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Godrej Agrovet Limited

NSE: GODREJAGROAnimal Feed

Share price

₹639.95

+0.05% close of 8 Oct 2026

Market cap ₹12,287 CrP/E 26.2

Business score

How strong the business is, in one number. The parts behind it are in Pro.

60

out of 100 · worked out 8 Oct 2026

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Market cap

₹12,287 Cr

P/E ratio

26.2

P/B ratio

6.0

ROCE

19.2%

ROE

20.9%

Dividend yield

1.7%

Price & valuation chart

How the share price and its valuation have moved. Hover over the chart to see any day. Prices as of the last close.

Prices as of 8 Oct 2026 close52-week high ₹676.0552-week low ₹513.00

Answers

Simple answers to the questions investors ask most, from the company's own numbers.

How fast it has been growing

Sales grew 8.6% over the past year, and 9.2% a year over its longer record. Meanwhile what it keeps of every 100 rupees of sales improved from 7.5% to 7.9% over the last four years.

Whether it grew faster than its sector

It grew 9.2% a year against a sector median of 9.9% — 0.7 percentage points slower.

Room to re-rate, or risk of de-rating

At 26.2× earnings against a market that pays 23.9× across 2199 companies we can price. Its own industry sits at 12.9×, across 5 companies. It is against its own five-year median of 29.8×, the 29th percentile of its own range.

Whether growth justifies the valuation

Priced at 1.1 times its growth rate, on earnings growth of 23%.

Profit growthPrice per ₹1 profitPer 1% growth
Godrej Agrovet Limited — this one23%/yr26.2×₹1.1
Avanti Feeds Limited28%/yr18.2×₹0.65
Mukka Proteins Limited6%/yr11.3×₹1.9
KSE Limited191%/yr11.3×—
Narmada Agrobase Limited81%/yr23.6×₹0.29
Ajooni Biotech Limited51%/yr12.9×₹0.25

Compared with companies filed under the same label. That grouping comes from the exchange's filing category, so some of them may not be real rivals.

How it compares with its peers

Against companies the exchange files under the same label (Animal Feed), it ranks 3 of 6 on returns, 5 of 6 on growth, 3 of 6 on margin. That grouping comes from the exchange's filing category, so some of them may not be real rivals.

What makes it hard to beat — and is that still true?

A narrow advantage: it earns 19.2% on capital, ahead of 50% of companies filed under the same label. That grouping comes from the exchange's filing category, so some of them may not be real rivals.

Whether its growth pays for itself

Yes — Over the last five years it made ₹3682 crore of cash from the business, spent ₹1369 crore on plant and equipment, and returned ₹2381 crore to lenders and shareholders. And the profit is real: of every 100 rupees it reported over 12 years, about 151 arrived as cash — well above the profit, more than depreciation and interest account for, so do not count on it repeating. Its cash comes back faster than it used to: it went from being waiting 6 days for its cash to paid 17 days before it paid its own suppliers.

Profit reality check

Is the profit real cash? Simple checks on the accounts. Facts only, not advice.

9 of 9 checks clear · 100%

Latest result · Q1 FY27

What the last results showed. Whether management kept its word is in Pro.

Revenue grew 9% while profit fell 14%, and management softened full-year profit-growth language from mid-teens to double-digit.

Announced 5 Aug 2026 · Consolidated · Unaudited

Revenue

₹2,855 Cr

Revenue vs last year

+9.2%

Revenue vs last quarter

+22.4%

Net profit

₹128 Cr

Profit vs last year

-13.9%

Profit vs last quarter

+25.8%

Net margin

4.5%

EPS

₹6.99

Earnings call transcript · 6 Aug 2026

Checklist before you investPRO

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Key numbers & peers

The main numbers grouped by topic, and how the company compares with similar ones.

Price

Market cap
₹12,287 Cr
Prev close
₹639.95
52w High
₹698
52w Low
₹506
Enterprise value
₹13,578 Cr
Beta
0.8
Price CAGR 1y
-5.0%
Price CAGR 3y
10.0%
Price CAGR 5y
0.0%
Price CAGR 10y
—

Ratios

Return on assets
7.2%
PEG ratio
1.1
P/E ratio
26.2
P/B ratio
6.0
EV / EBITDA
16.1
Industry P/E
15.4
ROCE
19.2%
ROCE 5y average
15.2%
ROE
20.9%
Debt / Equity
0.8
Interest coverage
5.4
Dividend yield
1.7%
ROE 3y average
18.0%
ROE last year
21.0%

Annual P&L

Annual revenue
₹10,233 Cr
Annual profit
₹445 Cr
Operating margin
8.0%
Net profit margin
4.3%
EBITDA margin
8.4%
Sales growth 3y
3.0%
Sales growth 5y
10.3%
Profit growth 3y
23.0%
Profit growth 5y
8.0%
EPS
₹24.6
Sales growth TTM
9.0%
Profit growth TTM
3.0%
Dividend payout
45.0%

Quarter P&L

Sales latest quarter
₹2,855 Cr
Profit latest quarter
₹128 Cr
YoY quarterly sales growth
9.2%
YoY quarterly profit growth
-14.1%
OPM latest quarter
8.4%

Balance Sheet

Book Value
₹106
Face Value
₹10.0
Total debt
₹1,574 Cr
Total cash
₹302 Cr
Borrowings
₹1,574 Cr
Reserves / Equity
9.6

Cash Flow

Operating cash flow
₹1,281 Cr
Free cash flow
₹1,047 Cr
FCF yield
7.4%
Net cash flow
₹262 Cr

Shareholding

Promoter holding
67.8%
FII holding
6.5%
DII holding
5.3%
Public holding
20.5%

Peer comparison

CompanyPrice ₹P/EMkt cap ₹ CrDiv yield %Profit qtr ₹ CrProfit var %Sales qtr ₹ CrSales var %ROCE %
Godrej Agrovet639.6026.212,3071.72128.3-16.22,855.29.219.2
Avanti Feeds722.3018.39,8411.38116.3-42.01,899.918.324.4
Mukka Proteins26.9411.78080.0018.61142.8489.7186.711.6
KSE176.8412.35667.070.9-98.4453.79.133.5
Shivam Chemicals145.0541.22460.004.2163.9152.617.616.6
Mayank Cattle Fo101.0018.11090.003.518.3217.82.915.8
Narmada Agrobase11.3524.0860.000.8-26.522.3100.98.9
Median160.9418.26870.6911.41.1471.713.417.9

Competes with: Ajooni Biotech Limited, Avanti Feeds Limited, KSE Limited, Mukka Proteins Limited, Narmada Agrobase Limited

Quarterly results

Sales and profit for each of the last 13 quarters. Newest on the right. ₹ crore.

Consolidated · to 30 Jun 2026
Line itemJun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales2,5102,5712,3452,1342,3512,4492,4502,1342,6142,5672,7182,3332,855
Expenses2,3172,3692,1861,9862,1252,2252,2301,9872,3452,3542,4772,1942,615
Material Cost1,7461,9481,8681,6842,056
Change in Inventories68-127733.7711
Purchases of Stock-in-Trade7963729879
Employee Cost159165166146162
Other Expenses291306299262307
Operating Profit193201159148226223220147270213242139240
OPM %7.687.846.786.949.629.128.986.87108.318.895.968.41
Other Income32202120252522252418-57827
Exceptional items (within Other Income)00-3000
Interest29282525304034293540352930
Depreciation53535356555857565857565857
Profit before tax1421411028716615015187200135146130181
Tax %25261925213627242638252129
Net Profit1071048365132961106614984110102128
EPS in Rs5.485.484.782.977.035.845.803.688.354.815.975.456.99
Diluted EPS in Rs8.354.815.975.456.99

Profit & loss

Yearly sales, costs and profit for 12 years, plus the last 12 months (TTM). ₹ crore.

Consolidated · to 31 Mar 2026
Line itemMar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales3,3123,7504,9115,1865,9186,9646,2678,3069,3749,5619,38310,23310,474
Expenses3,0433,5794,4714,7415,4626,4755,7037,6378,8518,8568,5629,3699,640
Material Cost7,246
Change in Inventories17
Purchases of Stock-in-Trade312
Employee Cost635
Other Expenses1,158
Operating Profit269171440445456489564669523704821864834
OPM %84.6099879867988
Other Income104315955815449901091399093116119
Exceptional items (within Other Income)-30
Interest659886453442466399108133138133
Depreciation3752758698148154173185214226229228
Profit before tax271336375372477349453542378473554612593
Tax %222227322714232322242727
Net Profit210261273251349301348419295359403445425
EPS in Rs23281312171616211619222523
Diluted EPS in Rs25
Dividend Payout %1141633382634494560534945

Compounded growth

Average yearly growth over different spans, as stored. A span can cross a demerger or an acquisition.

Compounded sales growth

10 years
11%
5 years
10%
3 years
3%
TTM
9%

Compounded profit growth

10 years
11%
5 years
8%
3 years
23%
TTM
3%

Stock price CAGR

10 years
—
5 years
0%
3 years
10%
1 year
-5%

Return on equity

10 years
17%
5 years
17%
3 years
18%
Last year
21%

Balance sheet

What the company owns and what it owes, at the end of each year. ₹ crore.

Consolidated
Line itemMar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital9393185192192192192192192192192192
Reserves5486908241,2191,4571,6461,8592,0762,1452,3242,1891,840
Borrowings6851,3726644103986511,0071,5991,4331,4161,3961,574
Other Liabilities4179571,5351,7142,1832,1831,7211,6891,6731,7341,7292,555
Minority Interest132
Total Liabilities1,7423,1113,2083,5354,2304,6724,7795,5565,4445,6675,5056,161
Fixed Assets6931,5071,4731,4922,0512,1782,2982,4072,5682,8062,9122,803
CWIP1386450190941531419020419264201
Investments3759175195117129124160158177139115
Other Assets8731,4811,5091,6571,9692,2112,2162,9002,5132,4922,3913,042
Total Assets1,7423,1113,2083,5354,2304,6724,7795,5565,4445,6675,5166,170

Cash flows

Real money coming in and going out each year — from the business, from investments and from loans. ₹ crore.

Consolidated
Line itemMar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from Operating Activity109168897354448240-2-1208746789691,281
Cash from Investing Activity-131-428-63-253-233-255-187-208-284-327-82-150
Cash from Financing Activity-79278-812-125-21736189311-594-328-901-869
Net Cash Flow-1011822-24-221-0-17-523-13262
Free Cash Flow-143702109207-18-251-3885953017581,047

Ratios

How fast customers pay, how long stock sits, and how well capital earns — year by year.

Consolidated
Line itemMar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Debtor Days304439444545484222202224
Inventory Days548371707260788366706665
Days Payable304281829987584035324780
Cash Conversion Cycle548529311817688454584210
Working Capital Days49-51-26-8-3-776-41-2-17
ROCE %241719201815161610141719

Shareholding pattern

Who owns the company — founders (promoters), foreign funds, Indian funds and the public. In %.

Consolidated · to 30 Jun 2026
Line itemSep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Promoters747474747468686868686868
FIIs9.559.449.439.487.487.107.557.277.216.296.326.48
DIIs5.095.495.094.345.886.255.454.975.185.385.865.28
Public111111121319192020212020
No. of Shareholders1,08,6411,02,8991,02,65399,6741,26,4871,14,2171,16,5321,18,7391,13,0671,16,0981,11,3651,14,250

Price trend

The price as a Renko brick chart: small moves drop out so the bigger path stands out.

Change over 1 year -4.1% (₹667.25 → ₹639.95)Brick size ₹21.77 (fixed)Bricks 24
₹550₹600₹640Jan '26Mar '26Jun '26Sep '26
Price moved up one brickPrice moved down one brickLast close ₹639.95 on 8 Oct 2026

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Open interestPRO

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Industry numbers

The numbers that matter most in this industry, from the company's own filings.

1 when an audit qualification is filed as repetitive

0.00flag

2026-03-31

the company's own unlisted debt securities in default at period end

0.00cr

2026-06-30

the company's own loans / revolving facilities in default at period end (standalone filing)

0.00cr

2026-06-30

guarantees / comfort given for promoter, promoter group, directors and KMP

1.21cr

2026-03-31

loans outstanding to promoter, promoter group, directors and KMP (governance filing)

0.00cr

2026-03-31

security given for the borrowing of promoter, promoter group, directors and KMP

0.00cr

2026-03-31

FY revenue / permanent employees + workers, same basis (calc)

2,79,16,294inr

2026-03-31

News

News and filings about Godrej Agrovet Limited. Open one to see why it matters.

Supply chain

Who it buys from, sells to and competes with — as recorded in our map of company links.

Uses as raw material

  • amino acids
  • cottonseed extraction / cake
  • de-oiled rice bran (DORB)
  • maize / corn
  • milk (dairy procurement)
  • molasses
  • soybean meal / soya de-oiled cake
  • vitamins and minerals

Depends on the price of

  • Palm Oil
  • Rice Bran Oil
  • corn
  • cotton
  • dairy
  • poultry_and_meat

Buys from

About

What the company is, from our own records: where it sits, where it makes things, and what it is made of.

Sector
Fast Moving Consumer Goods
Industry
Animal Feed
Classification
Fast Moving Consumer Goods › Animal Feed
ISIN
INE850D01014

Business segments

  • Animal Nutrition · 46%
  • Vegetable Oil · 19%
  • Dairy · 15%
  • Crop Care Business · 11%
  • Poultry and processed food · 7%
  • Others · 2%

Plants

  • Godrej Agrovet Barabanki aqua feed plant
  • Godrej Agrovet Baramati feed plant
  • Godrej Agrovet Bengaluru feed plant
  • Godrej Agrovet Erode feed plant
  • Godrej Agrovet Hanuman Junction aqua feed plant
  • Godrej Agrovet Khanna feed plant
  • Godrej Agrovet Kharagpur feed plant
  • Godrej Agrovet Kondapally aqua feed plant
  • Godrej Agrovet Mizoram oil palm mill
  • Godrej Tyson poultry plant Bangalore
  • Godrej Tyson poultry plant Mumbai

News impact

Big market events that reach Godrej Agrovet Limited, and how the effect spreads.

1 Oct, 11:57 IST · Market event · medium impact

India Forecasts Normal Winter Rain Despite Weak Monsoon Season

India expects normal winter rains despite a weak summer monsoon, helping winter farmers, fertiliser makers and rural shops, though weak summer rains still hurt summer crops.

FertilizersFast Moving Consumer Goods

Who it hits first

  • The weather office expects normal winter rain even though summer monsoon rain ended about 12% below normal.
  • A normal winter helps winter-sown crops (called rabi, like wheat) after a weak summer, so farm incomes hold up better.
  • Godrej Agrovet, which sells animal feed and farm inputs, and Parag Milk Foods, which sells milk and cheese, sit closest to that farm relief.

Who may gain

  • Farm input sellers like Godrej Agrovet that sell feed and crop care for winter sowing
  • Milk and food makers like Parag Milk Foods and Hindustan Unilever that gain when village spending steadies
  • Sugar makers like Balrampur Chini Mills that need good rain for cane, plus daily goods sellers as farm cash flows

Along the supply chain

Downstream

Milk collectors, grain buyers, village stores and city packers move more winter milk, wheat and sugar if the rain arrives as forecast.

Upstream

Seed, feed, fertiliser and farm-chemical sellers see steadier winter orders as sowing hopes improve after a weak summer.

Where demand moves

Business

Farmers sow more winter wheat and buy more feed, seed and crop care, while village shops sell more milk, soap and packaged food as farm cash steadies.

Capital

Investors favour rural-linked food and farm shares on a kind winter forecast, so money tilts toward steady staples makers while summer-crop losses cap the mood.

How it spreads across sectors

Agriculture

positive — better rabi hopes aid farm output after a weak summer

Fast Moving Consumer Goods

positive — steadier farm incomes support village buying of milk, food and soaps

Fertilizers

positive — normal winter rain supports winter sowing and fertiliser use, though the pack lists no Fertilizer members

Sugar

positive — cane and sugar output hopes improve with winter moisture

Two-wheelers

positive — steadier farm cash can aid bike and tractor buying at the margin

A pattern seen before

Cascade chain

  • Summer monsoon -12% → kharif and reservoir stress
  • Normal winter rain forecast → rabi sowing support
  • Rabi acreage → fertilizer, feed and seed demand
  • Farm cash → rural FMCG and dairy volumes

Pattern name

Monsoon Cascade

Patterns

  • Monsoon Cascade

Sectors queried

  • FMCG

When it plays out

Immediate

In 1–7 days, rural-linked food and farm shares firm on the kind winter forecast while traders watch reservoir levels.

Medium term

In 1–6 months, actual winter rain decides wheat, milk and sugar output and village spending.

Short term

In 1–4 weeks, winter sowing data shows whether farmers act on the forecast after a weak summer.

30 Sept, 16:48 IST · Market event · high impact

India sunflower oil imports may jump 30% after import duty cut

India cut import tax on sunflower oil, so imports may jump 30%, helping cooking-oil sellers and shoppers with cheaper oil while local oilseed farmers face lower prices.

Fast Moving Consumer Goods

Who it hits first

  • India cut the import tax on sunflower cooking oil, so imports may jump 30% and shop prices should ease.
  • AWL Agri Business, a leading cooking-oil seller, and Patanjali Foods, a cooking-oil and foods maker, pay less for raw oil and earn better margins.
  • Gokul Agro Resources, another edible-oil refiner, gains the same way, while local oilseed farmers and crushers face lower prices.
  • This is about cooking oil on kitchen shelves, not crude oil for fuel, so airlines and fuel-linked sectors do not come into it.

Who may gain

  • AWL Agri Business (cooking-oil seller) — cheaper raw oil lifts packing margins.
  • Patanjali Foods (oil and foods maker) — lower input cost across oil and food lines.
  • Gokul Agro Resources (oil refiner) — wider spreads on bigger volumes.
  • Shoppers and biscuit and food makers such as Britannia, Mrs Bectors and Nestle — cheaper oil on shelves and in factories.

Along the supply chain

Downstream

Downstream, wholesalers, kirana shops and supermarkets pass cheaper bottles to homes and hotels, and biscuit makers Britannia and Mrs Bectors plus foods giant Nestle bank a small input saving.

Upstream

Upstream, foreign sunflower growers and port-side refiners gain orders, while Indian oilseed farmers and crushers such as Gujarat Ambuja Exports face cheaper import competition; AWL's sugar supplier Shree Renuka Sugars sees only an indirect halo.

Where demand moves

Business

Importers bring in 30% more sunflower oil; refiners and packers (AWL, Patanjali, Gokul Agro) sell more bottles at better margins, food makers pay a little less for baking and frying oil, and soyoil sellers cede share while palm holds steady.

Capital

Investors favor edible-oil shares on the brighter margin outlook the classifier flags, with a mild sympathy bid for food makers and no new money case for sugar, dairy or liquor names.

How it spreads across sectors

Chemicals

No spillover — this is kitchen cooking oil, not crude oil, so crude-linked chemical inputs are untouched.

Fast Moving Consumer Goods

Direct split — edible-oil sellers gain margins, food makers save a little, palm-linked lines stay flat.

A pattern seen before

Cascade chain

  • Sunflower duty cut → imports up 30% → cheaper edible oil
  • Cheaper sunflower oil → wider margins for AWL, Patanjali Foods and Gokul Agro
  • Lower cooking-oil prices → small input relief for biscuit and food makers

Pattern name

Crude Oil Cascade

Patterns

  • Crude Oil Cascade

Sectors queried

  • Cement
  • Chemicals
  • FMCG
  • Power

When it plays out

Immediate

Edible-oil shares react to the cut; importers step up sunflower bookings.

Medium term

Quarterly margins show who kept the saving; farmer and crusher pain becomes visible.

Short term

Extra sunflower oil lands, retail prices soften, and soyoil's share slips as palm stays steady.

30 Sept, 01:58 IST · Market event · medium impact

12% deficit: Rain report gives a dry reading

India's monsoon ended 12% short, cutting farm output and rural spending, which hurts food and soap makers and sugar firms, while shoppers face higher pulses prices and no listed firm clearly gains.

Fast Moving Consumer GoodsFertilizers

Who it hits first

  • India's main rainy season ended with 12% less rain than normal, with Maharashtra declaring drought across large areas and Karnataka also stressed.
  • Summer crop (kharif) sowing fell and reservoirs did not fill enough, threatening soil moisture and water for the coming winter crop (rabi).
  • Prices of several pulses have risen on crop worries, squeezing shoppers and hinting at food-cost pressure for makers like Britannia Industries and Nestle India.
  • Village incomes and spending weaken, hurting sellers of everyday goods such as Hindustan Unilever and ITC, and farm-linked firms such as Godrej Agrovet.

Who may gain

  • No listed company in the ranked pool clearly gains — this is a broad rural demand drag; only traders holding pulses stocks benefit, and none is in the signal set.

Along the supply chain

Downstream

Village retailers and wholesalers sell less; Marico's large retail customers such as DMart, Trent and Reliance Retail see softer rural-facing sales; Bajaj Hindusthan's fuel customers Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum receive less ethanol as cane crushing drops.

Upstream

Suppliers into food and home-care factories — packaging makers Huhtamaki India and TCPL Packaging, soap-input supplier Galaxy Surfactants, and sugar supplier Mawana Sugars — see slower orders as everyday-goods volumes soften; gas supplier GAIL faces weaker demand from fertilizer plants such as Chambal Fertilizers.

Where demand moves

Business

Farm households earn less from a weak summer harvest and spend less in village shops, so makers of biscuits, soaps, tea and packaged foods — Britannia Industries, Hindustan Unilever, Tata Consumer Products, Dabur India, Marico, Nestle India, Godrej Consumer Products and ITC — sell lower volumes; fertilizer and crop-care makers such as Coromandel International and UPL face softer winter-season demand, and sugar firms such as Bajaj Hindusthan face cane shortages.

Capital

Investors trim exposure to rural-facing consumer and farm stocks and watch regional lenders such as Bank of Maharashtra and Karnataka Bank for farm-loan stress; money may rotate toward city-skewed staples and defensive names until the winter-crop outlook clears.

How it spreads across sectors

Chemicals

Fertilizer and crop-care sellers such as Coromandel International and UPL face weaker winter-season demand.

Fast Moving Consumer Goods

Village demand softens; biscuits, soaps, tea and packaged-food volumes slow for a quarter or two.

Financial Services

Regional banks in Maharashtra and Karnataka face slower rural lending and possible farm-loan stress.

Power

Low reservoirs cut hydro-power output, lifting costs for buyers of hydro electricity.

A pattern seen before

Cascade chain

  • Monsoon -12% → kharif output and farm incomes down
  • Farm incomes down → rural everyday-goods volumes soften (soaps, biscuits, tea, foods)
  • Low reservoirs → winter sowing at risk → fertilizer and crop-care demand softens
  • Cane stress → sugar and ethanol output risk; pulses shortfall → pulses prices up
  • Rural stress → farm-loan strain for Maharashtra/Karnataka lenders; low dams → less hydro power

Pattern name

Crude Oil Cascade

Patterns

  • Crude Oil Cascade
  • Monsoon Cascade

Sectors queried

  • Cement
  • Chemicals
  • FMCG
  • Power

When it plays out

Immediate

In 1-7 days pulses prices stay firm and rural-facing consumer stocks drift 1-3% lower as the deficit is priced.

Medium term

In 1-6 months winter sowing and reservoir levels decide the depth; a poor rabi extends consumer and fertilizer pain into early 2027, while recovery steadies volumes.

Short term

In 1-4 weeks companies flag soft rural volumes in updates, fertilizer dealers cut winter orders, and lenders watch farm collections.

Who it hits first

  • The farm ministry cut its 2026-27 foodgrain harvest goal by 2.63 million tonnes because of El Nino rain fears.
  • The new plan aims for 196.21 million tonnes in the rainy kharif season and 177.72 million tonnes in the winter rabi season.
  • A lower harvest outlook points to tighter grain supply, softer farm incomes, and higher food input costs ahead.

Who may gain

  • Grain stockists and traders outside the listed food set could gain if tighter supply firms up prices.
  • No listed biscuit, dairy, or drink maker gains business from a smaller harvest outlook.
  • Farm input sellers see no gain, since a lower target signals softer sowing and rural spend.

Along the supply chain

Downstream

Downstream, biscuit, bread, dairy, and drink makers that buy wheat, milk, and sugar face higher input costs and thinner volumes.

Upstream

Upstream, seed, fertiliser, and tractor sellers see softer orders as a lower sowing outlook cools farm spending.

Where demand moves

Business

Food makers face weaker business demand as grain costs rise and rural shoppers with smaller harvests spend less on biscuits, dairy, and drinks.

Capital

Capital turns cautious on grain-linked food shares, trimming exposure to wheat, dairy, and sugar names while favouring less farm-linked personal care.

How it spreads across sectors

Fast Moving Consumer Goods

Biscuit, dairy, and food makers face higher grain and milk costs, squeezing margins and slowing volumes.

Fertilizers

Fertiliser makers see softer demand as a lower harvest target signals less sowing and farm spend.

A pattern seen before

Cascade chain

  • El Nino fears → foodgrain target cut 2.63 mn tonnes (kharif 196.21 + rabi 177.72)
  • Lower harvest outlook → farm incomes and rural cash soften
  • Softer rural incomes → fertilizer, tractor, two-wheeler and rural lender demand cools
  • Tighter grain supply → FMCG food costs firm and sugar/food volumes soften

Pattern name

Monsoon Cascade

Patterns

  • Monsoon Cascade

Sectors queried

  • FMCG

When it plays out

Immediate

Food shares drift 1-2% lower on El Nino headlines while traders watch rain maps and grain mandi prices.

Medium term

A weak harvest would lift food inflation, squeeze food-maker margins, and slow rural sales of bikes, tractors, and small loans.

Short term

If dry signals persist, wheat, dairy, and sugar cost worries build and rural demand chatter softens.

Who it hits first

  • From September 24 the government removes all duty on crude sunflower oil and cuts palm and soy oil duty to 5%, so imported cooking oil lands cheaper
  • AWL Agri Business, which sells Fortune cooking oil, and Patanjali Foods, which sells cooking oil and foods, pay less tax on every imported shipment
  • Gokul Agro, a smaller cooking-oil refiner competing with both, gets the same cost relief

Who may gain

  • AWL Agri Business (Fortune cooking-oil seller) — lower import tax widens refining margins from September 24
  • Patanjali Foods (cooking-oil and foods maker) — cheaper palm, soy and sunflower lifts profit
  • Gokul Agro (cooking-oil refiner) — same duty saving as the big refiners
  • Britannia, Hindustan Unilever, Nestle India and Mrs Bectors (biscuit, soap and food makers) — cheaper palm and soy trims ingredient bills

Along the supply chain

Downstream

Downstream, the graph lists no wholesale buyer — AWL Agri and Patanjali sell refined oil straight to shoppers and small bakeries and snack makers — so those households and food stalls pay less from September 24, while local mustard and groundnut farmers face tougher import competition

Upstream

Upstream, the pack names KN Agri plus Renuka Sugars, MGEL and Pyramid as suppliers into AWL Agri, and AVG, OBCL, Confipet, FCL, SVLL, KN Agri and BBTCL into Patanjali Foods — mostly packing and handling links — so cheaper oil means steadier refinery runs rather than new orders, with no extra buying power for oilseed farmers

Where demand moves

Business

Business demand shifts little at first — households buy roughly the same cooking oil — but cheaper imports let refiners either keep fatter margins or cut shelf prices to sell more bottles, so volume drifts toward the brands that cut prices fastest.

Capital

Capital rotates toward cooking-oil refiners and palm-using food makers as investors price fatter near-term margins, while domestic oilseed and palm growers face selling pressure on fears of cheaper import competition.

How it spreads across sectors

Fast Moving Consumer Goods

Cooking-oil refiners gain margins first, biscuit, soap and packaged-food makers save on palm and soy next, while domestic oilseed-linked sellers face price pressure.

A pattern seen before

Cascade chain

Pattern name

Crude Oil Cascade

Patterns

  • Crude Oil Cascade

Sectors queried

  • Cement
  • Chemicals
  • FMCG
  • Power

When it plays out

Immediate

Refiner shares react to the September 24 start; importers rush cheaper shipments while brands hold shelf prices and pocket the gap

Medium term

If low duties stay, retail oil prices settle lower, import volumes stay high, and domestic oilseed prices stay soft until policy or harvests shift

Short term

Brands decide how much to pass on; price cuts, if any, lift volumes for AWL Agri, Patanjali and Gokul Agro, and food makers guide slightly better margins

Dividends, splits & big trades

Money paid out, share splits and buybacks, and big buys or sells by funds and insiders.

Dividends

29 Jul 2026unspecified₹11
31 Jul 2025unspecified₹11
26 Jul 2024unspecified₹10
28 Jul 2023unspecified₹9.5
22 Jul 2022unspecified₹9.5
4 Aug 2021unspecified₹8
22 Jul 2020unspecified₹5.5
25 Jul 2019unspecified₹4.5

Splits, bonuses & buybacks

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