Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers (RCF) had a P/E of 12.5× on 6 Nov 2026, below the industry P/E of 14.4×, and the shares are 36% below their 52-week high. Sales and net profit fell 1.2% and 24% a year over 3 years, with ROCE of 12% and ROE of 8.7%. Debt is 0.81× equity, and its dividend yield is 2.3%. It is a small-cap company with a market cap of ₹5,579 Cr, ranked 13th of 72 Agricultural Inputs companies by market cap; the shares fell 33% over the past year.
- ₹101.96
- ₹101.96
- ₹99.28
- ₹102.04
- 5 L
Health check
- ReturnsBehind
−33.3% over a year, better than 2 of 7 peers.
- Price tagIn line
P/E 12.5 vs industry 14.4.
- GrowthShrinking
Sales −1.2%, profit −23.8% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityWeak
ROCE 11.5% vs peer median 20.9%.
- Balance sheetFair
Debt 0.81× equity, interest covered 3.4×.
- Red flags1 to check
36% below its 52-week high.
Small cap
Defensive
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹5,579 Cr
- Small cap
- P/E
- 12.5
- Industry 14.4
- Price to book
- 1.09
- Peers 4.28
- Dividend yield
- 2.31%
- ROE
- 8.7%
- Peers 16.2%
- ROCE
- 11.5%
- Peers 20.9%
- Debt to equity
- 0.81
- Debt ₹4,128 Cr
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹8.09
- Face value ₹10
- OPM (TTM)
- 5.4%
- Net margin 2.4%
- Sales growth
- +6.4%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Profit growth
- +35.1%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Price to sales
- 0.30
- EV/EBITDA 9.6
Strengths and risks
Strengths
- Dividend yield of 2.31%.
- Quarterly profit up 35.1% on a year ago.
Risks to check
- 36% below its 52-week high.
About Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers
Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited manufactures, markets, and sells fertilizers and industrial chemicals in India. The company operates through Fertilizers, Industrial Chemicals, and Trading segments. It offers various fertilizers, including Suphala 15:15:15, a NPK fertilizer; Urea, a nitrogenous fertilizer; Biola, a bio-fertilizer; Sujala, a water-soluble fertilizers; Microla micronutrients fertilizer; Vipula, a suspension NPK fertilizers; and…
- Headquarters
- Mumbai
- Employees
- 2,668
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- ISIN
- INE027A01015
- Website
- rcfltd.com
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 13.2 L
- 1-year return
- minus 33.3%
- From 52-week high
- minus 35.7%
Peers · Agricultural Inputs
| Company | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COROMANDELCoromandel International | 1,824.00 | minus 4.00% | 53,724 | 34.5 | 17.0 | 20.9% | 9.4% | 0.11 | 10.2% | minus 12.4% |
| FACTFertilisers and Chemicals Travancore | 750.25 | minus 1.24% | 48,547 | – | 703.5 | 14.2% | 0.0% | 2.95 | 0.0% | minus 15.3% |
| UPLUPL | 534.90 | plus 1.60% | 45,214 | 23.9 | 6.0 | 9.9% | 20.0% | 0.83 | −1.2% | minus 28.0% |
| PIINDPI Industries | 1,735.00 | minus 1.98% | 26,321 | 30.0 | 13.1 | 14.7% | 24.2% | 0.03 | 1.1% | minus 51.9% |
| SUMICHEMSumitomo Chemical India | 328.95 | plus 0.34% | 16,419 | 29.4 | 21.0 | 21.0% | 20.3% | 0.02 | −2.6% | minus 34.4% |
| CHAMBLFERTChambal Fertilizers & Chemicals | 384.70 | minus 0.91% | 15,413 | 8.1 | 5.7 | 21.8% | 13.7% | 0.16 | −9.2% | minus 19.4% |
| BAYERCROPBayer Cropscience | 3,316.30 | plus 0.48% | 14,904 | 20.0 | 15.4 | 27.9% | 16.0% | 0.03 | 3.6% | minus 31.7% |
| RCFRashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers | 101.12 | minus 0.90% | 5,579 | 12.5 | 8.2 | – | 3.8% | 0.81 | −1.2% | minus 33.3% |
| Median of 7 peers | – | −0.91% | 26,321 | 26.6 | 15.4 | 20.9% | 16.0% | 0.11 | 0.0% | −28.0% |
Quarterly results
| ₹ Cr | Jun 25 | Sep 25 | Dec 25 | Mar 26 | Jun 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,371 | 5,293 | 4,236 | 5,581 | 3,586 | |
| 3,213 | 5,078 | 3,992 | 5,256 | 3,366 | |
| 158 | 214 | 245 | 324 | 220 | |
| 4.7% | 4.0% | 5.8% | 5.8% | 6.1% | |
| 39.3 | 50.8 | 51.9 | 66.4 | 34.7 | |
| 55.6 | 54.8 | 103 | 79.4 | 70.7 | |
| 66.4 | 69.8 | 75.3 | 80.3 | 82.6 | |
| – | – | – | 45.1 | – | |
| 75.1 | 141 | 118 | 276 | 101 | |
| 27.5% | 25.1% | 31.3% | 32.3% | 27.5% | |
| 54.4 | 105 | 81 | 187 | 73.5 | |
| 0.99 | 1.91 | 1.47 | 3.38 | 1.33 |
Profit & loss
- Sales CAGR 3Y
- −1.2%
- Profit CAGR 3Y
- −23.8%
- EPS CAGR 3Y
- −23.8%
- ROE
- 8.7%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7,816 | 6,424 | 7,033 | 7,546 | |
| – | minus 17.8% | +9.5% | +7.3% | |
| 6,222 | 5,890 | 6,316 | 6,373 | |
| 1,595 | 535 | 717 | 1,173 | |
| 20.4% | 8.3% | 10.2% | 15.5% | |
| −26.6 | 144 | 93.4 | −82 | |
| 177 | 184 | 228 | 255 | |
| 207 | 228 | 258 | 294 | |
| 89 | 34.4 | 3.8 | 66.8 | |
| 1,273 | 301 | 328 | 609 | |
| 24.1% | 25.2% | 26.2% | 29.9% | |
| 966 | 225 | 242 | 427 | |
| – | minus 76.7% | +7.6% | +76.3% | |
| 17.52 | 4.08 | 4.39 | 7.75 |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 552 | 552 | 552 | 552 | |
| 4,038 | 4,054 | 4,194 | 4,570 | |
| 1,877 | 3,297 | 2,762 | 4,128 | |
| 3,238 | 3,553 | 3,759 | 7,452 | |
| 9,705 | 11,456 | 11,267 | 16,701 | |
| 2,782 | 3,053 | 3,649 | 4,361 | |
| 245 | 500 | 748 | 1,076 | |
| 197 | 197 | 203 | 286 | |
| 11.3 | 156 | 987 | 124 | |
| 6,469 | 7,550 | 5,679 | 10,854 | |
| 9,705 | 11,456 | 11,267 | 16,701 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 787 | −422 | 2,364 | −471 | |
| −316 | −464 | −681 | −1,299 | |
| −1,560 | 1,032 | −853 | 908 | |
| −1,088 | 145 | 831 | −863 | |
| −385 | −482 | −827 | −1,076 | |
| 402 | −905 | 1,536 | −1,547 | |
| −226 | −204 | −68.4 | −128 |
Shareholding pattern
- Promoters75.00%
- Public25.00%
| Quarter | Split | Promoters | Public | Promoter change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2026 | 75.00% | 25.00% | 0.00 | |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 75.00% | 25.00% | 0.00 | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | 75.00% | 25.00% | 0.00 | |
| 31 Dec 2025 | 75.00% | 25.00% | 0.00 | |
| 30 Sep 2025 | 75.00% | 25.00% | – |
Major shareholders
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