Aarti Industries (AARTIIND) had a P/E of 27.2× on 6 Nov 2026, above the industry P/E of 22.1×, and the shares are 20% below their 52-week high. Its ROCE of 7.5% is the lowest among the 7 largest Specialty Chemicals peers, and sales grew 7.9% a year over 3 years while net profit fell 8.4%. Its dividend yield is 0.2%, and debt is 0.83× equity. It is a small-cap company with a market cap of ₹16,108 Cr, ranked 11th of 204 Specialty Chemicals companies by market cap; the shares rose 15% over the past year.
- ₹443.30
- ₹448.00
- ₹435.05
- ₹443.30
- 4.6 L
Health check
- ReturnsIn line
+15.1% over a year, better than 4 of 7 peers.
- Price tagPricier
P/E 27.2 vs industry 22.1.
- GrowthSteady
Sales +7.9%, profit −8.4% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityWeak
ROCE 7.5% vs peer median 24.4%.
- Balance sheetFair
Debt 0.83× equity, interest covered 2.4×, Piotroski 6 of 9.
- Red flagsNone found
No warning signs in the headline numbers.
Small cap
Defensive
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹16,108 Cr
- Small cap
- P/E
- 27.2
- Industry 22.1
- Price to book
- 2.56
- Peers 13.33
- Dividend yield
- 0.23%
- ROE
- 9.9%
- Peers 23.0%
- ROCE
- 7.5%
- Peers 24.4%
- Debt to equity
- 0.83
- Debt ₹5,186 Cr
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹16.35
- Face value ₹5
- OPM (TTM)
- 13.4%
- Net margin 5.6%
- Sales growth
- +74.6%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Profit growth
- +59.8%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Price to sales
- 1.52
- EV/EBITDA 15.0
Strengths and risks
Strengths
- Quarterly profit up 59.8% on a year ago.
- Quarterly sales up 74.6% on a year ago.
- Positive operating cash flow in each of the last 4 years.
About Aarti Industries
Aarti Industries Limited engages in the manufacturing and dealing in specialty chemicals and intermediates in India and internationally. The company offers chemistry products, such as alkylation, ammonolysis, balz schiemann, bromination, chlorination, condensation, denitrochlorination, diazotization, dinitro chlorination, esterification, fluorination, grignard's reagent, halex, hydrogenation, hydrolysis, neutralization, nitration, oxidation,…
- Headquarters
- Mumbai
- Employees
- 5,824
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- ISIN
- INE769A01020
- Website
- aarti-industries.com
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 9.1 L
- 1-year return
- plus 15.1%
- From 52-week high
- minus 19.5%
Analyst consensus
Peers · Specialty Chemicals
| Company | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASIANPAINTAsian Paints | 2,546.00 | plus 0.88% | 2,44,025 | 50.5 | 35.0 | 24.4% | 18.9% | 0.21 | 1.1% | plus 1.5% |
| SOLARINDSSolar Industries India | 18,608.00 | plus 0.48% | 1,68,384 | 74.4 | 64.1 | 29.5% | 27.8% | 0.22 | 12.4% | plus 35.9% |
| PIDILITINDPidilite Industries | 1,579.00 | plus 1.63% | 1,60,827 | 60.0 | 44.4 | 28.5% | 23.5% | 0.03 | 7.4% | plus 6.8% |
| LINDEINDIALinde India | 6,859.00 | plus 8.73% | 58,496 | 118.4 | 64.2 | 16.3% | 31.5% | 0.23 | – | plus 5.4% |
| BERGEPAINTBerger Paints India | 478.35 | minus 5.28% | 55,776 | 45.4 | 29.4 | 20.6% | 15.3% | 0.15 | 4.2% | minus 6.0% |
| FLUOROCHEMGujarat Fluorochemicals | 4,665.50 | minus 0.94% | 51,251 | 75.9 | 44.0 | 9.6% | 24.1% | 0.26 | −4.5% | plus 28.0% |
| ACUTAASAcutaas Chemicals | 3,786.60 | plus 0.42% | 31,001 | 70.9 | 64.1 | 27.7% | 39.4% | 0.01 | 29.4% | plus 105.6% |
| AARTIINDAarti Industries | 444.05 | plus 0.17% | 16,108 | 27.2 | 17.3 | 7.5% | 13.4% | 0.83 | 7.9% | plus 15.1% |
| Median of 7 peers | – | 0.48% | 58,496 | 70.9 | 44.4 | 24.4% | 24.1% | 0.21 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
Quarterly results
| ₹ Cr | Jun 25 | Dec 25 | Mar 26 | Jun 26 | Sep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,675 | 2,318 | 2,205 | 2,387 | 3,669 | |
| 1,480 | 1,992 | 1,870 | 2,051 | 3,245 | |
| 195 | 326 | 335 | 336 | 424 | |
| 11.6% | 14.1% | 15.2% | 14.1% | 11.6% | |
| 21 | −3 | 7 | 49 | −7 | |
| 60 | 69 | 112 | 83 | 88 | |
| 114 | 121 | 119 | 124 | 125 | |
| – | −15 | – | 2 | – | |
| 42 | 118 | 111 | 180 | 204 | |
| −4.8% | −12.7% | −23.4% | 13.9% | 17.2% | |
| 43 | 133 | 137 | 155 | 168 | |
| 1.19 | 3.66 | 3.78 | 4.26 | 4.65 |
Profit & loss
- Sales CAGR 3Y
- +7.9%
- Profit CAGR 3Y
- −8.4%
- EPS CAGR 3Y
- −8.4%
- ROE
- 9.9%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6,492 | 6,192 | 7,129 | 8,162 | |
| – | minus 4.6% | +15.1% | +14.5% | |
| 5,386 | 5,194 | 6,097 | 6,978 | |
| 1,106 | 998 | 1,032 | 1,184 | |
| 17.0% | 16.1% | 14.5% | 14.5% | |
| −78.5 | −27 | −45.7 | −42.1 | |
| 106 | 192 | 236 | 258 | |
| 310 | 378 | 434 | 474 | |
| 0.2 | −5.7 | −8.7 | −44.2 | |
| 611 | 395 | 307 | 365 | |
| 10.8% | −5.3% | −7.7% | −14.9% | |
| 545 | 416 | 331 | 419 | |
| – | minus 23.6% | minus 20.6% | +26.7% | |
| 15.04 | 11.49 | 9.12 | 11.55 |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | |
| 4,739 | 5,109 | 5,424 | 5,774 | |
| 2,907 | 3,623 | 3,848 | 4,966 | |
| 754 | 1,203 | 1,661 | 2,379 | |
| 8,581 | 10,115 | 11,114 | 13,300 | |
| 5,900 | 6,746 | 7,658 | 8,352 | |
| 1,041 | 1,109 | 1,330 | 2,049 | |
| 17.2 | 22.9 | 24.2 | 95 | |
| 199 | 521 | 295 | 619 | |
| 1,424 | 1,716 | 1,807 | 2,185 | |
| 8,581 | 10,115 | 11,114 | 13,300 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,319 | 1,210 | 1,238 | 781 | |
| −1,330 | −1,369 | −1,393 | −1,142 | |
| 38.2 | 420 | −73.2 | 745 | |
| 27.2 | 261 | −229 | 383 | |
| −1,326 | −1,328 | −1,382 | −1,124 | |
| −7.6 | −118 | −144 | −343 | |
| −90.6 | −54.4 | −36.3 | −36.3 |
Shareholding pattern
- Promoters41.82%
- Public58.18%
| Quarter | Split | Promoters | Public | Promoter change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2026 | 41.82% | 58.18% | 0.00 | |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 41.82% | 58.18% | minus 0.27 | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | 42.09% | 57.91% | minus 0.05 | |
| 31 Dec 2025 | 42.14% | 57.86% | minus 0.04 | |
| 30 Sep 2025 | 42.18% | 57.82% | – |
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