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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.

As of 6 Nov 2026Prices are delayed about 15 minutes; fundamentals are from the quarter ended Jun 2026.How we calculate this

past year
Open
₹445.15
Day high
₹454.80
Day low
₹435.10
Prev. close
₹445.15
Volume
3.7 L

Health check

3 good · 1 fair · 2 to 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.

Compared with 7 industry peers. Computed from reported figures. Educational, not a recommendation.

Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic

153 listed peers. Screen the industry

Small cap

₹4,077 Cr, #48 of 154 in its industry by size.

Market sensitivity

Measuring against the NIFTY 50…

Key metrics

Last 12 months to Jun 2026: sales ₹2,854 Cr · profit ₹229 Cr
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.

No obvious red flags in the headline numbers.

Derived automatically from reported figures. Not a recommendation.

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

Price range

52 weeks

₹318.95₹534.00

Today

₹435.10₹454.80
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 Industries1,860.00plus 1.69%4,46,27640.74.9917.9%13.1%28.2%10.4%10.6%0.86%plus 8.2%
DIVISLABDivi's Laboratories10,320.50plus 1.78%2,73,97793.616.3519.0%16.2%34.9%11.0%12.1%0.29%plus 49.0%
TORNTPHARMTorrent Pharmaceuticals4,750.00plus 0.85%1,80,67580.29.839.1%15.7%33.7%13.3%20.2%0.80%plus 31.7%
LAURUSLABSLaurus Labs2,340.00minus 0.26%1,26,43394.420.8619.5%24.0%30.4%3.8%4.0%0.09%plus 138.6%
ZYDUSLIFEZydus Lifesciences1,197.90plus 0.41%1,19,49128.64.2919.0%14.7%26.2%16.5%37.0%0.08%plus 22.8%
DRREDDYDr. Reddy's Laboratories1,373.00plus 0.51%1,14,46240.92.9614.2%7.3%15.9%11.0%−1.7%0.58%plus 13.8%
CIPLACipla1,411.00plus 0.49%1,13,99339.43.2214.9%8.3%17.3%7.2%11.5%0.92%minus 6.6%
AARTIDRUGSAarti Drugs446.75plus 0.36%4,07721.32.4312.9%14.5%12.4%−2.3%5.4%0.45%minus 11.6%
Median of 7 peers–0.51%1,26,43340.94.9917.9%14.7%28.2%11.0%11.5%0.58%22.8%

Quarterly results

Consolidated, ₹ crore
SalesSelect a row below to chart it
₹ CrJun 25Sep 25Dec 25Mar 26Jun 26
591653602720703
516569547625605
74.184.35595.898.2
12.5%12.9%9.1%13.3%14.0%
0.30.11.20.80.8
8.67.79.38.29.2
14.716.3181818.5
––––−2.1
51.160.42970.469.2
−5.6%25.2%−39.7%21.5%27.6%
53.945.340.555.250.2
5.914.954.446.055.49

Profit & loss

Yearly, ₹ crore
Sales CAGR 3Y
−2.3%
Profit CAGR 3Y
+5.4%
EPS CAGR 3Y
+5.9%
ROE
14.5%
Net profitSelect a row below to chart it
₹ CrMar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
2,7062,5092,3692,521
–minus 7.3%minus 5.6%+6.4%
2,3892,1802,0702,201
317329299320
11.7%13.1%12.6%12.7%
−7.3−6.38.2−4.9
33.333.535.933.7
50.351.455.867
−1.5−2.4−3.7−3.7
224236212211
25.8%27.1%20.6%7.6%
166171168195
–+3.1%minus 1.9%+15.9%
17.9718.5618.3521.36

Forecast

Your assumptions, not a prediction

Balance sheet

At each financial year end, ₹ crore
Total assetsSelect a row below to chart it
₹ CrMar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
92.691.991.391.3
1,1001,1901,2781,458
609564615577
620587591690
2,4212,4322,5752,815
8861,0541,1501,211
210244291141
18.82022.427.3
8.48.978.2
1,2981,1051,1041,428
2,4212,4322,5752,815

Cash flow

Yearly, ₹ crore
Cash from operationsSelect a row below to chart it
₹ CrMar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
133359245254
−164−224−165−173
16.5−136−82.1−77.4
−14.1−0.8−2.22.7
−165−226−177−173
−31.513367.480.2
−9.4−9.3−9.1−18.2

Shareholding pattern

Source: NSE filings

NSE hasn’t returned a shareholding pattern for this company. Institutions hold about 10.9% (Yahoo estimate).

Major shareholders

NSE filing

Filings & events

News

No recent news coverage found.

My notes

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