Nestle India
NSE: NESTLEINDPackaged Foods
Share price
₹1,319.00
-0.38% close of 8 Oct 2026
Price-based ratios (P/B, dividend yield, EV/EBITDA) are as of 7 Oct 2026, the close above is 8 Oct 2026.
Business score
How strong the business is, in one number. The parts behind it are in Pro.
61
out of 100 · worked out 8 Oct 2026
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Market cap
₹2.55L Cr
P/E ratio
68.7
P/B ratio
49.4
ROCE
85.3%
ROE
74.2%
Dividend yield
0.9%
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 19.3% over the past year, and 10.2% a year over its longer record. Meanwhile what it keeps of every 100 rupees of sales improved from 22.6% to 23.2% over the last four years.
Whether it grew faster than its sector
It grew 10.2% a year against a sector median of 9.9% — 0.3 percentage points faster.
Room to re-rate, or risk of de-rating
Too little price history yet to compare it with its own past.
Whether growth justifies the valuation
It has no steady three-year profit record yet, so growth cannot be weighed against the price.
| Profit growth | Price per ₹1 profit | Per 1% growth | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nestle India — this one | — | 68.7× | — |
| Britannia Industries | 8%/yr | 43.8× | ₹5.5 |
| Zydus Wellness Limited | -10%/yr | 71.8× | — |
| Bikaji Foods International Limited | 24%/yr | 44.9× | ₹1.9 |
| The Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation Limited | 31%/yr | 6.9× | ₹0.22 |
| Mrs. Bectors Food Specialities Limited | 16%/yr | 42.2× | ₹2.6 |
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 (Packaged Foods), it ranks 1 of 20 on returns, 12 of 20 on growth, 1 of 20 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 wide advantage: it earns 85.3% on capital, ahead of 95% 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 3 years of cash statements on file it made ₹12159 crore of cash from the business, spent ₹4709 crore on plant and equipment, and returned ₹8162 crore to lenders and shareholders.
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
What the last results showed. Whether management kept its word is in Pro.
Results are expected soon.
Checklist before you investPRO
Points for and against, in one list.
Key numbers & peers
The main numbers grouped by topic, and how the company compares with similar ones.
Price
- Market cap
- ₹2.55L Cr
- Prev close
- ₹1,319.00
- 52w High
- ₹1,553
- 52w Low
- ₹1,159
- Enterprise value
- ₹2.54L Cr
- Beta
- 0.6
- Price CAGR 1y
- 13.0%
- Price CAGR 3y
- 5.0%
- Price CAGR 5y
- 7.0%
- Price CAGR 10y
- 15.0%
Ratios
- Return on assets
- 26.5%
- PEG ratio
- —
- P/E ratio
- 68.7
- P/B ratio
- 49.4
- EV / EBITDA
- 44.5
- Industry P/E
- 43.1
- ROCE
- 85.3%
- ROCE 5y average
- 90.5%
- ROE
- 74.2%
- Debt / Equity
- 0.1
- Interest coverage
- 29.9
- Dividend yield
- 0.9%
- ROE 3y average
- 90.0%
- ROE last year
- 74.0%
Annual P&L
- Annual revenue
- ₹23,155 Cr
- Annual profit
- ₹3,499 Cr
- Operating margin
- 23.0%
- Net profit margin
- 15.1%
- EBITDA margin
- 22.7%
- Sales growth 3y
- 6.6%
- Sales growth 5y
- —
- Profit growth 3y
- —
- Profit growth 5y
- —
- EPS
- ₹18.2
- Sales growth TTM
- 19.0%
- Profit growth TTM
- 25.0%
- Dividend payout
- 66.0%
Quarter P&L
- Sales latest quarter
- ₹6,378 Cr
- Profit latest quarter
- ₹959 Cr
- YoY quarterly sales growth
- 25.2%
- YoY quarterly profit growth
- 48.2%
- OPM latest quarter
- 23.9%
Balance Sheet
- Book Value
- ₹26.7
- Face Value
- ₹1.0
- Total debt
- ₹444 Cr
- Total cash
- ₹1,341 Cr
- Borrowings
- ₹444 Cr
- Reserves / Equity
- 25.7
Cash Flow
- Operating cash flow
- ₹5,048 Cr
- Free cash flow
- ₹4,221 Cr
- FCF yield
- 1.6%
- Net cash flow
- ₹1,244 Cr
Shareholding
- Promoter holding
- 62.8%
- FII holding
- 10.3%
- DII holding
- 11.9%
- Public holding
- 15.0%
Peer comparison
| Company | Price ₹ | P/E | Mkt cap ₹ Cr | Div yield % | Profit qtr ₹ Cr | Profit var % | Sales qtr ₹ Cr | Sales var % | ROCE % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nestle India | 1,324.00 | 69.2 | 2,56,456 | 0.91 | 958.7 | 49.0 | 6,378.2 | 25.2 | 85.3 |
| Britannia Inds. | 4,780.00 | 44.2 | 1,15,107 | 1.89 | 593.4 | 13.6 | 5,000.0 | 8.2 | 56.0 |
| Zydus Wellness | 507.55 | 72.7 | 16,097 | 0.24 | 118.9 | -7.0 | 1,437.0 | 66.9 | 4.9 |
| Bikaji Foods | 483.55 | 43.7 | 12,133 | 0.26 | 64.6 | 2.2 | 678.2 | 8.7 | 22.0 |
| The Bombay Burmah | 1,269.40 | 7.1 | 8,845 | 1.34 | 582.7 | 17.5 | 5,088.7 | 8.0 | 33.0 |
| Mrs Bectors | 211.07 | 50.1 | 6,477 | 0.62 | 35.3 | 41.8 | 507.1 | 15.7 | 12.9 |
| ADF Foods | 291.70 | 33.2 | 3,210 | 0.41 | 17.3 | 13.4 | 167.3 | 25.9 | 21.8 |
| Gopal Snacks | 255.40 | 58.0 | 3,186 | 0.39 | 12.9 | 431.0 | 422.3 | 31.1 | 11.7 |
| Median | 250.20 | 44.2 | 722 | 0.04 | 9.3 | 23.0 | 139.8 | 15.7 | 14.0 |
Competes with: ADF Foods Limited, Annapurna Swadisht Limited, Bikaji Foods International Limited, Britannia Industries, Dangee Dums Limited, Euro India Fresh Foods Limited, Foods & Inns Limited, Ganesh Consumer Products Limited, Gopal Snacks Limited, Hexagon Nutrition Limited, Hindustan Unilever, ITC Limited, Lotus Chocolate Company Limited, Milky Mist Dairy Food Limited, Mrs. Bectors Food Specialities Limited, Nakoda Group of Industries Limited, Palash Securities Limited, Prataap Snacks Limited, Sundrop Brands Limited, Tasty Bite Eatables Limited, The Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation Limited, Varun Beverages Limited, Zydus Wellness Limited
Quarterly results
Sales and profit for each of the last 13 quarters. Newest on the right. ₹ crore.
| Line item | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 4,831 | 4,659 | 5,037 | 4,600 | 4,814 | 5,104 | 4,780 | 5,504 | 5,096 | 5,644 | 5,667 | 6,748 | 6,378 |
| Expenses | 3,505 | 3,700 | 3,940 | 3,685 | 4,128 | 4,009 | 4,417 | 4,486 | 4,979 | 4,856 | |||
| Material Cost | 2,346 | 2,153 | 2,402 | 2,465 | 2,812 | 2,687 | |||||||
| Change in Inventories | -99 | -47 | 14 | -112 | -22 | -162 | |||||||
| Purchases of Stock-in-Trade | 166 | 179 | 162 | 157 | 200 | 202 | |||||||
| Employee Cost | 522 | 516 | 537 | 591 | 519 | 571 | |||||||
| Other Expenses | 1,181 | 1,195 | 1,292 | 1,365 | 1,467 | 1,543 | |||||||
| Operating Profit | 1,095 | 1,114 | 1,164 | 1,095 | 1,376 | 1,087 | 1,227 | 1,181 | 1,768 | 1,522 | |||
| OPM % | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 24 |
| Other Income | -77 | 39 | 190 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 170 | -18 | 16 | |||
| Exceptional items (within Other Income) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | -36 | -6.23 | |||||||
| Interest | 23 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 38 | 47 | 46 | 28 | 37 | 42 | |||
| Depreciation | 109 | 113 | 122 | 150 | 155 | 157 | 163 | 174 | 205 | 188 | |||
| Profit before tax | 886 | 1,009 | 1,200 | 914 | 1,192 | 888 | 1,018 | 1,148 | 1,509 | 1,308 | |||
| Tax % | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 26 | 27 | |||
| Net Profit | 656 | 747 | 899 | 688 | 873 | 647 | 743 | 998 | 1,111 | 959 | |||
| EPS in Rs | 3.40 | 3.87 | 4.66 | 3.57 | 4.53 | 3.35 | 3.85 | 5.18 | 5.76 | 4.97 | |||
| Diluted EPS in Rs | 9.06 | 6.71 | 3.86 | 5.17 | 5.76 | 4.97 |
Profit & loss
Yearly sales, costs and profit for 12 years, plus the last 12 months (TTM). ₹ crore.
| Line item | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 15m | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 19,126 | 24,394 | 20,202 | 23,155 | 24,437 |
| Expenses | 14,655 | 18,551 | 15,454 | 17,893 | 18,739 |
| Material Cost | 8,390 | 9,814 | |||
| Change in Inventories | -140 | -168 | |||
| Purchases of Stock-in-Trade | 499 | 695 | |||
| Employee Cost | 2,024 | 2,166 | |||
| Other Expenses | 4,654 | 5,341 | |||
| Operating Profit | 4,471 | 5,843 | 4,747 | 5,261 | 5,698 |
| OPM % | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
| Other Income | 116 | 159 | 245 | 160 | 170 |
| Exceptional items (within Other Income) | 183 | 121 | |||
| Interest | 119 | 145 | 136 | 158 | 154 |
| Depreciation | 429 | 568 | 540 | 699 | 730 |
| Profit before tax | 4,038 | 5,289 | 4,316 | 4,564 | 4,984 |
| Tax % | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | |
| Net Profit | 2,999 | 3,933 | 3,208 | 3,499 | 3,811 |
| EPS in Rs | 16 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
| Diluted EPS in Rs | 33 | 18 | |||
| Dividend Payout % | 56 | 79 | 81 | 66 |
Compounded growth
Average yearly growth over different spans, as stored. A span can cross a demerger or an acquisition.
Compounded sales growth
- 10 years
- —
- 5 years
- —
- 3 years
- 7%
- TTM
- 19%
Compounded profit growth
- 10 years
- —
- 5 years
- —
- 3 years
- —
- TTM
- 25%
Stock price CAGR
- 10 years
- 15%
- 5 years
- 7%
- 3 years
- 5%
- 1 year
- 13%
Return on equity
- 10 years
- —
- 5 years
- —
- 3 years
- 90%
- Last year
- 74%
Balance sheet
What the company owns and what it owes, at the end of each year. ₹ crore.
| Line item | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Capital | 96 | 96 | 193 | |
| Reserves | 3,244 | 3,914 | 4,964 | |
| Borrowings | 345 | 1,167 | 444 | |
| Other Liabilities | 6,838 | 7,016 | 7,581 | |
| Minority Interest | 0 | |||
| Total Liabilities | 10,523 | 12,193 | 13,182 | |
| Fixed Assets | 3,460 | 5,474 | 6,290 | |
| CWIP | 1,742 | 1,173 | 507 | |
| Investments | 464 | 575 | 531 | |
| Other Assets | 4,857 | 4,972 | 5,854 | |
| Total Assets | 10,523 | 12,193 | 13,182 |
Cash flows
Real money coming in and going out each year — from the business, from investments and from loans. ₹ crore.
| Line item | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from Operating Activity | 4,175 | 2,936 | 5,048 | |
| Cash from Investing Activity | -1,237 | -1,811 | -624 | |
| Cash from Financing Activity | -3,135 | -1,848 | -3,179 | |
| Net Cash Flow | -198 | -723 | 1,244 | |
| Free Cash Flow | 2,296 | 932 | 4,222 |
Ratios
How fast customers pay, how long stock sits, and how well capital earns — year by year.
| Line item | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debtor Days | 4 | 7 | 5 | |
| Inventory Days | 83 | 139 | 105 | |
| Days Payable | 112 | 128 | 129 | |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | -24 | 18 | -19 | |
| Working Capital Days | -19 | -19 | -24 | |
| ROCE % | 96 | 85 |
Price trend
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Where option traders are positioned on this stock.
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
total loans / revolving facilities outstanding at period end, the base of loan_default_cr
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
-897inr_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)
0.00cr
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)
2,77,10,148inr
2026-03-31
News
News and filings about Nestle India. Open one to see why it matters.
19 Sept, 18:05 IST · Company event · low impact
The Exchange has sought clarification from Nestle India Limited with respect to recent news item captioned FSSAI initiates legal action against Nestle India on baby formula, shares fall 2%. The response from the Company is attached.
18 Sept, 18:05 IST · Company event · low impact
The Exchange has sought clarification from Nestle India Limited with respect to recent news item captioned FSSAI initiates legal action against Nestle India on baby formula, shares fall 2%. The response from the Company is awaited.
Supply chain
Who it buys from, sells to and competes with — as recorded in our map of company links.
Competes with
- ADF Foods Limited
- Annapurna Swadisht Limited
- Bikaji Foods International Limited
- Britannia Industries
- Dangee Dums Limited
- Euro India Fresh Foods Limited
- Foods & Inns Limited
- Ganesh Consumer Products Limited
- Gopal Snacks Limited
- Hexagon Nutrition Limited
- Hindustan Unilever
- ITC Limited
- Lotus Chocolate Company Limited
- Milky Mist Dairy Food Limited
- Mrs. Bectors Food Specialities Limited
- Nakoda Group of Industries Limited
- Palash Securities Limited
- Prataap Snacks Limited
- Sundrop Brands Limited
- Tasty Bite Eatables Limited
- The Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation Limited
- Varun Beverages Limited
- Zydus Wellness Limited
Uses as raw material
- Packaging Material
Depends on the price of
- Cocoa
- Palm Oil
- coffee
- dairy
- sugar
- wheat
Buys from
- AGI Greenpac Limited · glass food jars/packaging
- AVG Logistics Limited · 3PL road transportation, cold chain and warehousing services
- AVT Natural Products Limited · Natural food/beverage ingredients, tea extracts
- Advanced Enzyme Technologies Limited · Food & nutrition enzymes
- B&B Triplewall Containers Limited · Food and beverage corrugated packaging
- B. L. Kashyap and Sons Limited · Industrial/factory facility construction
- Beardsell Limited · EPS packaging / insulation and cold-room panels — beardsell.co.in 'List of Customers' logo…
- COSMO FIRST LIMITED · BOPP/BOPET packaging films for food & beverage
- DCM Shriram Industries Limited · refined / specialty sugar
- Dhampur Bio Organics Limited · Refined and pharma-grade sugar (institutional B2B)
- Huhtamaki India Limited · Flexible packaging — laminates, pouches, sachets (food & beverage)
- JK Paper Limited · folding cartons / packaging boards via packaging business
- Jain Irrigation Systems Limited · processed fruit and vegetable ingredients, dehydrated onion, purees
- Kriti Nutrients Limited · soya lecithin / soy-based food ingredients (carried seed edge; FY26 AR grounds food-proces…
- Mawana Sugars Limited · Institutional-grade sugar
- Megastar Foods Limited · refined wheat flour (maida) and wheat flour products
- PSP Projects Limited · construction/EPC services
- Rajshree Polypack Limited · Thermoformed rigid plastic dairy/food packaging
- Refex Industries Limited · EV-based employee transportation / corporate mobility (Refex Green Mobility)
- Ritco Logistics Limited · FMCG finished-goods road logistics
- Shree Vasu Logistics Limited · CFA, warehousing & 3PL logistics services
- Signpost India Limited · DOOH / OOH outdoor advertising space (advertiser client)
- TCPL Packaging Limited · Flexible packaging and cartons (KitKat, Milkybar, Munch)
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
- Packaged Foods
- Classification
- Fast Moving Consumer Goods › Packaged Foods
- ISIN
- INE239A01024
Plants
- Nestle Bicholim
- Nestle Choladi · Choladi, Tamil Nadu
- Nestle Moga · Moga, Punjab
- Nestle Mundamba
- Nestle Nanjangud · Nanjangud, Karnataka
- Nestle Pantnagar · Pantnagar, Uttarakhand
- Nestle Ponda · Ponda, Goa
- Nestle Samalkha · Samalkha, Haryana
- Nestle Sanand · Sanand, Gujarat
- Nestle Tahliwal · Tahliwal, Himachal Pradesh
News impact
Big market events that reach Nestle India, and how the effect spreads.
1 Oct, 15:52 IST · Market event · medium impact
India ups palm oil buying as tax cut spurs restocking
India's palm-oil tax cut has buyers restocking, squeezing near-term margins for edible-oil refiners and palm-using food and soap makers while unrelated group firms see no effect.
Who it hits first
- India has cut the tax on palm-oil imports, so buyers are restocking and palm-oil buying is jumping.
- Edible-oil refiners such as AWL Agri Business see bigger volumes, but heavier buying can push world palm prices up and squeeze per-pack margins next quarter.
- Soap and food makers such as Hindustan Unilever, Nestle India, Britannia, Godrej Consumer Products and Marico face the same cost squeeze, while Adani group firms outside food see no effect.
Who may gain
- Indonesian and Malaysian palm shippers — bigger restocking orders from India.
- Indian shoppers — cheaper cooking oil if the duty relief reaches shop shelves.
- AWL Agri Business — higher volumes, though margins tighten (a mixed gain).
Along the supply chain
Downstream
Downstream, soap, biscuit and cooking-oil brands pay shifting palm costs and decide how much reaches shoppers through pack prices.
Upstream
Upstream, palm growers and shippers in Indonesia and Malaysia plus Indian importers and refiners handle bigger restocking cargoes after the duty cut.
Where demand moves
Business
Business demand rises for palm shippers and refiners as India restocks, while soap and food makers face costlier palm inputs that can trim their margins; power, cement, gas and media firms see no demand change.
Capital
Capital stays cautious on palm-exposed food and soap shares as margins tighten, with no special flow into unrelated group shares since this is a food-cost event, not a market-wide one.
How it spreads across sectors
Chemicals
Makers using palm by-products for soaps and detergents feel the same mild cost push.
Fast Moving Consumer Goods
Food and soap makers face a margin squeeze as restocking firms palm prices; refiners gain volumes but lose per-pack margin.
Power
Power firms see no effect — palm oil does not touch electricity demand or tariffs.
Commodity angle
Commodity
Palm Oil
Move series
Note
Palm-oil restocking after India's tax cut is a demand shock, but the price feed is stale and the pack carries no cost weights or margin bps, so no bps were copied into signals and cost pressure is judged directionally.
Shock
demand
Unit
MYR/tonne
A pattern seen before
Cascade chain
- Palm import duty cut → cheaper landed palm → AWL and refiners restock volumes
- Heavier Indian buying firms world palm prices → soap and food margins pressured next quarter
- Soap and biscuit makers see brief relief then a pass-through test
Pattern name
Crude Oil Cascade
Patterns
- Crude Oil Cascade
Sectors queried
- Cement
- Chemicals
- FMCG
- Power
When it plays out
Immediate
Restocking orders pick up; palm-exposed food shares wobble as traders weigh cheaper landed oil against firmer world prices.
Medium term
If restocking persists, world palm prices stay firm and margin pressure lingers; if it fades, duty relief dominates and costs ease.
Short term
Refiner volumes rise and soap and food brands signal whether pack prices will cover palm costs.
1 Oct, 14:21 IST · Market event · high impact
India curbs sugar stock before festivals
India capped sugar stocks before festivals to hold prices down, which squeezes sugar mills like Balrampur while helping biscuit, sweets and drinks makers through cheaper input.
Who it hits first
- The government has capped how much sugar mills and traders can hold in stock just before the festival season, forcing sugar into the market to keep festive prices in check.
- Sugar mills such as Balrampur Chini Mills and Shree Renuka Sugars must sell earlier at capped prices instead of holding out for peak festive rates, squeezing what they earn per bag.
- Food, sweets, biscuit and drinks makers that buy sugar, such as Britannia, Nestle India and Varun Beverages, get steadier and likely cheaper sugar through their busiest sales weeks.
- Sugar prices had risen 5.254% in a month to 18.63 USD/lb, so the cap lands just as mills hoped to profit from the rally.
Who may gain
- Britannia Industries, Nestle India, Varun Beverages and other sugar buyers: capped sugar prices protect their margins through peak festive volumes.
- Festival shoppers and households: steadier sugar and sweets prices through the season.
- Oil marketers IOC, BPCL and HINDPETRO: mills squeezed on sugar may lean harder on ethanol sales, supporting fuel-blending supply.
Along the supply chain
Downstream
Downstream, forced mill selling puts more sugar on the market now, helping bulk buyers such as AWL Agri Business and food makers, while oil marketers IOC, BPCL and HINDPETRO keep receiving ethanol as mills lean on fuel sales to offset weaker sugar realisations.
Upstream
Upstream, equipment supplier ISGEC, which supplies machinery to Balrampur and Renuka, sees no near-term change since mills keep crushing cane; cane farmers still sell their crop, though prolonged caps could pressure future cane prices.
Where demand moves
Business
Business demand shifts rather than grows: festive sugar volumes still flow, but mills lose pricing power while sugar-buying food and drinks makers keep more margin on every festive pack sold.
Capital
Capital is likely to drift from pure sugar-mill shares toward sugar-consuming food and beverage names until the limits lift, with traders fading any festive rally in mill stocks.
How it spreads across sectors
Fast Moving Consumer Goods
Splits in two: sugar mills face capped realisations while sugar-using food, sweets and beverage makers enjoy cost relief through the festivals.
Commodity angle
Commodity
sugar
Move series
Sugar
Note
Sugar fired as a price shock (+5.254% over one month to 18.63 USD/lb), but every dependent row carries null cost weight and null margin impact, so all signals carry commodity_impact_bps null and the call rests on the stock limit's direction, not sized margin maths.
Shock
price
Unit
USD/lb
When it plays out
Immediate
Mill shares soften as traders price in capped realisations; wholesale sugar steadies or eases as forced stocks reach markets.
Medium term
Once limits lift after the festivals, sugar prices and mill margins normalise; any lasting effect depends on whether caps return or cane policy changes.
Short term
Festive volumes flow at steadier prices; food and drinks makers post better margins while mills report thinner realisations.
1 Oct, 14:20 IST · Market event · medium impact
Russia steps up sunflower oil exports to China as war disrupts India trade
Russia is diverting sunflower cooking oil to China as war disrupts sea shipments to India, squeezing Indian oil makers like AWL while shoppers face higher prices.
Who it hits first
- Russia is sending more of its sunflower cooking oil to China by land while war disrupts the sea shipments that supply India.
- India's sunflower oil imports are expected to fall to 1.1 million tonnes this year from 1.5 million tonnes last year, a cut of about 27%.
- Indian cooking-oil makers such as AWL Agri Business, Patanjali Foods and Gokul Agro face costlier or scarcer raw oil, squeezing their thin refining margins.
- Shoppers face higher cooking-oil prices if makers pass the cost through; the pack's keyword match to crude-oil patterns is spurious (this is edible oil, not crude), so no wider energy chain follows.
Who may gain
- Chinese buyers and refiners: steadier Russian sunflower supply arriving by land.
- Alternative oil suppliers in palm, soybean and mustard: Indian buyers substitute toward their oils as sunflower tightens.
- Domestic oilseed farmers and crushers: tighter imports lift local oilseed prices.
Along the supply chain
Downstream
Downstream, AWL has no listed customers in the graph, but kirana shops and households ultimately pay more per litre if refiners pass through the higher import cost.
Upstream
Upstream, Russian sunflower crushers redirect barrels to China, while AWL's domestic suppliers such as Renuka, KN Agri and MGEL keep steady orders for their own goods since the lost input is imported sunflower oil.
Where demand moves
Business
Business demand for cooking oil holds steady, but supply shifts: Indian refiners scramble for costlier non-Russian sunflower or substitute oils, while Chinese buyers absorb the diverted Russian barrels.
Capital
Capital turns cautious on thin-margin edible-oil refiners such as AWL and Gokul Agro until import flows stabilise, with no spillover to the wider food sector.
How it spreads across sectors
Fast Moving Consumer Goods
Edible-oil refiners face margin pressure from a roughly 27% import cut, while the rest of the food, personal-care and liquor shelf is untouched.
A pattern seen before
Cascade chain
Pattern name
Crude Oil Cascade
Patterns
- Crude Oil Cascade
- China Cascade
Sectors queried
- Cement
- Chemicals
- FMCG
- Pharma
- Power
- Textiles
When it plays out
Immediate
Edible-oil shares soften on margin fears; wholesale sunflower prices start firming.
Medium term
Trade reroutes through other origins or war-risk easing normalises flows; refiner margins recover.
Short term
Import arrivals run about 27% below last year; refiners blend costlier substitutes and test price hikes.
1 Oct, 12:34 IST · Market event · medium impact
GST Collections Rise 14.7% YoY to Rs 2.04 Lakh Crore In September
September GST jumped 15% to Rs 2.04 lakh crore on strong shopping, helping consumer-goods makers and insurers, with no direct loser.
Who it hits first
- India collected Rs 2.04 lakh crore in GST in September, up 14.7% from last year, which means shops and factories sold a lot more.
- Net GST revenue after refunds rose 18.1% to Rs 1.77 lakh crore, so the strength is real demand, not just fewer refunds.
- Stronger sales today usually mean fuller order books and busier lenders tomorrow, so makers of everyday goods and financial firms feel the lift first.
Who may gain
- Makers of everyday foods and drinks such as Nestle India (packaged foods) and Tata Consumer Products (tea, salt and staples) sell more when households spend freely.
- Drinks makers such as Radico Khaitan (liquor) gain as festive-season wallets open wider.
- Life insurers such as SBI Life Insurance and HDFC Life Insurance collect more premiums when household budgets and confidence grow.
- No listed loser stands out — a tax-collection beat hurts no company directly.
Along the supply chain
Downstream
Wholesalers, kirana shops and online sellers restock faster and offer fewer discounts when goods move quickly, passing the festive demand back up to distributors and makers.
Upstream
Ingredient and packaging suppliers — milk, sugar, grain and paper-board sellers — see steadier pull as food and drink makers keep lines running, though one month's tax print alone orders no new capacity.
Where demand moves
Business
Shoppers buying more pulls orders through makers of soaps, foods and drinks to packers and transporters, while lenders and insurers see more loan and policy demand as incomes feel safer.
Capital
Investors rotate toward consumption and financial shares on the strong demand signal, lifting trading interest in large consumer and insurer names and bidding up credit-growth expectations for lenders.
How it spreads across sectors
Fast Moving Consumer Goods
Higher household spending lifts volumes for food, drink and personal-care makers, supporting near-term sales growth.
Financial Services
Stronger incomes and spending improve loan demand and premium flows for banks, lenders and life insurers.
When it plays out
Immediate
In the next few days, consumption and financial shares firm on the demand beat while analysts nudge festive-season sales estimates higher.
Medium term
Over 1-6 months, sustained collections support government spending and steady credit growth, feeding a longer consumption cycle.
Short term
Over 1-4 weeks, September sales updates and festive orders confirm whether the GST strength turns into company revenues.
30 Sept, 17:51 IST · Market event · medium impact
Cabinet approves 1-10% hike in rabi crops MSPs
The government raised guaranteed prices for winter crops like wheat, so farmers should earn more and village spending may rise, while makers of flour and foods using wheat may pay more.
Who it hits first
- The Union Cabinet (central government's top decision body) raised minimum support prices (guaranteed floor prices the government pays farmers) for winter-sown rabi crops by 1–10%.
- Wheat, the biggest rabi crop, now carries an MSP of Rs 2,610 per quintal (100 kg) against Rs 2,585 last season — about a 1% rise.
- Farmers growing wheat earn a little more per bag sold to the government, while companies that buy wheat pay a little more for it.
Who may gain
- Wheat farmers gain higher guaranteed prices on government purchases, lifting village incomes a notch.
- Rural-facing sellers (foods, staples, farm inputs) benefit as fatter farm cheques support village spending.
- Wheat buyers — biscuit makers, flour millers and restaurant chains — face slightly higher input costs instead of gains.
Along the supply chain
Downstream
Downstream, flour millers, biscuit and noodle makers, and pizza-and-burger chains buy the costlier wheat and choose between absorbing it or raising menu and pack prices.
Upstream
Upstream, farmers and grain handlers supply wheat at the new Rs 2,610 floor; fertilizer and seed sellers may see steadier demand as sowing looks better rewarded.
Where demand moves
Business
Two-way pull: small positive demand as higher farm incomes support rural food and staples volumes, offset by slightly higher wheat costs for millers, bakers and quick-service restaurants.
Capital
No sharp money rotation — a roughly 1% wheat price nudge is too small to re-rate staples or restaurant shares; investors watch margin notes in the next results.
How it spreads across sectors
Consumer Services
Mildly negative: restaurant chains pay more for dough, buns and coatings with no rural-demand offset.
Fast Moving Consumer Goods
Mixed: staples volumes gain from rural incomes while wheat-based margins face a small cost headwind.
Fertilizers
Mildly positive: a better wheat price outlook supports sowing interest and fertilizer demand, though the pack lists no fertilizer makers to size it.
Commodity angle
Commodity
wheat
Move series
wheat
Note
STEP 6.2 fired for wheat (MSP price shock; global wheat at 699.2 US cents/bushel, 1M -9.394%, move used -1.479%), but every dependent row carries null cost weight and null margin bps, so no commodity_impact_bps was copied to any signal.
Shock
price
Unit
US cents/bushel
When it plays out
Immediate
1–7 days: muted share moves; wheat-user margins seen a touch softer, rural-demand hopes a touch firmer.
Medium term
1–6 months: the rabi harvest at the new floor decides actual farm incomes and procurement volumes.
Short term
1–4 weeks: sowing data and management commentary show whether costs pass through to pack and menu prices.
Dividends, splits & big trades
Money paid out, share splits and buybacks, and big buys or sells by funds and insiders.
Dividends
| 10 Jul 2026 | unspecified | ₹5 |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul 2026 | special | ₹2 |
| 6 Feb 2026 | interim | ₹7 |
| 8 Aug 2025 | bonus | ₹0 |
| 4 Jul 2025 | unspecified | ₹10 |
| 7 Feb 2025 | interim | ₹14.25 |
| 16 Jul 2024 | unspecified | ₹8.5 |
| 16 Jul 2024 | interim | ₹2.75 |
Splits, bonuses & buybacks
- daily-prices repair: 9 rows from NSE's archive (replace 1, delete 1, insert 7), 2016-10-30..2026-02-01 (docs/flat_day_repair.md)1× · 30 Oct 2016
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