Kewal Kiran Clothing Limited
NSE: KKCLGarments & Apparels
Share price
₹472.50
-0.64% close of 8 Oct 2026
Business score
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73
out of 100 · worked out 8 Oct 2026
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Market cap
₹2,930 Cr
P/E ratio
19.8
P/B ratio
3.0
ROCE
17.2%
ROE
14.7%
Dividend yield
0.8%
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.
Answers
Simple answers to the questions investors ask most, from the company's own numbers.
How fast it has been growing
Sales grew 15.9% over the past year, and 10.7% a year over its longer record. Meanwhile what it keeps of every 100 rupees of sales improved from 18.1% to 19.8% over the last four years.
Whether it grew faster than its sector
It grew 10.7% a year against a sector median of 7.2% — 3.5 percentage points faster.
Room to re-rate, or risk of de-rating
At 19.8× earnings against a market that pays 23.9× across 2199 companies we can price. Its own industry sits at 37.4×, across 5 companies. It is against its own five-year median of 26.2×, the 8th percentile of its own range.
Whether growth justifies the valuation
Priced at 4.0 times its growth rate, on earnings growth of 5%.
| Profit growth | Price per ₹1 profit | Per 1% growth | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kewal Kiran Clothing Limited — this one | 5%/yr | 19.8× | ₹4.0 |
| Page Industries Limited | 11%/yr | 53.0× | ₹4.8 |
| Arvind Limited | 6%/yr | 30.5× | ₹5.1 |
| Pearl Global Industries Limited | 25%/yr | 37.4× | ₹1.5 |
| Gokaldas Exports Limited | -25%/yr | 46.9× | — |
| Lux Industries Limited | -9%/yr | 31.3× | — |
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 (Garments & Apparels), it ranks 7 of 34 on returns, 12 of 32 on growth, 3 of 34 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 17.2% on capital, ahead of 79% 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 ₹465 crore of cash from the business, spent ₹145 crore on plant and equipment, and returned ₹221 crore to lenders and shareholders. And the profit is real: of every 100 rupees it reported over 12 years, about 75 arrived as cash. Its cash comes back more slowly than it used to: it went from being waiting 25 days for its cash to waiting 106 days for its cash.
Profit reality check
Is the profit real cash? Simple checks on the accounts. Facts only, not advice.
8 of 9 checks clear · 89%
Latest result · Q1 FY27
What the last results showed. Whether management kept its word is in Pro.
Announced 6 Aug 2026 · Consolidated · Audited
Revenue
₹279 Cr
Revenue vs last year
+19.2%
Revenue vs last quarter
-13.9%
Net profit
₹41 Cr
Profit vs last year
+28.1%
Profit vs last quarter
+17.1%
Net margin
14.7%
EPS
₹6.01
Earnings call transcript · 7 Aug 2026
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Key numbers & peers
The main numbers grouped by topic, and how the company compares with similar ones.
Price
- Market cap
- ₹2,930 Cr
- Prev close
- ₹472.50
- 52w High
- ₹568
- 52w Low
- ₹408
- Enterprise value
- ₹2,741 Cr
- Beta
- 1.0
- Price CAGR 1y
- -11.0%
- Price CAGR 3y
- -14.0%
- Price CAGR 5y
- 18.0%
- Price CAGR 10y
- 2.0%
Ratios
- Return on assets
- 10.2%
- PEG ratio
- 3.9
- P/E ratio
- 19.8
- P/B ratio
- 3.0
- EV / EBITDA
- 11.0
- Industry P/E
- 21.1
- ROCE
- 17.2%
- ROCE 5y average
- 22.2%
- ROE
- 14.7%
- Debt / Equity
- 0.1
- Interest coverage
- 15.5
- Dividend yield
- 0.8%
- ROE 3y average
- 17.0%
- ROE last year
- 15.0%
Annual P&L
- Annual revenue
- ₹1,213 Cr
- Annual profit
- ₹152 Cr
- Operating margin
- 20.0%
- Net profit margin
- 12.5%
- EBITDA margin
- 19.6%
- Sales growth 3y
- 15.9%
- Sales growth 5y
- 32.0%
- Profit growth 3y
- 5.0%
- Profit growth 5y
- 45.0%
- EPS
- ₹23.0
- Sales growth TTM
- 16.0%
- Profit growth TTM
- -2.0%
- Dividend payout
- 9.0%
Quarter P&L
- Sales latest quarter
- ₹279 Cr
- Profit latest quarter
- ₹41 Cr
- YoY quarterly sales growth
- 19.4%
- YoY quarterly profit growth
- 28.1%
- OPM latest quarter
- 19.4%
Balance Sheet
- Book Value
- ₹151
- Face Value
- ₹10.0
- Total debt
- ₹128 Cr
- Total cash
- ₹180 Cr
- Borrowings
- ₹128 Cr
- Reserves / Equity
- 14.1
Cash Flow
- Operating cash flow
- ₹183 Cr
- Free cash flow
- ₹166 Cr
- FCF yield
- 5.2%
- Net cash flow
- ₹104 Cr
Shareholding
- Promoter holding
- 74.3%
- FII holding
- 2.4%
- DII holding
- 8.8%
- Public holding
- 14.5%
Peer comparison
| Company | Price ₹ | P/E | Mkt cap ₹ Cr | Div yield % | Profit qtr ₹ Cr | Profit var % | Sales qtr ₹ Cr | Sales var % | ROCE % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Page Industries | 37,570.00 | 53.6 | 41,905 | 1.46 | 192.8 | -4.0 | 1,420.5 | 7.9 | 64.4 |
| Arvind Ltd | 529.30 | 32.8 | 14,399 | 0.85 | 57.8 | 25.9 | 2,501.0 | 24.6 | 14.7 |
| Pearl Global Ind | 1,273.10 | 37.5 | 11,761 | 0.57 | 99.2 | 50.9 | 1,528.3 | 24.5 | 19.9 |
| Gokaldas Exports | 673.00 | 47.9 | 4,932 | 0.00 | 44.3 | 6.8 | 1,153.5 | 20.7 | 7.7 |
| Lux Industries | 1,157.50 | 33.6 | 3,481 | 0.17 | 22.0 | -8.1 | 615.3 | 1.8 | 7.7 |
| SBC Exports | 61.77 | 86.6 | 2,941 | 0.00 | 9.4 | 269.8 | 106.0 | 72.8 | 16.8 |
| Kewal Kir.Cloth. | 475.55 | 19.8 | 2,931 | 0.84 | 41.0 | 21.5 | 279.0 | 19.4 | 17.2 |
| Median | 120.20 | 21.6 | 424 | 0.00 | 6.9 | 15.8 | 111.9 | 9.9 | 14.0 |
Competes with: Addi Industries Limited, Arvind Limited, Bang Overseas Limited, Bella Casa Fashion & Retail Limited, Cantabil Retail India Limited, Celebrity Fashions Limited, Dollar Industries Limited, Filatex Fashions Limited, Gokaldas Exports Limited, Indian Terrain Fashions Limited, Iris Clothings Limited, Kitex Garments Limited, Libas Consumer Products Limited, Lorenzini Apparels Limited, Lovable Lingerie Limited, Lux Industries Limited, Mittal Life Style Limited, Monte Carlo Fashions Limited, Nandani Creation Limited, Page Industries Limited, Pearl Global Industries Limited, Rupa & Company Limited, S. P. Apparels Limited, SBC Exports Limited, Saraswati Saree Depot Limited, Thomas Scott (India) Limited, VIP Clothing Limited, Vaxtex Cotfab Limited, Vinny Overseas Limited, Virat Industries Limited, Visagar Polytex Limited, Vishal Fabrics Limited, Zodiac Clothing Company Limited
Quarterly results
Sales and profit for each of the last 13 quarters. Newest on the right. ₹ crore.
| Line item | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 178 | 262 | 200 | 219 | 151 | 308 | 255 | 288 | 234 | 354 | 301 | 324 | 279 |
| Expenses | 144 | 201 | 161 | 177 | 124 | 244 | 208 | 236 | 192 | 283 | 238 | 262 | 225 |
| Material Cost | 164 | 106 | 195 | 130 | 136 | 115 | |||||||
| Change in Inventories | -37 | -6.10 | -40 | -0.03 | 15 | 11 | |||||||
| Purchases of Stock-in-Trade | 11 | 9.77 | 16 | 11 | 9.65 | 8 | |||||||
| Employee Cost | 37 | 39 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 43 | |||||||
| Other Expenses | 60 | 43 | 67 | 53 | 58 | 48 | |||||||
| Operating Profit | 34 | 62 | 39 | 42 | 28 | 64 | 47 | 52 | 42 | 71 | 63 | 62 | 54 |
| OPM % | 19 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
| Other Income | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 3 | -0 | 13 |
| Exceptional items (within Other Income) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Interest | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Depreciation | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Profit before tax | 41 | 66 | 44 | 48 | 35 | 86 | 36 | 41 | 41 | 63 | 51 | 47 | 51 |
| Tax % | 18 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 28 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 20 |
| Net Profit | 34 | 50 | 33 | 38 | 25 | 68 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 47 | 38 | 35 | 41 |
| EPS in Rs | 5.47 | 8.06 | 5.39 | 6.14 | 4.09 | 11 | 3.99 | 4.73 | 5.08 | 7.28 | 5.54 | 5.03 | 6.17 |
| Diluted EPS in Rs | 4.73 | 5.08 | 7.29 | 5.54 | 5.03 | 6.01 |
Profit & loss
Yearly sales, costs and profit for 12 years, plus the last 12 months (TTM). ₹ crore.
| Line item | Mar 2006 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 87 | 444 | 466 | 460 | 503 | 530 | 303 | 608 | 779 | 860 | 1,003 | 1,213 | 1,258 |
| Expenses | 68 | 340 | 368 | 362 | 391 | 435 | 284 | 508 | 628 | 683 | 812 | 975 | 1,008 |
| Material Cost | 542 | 567 | |||||||||||
| Change in Inventories | -111 | -31 | |||||||||||
| Purchases of Stock-in-Trade | 44 | 47 | |||||||||||
| Employee Cost | 136 | 171 | |||||||||||
| Other Expenses | 200 | 221 | |||||||||||
| Operating Profit | 20 | 104 | 99 | 98 | 112 | 95 | 19 | 100 | 152 | 177 | 191 | 238 | 250 |
| OPM % | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
| Other Income | 1 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 49 | 24 | 23 |
| Exceptional items (within Other Income) | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Interest | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 14 |
| Depreciation | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 44 | 47 |
| Profit before tax | 18 | 104 | 108 | 108 | 119 | 96 | 23 | 105 | 157 | 199 | 198 | 203 | 212 |
| Tax % | 34 | 34 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 24 | 12 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | |
| Net Profit | 12 | 68 | 75 | 73 | 80 | 73 | 20 | 82 | 119 | 154 | 149 | 152 | 161 |
| EPS in Rs | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 3.21 | 13 | 19 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | |
| Diluted EPS in Rs | 23 | 23 | |||||||||||
| Dividend Payout % | 12 | 109 | 31 | 56 | 52 | 73 | 143 | 143 | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
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
- 32%
- 3 years
- 16%
- TTM
- 16%
Compounded profit growth
- 10 years
- 7%
- 5 years
- 45%
- 3 years
- 5%
- TTM
- -2%
Stock price CAGR
- 10 years
- 2%
- 5 years
- 18%
- 3 years
- -14%
- 1 year
- -11%
Return on equity
- 10 years
- 17%
- 5 years
- 18%
- 3 years
- 17%
- Last year
- 15%
Balance sheet
What the company owns and what it owes, at the end of each year. ₹ crore.
| Line item | Mar 2006 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Capital | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 |
| Reserves | 28 | 286 | 362 | 387 | 418 | 434 | 421 | 416 | 485 | 614 | 758 | 876 |
| Borrowings | 16 | 29 | 41 | 48 | 93 | 88 | 50 | 82 | 66 | 20 | 164 | 128 |
| Other Liabilities | 493 | 96 | 98 | 109 | 122 | 102 | 100 | 183 | 204 | 142 | 442 | 430 |
| Minority Interest | 171 | 181 | ||||||||||
| Total Liabilities | 546 | 424 | 513 | 556 | 645 | 636 | 582 | 743 | 817 | 837 | 1,426 | 1,497 |
| Fixed Assets | 18 | 60 | 65 | 70 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 86 | 109 | 117 | 486 | 497 |
| CWIP | 8 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Investments | 2 | 160 | 205 | 230 | 235 | 195 | 131 | 140 | 152 | 177 | 174 | 165 |
| Other Assets | 518 | 202 | 236 | 248 | 325 | 356 | 368 | 516 | 554 | 543 | 766 | 834 |
| Total Assets | 546 | 424 | 513 | 556 | 645 | 636 | 582 | 743 | 817 | 837 | 1,426 | 1,497 |
Cash flows
Real money coming in and going out each year — from the business, from investments and from loans. ₹ crore.
| Line item | Mar 2006 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from Operating Activity | -4 | 47 | 80 | 56 | -0 | 51 | 97 | 57 | 75 | 136 | 14 | 183 |
| Cash from Investing Activity | -12 | 10 | -9 | -14 | 3 | 46 | 62 | -2 | -18 | -10 | -184 | -28 |
| Cash from Financing Activity | 496 | -79 | -27 | -46 | -11 | -70 | -85 | -32 | -52 | -66 | -20 | -51 |
| Net Cash Flow | 480 | -22 | 43 | -4 | -8 | 26 | 74 | 23 | 5 | 59 | -191 | 104 |
| Free Cash Flow | -18 | 36 | 66 | 47 | -12 | 40 | 94 | 48 | 51 | 126 | -70 | 166 |
Ratios
How fast customers pay, how long stock sits, and how well capital earns — year by year.
| Line item | Mar 2006 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debtor Days | 55 | 90 | 83 | 96 | 129 | 118 | 158 | 103 | 80 | 86 | 114 | 97 |
| Inventory Days | 179 | 156 | 128 | 146 | 262 | 267 | 168 | 376 | 493 | 123 | 548 | 385 |
| Days Payable | 93 | 131 | 99 | 120 | 141 | 148 | 122 | 178 | 143 | 65 | 264 | 135 |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 142 | 114 | 112 | 121 | 250 | 237 | 205 | 301 | 430 | 144 | 398 | 346 |
| Working Capital Days | -1,933 | 75 | 51 | 62 | 111 | 122 | 60 | 25 | 48 | 70 | 84 | 106 |
| ROCE % | 30 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 19 | 26 | 31 | 18 | 17 |
Price trend
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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
net debt from the filed balance sheet at the newest year end: Borrowings − Cash Equivalents − Investments (Current); negative = net cash
-188inr_cr
2026-03-31
guarantees / comfort given for promoter, promoter group, directors and KMP
0.00cr
2026-03-31
loans outstanding to promoter, promoter group, directors and KMP (governance filing)
0.13cr
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)
50,87,045inr
2026-03-31
volume growth %
24.00pct
2026-06-30
News
News and filings about Kewal Kiran Clothing Limited. Open one to see why it matters.
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Supply chain
Who it buys from, sells to and competes with — as recorded in our map of company links.
Competes with
- Addi Industries Limited
- Arvind Limited
- Bang Overseas Limited
- Bella Casa Fashion & Retail Limited
- Cantabil Retail India Limited
- Celebrity Fashions Limited
- Dollar Industries Limited
- Filatex Fashions Limited
- Gokaldas Exports Limited
- Indian Terrain Fashions Limited
- Iris Clothings Limited
- Kitex Garments Limited
- Libas Consumer Products Limited
- Lorenzini Apparels Limited
- Lovable Lingerie Limited
- Lux Industries Limited
- Mittal Life Style Limited
- Monte Carlo Fashions Limited
- Nandani Creation Limited
- Page Industries Limited
- Pearl Global Industries Limited
- Rupa & Company Limited
- S. P. Apparels Limited
- SBC Exports Limited
- Saraswati Saree Depot Limited
- Thomas Scott (India) Limited
- VIP Clothing Limited
- Vaxtex Cotfab Limited
- Vinny Overseas Limited
- Virat Industries Limited
Uses as raw material
- cotton fabric
- denim fabric
- garment accessories (buttons, zippers, threads)
Depends on the price of
- cotton
Buys from
- Nahar Industrial Enterprises Limited · processed fabric; company profile names its brands Killer and Indigo Nation as fabric cust…
About
What the company is, from our own records: where it sits, where it makes things, and what it is made of.
- Sector
- Textiles
- Industry
- Garments & Apparels
- Classification
- Textiles › Garments & Apparels
- ISIN
- INE401H01017
Plants
- Kewal Kiran Daman unit
- Kewal Kiran Mumbai unit
- Kewal Kiran Vapi unit
News impact
Big market events that reach Kewal Kiran Clothing Limited, and how the effect spreads.
22 Sept, 17:30 IST · Market event · critical impact
Iran offers to open Strait of Hormuz, say reports | How can it impact the Indian stock market, gold prices? - livemint.com
Reports say Iran conditionally offers to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, easing crude and helping refiners like Reliance while two name-matched non-oil seeds see no real effect.
Who it hits first
- Reports say Iran has conditionally offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow sea lane through which much of the world's oil travels, tying the move to US-Iran terms.
- The pack resolves crude oil down 11.82% on the news, which would cut fuel, jet fuel and freight costs across India's import-heavy economy if it holds.
- The offer is conditional and only reported so far, not a signed deal, so the relief could reverse quickly; also, the pack names Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, Hindustan Petroleum, Bharat Petroleum and Indian Oil as exposed but carries no fundamentals rows for them, so no signals are emitted for those four.
Who may gain
- Reliance Industries, whose refineries and chemical plants run on imported crude that just got cheaper
- Airlines and goods carriers, through cheaper jet fuel (ATF) and diesel if the crude fall holds
Along the supply chain
Downstream
Downstream, cheaper crude flows into petrol, diesel and jet fuel for airlines, truckers and households, with the benefit arriving over weeks as fuel prices reset.
Upstream
Upstream, crude producers and tanker shippers through Hormuz face lower prices and calmer routes; Indian refiners including Reliance Industries source from Russia and the Middle East, so an open strait steadies their intake.
Where demand moves
Business
No new demand appears — instead costs fall: refiners pay less for crude, airlines pay less for jet fuel, and shippers pay less for freight, leaving more margin on the same sales.
Capital
Money rotates toward oil consumers such as refiners and airlines on relief, while safe-haven gold bids fade; financial and IT names with no fuel link should see no lasting flow.
How it spreads across sectors
Aviation
Positive — jet fuel is airlines' biggest cost, so an 11.82% crude fall directly fattens flying margins if fares hold.
Oil & Gas
Positive for refiners and fuel consumers on cheaper crude and safer supply; partly offset for upstream producers earning less per barrel.
When it plays out
Immediate
In the first days crude and fuel-linked shares swing on each headline, with refiners and airlines rising while gold cools.
Medium term
Over one to six months sustained open sea lanes lock in lower fuel costs and margins; a failed deal sends crude back up and erases the relief.
Short term
Over one to four weeks the market watches whether US-Iran terms turn the reported offer into real tanker movement through Hormuz.
22 Sept, 16:41 IST · Market event · high impact
Oil rises slightly ahead of potential US-Iran talks - Reuters
Crude oil rose slightly before possible US-Iran talks, slightly helping oil producer ONGC and drilling suppliers while squeezing refiners like IOC and makers facing higher fuel and input costs.
Who it hits first
- Crude oil moved up slightly as traders waited for possible talks between the United States and Iran.
- For India, which buys most of its crude from abroad, even a small rise lifts import bills and squeezes refiners if pump prices do not move at once.
- For oil producers, the same small rise lifts earnings per barrel, while most other firms feel only a faint cost nudge through fuel and freight.
Who may gain
- Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), India's state oil producer, as slightly higher crude lifts its selling price per barrel
- United Drilling Tools, which makes drilling tools for ONGC and other drillers, if steady crude keeps drilling work going
Along the supply chain
Downstream
Downstream, Indian Oil, the state refiner and fuel seller, turns crude into petrol, diesel and jet fuel for car makers like Maruti and Tata Motors and airlines like Indigo, while chemical, paint, textile and packaging makers using crude-based inputs pay a bit more.
Upstream
Upstream, Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), India's state oil producer, pumps crude and sells it to refiners including Indian Oil, while suppliers like United Drilling Tools, which makes drilling tools, and shipping and equipment firms support drilling and transport work.
Where demand moves
Business
Real demand barely shifts: refiners still buy crude, drivers still buy fuel, and factories still run; the change is price, not volume, with drillers seeing slightly steadier work and makers of clothes and packaged goods paying a touch more for inputs and transport.
Capital
Investor money tilts slightly toward oil producers on better near-term earnings while turning cautious on refiners and fuel-heavy users until the talks outcome is clear, with most unrelated shares moving only with overall market mood.
How it spreads across sectors
Capital Goods
Drilling-tool and equipment makers stay steady as slightly firmer crude supports continued drilling and maintenance work.
Cement
Freight and fuel bills rise a touch, trimming margins slightly with no change in cement demand.
Chemicals
Makers using crude-based raw materials pay a bit more for inputs, trimming margins on plastics, paints and fertilisers with no extra sales.
Fast Moving Consumer Goods
Drinks and packaged-goods makers face slightly higher bottle, can and freight costs with no sales boost.
Oil & Gas
Split: producers gain a little on higher selling prices while refiners face higher input costs and airlines pay more for jet fuel.
Power
Fuel-linked power costs nudge up, but most listed power firms use coal, sun or water, so the direct hit stays small.
Textiles
Makers of man-made fabrics using crude-based fibres pay more for inputs plus freight, squeezing per-metre profit.
A pattern seen before
Cascade chain
- Slight crude rise → refiners' input bills edge up
- Jet fuel, diesel and packaging costs rise → airlines, transport and goods makers pay more
- Upstream selling prices improve → ONGC cash flow steadies, drilling work holds
- If US-Iran talks advance → more supply could ease crude and reverse the chain
Pattern name
Crude Oil Cascade
Patterns
- Crude Oil Cascade
Sectors queried
- Cement
- Chemicals
- FMCG
- Power
When it plays out
Immediate
In the first few days, the slight crude rise is priced in: refiners absorb higher costs, producers book slightly better realisations, and headlines around the talks swing oil and fuel shares.
Medium term
Over the next few months, the talks outcome and global supply and demand decide the path, with the initial slight move fading unless followed by a larger supply or price shock.
Short term
Over the next few weeks, progress toward talks could ease crude and relieve refiners while trimming producer gains, whereas stalled talks would keep the small risk premium in place.
Dividends, splits & big trades
Money paid out, share splits and buybacks, and big buys or sells by funds and insiders.
Dividends
| 14 May 2026 | interim | ₹2 |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Feb 2026 | interim | ₹2 |
| 16 May 2025 | interim | ₹2 |
| 2 Feb 2024 | interim | ₹2 |
| 11 May 2023 | interim | ₹2 |
| 4 Nov 2022 | interim | ₹3 |
| 20 May 2022 | interim | ₹5 |
| 7 Feb 2022 | interim | ₹4 |
Splits, bonuses & buybacks
- daily-prices repair: 8 rows from NSE's archive (replace 1, delete 0, insert 7), 2016-10-30..2026-02-01 (docs/flat_day_repair.md)1× · 30 Oct 2016
Documents
Annual reports, results presentations and earnings calls, straight from the source.
- Annual report · 2025-262 Sep 2026
- Earnings call · Q1FY277 Aug 2026
- Results presentation30 Jun 2026
- Earnings call · Q4FY2611 May 2026
- Earnings call · Q3FY2612 Feb 2026
- Annual report · 2024-251 Sep 2025
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