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Oil India

NSE: OILOil Exploration & Production

Share price

₹447.00

-1.49% close of 8 Oct 2026

Market cap ₹72,727 CrP/E 8.7

Business score

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

64

out of 100 · worked out 8 Oct 2026

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Market cap

₹72,727 Cr

P/E ratio

8.7

P/B ratio

1.3

ROCE

11.5%

ROE

12.2%

Dividend yield

2.5%

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 ₹518.3052-week low ₹398.15

Answers

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

How fast it has been growing

Sales grew 19.2% over the past year, and 10.9% a year over its longer record. Meanwhile what it keeps of every 100 rupees of sales slipped from 37.2% to 34.1% over the last four years.

Whether it grew faster than its sector

It grew 10.9% a year against a sector median of 11.6% — 0.7 percentage points slower.

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

At 8.7× earnings against a market that pays 23.9× across 2199 companies we can price. Its own industry sits at 29.3×, across 3 companies. It is against its own five-year median of 8.3×, the 52nd percentile of its own range.

Whether growth justifies the valuation

Its earnings are falling, so growth cannot justify the price.

Profit growthPrice per ₹1 profitPer 1% growth
Oil India — this one-9%/yr8.7×—
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation1%/yr6.3×₹6.3
Vedanta Oil and Gas Limited———
Antelopus Selan Energy Limited43%/yr29.3×₹0.68
Prabha Energy Limited-39%/yr——
Hindustan Oil Exploration Company Limited-48%/yr89.0×—

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 (Oil Exploration & Production), it ranks 3 of 6 on returns, 3 of 6 on growth, 4 of 7 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?

No durable advantage shows in the numbers: it earns 11.5% 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 ₹53669 crore of cash from the business, spent ₹49309 crore on plant and equipment, and returned ₹3607 crore to lenders and shareholders. And the profit is real: of every 100 rupees it reported over 12 years, about 139 arrived as cash (before interest, which is why it can exceed the profit). Its cash comes back faster than it used to: it went from being waiting 21 days for its cash to paid 45 days before it paid its own suppliers.

Profit reality check

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

6 of 9 checks clear · 67%

Latest result · Q1 FY27

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

Highest-ever quarterly revenue and profit on a $98 crude price, with 100 wells targeted this year

Announced 7 Aug 2026 · Consolidated · Unaudited

Revenue

₹12,886 Cr

Net profit

₹4,027 Cr

EPS

₹22.32

Earnings call transcript · 10 Aug 2026

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
₹72,727 Cr
Prev close
₹447.00
52w High
₹531
52w Low
₹396
Enterprise value
₹1.04L Cr
Beta
0.5
Price CAGR 1y
9.0%
Price CAGR 3y
30.0%
Price CAGR 5y
23.0%
Price CAGR 10y
13.0%

Ratios

Return on assets
6.1%
PEG ratio
-1.0
P/E ratio
8.7
P/B ratio
1.3
EV / EBITDA
7.6
Industry P/E
54.3
ROCE
11.5%
ROCE 5y average
17.8%
ROE
12.2%
Debt / Equity
0.6
Interest coverage
9.0
Dividend yield
2.5%
ROE 3y average
14.0%
ROE last year
12.0%

Annual P&L

Annual revenue
₹33,081 Cr
Annual profit
₹7,551 Cr
Operating margin
32.0%
Net profit margin
22.8%
EBITDA margin
31.6%
Sales growth 3y
-2.9%
Sales growth 5y
13.4%
Profit growth 3y
-9.0%
Profit growth 5y
12.0%
EPS
₹40.7
Sales growth TTM
19.0%
Profit growth TTM
27.0%
Dividend payout
28.0%

Quarter P&L

Sales latest quarter
₹12,503 Cr
Profit latest quarter
₹4,027 Cr
YoY quarterly sales growth
57.7%
YoY quarterly profit growth
96.7%
OPM latest quarter
46.3%

Balance Sheet

Book Value
₹356
Face Value
₹10.0
Total debt
₹37,478 Cr
Total cash
₹5,609 Cr
Borrowings
₹37,478 Cr
Reserves / Equity
34.6

Cash Flow

Operating cash flow
₹10,684 Cr
Free cash flow
-₹2,487 Cr
FCF yield
-5.1%
Net cash flow
₹711 Cr

Shareholding

Promoter holding
56.7%
FII holding
7.3%
DII holding
20.1%
Public holding
6.1%

Peer comparison

CompanyPrice ₹P/EMkt cap ₹ CrDiv yield %Profit qtr ₹ CrProfit var %Sales qtr ₹ CrSales var %ROCE %
O N G C220.406.32,77,2696.046,554.420.82,04,987.425.714.2
Oil India448.108.772,8882.524,026.891.412,503.357.711.5
Vedanta Oil and Gas30.1554.911,7900.00945.02691.62,507.08.5
Antelopus Selan1,113.0528.03,9280.0054.3450.7131.0158.819.9
Prabha Energy220.253125.33,4380.000.3226.11.749.6-0.1
Hind.Oil Explor.169.1589.02,2370.006.2-47.9114.245.23.5
Guj.Nat.Resour.96.5076.71,4800.0011.4488.15.770.87.3
Median220.2554.93,9280.0054.3226.1131.049.69.4

Competes with: Antelopus Selan Energy Limited, Gujarat Natural Resources Limited, Hindustan Oil Exploration Company Limited, Oil & Natural Gas Corporation, Prabha Energy Limited, Vedanta Oil and Gas 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
Sales6,2087,4979,6149,1478,1207,2478,3378,8087,9298,3948,3309,29312,503
Expenses3,9324,0276,1715,8864,9784,7115,7956,2205,5786,0916,0436,0126,711
Material Cost1,8021,5391,3651,5121,9642,269
Change in Inventories66123136217-719-63
Purchases of Stock-in-Trade2561841036915372
Employee Cost564566643564606556
Other Expenses4,0393,9874,6254,2404,7274,259
Operating Profit2,2773,4693,4433,2613,1422,5362,5422,5882,3512,3032,2873,2815,793
OPM %37463636393530293027273546
Other Income259-1,983635578355977302382980721657919530
Exceptional items (within Other Income)000000
Interest214279236234242280304244199305319381302
Depreciation478499576576553608624533627671715699698
Profit before tax1,8437083,2663,0282,7012,6261,9172,1932,5052,0481,9103,1195,322
Tax %24102023252124321820252224
Net Profit1,3996402,6082,3332,0162,0691,4571,4972,0471,6441,4362,4244,027
EPS in Rs8.772.59141312128.238.05128.787.351322
Diluted EPS in Rs8.05128.787.35130

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
Sales9,9789,8219,56610,69813,78018,61217,61625,90636,08431,74931,70333,08138,521
Expenses6,3466,2356,4466,7708,19013,29711,92815,40520,82919,24520,54622,63624,857
Material Cost6,9056,381
Change in Inventories-286-243
Purchases of Stock-in-Trade878509
Employee Cost2,2332,379
Other Expenses15,21617,579
Operating Profit3,6333,5863,1203,9285,5915,3155,68910,50015,25512,50411,15810,44613,664
OPM %36373337412932414239353235
Other Income1,2581,1987931,8121,2512,1471,1851,254737-5661,6663,0532,826
Exceptional items (within Other Income)00
Interest3493894415546246476609409019641,0691,2041,307
Depreciation8651,0701,1801,3271,5411,7861,8441,8241,9472,1292,3182,7122,783
Profit before tax3,6773,3242,2923,8594,6775,0304,3698,99013,1448,8469,4369,58212,399
Tax %3237302931052525212521
Net Profit2,6082,0801,5972,7353,2385,0054,1466,7199,8546,9807,0407,5519,531
EPS in Rs14128.8516202922355439404151
Diluted EPS in Rs4041
Dividend Payout %464672423424152725252928

Compounded growth

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

Compounded sales growth

10 years
13%
5 years
13%
3 years
-3%
TTM
19%

Compounded profit growth

10 years
11%
5 years
12%
3 years
-9%
TTM
27%

Stock price CAGR

10 years
13%
5 years
23%
3 years
30%
1 year
9%

Return on equity

10 years
15%
5 years
17%
3 years
14%
Last year
12%

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 Capital6016018027571,0841,0841,0841,0841,0841,0841,6271,627
Reserves20,90024,57728,71828,27327,89022,12622,58229,47837,39747,25548,14156,372
Borrowings9,0709,72214,18412,32915,11412,74319,71816,72118,83224,04030,64537,478
Other Liabilities6,5495,3447,6007,3538,43020,98112,15113,84616,86620,11424,41028,768
Minority Interest4,9385,804
Total Liabilities37,12040,24451,30348,71252,51856,93655,53561,12974,17992,4941,04,8231,24,245
Fixed Assets12,6768,67810,55012,32012,47115,95515,96916,80518,09820,52023,64928,271
CWIP3,7551,8121,8949881,2672,3683,1715,90011,95320,02829,52737,644
Investments5,57315,05227,46126,65726,45125,71824,01027,09927,92434,45031,61336,782
Other Assets15,11614,70111,3988,74712,32912,89412,38511,32516,20417,49620,03421,548
Total Assets37,12040,24451,30348,71252,51856,93655,53561,12974,17992,4941,04,4451,23,848

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 Activity1,7543,5973,1143,9335,0236,4935,2359,31011,41010,93311,33210,684
Cash from Investing Activity-1,992-2,677-5,8651,778-578-2,207-8,517-4,192-9,130-12,601-13,514-10,381
Cash from Financing Activity-2,603-8712,758-5,698-940-7,3313,702-5,615-2,5211,6372,483409
Net Cash Flow-2,841497123,504-3,045420-498-241-30301711
Free Cash Flow-1,2459862481,2672,5233,1872,1083,3422,886-1,1301,749-2,487

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 Days874939483529382524383850
Inventory Days333350286244238264323
Days Payable1051401158384112184
Cash Conversion Cycle8749394835257249196185192190188
Working Capital Days3145-16810-77-141-452124-48-46-45
ROCE %131210101515132125181312

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
Promoters575757575757575757575757
FIIs11119.529.34119.428.518.167.567.547.677.28
DIIs161618181617181819191920
Government9.879.879.879.879.879.879.879.879.879.879.879.87
Public6.326.516.306.236.466.816.676.916.696.506.366.06
No. of Shareholders2,37,2392,82,3493,37,7083,62,8184,74,7385,00,4855,13,5055,12,8865,03,8434,81,7254,64,3704,57,085

Price trend

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

Change over 1 year +7.0% (₹417.90 → ₹447.00)Brick size ₹11.48 (fixed)Bricks 42
₹500₹447Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26May '26Jul '26Sep '26
Price moved up one brickPrice moved down one brickLast close ₹447.00 on 8 Oct 2026

Every brick is the same size, about one typical day's move. A new brick needs a full brick's move; turning the other way needs two. Bricks show where the price went, not where it will go.

Open interestPRO

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

net debt from the filed balance sheet at the newest year end: Borrowings − Cash Equivalents − Investments (Current); negative = net cash

31,432inr_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)

3,23,76,172inr

2026-03-31

News

News and filings about Oil India. Open one to see why it matters.

No recent news for this company.

Supply chain

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

Depends on the price of

  • Crude Oil Brent
  • Natural gas
  • lpg_propane_butane

Buys from

Sells to

  • Assam Petrochemicals Limited (APL) · natural gas
  • Assam State Electricity Board (ASEB) · natural gas
  • Bharat Petroleum Corporation · crude oil
  • Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited (BCPL) · natural gas
  • Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer Corporation Limited (BVFCL) · natural gas
  • GAIL India · natural gas
  • Indian Oil Corporation · crude oil
  • North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) · natural gas
  • Numaligarh Refinery Limited · crude oil
  • Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam · natural gas

About

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

Sector
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
Industry
Oil Exploration & Production
Classification
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels › Oil Exploration & Production
ISIN
INE274J01014

Business segments

  • REFINERY PRODUCTS · 55%
  • CRUDE OIL (Including Condensate) · 30%
  • NATURAL GAS · 12%
  • PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION · 2%
  • LPG · 0%
  • RENEWABLE ENERGY · 0%

Plants

  • Duliajan HQ producing fields / CTF
  • Duliajan-Digboi-Bongaigaon-Barauni crude oil pipeline
  • Naharkatiya-Moran oil & gas fields
  • Numaligarh-Siliguri product pipeline (NSPL)
  • Paradip-Numaligarh crude oil import pipeline
  • Rajasthan block (Jaisalmer/Barmer area)

News impact

Big market events that reach Oil India, and how the effect spreads.

1 Oct, 21:36 IST · Market event · medium impact

Russia-NATO tensions rise over nuclear warning

Russia's nuclear warning rattled markets without changing any Indian order or fuel flow, lifting hope-buying in defence names like Paras while crude softness trims oil producers like Oil India.

Capital GoodsOil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

Who it hits first

  • Russia issued a nuclear warning toward NATO, lifting war-risk fears across world markets.
  • For India the hit is mood, not mechanics: no trade route, order book or fuel flow changes on a warning alone.
  • Defence suppliers may catch hopeful buying on faster-order talk, while richly priced stocks face fear-led selling.

Who may gain

  • Paras Defence — defence-electronics supplier; war risk revives faster-order hopes
  • Coal India — domestic coal looks safer when imported-energy risk rises (steady, not a buy)

Along the supply chain

Downstream

No downstream disruption either: Indian factories, pipelines and banks run exactly as before until rhetoric becomes action.

Upstream

No direct supply-chain link — purely a sentiment event; no supplier or customer volumes change on this headline.

Where demand moves

Business

No business demand moves: no new defence order, oil cargo or loan follows from a warning — only the hope of future defence orders flickers.

Capital

Capital turns defensive: fear-led selling can hit richly priced capital-goods names first, while cash-rich energy producers and banks sit steadier.

How it spreads across sectors

Capital Goods

Sentiment drag on rich valuations; defence-linked names see hopeful but order-less buying.

Financial Services

Banks face only market-mood risk; Indian Bank itself has no link to this story.

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

Softer Brent trims producer realisations slightly; no physical supply change follows a warning.

When it plays out

Immediate

In the first week, fear-led swings hit richly priced stocks while defence names see hopeful buying.

Medium term

Over six months, only real order or crude-price changes matter; today's warning alone leaves none.

Short term

Over the next month, the mood fades unless warnings turn into sanctions or supply cuts.

25 Sept, 23:37 IST · Market event · medium impact

India’s net FDI rises to five-year high of $7.3 billion in July 2026

India’s net foreign investment hit a five-year high of $7.3 billion in July, modestly helping insurers, exchanges and tech suppliers, with no clear losers.

Financial ServicesInformation TechnologyTelecommunication

Who it hits first

  • India pulled in $7.3 billion in net foreign direct investment in July 2026, the highest monthly figure in five years, signalling stronger foreign confidence.
  • Money flowed mainly into phone networks (communication), banks and insurers (financial services) and software and computer services, lifting the outlook for those industries.
  • SBI Life Insurance, which sells life cover, and Multi Commodity Exchange, which runs commodity trading, get a mild sentiment boost as foreign interest in finance revives.
  • Netweb Technologies, which builds servers for data centers, could see longer-term demand if computer-services investment turns into new data capacity.
  • Sterlite Technologies, which makes fibre-optic cables, would normally cheer communication inflows, but strict exchange trading curbs (ASM stage 4) overshadow the news.

Who may gain

  • SBI Life Insurance — life insurer, gains from brighter financial-services sentiment
  • Multi Commodity Exchange — commodity exchange, gains if foreign flows lift trading volumes
  • Netweb Technologies — server maker, gains if tech FDI spurs data-center orders
  • Large banks and insurers broadly — benefit from stronger capital inflows and firmer valuations

Along the supply chain

Downstream

Downstream, foreign capital into phone, finance and software firms may later flow to network builders, server makers and service vendors, but today brings sentiment only, not confirmed purchases.

Upstream

No direct supply-chain link — this is a capital-flow event, not a factory order; upstream suppliers of coal, gas or consumer goods see no change.

Where demand moves

Business

Foreign firms putting money into Indian finance, software and phone networks can, over time, mean more software contracts, more insurance and banking business, and more network gear orders — for example, data-center servers from Netweb Technologies and fibre from Sterlite Technologies — though no new orders are announced today.

Capital

The $7.3 billion inflow supports the rupee, adds liquidity to equity markets and can lift trading activity on venues like Multi Commodity Exchange, while insurers such as SBI Life Insurance benefit from richer financial-sector valuations.

How it spreads across sectors

Financial Services

Foreign money favours banks, insurers and market venues; sentiment improves and trading and deal activity may pick up.

Information Technology

Computer-services inflows support hopes for tech spending and data-center demand, aiding server and software firms.

Telecommunication

Communication inflows help carrier investment mood, supporting fibre and equipment makers, though trading curbs mute Sterlite Technologies.

When it plays out

Immediate

Mild positive mood for financial, IT and telecom shares; market-infra names like exchanges may see busier trading.

Medium term

If strong inflows persist, tech and finance firms could see real business gains such as mandates and network orders; otherwise the lift fades.

Short term

Follow-through depends on August FDI and foreign-investor flows; insurers and lenders drift with rate expectations.

Who it hits first

  • Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal says the India-US trade deal is done and dusted, with only execution and final competitive-advantage details left.
  • Lower US duties would directly cut costs for Indian exporters of clothes, bedsheets, generic drugs and software services.
  • The five map seeds (Coal India, Oil India, GAIL, ABB India and Dabur) are domestic businesses with no US sales channel, so the deal barely touches them.
  • Textiles exporters such as Welspun Living and Jindal Worldwide, which sell 41% and 90% of revenue abroad, stand first in line for new orders.

Who may gain

  • US-facing textiles makers (bedsheets, garments, fabrics) through lower American tariffs.
  • Generic-drug and drug-ingredient exporters through smoother US market access.
  • Software and IT hardware firms through friendlier US tech ties and sentiment.
  • Cotton, yarn and fabric suppliers at home as exporter order books refill.
  • Domestic giants like Coal India, GAIL, Oil India, ABB India and Dabur see no direct gain.

Along the supply chain

Downstream

US retail chains, apparel brands, hospitals and technology buyers receive cheaper Indian goods and services, while Indian exporters expand shipping, warehousing and compliance work.

Upstream

Cotton growers, spinners, weavers and dyeing units, plus drug-ingredient and packaging suppliers, get second-order demand as exporters such as Welspun Living and Jindal Worldwide run fuller order books.

Where demand moves

Business

American retailers and importers place bigger clothing and home-textile orders as duties fall; US drug distributors pull more Indian generics; US firms keep outsourcing software and hardware work — business demand moves from US buyers to Indian exporters.

Capital

Investors rotate toward export-led textiles, pharma and IT shares on better earnings hopes, funding capacity additions; domestic defensives see no such inflow.

How it spreads across sectors

Capital Goods

Neutral — factory equipment demand follows domestic capex, not export duties.

Fast Moving Consumer Goods

Neutral — household brands live on Indian demand, not US trade.

Healthcare

Mildly positive — smoother US access helps drug exporters; hospitals and domestic diagnostics feel nothing.

Information Technology

Mildly positive on sentiment and services continuity; hardware makers gain if tech trade eases.

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

Neutral — refiners and gas utilities sell at home and face no tariff channel.

Textiles

Positive first-order lift — lower US tariffs directly raise exporter volumes and margins.

When it plays out

Immediate

Export shares gap up on headlines; textiles names with confirmed US exposure lead while domestic seeds drift flat.

Medium term

Real order flows and margins decide — exporters with strong balance sheets convert the deal into earnings; pledged or leveraged names lag.

Who it hits first

  • The US signed the Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act, which lets Washington place tariffs of up to 100% on countries that keep buying Russian oil and gas, including India.
  • At the UN General Assembly, India's foreign minister S. Jaishankar told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio that the law worries India, which buys a lot of discounted Russian crude.
  • Reliance Industries, India's largest private refiner, and Indian Oil Corporation, the biggest state refiner and fuel seller, face higher crude bills if those discounted barrels must be replaced.
  • Brent crude sits at 96.14 dollars a barrel, up 31.52% in three months, so any scramble for non-Russian oil lands on an already tight market.

Who may gain

  • Oil & Natural Gas Corporation, India's largest oil and gas producer, could sell its home-grown crude at firmer prices.
  • Oil India, the state explorer and producer, could also gain from stronger crude realizations, as it did after past Russia supply scares.

Along the supply chain

Downstream

Downstream, Indian Oil sells fuel onward to car makers Maruti and Tata Motors and to the airline Indigo, so costlier crude can push up petrol, diesel and jet fuel (ATF) and squeeze transport margins if pump prices lag.

Upstream

Upstream, Oil & Natural Gas Corporation supplies crude to Hindustan Petroleum, GAIL, Bharat Petroleum, Mangalore Refinery and Indian Oil, and Oil India supplies Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and GAIL; service firms such as Deep Industries, Dolphin Offshore, Jindal Drilling and Asian Energy Services support their drilling, so steadier domestic output helps the whole chain.

Where demand moves

Business

Business demand shifts from cheap Russian crude toward costlier non-Russian barrels: refiners such as Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum, Hindustan Petroleum, Mangalore Refinery and Chennai Petroleum must bid for replacement oil, while domestic producers Oil & Natural Gas Corporation and Oil India can sell more of their own crude at Brent-linked prices.

Capital

Capital is likely to be careful around refiners and fuel sellers on margin-squeeze fear, and to lean toward upstream producers with stronger cash from firmer crude, until the UNGA talks show whether India wins relief or must cut Russian buys.

How it spreads across sectors

Chemicals

Costlier oil lifts feedstock for petrochemical, fertilizer and paint makers, squeezing makers that cannot raise prices quickly.

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

Refiners and fuel sellers face margin squeeze replacing Russian crude; domestic crude producers may gain from firmer Brent.

Power

Gas and oil-fired power costs rise with fuel, pressuring generators without fuel pass-through.

Textiles

No direct oil link, but broad US tariff fears from the China Cascade spill over to export sentiment.

Commodity angle

Commodity

Crude Oil Brent

Move series

Crude Oil Brent

Note

Brent crude at 96.14 dollars, up 3.121% in a month and 31.52% in three months, with a -10.16% recent move used for margins; the -486 bps for Indian Oil, -965.8 bps for Chennai Petroleum and -877.4 bps for Savita Oil were copied into those signals.

Shock

price

Unit

USD/barrel

A pattern seen before

Cascade chain

  • US 100% tariff threat on Russian-oil buyers -> India refiners lose discount
  • Replacement crude near Brent 96.14 -> refining margins -486 to -965.8 bps
  • Costlier fuel -> airlines, logistics and chemicals face higher bills
  • China tariff spillover -> textile and chemical export sentiment softens

Pattern name

Crude Oil Cascade

Patterns

  • Crude Oil Cascade
  • China Cascade

Sectors queried

  • Cement
  • Chemicals
  • FMCG
  • Pharma
  • Power
  • Textiles

When it plays out

Immediate

Refiner shares wobble on tariff headlines and UNGA readouts; Brent swings around 96.14 as traders weigh Indian buying.

Medium term

Either a waiver or phased shift steadies flows, or sustained high-cost crude forces lasting margin reset for refiners and fuel-price action.

Short term

If India trims Russian buys, replacement crude lifts refinery costs and marketing margins tighten; upstream realizations firm.

Who it hits first

  • India's September flash PMI showed private businesses growing faster than the month before, across both factories and services.
  • When business speeds up, factories order more machines and materials, transport firms move more goods, and banks lend more.
  • The boost is spread across the whole economy rather than one company, so individual stock gains should be small.

Who may gain

  • Factory-equipment makers such as ABB India and Hitachi Energy India, as faster manufacturing pulls through orders
  • Fuel suppliers such as Coal India, GAIL and Oil India, as busier plants burn more energy
  • Lenders such as Indian Bank, as stronger activity supports borrowing and repayment
  • Movers of goods such as Delhivery and Shreeji Shipping, as rising output fills trucks and ships

Along the supply chain

Downstream

Big buyers of fuel and equipment — power plants such as NTPC and steel makers such as Tata Steel and JSW Steel — run their plants harder and benefit from fuller capacity.

Upstream

Makers of parts and inputs feeding industrial giants — such as ABB's component suppliers and Coal India's mining contractors — enjoy steadier volumes as factories run harder.

Where demand moves

Business

Factories with fuller order books buy more equipment, power and fuel, while service firms see more customers; transport and shipping volumes rise with output.

Capital

Investors bid up economy-sensitive stocks such as industrials, energy suppliers and lenders on the stronger growth signal; no deals or fundraising stem from this data.

How it spreads across sectors

Capital Goods

Positive — faster factory growth pulls through equipment orders within weeks.

Financial Services

Positive — stronger business activity supports loan growth and repayments.

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

Positive — higher industrial activity raises fuel and gas demand.

Services

Positive — busier trade lifts logistics, transport and port volumes.

When it plays out

Immediate

Economy-sensitive stocks edge up over 1-7 days as traders price the stronger growth signal.

Medium term

Over 1-6 months, sustained expansion would lift earnings of equipment makers, fuel suppliers and lenders.

Short term

Over 1-4 weeks, order books and freight volumes confirm or deny the flash reading when final PMI lands.

Dividends, splits & big trades

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

Dividends

4 Sep 2026unspecified₹1
18 Feb 2026interim₹7
21 Nov 2025interim₹3.5
4 Sep 2025unspecified₹1.5
17 Feb 2025interim₹7
14 Nov 2024interim₹3
30 Aug 2024unspecified₹2.5
2 Jul 2024bonus₹0

Splits, bonuses & buybacks

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