Aarti Drugs (AARTIDRUGS) had a P/E of 21.3× on 6 Nov 2026, below the industry P/E of 28.7×, and the shares are 16% below their 52-week high. Its ROCE of 13% is the second-lowest among the 7 largest Drug Manufacturers (Specialty & Generic) peers, and sales fell 2.3% a year over 3 years while net profit grew 5.4%. Its dividend yield is 0.5%, and debt is 0.37× equity. It is a small-cap company with a market cap of ₹4,077 Cr, ranked 48th of 154 Drug Manufacturers (Specialty & Generic) companies by market cap; the shares fell 12% over the past year.
- ₹445.15
- ₹454.80
- ₹435.10
- ₹445.15
- 3.7 L
Health check
- ReturnsBehind
−11.6% over a year, better than 0 of 7 peers.
- Price tagCheaper
P/E 21.3 vs industry 28.7.
- GrowthSlow
Sales −2.3%, profit +5.4% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityAverage
ROCE 12.9% vs peer median 17.9%.
- Balance sheetSolid
Debt 0.37× equity, interest covered 7.3×, Piotroski 6 of 9.
- Red flagsNone found
No warning signs in the headline numbers.
Small cap
Market sensitivity
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹4,077 Cr
- Small cap
- P/E
- 21.3
- Industry 28.7
- Price to book
- 2.43
- Peers 4.99
- Dividend yield
- 0.45%
- ROE
- 14.5%
- Peers 14.7%
- ROCE
- 12.9%
- Peers 17.9%
- Debt to equity
- 0.37
- Debt ₹620 Cr
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹20.93
- Face value ₹10
- OPM (TTM)
- 12.4%
- Net margin 8.0%
- Sales growth
- +19.0%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Profit growth
- −6.9%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Price to sales
- 1.43
- EV/EBITDA 12.2
Strengths and risks
Strengths
- Quarterly sales up 19.0% on a year ago.
- P/E of 21.3 against an industry P/E of 28.7.
- Positive operating cash flow in each of the last 4 years.
About Aarti Drugs
Aarti Drugs Limited, through its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and marketing of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), pharmaceutical intermediates, specialty chemicals, and formulations in India and internationally. The company offers aceclofenac, celecoxib, diclofenac sodium, diclodenac potassium, diclofenac diethylamine, diclofenac resinate, diclofenac epolamine, nimesulide, ciprofloxacin HCL, enrofloxacin base, gatifloxacin…
- Headquarters
- Mumbai
- Employees
- 1,355
- Sector
- Healthcare
- ISIN
- INE767A01016
- Website
- aartidrugs.co.in
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 4.6 L
- 1-year return
- minus 11.6%
- From 52-week high
- minus 16.3%
Peers · Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic
| Company | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUNPHARMASun Pharmaceutical Industries | 1,860.00 | plus 1.69% | 4,46,276 | 40.7 | 4.99 | 17.9% | 13.1% | 28.2% | 10.4% | 10.6% | 0.86% | plus 8.2% |
| DIVISLABDivi's Laboratories | 10,320.50 | plus 1.78% | 2,73,977 | 93.6 | 16.35 | 19.0% | 16.2% | 34.9% | 11.0% | 12.1% | 0.29% | plus 49.0% |
| TORNTPHARMTorrent Pharmaceuticals | 4,750.00 | plus 0.85% | 1,80,675 | 80.2 | 9.83 | 9.1% | 15.7% | 33.7% | 13.3% | 20.2% | 0.80% | plus 31.7% |
| LAURUSLABSLaurus Labs | 2,340.00 | minus 0.26% | 1,26,433 | 94.4 | 20.86 | 19.5% | 24.0% | 30.4% | 3.8% | 4.0% | 0.09% | plus 138.6% |
| ZYDUSLIFEZydus Lifesciences | 1,197.90 | plus 0.41% | 1,19,491 | 28.6 | 4.29 | 19.0% | 14.7% | 26.2% | 16.5% | 37.0% | 0.08% | plus 22.8% |
| DRREDDYDr. Reddy's Laboratories | 1,373.00 | plus 0.51% | 1,14,462 | 40.9 | 2.96 | 14.2% | 7.3% | 15.9% | 11.0% | −1.7% | 0.58% | plus 13.8% |
| CIPLACipla | 1,411.00 | plus 0.49% | 1,13,993 | 39.4 | 3.22 | 14.9% | 8.3% | 17.3% | 7.2% | 11.5% | 0.92% | minus 6.6% |
| AARTIDRUGSAarti Drugs | 446.75 | plus 0.36% | 4,077 | 21.3 | 2.43 | 12.9% | 14.5% | 12.4% | −2.3% | 5.4% | 0.45% | minus 11.6% |
| Median of 7 peers | – | 0.51% | 1,26,433 | 40.9 | 4.99 | 17.9% | 14.7% | 28.2% | 11.0% | 11.5% | 0.58% | 22.8% |
Quarterly results
| ₹ Cr | Jun 25 | Sep 25 | Dec 25 | Mar 26 | Jun 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 591 | 653 | 602 | 720 | 703 | |
| 516 | 569 | 547 | 625 | 605 | |
| 74.1 | 84.3 | 55 | 95.8 | 98.2 | |
| 12.5% | 12.9% | 9.1% | 13.3% | 14.0% | |
| 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | |
| 8.6 | 7.7 | 9.3 | 8.2 | 9.2 | |
| 14.7 | 16.3 | 18 | 18 | 18.5 | |
| – | – | – | – | −2.1 | |
| 51.1 | 60.4 | 29 | 70.4 | 69.2 | |
| −5.6% | 25.2% | −39.7% | 21.5% | 27.6% | |
| 53.9 | 45.3 | 40.5 | 55.2 | 50.2 | |
| 5.91 | 4.95 | 4.44 | 6.05 | 5.49 |
Profit & loss
- Sales CAGR 3Y
- −2.3%
- Profit CAGR 3Y
- +5.4%
- EPS CAGR 3Y
- +5.9%
- ROE
- 14.5%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,706 | 2,509 | 2,369 | 2,521 | |
| – | minus 7.3% | minus 5.6% | +6.4% | |
| 2,389 | 2,180 | 2,070 | 2,201 | |
| 317 | 329 | 299 | 320 | |
| 11.7% | 13.1% | 12.6% | 12.7% | |
| −7.3 | −6.3 | 8.2 | −4.9 | |
| 33.3 | 33.5 | 35.9 | 33.7 | |
| 50.3 | 51.4 | 55.8 | 67 | |
| −1.5 | −2.4 | −3.7 | −3.7 | |
| 224 | 236 | 212 | 211 | |
| 25.8% | 27.1% | 20.6% | 7.6% | |
| 166 | 171 | 168 | 195 | |
| – | +3.1% | minus 1.9% | +15.9% | |
| 17.97 | 18.56 | 18.35 | 21.36 |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92.6 | 91.9 | 91.3 | 91.3 | |
| 1,100 | 1,190 | 1,278 | 1,458 | |
| 609 | 564 | 615 | 577 | |
| 620 | 587 | 591 | 690 | |
| 2,421 | 2,432 | 2,575 | 2,815 | |
| 886 | 1,054 | 1,150 | 1,211 | |
| 210 | 244 | 291 | 141 | |
| 18.8 | 20 | 22.4 | 27.3 | |
| 8.4 | 8.9 | 7 | 8.2 | |
| 1,298 | 1,105 | 1,104 | 1,428 | |
| 2,421 | 2,432 | 2,575 | 2,815 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 133 | 359 | 245 | 254 | |
| −164 | −224 | −165 | −173 | |
| 16.5 | −136 | −82.1 | −77.4 | |
| −14.1 | −0.8 | −2.2 | 2.7 | |
| −165 | −226 | −177 | −173 | |
| −31.5 | 133 | 67.4 | 80.2 | |
| −9.4 | −9.3 | −9.1 | −18.2 |
Shareholding pattern
NSE hasn’t returned a shareholding pattern for this company. Institutions hold about 10.9% (Yahoo estimate).
Major shareholders
Filings & events
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