -5.5%3 Feb 2026 T+8 close -1.0% high +3.3% low -1.6%4 Feb 2026 T+9 close -5.6% high -4.5% low -8.6%5 Feb 2026 T+10 close -5.7% high -5.3% low -6.8%-1.6% on the dayNIFTY 50 +1.6%Share -5.7%
Close before₹6,342.50the base every move below is measured from
T+1-0.3%less than 60% of its usual result-day move
T+10-5.7%market +1.6% · sector -5.1%
vs market-7.3%vs sector -0.6%
Best close after-0.3%traded as high as +3.3% on 3 Feb
Worst close after-5.7%traded as low as -8.6% on 4 Feb
Run-up, 30 sessions-0.1%into the result
52-week range3% below high44% above low
Delivery share
-5.4 points in the fortnight before, against the month before that
Volume
1.07× its prior month, in the fortnight before
Habit held
mixed — could not be checked
Announced
Wed, timing unknown
Peers reporting
7 sector peers reported the same week

4 · Why it went this way

  • Its sector moved -5.1% over the window.
  • No reported figures on file for this quarter, so the result itself could not be judged.
  • 7 sector peers reported the same week; the sector read may already have been set.

A strong or favourable read is right when the share beat the market by more than 2% over ten sessions; weak or unfavourable when it lagged by more. Inside ±2% is flat. Neutral reads make no call.

5 · Every morning's read before it

1 mornings
MorningDays aheadReadRankComp.L1L2L3L4CloseNote
17 Jan judged simulated 3 strong 14/123 76.1 87 77 56 90 ₹6,403.00

A read is made each morning the company is due within seven days. The highlighted morning is the last one before the result — the read this post-mortem judges. Excluded mornings show why the name dropped out that day.

6 · Every session in the window

the last stop · each close, and where it stood against the close before the result
SessionDateOpenHighLowCloseDayFrom baseNIFTY 50 from baseNIFTY IT from base
T-29 8 Dec 6,551.00 6,553.00 6,311.00 6,347.00 — +0.07% +2.89% +1.29%
T-28 9 Dec 6,336.50 6,358.00 6,217.00 6,302.00 -0.71% -0.64% +2.41% +0.08%
T-27 10 Dec 6,321.50 6,373.00 6,013.50 6,033.50 -4.26% -4.87% +2.08% -0.82%
T-26 11 Dec 6,041.50 6,229.50 6,019.00 6,204.00 +2.83% -2.18% +2.64% -0.01%
T-25 12 Dec 6,240.00 6,357.00 6,204.00 6,336.50 +2.14% -0.09% +3.23% +0.46%
T-24 15 Dec 6,321.00 6,336.50 6,259.00 6,297.50 -0.62% -0.71% +3.15% +0.75%
T-23 16 Dec 6,260.00 6,310.00 6,190.00 6,263.00 -0.55% -1.25% +2.49% -0.10%
T-22 17 Dec 6,240.00 6,348.50 6,232.50 6,282.50 +0.31% -0.95% +2.32% +0.19%
T-21 18 Dec 6,260.00 6,339.50 6,230.00 6,318.50 +0.57% -0.38% +2.31% +1.40%
T-20 19 Dec 6,382.50 6,417.00 6,290.50 6,358.00 +0.63% +0.24% +2.91% +1.55%
T-19 22 Dec 6,370.00 6,595.50 6,365.50 6,563.50 +3.23% +3.48% +3.72% +3.64%
T-18 23 Dec 6,580.00 6,599.00 6,448.00 6,489.00 -1.14% +2.31% +3.74% +2.82%
T-17 24 Dec 6,487.00 6,487.00 6,338.50 6,352.50 -2.10% +0.16% +3.60% +2.29%
T-16 26 Dec 6,353.00 6,399.50 6,275.00 6,300.50 -0.82% -0.66% +3.21% +1.24%
T-15 29 Dec 6,300.00 6,324.50 6,207.50 6,228.50 -1.14% -1.80% +2.81% +0.48%
T-14 30 Dec 6,205.50 6,279.00 6,126.50 6,183.00 -0.73% -2.51% +2.80% -0.27%
T-13 31 Dec 6,205.00 6,286.50 6,177.50 6,272.00 +1.44% -1.11% +3.56% -0.57%
T-12 1 Jan 6,285.00 6,299.00 6,213.50 6,282.50 +0.17% -0.95% +3.62% +0.18%
T-11 2 Jan 6,285.00 6,329.00 6,229.00 6,289.50 +0.11% -0.84% +4.34% +0.58%
T-10 5 Jan 6,289.50 6,300.00 6,110.50 6,204.00 -1.36% -2.18% +4.03% -0.87%
T-9 6 Jan 6,204.00 6,294.00 6,177.50 6,249.00 +0.73% -1.47% +3.75% -0.32%
T-8 7 Jan 6,206.00 6,542.50 6,206.00 6,513.50 +4.23% +2.70% +3.60% +1.54%
T-7 8 Jan 6,520.00 6,598.00 6,412.00 6,444.50 -1.06% +1.61% +2.55% -0.47%
T-6 9 Jan 6,436.00 6,468.00 6,350.00 6,417.00 -0.43% +1.17% +1.79% -0.19%
T-5 12 Jan 6,417.00 6,418.00 6,287.00 6,325.50 -1.43% -0.27% +2.21% -0.30%
T-4 13 Jan 6,340.00 6,424.50 6,278.00 6,357.50 +0.51% +0.24% +1.98% +0.36%
T-3 14 Jan 6,325.00 6,350.00 6,230.00 6,274.00 -1.31% -1.08% +1.72% -0.73%
T-2 16 Jan 6,309.50 6,477.00 6,309.50 6,403.00 +2.06% +0.95% +1.83% +2.59%
T-1 19 Jan 6,395.00 6,467.50 6,250.00 6,438.00 +0.55% +1.51% +1.40% +2.10%
base 20 Jan 6,419.50 6,491.00 6,300.00 6,342.50 -1.48% +0.00% +0.00% +0.00%
T+1 21 Jan result 6,330.00 6,392.00 6,027.50 6,242.00 -1.58% -1.58% -0.30% -0.29%
T+2 22 Jan 6,336.00 6,394.00 6,176.00 6,320.50 +1.26% -0.35% +0.23% +0.53%
T+3 23 Jan 6,360.00 6,360.00 6,105.50 6,155.00 -2.62% -2.96% -0.73% +0.36%
T+4 27 Jan 6,125.00 6,238.50 6,060.00 6,216.00 +0.99% -1.99% -0.23% +1.22%
T+5 28 Jan 6,199.00 6,299.50 6,079.50 6,213.00 -0.05% -2.04% +0.44% +1.64%
T+6 29 Jan 6,202.50 6,213.00 5,993.50 6,070.00 -2.30% -4.30% +0.74% +0.87%
T+7 30 Jan 6,026.50 6,085.00 5,979.50 6,035.00 -0.58% -4.85% +0.35% -0.17%
T+8 2 Feb 6,119.50 6,120.00 5,992.00 6,082.50 +0.79% -4.10% -0.57% -0.07%
T+9 3 Feb 6,400.00 6,552.50 6,241.50 6,278.50 +3.22% -1.01% +1.96% +1.34%
T+10 4 Feb 6,060.00 6,060.00 5,798.00 5,986.00 -4.66% -5.62% +2.15% -4.61%
T+11 5 Feb 5,961.00 6,009.50 5,910.00 5,980.50 -0.09% -5.71% +1.63% -5.14%

Prices are end-of-day from the exchange, adjusted for corporate actions. "From base" is the move from the close before the result — the same base every number on this page uses. Sessions before the base are the run-up.