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Star Cement (STARCEMENT) had a P/E of 20.6× on 6 Nov 2026, below the industry P/E of 27.3×, and the shares are 30% below their 52-week high. Its ROCE of 15% is the highest among the 7 largest Building Materials peers, and sales and net profit grew 12% and 17% a year over 3 years. Its dividend yield is 1.2%, and debt is 0.19× equity. It is a small-cap company with a market cap of ₹6,973 Cr, ranked 12th of 58 Building Materials companies by market cap; the shares fell 28% 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
₹177.38
Day high
₹180.30
Day low
₹166.30
Prev. close
₹180.08
Volume
15 L

Health check

2 good · 3 fair · 1 to check
  • ReturnsIn line

    −28.3% over a year, better than 3 of 7 peers.

  • Price tagCheaper

    P/E 20.6 vs industry 27.3.

  • GrowthSteady

    Sales +11.7%, profit +16.7% a year over 3 years.

  • ProfitabilityAverage

    ROCE 15.4% vs peer median 10.2%.

  • Balance sheetSolid

    Debt 0.19× equity, interest covered 13.8×, Piotroski 8 of 9.

  • Red flags2 to check

    Quarterly profit down 24.1% on a year ago.

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

Building Materials

57 listed peers. Screen the industry

Small cap

₹6,973 Cr, #12 of 58 in its industry by size.

Market sensitivity

Measuring against the NIFTY 50…

Key metrics

Last 12 months to Jun 2026: sales ₹3,807 Cr · profit ₹370 Cr
Market cap
₹6,973 Cr
Small cap
P/E
20.6
Industry 27.3
Price to book
2.19
Peers 2.12
Dividend yield
1.16%
ROE
13.0%
Peers 4.9%
ROCE
15.4%
Peers 10.2%
Debt to equity
0.19
Debt ₹603 Cr
EPS (TTM)
₹8.36
Face value ₹1
OPM (TTM)
24.1%
Net margin 9.7%
Sales growth
+3.4%
Latest quarter vs a year ago
Profit growth
−24.1%
Latest quarter vs a year ago
Price to sales
1.83
EV/EBITDA 8.3

Strengths and risks

Strengths

  • Positive operating cash flow in each of the last 4 years.

Risks to check

  • Quarterly profit down 24.1% on a year ago.
  • 30% below its 52-week high.

Derived automatically from reported figures. Not a recommendation.

About Star Cement

Star Cement Limited manufactures and supplies cement and clinker products in India and internationally. The company offers ordinary Portland, Portland pozzolana, and weather shield cement under the Star Cement brand. It also generates power; provides fleet services; manufactures Autoclaved Aerated Concrete block, construction chemicals, and ready mix concrete; and exports clinker. The company was formerly known as Cement Manufacturing Company Limited and…

Headquarters
Kolkata
Employees
1,573
Sector
Basic Materials
ISIN
INE460H01021

Price range

52 weeks

₹156.20₹246.65

Today

₹166.30₹180.30
Avg volume (3M)
2.5 L
1-year return
minus 28.3%
From 52-week high
minus 30.1%

Analyst consensus

13 analysts
No consensusMean target ₹247.00 plus 43.2%

Target range, with today’s price

Low ₹167.00High ₹325.00

Consensus from Yahoo Finance. Not a recommendation.

Peers · Building Materials

Capital-heavy industry columns

Company
ULTRACEMCOUltraTech Cement12,450.00plus 1.63%3,66,11041.622.811.8%19.1%0.3811.9%plus 3.6%
GRASIMGrasim Industries3,227.00minus 0.02%2,18,88438.516.84.0%15.0%1.3514.3%plus 12.0%
AMBUJACEMAmbuja Cements390.60plus 0.67%97,05734.714.64.6%14.3%0.01–minus 31.6%
SHREECEMShree Cement25,100.00plus 0.82%90,56357.218.010.2%20.1%0.095.7%minus 9.8%
JKCEMENTJ.K. Cement5,239.80minus 0.20%40,48742.319.213.3%15.8%1.0112.1%minus 9.1%
DALBHARATDalmia Bharat1,470.30plus 0.27%27,60256.39.67.0%16.5%0.573.0%minus 28.5%
ACCACC1,236.20plus 0.77%23,21426.47.910.4%8.7%0.02–minus 33.1%
STARCEMENTStar Cement172.51minus 4.20%6,97320.67.915.4%24.1%0.1911.7%minus 28.3%
Median of 7 peers–0.67%90,56341.616.810.2%15.8%0.3811.9%−9.8%

Quarterly results

Consolidated, ₹ crore
SalesSelect a row below to chart it
₹ CrMar 25Jun 25Dec 25Mar 26Jun 26
1,0529128801,174943
–––+11.5%+3.4%
789684678858748
263228202315195
25.0%25.0%23.0%26.8%20.7%
51.84.99.17.7
8.810.212.112.913.8
87.585.291.298.791.4
––−5.5−5.8–
17113598.520797.5
28.2%27.1%24.7%28.9%24.2%
12398.574.914874.7
–––+20.2%minus 24.1%
3.052.441.853.661.85

Sep 25 not reported by the data source.

Profit & loss

Yearly, ₹ crore
Sales CAGR 3Y
+11.7%
Profit CAGR 3Y
+16.7%
EPS CAGR 3Y
+16.6%
ROE
13.0%
Net profitSelect a row below to chart it
₹ CrMar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
2,5762,8882,9883,587
–+12.1%+3.4%+20.1%
2,1022,3262,4062,643
474562582944
18.4%19.5%19.5%26.3%
44.719.923.9
7.910.828.441.6
131147332365
0.1−12.2−8.8
380424226532
34.8%30.3%25.2%26.6%
248295169393
–+19.2%minus 42.7%+132.8%
6.137.304.189.73

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
40.440.440.440.4
2,3762,6702,8393,151
35.4147403603
680745825852
3,1313,6024,1074,647
1,5162,4812,7462,877
6291,067333270
2202.82.2259
31094.54593.1
456−43.29801,149
3,1313,6024,1074,647

Cash flow

Yearly, ₹ crore
Cash from operationsSelect a row below to chart it
₹ CrMar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
358490296765
−255−650−529−843
1086.522451.8
114−73.8−7.9−26.7
−572−1,036−581−493
−213−547−285272
–––−80.8

Shareholding pattern

Source: NSE filings
58.1%
promoters
  • Promoters58.11%
  • Public41.89%
  • As of 30 Sep 2026
QuarterSplitPromotersPublicPromoter change
30 Sep 202658.11%41.89%plus 0.01
30 Jun 202658.10%41.90%minus 0.02
31 Mar 202658.12%41.88%plus 0.50
31 Dec 202557.62%42.38%plus 0.03
30 Sep 202557.59%42.41%–

Major shareholders

NSE filing

Filings & events

News

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My notes

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