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PI Industries Limited

NSE: PIINDPesticides & Agrochemicals

Share price

₹2,100.00

-4.98% close of 8 Oct 2026

Market cap ₹31,500 CrP/E 29.2

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

₹31,500 Cr

P/E ratio

29.2

P/B ratio

2.8

ROCE

15.0%

ROE

11.2%

Dividend yield

0.7%

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 ₹3,820.5052-week low ₹2,100.00

Answers

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

How fast it has been growing

Sales fell 16.6% over the past year. Meanwhile what it keeps of every 100 rupees of sales improved from 21.9% to 23.5% over the last four years.

Whether it grew faster than its sector

It grew 19.0% a year against a sector median of 10.2% — 8.8 percentage points faster.

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

At 29.2× earnings against a market that pays 23.9× across 2199 companies we can price. Its own industry sits at 20.6×, across 5 companies. It is against its own five-year median of 37.3×, the 2nd 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
PI Industries Limited — this one-1%/yr29.2×—
UPL Limited-21%/yr20.6×—
Sumitomo Chemical India Limited2%/yr35.9×₹17.9
Bayer Cropscience Limited1%/yr20.8×₹20.8
Sharda Cropchem Limited26%/yr10.4×₹0.40
Dhanuka Agritech Limited10%/yr15.0×₹1.5

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 (Pesticides & Agrochemicals), it ranks 12 of 23 on returns, 4 of 23 on growth, 1 of 23 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 15% on capital, ahead of 48% 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 ₹5953 crore of cash from the business, spent ₹3222 crore on plant and equipment, and returned ₹1339 crore to lenders and shareholders. And the profit is real: of every 100 rupees it reported over 12 years, about 92 arrived as cash. Its cash comes back more slowly than it used to: it went from being waiting 93 days for its cash to waiting 120 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.

Revenue fell 10% and growth guidance for the year was cut to low single digits

Announced 11 Aug 2026 · Consolidated · Unaudited

Revenue

₹1,702 Cr

Revenue vs last year

-10.4%

Revenue vs last quarter

+8.8%

Net profit

₹244 Cr

Profit vs last year

-39.0%

Profit vs last quarter

+22.1%

Net margin

14.3%

EPS

₹16.10

Earnings call transcript · 12 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
₹31,500 Cr
Prev close
₹2,100.00
52w High
₹3,833
52w Low
₹2,100
Enterprise value
₹28,333 Cr
Beta
0.9
Price CAGR 1y
-37.0%
Price CAGR 3y
-14.0%
Price CAGR 5y
-8.0%
Price CAGR 10y
10.0%

Ratios

Return on assets
9.9%
PEG ratio
-29.5
P/E ratio
29.2
P/B ratio
2.8
EV / EBITDA
18.3
Industry P/E
20.2
ROCE
15.0%
ROCE 5y average
20.2%
ROE
11.2%
Debt / Equity
0.0
Interest coverage
40.4
Dividend yield
0.7%
ROE 3y average
16.0%
ROE last year
11.0%

Annual P&L

Annual revenue
₹6,714 Cr
Annual profit
₹1,321 Cr
Operating margin
26.0%
Net profit margin
19.7%
EBITDA margin
25.8%
Sales growth 3y
1.1%
Sales growth 5y
8.0%
Profit growth 3y
-1.0%
Profit growth 5y
10.0%
EPS
₹87.1
Sales growth TTM
-17.0%
Profit growth TTM
-33.0%
Dividend payout
17.0%

Quarter P&L

Sales latest quarter
₹1,702 Cr
Profit latest quarter
₹244 Cr
YoY quarterly sales growth
-10.4%
YoY quarterly profit growth
-39.0%
OPM latest quarter
21.6%

Balance Sheet

Book Value
₹749
Face Value
₹1.0
Total debt
₹342 Cr
Total cash
₹2,182 Cr
Borrowings
₹342 Cr
Reserves / Equity
747.7

Cash Flow

Operating cash flow
₹474 Cr
Free cash flow
-₹632 Cr
FCF yield
-2.1%
Net cash flow
-₹309 Cr

Shareholding

Promoter holding
46.1%
FII holding
14.8%
DII holding
31.5%
Public holding
7.4%

Peer comparison

CompanyPrice ₹P/EMkt cap ₹ CrDiv yield %Profit qtr ₹ CrProfit var %Sales qtr ₹ CrSales var %ROCE %
UPL484.3520.740,8741.21-73.092.610,181.010.510.1
P I Industries2,146.1530.132,5610.68244.2-39.01,702.3-10.415.0
Sumitomo Chemi.417.8036.520,8540.31216.59.31,054.10.623.5
Bayer Crop Sci.3,435.0021.115,4384.37321.615.41,835.0-4.229.1
Sharda Cropchem728.0510.56,5682.0688.0-38.31,073.89.030.3
Dhanuka Agritech898.0014.94,0030.2236.3-34.6461.9-12.623.8
Rallis India198.7016.93,8641.50125.030.01,022.06.814.1
Median307.4520.71,6090.1724.616.8383.7-2.315.4

Competes with: Advance Agrolife Limited, Astec LifeSciences Limited, Bayer Cropscience Limited, Best Agrolife Limited, Bhagiradha Chemicals & Industries Limited, Bharat Rasayan Limited, Dhanuka Agritech Limited, Dharmaj Crop Guard Limited, GSP Crop Science Limited, Heranba Industries Limited, India Pesticides Limited, Indogulf Cropsciences Limited, Insecticides (India) Limited, Meghmani Organics Limited, NACL Industries Limited, Punjab Chemicals & Crop Protection Limited, Rallis India Limited, Sharda Cropchem Limited, Shivalik Rasayan Limited, Sikko Industries Limited, Sumitomo Chemical India Limited, UPL 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
Sales1,9102,1171,8981,7412,0692,2211,9011,7871,9011,8721,3761,5651,702
Expenses1,4431,5661,3441,2991,4861,5931,3891,3321,3811,3311,0731,2281,335
Material Cost773757892672669682
Change in Inventories4.8018-174-144-2512
Purchases of Stock-in-Trade253482361642
Employee Cost197232221228227261
Other Expenses332340310281342338
Operating Profit468551554442583628512456519541302337367
OPM %24262925282827252729222222
Other Income5249586075123767589851727466
Exceptional items (within Other Income)000105-20
Interest48711888843648
Depreciation70807880838099909698105107104
Profit before tax445512526411566663481432507525363300322
Tax %1461510212322242122143324
Net Profit383480449370449508373330400409311200244
EPS in Rs25323024303425222627211316
Diluted EPS in Rs222627211316

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
Sales1,9402,0962,2772,2772,8413,3664,5775,3006,4927,6667,9786,7146,516
Expenses1,5581,6611,7221,7812,2612,6473,5594,1544,9485,6365,7724,9824,968
Material Cost3,3252,990
Change in Inventories268-325
Purchases of Stock-in-Trade178168
Employee Cost784908
Other Expenses1,2441,273
Operating Profit3824355554965807201,0181,1461,5442,0302,2061,7321,548
OPM %20212422202122222426282624
Other Income353436605850129105166216345414397
Exceptional items (within Other Income)0103
Interest12129771934163944564320
Depreciation5054738393137175202226308353407414
Profit before tax3554035104665386149381,0331,4441,8952,1421,6961,510
Tax %312310212426211815112222
Net Profit2463124593684104577388441,2301,6821,6601,3211,165
EPS in Rs1823332730334956811111098777
Diluted EPS in Rs10987
Dividend Payout %141412151312101112141517

Compounded growth

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

Compounded sales growth

10 years
12%
5 years
8%
3 years
1%
TTM
-17%

Compounded profit growth

10 years
14%
5 years
10%
3 years
-1%
TTM
-33%

Stock price CAGR

10 years
10%
5 years
-8%
3 years
-14%
1 year
-37%

Return on equity

10 years
17%
5 years
16%
3 years
16%
Last year
11%

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 Capital141414141414151515151515
Reserves8831,1571,6131,9112,2722,6055,3276,1057,1838,71610,14211,215
Borrowings115151120834951937331646191184342
Other Liabilities6226265546188201,0871,2871,3541,2351,8221,9081,832
Minority Interest0
Total Liabilities1,6331,9492,3012,6263,1554,2257,0027,7918,48010,74412,24913,405
Fixed Assets5338749459981,1861,8582,1382,4522,6063,5284,2094,620
CWIP1337177901832712881141322785501,030
Investments10831611291508729001,0161,3361,5311,360
Other Assets9671,0031,1961,3781,6571,9463,7044,3254,7265,6015,9596,395
Total Assets1,6331,9492,3012,6263,1554,2257,0027,7918,48010,74412,27713,444

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 Activity1843673393193916987255291,5012,0361,413474
Cash from Investing Activity-146-303-235-180-322-985-2,430-110-496-1,800-1,421-612
Cash from Financing Activity-53-48-53-106-1253501,690-177-483-222-286-171
Net Cash Flow-15165033-5663-1524152214-294-309
Free Cash Flow164819815023292871921,1791,417575-632

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 Days726968848570566043446488
Inventory Days12412413614112615814917814412495157
Days Payable1161159011512111711311586119117125
Cash Conversion Cycle807811311090111931221014942119
Working Capital Days4354728987707293704867120
ROCE %413634252523221722242315

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
Promoters464646464646464646464646
FIIs202020191918181716161615
DIIs232324262627272930313132
Government0.150.150.150.150.150.150.150.150.150.150.150.15
Public11109.299.148.548.238.287.587.096.856.697.44
Others0.020.020.020.010.010.010.010.010.010.010.010.01
No. of Shareholders1,58,2681,84,5151,57,9911,56,7901,50,1901,57,9931,67,2651,50,4011,37,9321,34,8601,33,2991,40,999

Price trend

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

Change over 1 year -40.5% (₹3,531.70 → ₹2,100.00)Brick size ₹66.97 (fixed)Bricks 48
₹2,500₹3,000₹3,500₹2,100Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26May '26Jul '26Sep '26
Price moved up one brickPrice moved down one brickLast close ₹2,100.00 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

exports as % of revenue

79.55

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

-3,167inr_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)

1,66,42,530inr

2026-03-31

News

News and filings about PI Industries 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.

About

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

Sector
Chemicals
Industry
Pesticides & Agrochemicals
Classification
Chemicals › Pesticides & Agrochemicals
ISIN
INE603J01030

Business segments

  • Agro Chemicals · 96%
  • Pharma · 5%

Plants

  • Jambusar manufacturing complex (Sterling SEZ, Sarod)
  • Panoli manufacturing complex

News impact

Big market events that reach PI Industries Limited, and how the effect spreads.

Who it hits first

  • Sun TV Network, the company behind Sun TV channels and owner of the Sunrisers Hyderabad cricket team, is reported to be splitting its IPL team business off separately.
  • Its shares rallied 16% as investors bet the cricket team will be worth more on its own than buried inside the TV business.
  • Market experts quoted in the story see 30% further upside if the demerger goes through.

Who may gain

  • Sun TV Network shareholders (TV and cricket owners) — a separate team listing could unlock value hidden inside the combined firm
  • The Sunrisers Hyderabad team as a standalone — its own price tag and investor base if the split goes through
  • Sports-asset investors — a listed IPL team would offer a direct way to own cricket economics (only if confirmed)

Along the supply chain

Downstream

Downstream (viewers and advertisers): audiences watch the same matches and channels, so household and advertiser spending does not shift on a paper split.

Upstream

Upstream (show makers for the channels): TV serial and programme producers see no change, since spinning off the cricket team does not alter channel budgets or content orders.

Where demand moves

Business

Business demand barely moves: the same TV ads are sold and the same matches are played before and after a paper split, so no company wins new orders or customers from this news.

Capital

Investor capital is rushing into Sun TV shares, up 16%, betting a separate cricket listing will fetch a rich price, with experts talking of 30% more upside if the split is confirmed.

How it spreads across sectors

Chemicals

No ripple at all — pesticide makers appear here only through a mistaken ticker match with the cricket league's initials.

Media, Entertainment & Publication

A successful cricket-team listing could set a template for unlocking hidden sports assets inside other media firms, though no sales move between rivals.

When it plays out

Immediate

1–7 days: Sun TV shares stay volatile as traders wait for the company to confirm or deny the split reports.

Medium term

1–6 months: if approved, listing mechanics, record date, and the team's standalone valuation decide how much value is really unlocked.

Short term

1–4 weeks: focus shifts to board and regulatory clarity on whether a demerger is actually planned.

23 Sept, 07:38 IST · Market event · medium impact

India starts anti-dumping probe into Chinese Glycine imports

India is probing cheap Chinese glycine imports, which could help home chemical makers later but may raise costs for food, drug and farm buyers if an import tax follows.

Chemicals

Who it hits first

  • India's trade investigator (DGTR, the body that checks unfair imports) opened a probe into cheap glycine, a simple chemical used in food, drugs and farm sprays, arriving from China.
  • If the probe finds harm to local makers, India can add an import tax (anti-dumping duty) that makes Chinese glycine costlier and helps home producers sell more.
  • No listed glycine maker is named in the evidence, so any stock lift today is hope of future protection, while buyers of glycine could later pay more.

Who may gain

  • Indian glycine and nearby specialty makers, if a duty lifts local prices (no single listed maker confirmed in the pack)
  • Farm-chemical sellers such as PI Industries and GSP Crop, if protection spreads to agro inputs

Along the supply chain

Downstream

Indian food, drug and farm-spray makers that buy glycine could face higher input costs if cheap Chinese supply is taxed.

Upstream

Chinese glycine exporters face the probe; if a duty follows, their shipments to India shrink.

Where demand moves

Business

No extra orders yet — the probe only starts the case; real business gain comes months later if a duty curbs Chinese supply and buyers switch to home makers.

Capital

No fresh funds flow; investors may bid up chemical shares on protection hopes, but cash gains arrive only if duties lift prices and profits.

How it spreads across sectors

Chemicals

Small positive mood for home makers on protection hopes; real gains only if a duty lands.

Pharma

Mild cost worry since glycine feeds drugs; dearer supply would squeeze pill makers later.

Textiles

Negligible near-term link; fibre makers watch only for broader China-duty mood.

A pattern seen before

Cascade chain

  • DGTR probes Chinese glycine dumping → possible import duty
  • Duty curbs cheap imports → domestic glycine prices firm
  • Chemical makers gain share → pharma and textile buyers face higher costs

Pattern name

China Cascade

Patterns

  • China Cascade

Sectors queried

  • Pharma
  • Textiles

When it plays out

Immediate

1–7 days: chemical shares drift on protection hopes with no order change.

Medium term

1–6 months: probe findings decide any duty; only then do prices, orders and margins move.

Short term

1–4 weeks: filings and hearing news set expectations; buyers watch for price hints.

Who it hits first

  • India Pesticides gained legal approval to sell an insecticide product in the UK and a herbicide product in Argentina, two regulated export markets it could not sell into before.
  • The market repriced the stock ~11.8% on the day; actual export orders and revenue will only follow once IPL signs distributors and customers in those markets.

Who may gain

  • India Pesticides Limited (IPL) is the sole direct beneficiary — the registrations are company-specific and transfer no advantage to any peer.

Along the supply chain

Downstream

IPL supplies materials to UPL and Sharda Cropchem; an export tilt could marginally tighten IPL's domestic availability to them, but both source diversely so the effect is negligible.

Upstream

A future export ramp could lift IPL's demand for chemical inputs, packaging and freight, but no NSE-listed supplier is linked to IPL in the knowledge graph, so no upstream signal is emitted.

Where demand moves

Business

UK insecticide and Argentine herbicide demand can now flow to India Pesticides once it signs distributors and customers; no demand shifts to or from any listed peer.

Capital

No sector rotation is expected — the event is too small and company-specific to move investor money between agrochemical names.

How it spreads across sectors

Chemicals

Mild positive sentiment for Indian agrochemical exporters as proof that regulated overseas market access is winnable — but no earnings read-through beyond IPL itself.

When it plays out

Immediate

The stock already jumped ~12% on the news; expect choppy profit-taking over the next few days as traders digest that no orders or revenue numbers were disclosed.

Medium term

If export orders convert over 1-6 months, IPL's export revenue and margins grow and the stock can re-rate further; if orders stall, the gains fade like after past approvals.

Short term

Watch for distributor or customer announcements in the UK and Argentina over the coming weeks — the first export orders will decide whether the rally holds.

Who it hits first

  • MEDIUM monsoon-deficiency risk can delay sowing, reduce crop output and weaken rural cash flows.
  • Agrochemical and fertilizer demand may be deferred or reduced if rainfall and acreage disappoint.
  • Tractor and entry-level two-wheeler demand face downside from weaker farm incomes.
  • Lower hydro and wind generation can increase dependence on thermal power.

Who may gain

  • NTPC may benefit from higher thermal-power dispatch if renewable and hydro generation weaken.
  • Food producers with procurement flexibility may gain pricing power as crop availability tightens.

Along the supply chain

Downstream

Lower crop output can raise food prices, squeeze consumer purchasing power and reduce demand for rural vehicles, tractors and discretionary goods.

Upstream

Lower rainfall can constrain sugarcane and other crop supply, reducing feedstock availability for sugar, ethanol and food-processing businesses.

Where demand moves

Business

Delayed sowing can reduce agrochemical, fertilizer and tractor volumes, while lower farm income can weaken rural two-wheeler and discretionary FMCG demand.

Capital

Capital may rotate from rural-demand and crop-input exposures toward thermal utilities and defensive urban-consumption businesses; no bulk-deal flow was provided to confirm positioning.

How it spreads across sectors

Agriculture

Negative: delayed sowing and lower acreage can reduce input application and crop output.

Auto

Negative: rural two-wheeler and utility-vehicle demand can soften with farm income.

Capital Goods

Negative: tractor demand and dealer inventory absorption can weaken.

Chemicals

Negative: agrochemical and fertilizer volumes face rainfall-dependent demand risk.

FMCG

Mixed: food inflation may support pricing but weak rural volumes and elevated agricultural input costs can pressure demand and margins.

Power

Mixed to positive: weak hydro and wind generation can increase thermal dispatch, although agricultural power demand and receivables may weaken.

codex additions

Commodity angle

Commodity

sugar

Shock type

demand

A pattern seen before

Cascade chain

  • El Niño raises delayed or deficient monsoon risk
  • Sowing, acreage and crop yields weaken
  • Agro-input demand and agricultural feedstock availability decline
  • Farm income and rural vehicle demand soften
  • Food inflation rises while thermal-power dispatch may increase

Pattern name

Monsoon-Rural Demand Cascade

Sectors queried

  • Agriculture
  • FMCG
  • Power
  • Chemicals
  • Auto
  • Capital Goods
  • Banking
  • Consumer Durables

When it plays out

Immediate

Weather forecasts can raise volatility in agro-input, tractor, rural-auto, sugar and power shares.

Medium term

The input temporal is medium_term: deficient rainfall can reduce harvests, lift food inflation, weaken rural income and increase thermal-power dispatch.

Short term

During the sowing window, rainfall distribution and acreage data will determine order deferrals, input application and rural vehicle demand.

Other sectors it reaches

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  • {"causal_chain":"Lower rural income can defer appliance and durable-goods purchases.","direction":"negative","example_tickers":["VOLTAS","BLUESTARCO","CROMPTON"],"magnitude":"medium","notes":"Rural distribution exposure determines sensitivity.","sector":"Consumer Durables","time_horizon":"1_to_6_months"}
  • {"causal_chain":"Lower crop availability can raise procurement costs and require consumer price increases.","direction":"negative","example_tickers":["BRITANNIA","NESTLEIND","TATACONSUM"],"magnitude":"medium","notes":"Pricing power can partly offset commodity inflation.","sector":"Food Processing","time_horizon":"1_to_6_months"}
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  • {"causal_chain":"Lower agricultural output can reduce crop-transport volumes while food inflation changes inventory flows.","direction":"negative","example_tickers":["TCI","VRLLOG","MAHLOG"],"magnitude":"small","notes":"Diversified operators have lower direct exposure.","sector":"Logistics","time_horizon":"1_to_6_months"}
  • {"causal_chain":"Deficient rainfall can increase crop-insurance claims and underwriting volatility.","direction":"negative","example_tickers":["ICICIGI","GICRE","NIACL"],"magnitude":"medium","notes":"Impact depends on insured acreage, government schemes and reinsurance.","sector":"Insurance","time_horizon":"1_to_6_months"}

Who it hits first

  • Brent near $98-100 lifts upstream realizations for ONGC and OIL but raises feedstock and working-capital pressure for refiners, airlines, paints, chemicals, cement and FMCG companies.
  • INDIGO faces immediate ATF cost pressure as crude-linked aviation fuel rises, with fare hikes lagging spot fuel moves.
  • Crude-linked raw materials pressure margins for paint and chemical names including ASIANPAINT, BERGEPAINT, KANSAINER, UPL, SRF, PIIND, NAVINFLUOR, DEEPAKNTR and TATACHEM.

Who may gain

  • Domestic upstream producers ONGC and OIL benefit from higher crude realization if government levies or subsidies do not absorb the price gain.
  • Integrated players with upstream exposure can partly offset refining or petrochemical pressure, making RELIANCE more mixed than pure downstream refiners.
  • Companies with stronger balance sheets and pricing power may gain share if smaller high-cost competitors struggle with crude-linked input inflation.

Along the supply chain

Downstream

Downstream users in aviation, paints, chemicals, cement logistics and FMCG packaging face margin pressure until price increases are passed through.

Upstream

Upstream crude producers see positive price realization, while crude importers face higher procurement and inventory funding needs.

Where demand moves

Business

Supply-risk around Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb raises landed crude and freight costs, redistributing demand toward domestic upstream exposure and away from fuel-intensive sectors.

Capital

Risk capital may rotate from airlines, paints, chemicals and OMCs toward upstream oil producers and cash-rich defensives until crude volatility stabilizes.

How it spreads across sectors

Aviation

ATF inflation directly pressures airline margins and may force fare increases.

Cement

Diesel, petcoke and freight costs rise, pressuring margins if cement prices lag.

Chemicals

Crude-linked intermediates become costlier and pressure spreads where pass-through is delayed.

FMCG

Packaging, freight and crude-linked input costs rise, with partial pricing power for large brands.

Logistics

Fuel inflation raises operating cost across surface and multimodal logistics.

Oil & Gas

Upstream benefits but refiners and gas distributors face margin, subsidy and working-capital volatility.

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

Refiners are exposed to higher crude input cost, inventory swings and potential marketing-margin compression.

Paints

Solvent and TiO2-linked input inflation can compress gross margins.

Shipping

Chokepoint risk raises freight, insurance and rerouting costs.

Commodity angle

Commodity

Crude Oil Brent

Note

Oil surged 8% to $98 on Iran threats — overrides recent 1M downtrend

Shock type

price

A pattern seen before

Cascade chain

  • West Asia chokepoint threat raises Brent and freight risk
  • Crude and shipping costs lift ATF, solvents, feedstocks, petcoke and logistics expenses
  • Margin pressure hits aviation, paints, chemicals, cement, FMCG and downstream oil marketing
  • Capital rotates toward upstream oil producers and lower-cost balance sheets

Pattern name

Crude chokepoint inflation cascade

Sectors queried

  • Oil & Gas
  • Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
  • Aviation
  • Shipping
  • Logistics
  • Chemicals
  • Paints
  • FMCG
  • Cement

When it plays out

Immediate

In 1-7 days, crude-sensitive stocks react to margin fears, with upstream oil names likely outperforming airlines, paints, chemicals and OMCs.

Medium term

Over 1-6 months, sustained crude near $100 could widen India’s import bill, pressure INR and inflation expectations, and trigger broader valuation compression in fuel-intensive sectors.

Short term

Over 1-4 weeks, spreads, freight costs, ATF prices and any government fuel-pricing response decide whether the shock becomes an earnings downgrade cycle.

Other sectors it reaches

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  • {"causal_chain":"Higher fuel prices can weaken discretionary vehicle demand and raise input/logistics costs.","direction":"negative","example_tickers":["MARUTI","M\u0026M","TATAMOTORS"],"magnitude":"medium","notes":"Two-wheelers and entry cars are more fuel-price sensitive.","sector":"Automobiles","time_horizon":"1-4 weeks"}
  • {"causal_chain":"Higher LNG and fuel oil benchmarks can lift imported fuel cost and working-capital needs.","direction":"mixed","example_tickers":["NTPC","TATAPOWER","ADANIPOWER"],"magnitude":"low-to-medium","notes":"Impact varies by fuel mix and pass-through contracts.","sector":"Power Utilities","time_horizon":"1-6 months"}
  • {"causal_chain":"Crude-linked synthetic rubber and carbon black costs rise, pressuring margins before price hikes.","direction":"negative","example_tickers":["MRF","APOLLOTYRE","CEATLTD"],"magnitude":"medium","notes":"Replacement demand may cushion volume but not raw-material spread.","sector":"Tyres","time_horizon":"1-4 weeks"}
  • {"causal_chain":"Polyester and logistics costs rise with crude-linked feedstocks, hurting exporters if pass-through lags.","direction":"negative","example_tickers":["VARDHMAN","TRIDENT","WELSPUNLIV"],"magnitude":"low-to-medium","notes":"Cotton-heavy players are less directly exposed than synthetics.","sector":"Textiles","time_horizon":"1-6 months"}

Dividends, splits & big trades

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

Dividends

7 Aug 2026unspecified₹10
23 Feb 2026interim₹5
7 Aug 2025unspecified₹10
14 Feb 2025interim₹6
20 Aug 2024unspecified₹9
21 Feb 2024interim₹6
11 Aug 2023unspecified₹5.5
24 Feb 2023interim₹4.5

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

Insider trades

DisclosedWhoTypeSharesValue ₹ Cr
23 Sep 2026Bhavina J Dholariya · Immediate RelativeSELL5000.12
25 Aug 2026Jayesh Dholariya · Designated PersonSELL1,5000.37

Documents

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