Adani Power and Tata Power are two of the most popular stocks in the energy sector among investors. Besides their prominence in the industry, another commonality between these two stocks is that they are both affiliated with major Indian conglomerates.

Both have had a strong start to the year. Tata Power’s share price has gone up around 33%, while Adani Power shares have surged around 36%. Over the past year, the stock has also seen similar growth in share price.

Now if you had invested ₹10,000 in the two stocks a year ago, you would have received strong returns from both stocks. However, the returns from Adani Power would have been superior.

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As is evident in the chart above, the Adani Power investment would have almost tripled while investment in Tata Power shares would have been just short of ₹20,000.

The financial performance of both companies over the past three years has mirrored their stock price growth, showing significant expansion. Here’s a snapshot of their financials over the last three financial year years:

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