As of 6 Nov 2026, Aether Industries trades at 83.3× trailing earnings, above the industry P/E of 22.1×, and the shares are 14% below their 52-week high. Sales and net profit grew 20% and 19% a year over 3 years; its ROCE of 12% is the second-lowest among the 7 largest Specialty Chemicals peers. Debt is 0.26× equity. It is a small-cap company with a market cap of ₹20,731 Cr, ranked 9th of 204 Specialty Chemicals companies by market cap; the shares rose 105% over the past year.
- ₹1,543.60
- ₹1,575.00
- ₹1,526.90
- ₹1,552.30
- 1.9 L
Health check
- ReturnsAhead
+105.0% over a year, better than 6 of 7 peers.
- Price tagPricier
P/E 83.3 vs industry 22.1.
- GrowthSteady
Sales +20.2%, profit +18.9% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityWeak
ROCE 12.1% vs peer median 24.4%.
- Balance sheetSolid
Debt 0.26× equity, interest covered 17.8×, Piotroski 6 of 9.
- Red flags1 to check
P/E of 83.3 against an industry P/E of 22.1.
Small cap
Market sensitivity
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹20,731 Cr
- Small cap
- P/E
- 83.3
- Industry 22.1
- Price to book
- 7.99
- Peers 13.33
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
- ROE
- 10.1%
- Peers 23.0%
- ROCE
- 12.1%
- Peers 24.4%
- Debt to equity
- 0.26
- Debt ₹675 Cr
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹18.76
- Face value ₹10
- OPM (TTM)
- 31.4%
- Net margin 19.1%
- Sales growth
- +24.0%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Profit growth
- +26.0%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Price to sales
- 15.91
- EV/EBITDA 53.1
Strengths and risks
Strengths
- Quarterly profit up 26.0% on a year ago.
- Quarterly sales up 24.0% on a year ago.
Risks to check
- P/E of 83.3 against an industry P/E of 22.1.
About Aether Industries
Aether Industries Limited produces and sells advanced intermediates and specialty chemicals in India and internationally. It provides large-scale manufacturing, contract research and manufacturing services, as well as contract/exclusive manufacturing services. The company serves its products to the chemical industry, including multinational, regional, and local companies in the pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, materials science, coatings, photography,…
- Headquarters
- Surat
- Employees
- 817
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- ISIN
- INE0BWX01014
- Website
- aether.co.in
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 3.4 L
- 1-year return
- plus 105.0%
- From 52-week high
- minus 13.9%
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% |
| AETHERAether Industries | 1,561.80 | plus 0.61% | 20,731 | 83.3 | 62.7 | 12.1% | 31.4% | 0.26 | 20.2% | plus 105.0% |
| 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 | Sep 25 | Dec 25 | Mar 26 | Jun 26 | Sep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 280 | 317 | 305 | 327 | 347 | |
| 192 | 207 | 222 | 224 | 237 | |
| 88 | 111 | 82.7 | 103 | 110 | |
| 31.4% | 34.9% | 27.1% | 31.5% | 31.8% | |
| 8.7 | 0.1 | 11.2 | 7.7 | 5.1 | |
| 3.2 | 3.9 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 5.3 | |
| 16.5 | 17.3 | 18.4 | 21.4 | 21.7 | |
| −2.7 | −2.3 | −1.3 | – | – | |
| 74.3 | 87.2 | 68 | 83.5 | 88.5 | |
| 27.3% | 26.0% | 20.6% | 24.8% | 23.2% | |
| 54 | 64.5 | 54 | 62.7 | 68 | |
| 4.07 | 4.86 | 4.07 | 4.76 | 5.11 |
Profit & loss
- Sales CAGR 3Y
- +20.2%
- Profit CAGR 3Y
- +18.9%
- EPS CAGR 3Y
- +16.5%
- ROE
- 10.1%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 651 | 598 | 839 | 1,132 | |
| – | minus 8.1% | +40.2% | +35.0% | |
| 465 | 466 | 596 | 794 | |
| 186 | 132 | 243 | 338 | |
| 28.6% | 22.1% | 29.0% | 29.8% | |
| 15.7 | 38.8 | 39.1 | 20.2 | |
| 4.2 | 8.1 | 12.6 | 17.3 | |
| 23.2 | 39.7 | 45 | 66.4 | |
| – | −13.8 | −11.6 | 16.8 | |
| 174 | 110 | 213 | 291 | |
| 25.3% | 24.7% | 25.6% | 24.6% | |
| 130 | 82.5 | 158 | 219 | |
| – | minus 36.7% | +92.0% | +38.5% | |
| 10.47 | 6.31 | 11.94 | 16.54 |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125 | 133 | 133 | 133 | |
| 1,120 | 1,931 | 2,093 | 2,323 | |
| 15.7 | 183 | 200 | 458 | |
| 120 | 154 | 218 | 288 | |
| 1,380 | 2,401 | 2,644 | 3,201 | |
| 701 | 1,082 | 1,491 | 2,016 | |
| 55.6 | 229 | 375 | 521 | |
| 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | |
| 104 | 555 | 239 | 5.7 | |
| 519 | 536 | 539 | 658 | |
| 1,380 | 2,401 | 2,644 | 3,201 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| −6.6 | −16.5 | 100 | 142 | |
| −348 | −424 | −418 | −619 | |
| 439 | 894 | 1.3 | 244 | |
| 84.3 | 453 | −317 | −233 | |
| −401 | −428 | −452 | −623 | |
| −408 | −444 | −352 | −481 |
Shareholding pattern
NSE hasn’t returned a shareholding pattern for this company. Institutions hold about 11.8% (Yahoo estimate).
Major shareholders
Filings & events
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