Alkali Metals share price, P/E, ROE & financials

Alkali Metals (ALKALI) had a P/E of 32.3× on 6 Nov 2026, above the industry P/E of 22.1×, and the shares are 24% below their 52-week high. Its ROCE of 10% is the second-lowest among the 7 largest Specialty Chemicals peers, and sales grew 2.5% a year over 3 years while net profit fell 42%. Its dividend yield is 1.2%, and debt is 0.49× equity. It is a small-cap company with a market cap of ₹82 Cr, ranked 154th of 204 Specialty Chemicals companies by market cap; the shares fell 11% over the past year.

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

past year

Open: ₹78.69
Day high: ₹81.72
Day low: ₹76.11
Prev. close: ₹78.69
Volume: 3.1K

Health check

1 fair · 5 to check

ReturnsBehind
−11.4% over a year, better than 0 of 7 peers.
Price tagPricier
P/E 32.3 vs industry 22.1.
GrowthSlow
Sales +2.5%, profit −42.4% a year over 3 years.
ProfitabilityWeak
ROCE 10.5% vs peer median 24.4%.
Balance sheetFair
Debt 0.49× equity, interest covered 2.9×, Piotroski 8 of 9.
Red flags1 to check
Return on equity is low at 6.0%.

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

Specialty Chemicals

203 listed peers. Screen the industry

Small cap

₹82 Cr, #154 of 204 in its industry by size.

Moves with the market

Beta 0.84 vs the NIFTY 50: tracks the market closely.

Key metrics

Last 12 months to Sep 2026: sales ₹98 Cr · profit ₹3 Cr

Market cap: ₹82 Cr; Small cap
P/E: 32.3; Industry 22.1
Price to book: 1.90; Peers 13.33
Dividend yield: 1.24%
ROE: 6.0%; Peers 23.0%
ROCE: 10.5%; Peers 24.4%
Debt to equity: 0.49; Debt ₹21 Cr
EPS (TTM): ₹2.50; Face value ₹10
OPM (TTM): 6.9%; Net margin 2.6%
Sales growth: +45.2%; Latest quarter vs a year ago
Profit growth: n/a; Year-ago quarter not reported
Price to sales: 0.83; EV/EBITDA 14.9

Strengths

Quarterly sales up 45.2% on a year ago.
Positive operating cash flow in each of the last 4 years.

Risks to check

Return on equity is low at 6.0%.

Derived automatically from reported figures. Not a recommendation.

About Alkali Metals

Alkali Metals Limited manufactures and sells chemicals in India and internationally. The company offers API products, including benzocaine, fluconazole, loperamide hydrochloride, losartan potassium, metformin hydrochloride, phenylephrine hydrochloride, and rabeprazole sodium. It also provides pyridine, acetylpyridine, alkyl borate, aminopyridine, bipyridine, bromopyridine, carbazole, chloropyridine, cyanopyridine, cyclic, diethylamino pyridine,…

Headquarters: Hyderabad
Employees: 105
Sector: Basic Materials
ISIN: INE773I01017
Website: alkalimetals.com

Price range

52 weeks

₹46.80₹106.30

Today

₹76.11₹81.72

Avg volume (3M): 36.4K
1-year return: minus 11.4%
From 52-week high: minus 24.0%

Peers · Specialty Chemicals

Capital-heavy industry columns

Compare with peers Screen the whole industry

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%
ALKALIAlkali Metals	80.75	plus 2.62%	82	32.3	12.2	10.5%	6.9%	0.49	2.5%	minus 11.4%
Median of 7 peers	–	0.48%	58,496	70.9	44.4	24.4%	24.1%	0.21	5.8%	6.8%

Quarterly results

Consolidated, ₹ crore

SalesSelect a row below to chart it

Sep 25	Dec 25	Mar 26	Jun 26	Sep 26
18.8	24.9	28.7	17.6	27.3
18.6	25.2	22.6	17.9	26
0.2	−0.3	6.1	−0.3	1.3
1.0%	−1.1%	21.2%	−2.0%	4.7%
0.1	0.2	0.3	0.8	0.5
0.4	0.7	0.4	0.4	0.5
0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7
−0.9	−1.4	5.3	−0.6	0.6
–	–	24.3%	–	–
−0.9	−1.4	4	−0.6	0.6
-0.90	-1.37	3.94	-0.63	0.56

Profit & loss

Yearly, ₹ crore

Sales CAGR 3Y: +2.5%
Profit CAGR 3Y: −42.4%
EPS CAGR 3Y: −42.3%
ROE: 6.0%

Net profitSelect a row below to chart it

Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025	Mar 2026
86.4	82.3	82.3	93
–	minus 4.7%	0.0%	+13.0%
76.5	73.4	82.6	84.8
9.9	8.9	−0.3	8.2
11.5%	10.9%	−0.4%	8.8%
0.8	0.1	1	−0.2
2.6	2.5	2.3	1.8
4.3	4.6	4.1	2.9
−0.1	−0.4	−2.3	−0.1
3.8	1.6	−8	3.3
22.7%	27.2%	27.8%	83.2%
2.9	1.1	−5.8	0.6
–	minus 61.2%	minus 613.8%	–
2.86	1.11	-5.70	0.55

Forecast

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Balance sheet

At each financial year end, ₹ crore

Total assetsSelect a row below to chart it

Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025	Mar 2026
10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2
42.7	41.2	34.3	34.5
23.8	22.8	18.2	18.1
28.8	35.2	30.2	32.7
106	109	92.9	95.5
50.8	47.6	41.1	38.5
1.3	0.3	0.1	–
1	1	0.6	0.6
1.1	0	0	0.1
51.3	60.4	51.1	56.4
106	109	92.9	95.5

Cash flow

Yearly, ₹ crore

Cash from operationsSelect a row below to chart it

Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025	Mar 2026
11.2	6.3	5.2	2.8
−3.1	−1.6	−0.7	−0.3
−9	−5.7	−4.5	−2.5
−0.9	−1.1	0	0
−3.1	−1.7	−1.3	−0.3
8	4.6	3.9	2.5
−2	−2	−1	−0.5

Shareholding pattern

Source: NSE filings

69.6%

promoters

Promoters69.59%
Public30.41%
As of 30 Sep 2026

Quarter	Promoters	Public	Promoter change
30 Sep 2026	69.59%	30.41%	0.00
30 Jun 2026	69.59%	30.41%	0.00
31 Mar 2026	69.59%	30.41%	0.00
31 Dec 2025	69.59%	30.41%	0.00
30 Sep 2025	69.59%	30.41%	–

Major shareholders

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