ASIANPAINTConsumer Durables

Asian Paints Limited

Paints · ISIN INE021A01026 · BSE 500820 · NSE EQ · FV ₹1
Last price
₹2,454
+1.55%today
What this company does

Asian Paints Limited operates in Paints, part of the Consumer Durables sector. It booked ₹10,542 cr of revenue in its latest quarter (Q1 FY27) and kept 14.6% of sales as profit. It is the largest of 8 Paints companies we track, by market value.

69out of 100
Equitytale Health Score
Solid

Healthier than 69% of companies in Consumer Durables, on all six measures of filed financials. Each measure is ranked against the 7–41 companies that reported it.

Measures financial condition, not whether to buy. Learn what this score means · How this is calculated

Price momentum
neutral
RSI (14)
35

At close. Not part of the score.

Profitability & returns89

How much profit it earns on the money it employs

Balance sheet66

How much it owes, and whether earnings cover the interest

Cash quality92

Whether reported profit actually arrives as cash

Growth & consistency32

Whether sales and profit have grown, and how steadily

Valuation33

What today's price implies, against our models or its peers

Governance & risk100

How much of the promoters' stake is pledged, and how much they hold · highest in its sector on what we could measure

Is this company doing well?
not investment advice
Strengths
Makes a profit
Sales up 18% vs last year
Profit up 40% vs last year
Promoters hold 53%
Strong 29% return on equity
Turns profit into real cash
Watch-outs
! 9.5% of promoter stake pledged

What if I invest in ASIANPAINT?

Set a growth rate and see what a monthly SIP would add up to. Your assumption, our arithmetic.

You would put in
₹12.00 lakh
120 instalments
At 15% a year, it would become
₹26.30 lakh

The slider starts at 15%, taken from this company's own free-cash-flow trend. That is history, not a forecast — this is your assumption, and the figure above is arithmetic on it. Returns are not steady year to year, and a real holding would not grow in a straight line. We do not publish price targets or predict returns.

Key ratios · latest quarter + price
₹2,454 +1.55%
latest close · 2026-09-17
1-year return
-19.3%
52-wk low ₹2,39752-wk high ₹3,590
Is it cheap or expensive?
What you pay for the profits, book value and cash flow. Higher isn't automatically worse — it can signal faster growth.
P/E ratio38.2High
LowAverageHigh
P/B ratio11.01High
Below bookModerateHigh
EV / EBITDA24.6High
LowAverageHigh
How good is the business?
How much profit it earns from its money and its sales.
Return on equity28.8%Strong
WeakFairStrong ▸15%
Return on capital33.2%Strong
WeakFairStrong
Net margin14.6%Decent
ThinDecentStrong
EBITDA margin22.9%Healthy
ThinDecentHealthy
Is it financially safe?
How much it owes, and whether it can comfortably cover it.
Debt to equity0.10Comfortable
LowModerateHigh ▸1
Interest cover44.0×Strong
RiskyOkayStrong ▸5×
Current ratio2.21Ample
Tight ◂1HealthyAmple
More figures
Market cap
₹2.35 L cr
Book value
₹223
EPS
₹16.06
latest quarter
Net debt
₹1,620 cr
owes more than its cash
Enterprise value
₹2.37 L cr
EBITDA
₹9,638 cr
annualised
EBIT
₹8,422 cr
annualised
Operating margin
20.0%
Return on assets
17.8%
Earnings yield
2.62%
P/S
5.58
Sales / share
₹439.6
Tax rate
26.1%
Face value
₹1
Shares
95.9 cr
Working capital
₹11,048 cr
Current assets
₹20,185 cr
Current liabilities
₹9,137 cr
Delivery %
56.4%
Strong / safeFairWeak / riskyValuation — a level, not good/badBands are general rules of thumb, not advice.

P/E, ROE, ROCE and margins are annualised from the latest quarter; per-share and balance-sheet ratios use the most recent balance sheet on file · prices as of 2026-09-17.

Worth vs price · from the exchange filings
not investment advice
Looks overpricedHigh confidence
Median of 3 models ₹1,147 vs market price ₹2,454 — price is 114% above it
Safety cushion-114.0%(target ≥ +20%)
Models span ₹597₹1,187, midpoint ₹1,147
Model ₹1,147
Price ₹2,454
Cheap sideExpensive side

An educational model from the company's own filings, every assumption shown — not investment advice or a price target. Prices can stay above or below any model for years.

P&L · Q1 FY27 (consolidated)
Revenue from Operations₹10,542 cr
Other Income₹241 cr
Total Income₹10,783 cr
Cost of Materials₹5,449 cr
Purchases of Stock-in-Trade₹1,095 cr
Inventory Change (±)₹-598 cr
Employee Benefit Expense₹790 cr
Finance Costs₹48 cr
Depreciation & Amortisation₹304 cr
Other Expenses₹1,636 cr
Total Expenses₹8,725 cr
Profit before Tax₹2,058 cr
Tax Expense₹536 cr
Share of JV / Associates₹38 cr
Net Profit₹1,559 cr
Net margin on total income14.5%
Where the money goes · Q1 FY27
% of total income
Materials + stock-in-trade₹5,946 cr55.0%
Employee benefit expense₹790 cr7.3%
Finance costs₹48 cr0.4%
Depreciation & amortisation₹304 cr2.8%
Other expenses₹1,636 cr15.1%
Tax expense₹536 cr5.0%
Profit for the period₹1,559 cr14.4%
Total income ₹10,783 cradds up to ₹100 ✓
Quarterly results · consolidated (₹ cr)
MetricQ3 FY26Q4 FY26Q1 FY27
Revenue8,867 cr9,247 cr10,542 cr
Total income9,028 cr9,418 cr10,783 cr
Expenses7,447 cr7,829 cr8,725 cr
Profit before tax1,423 cr1,589 cr2,058 cr
Tax415 cr429 cr536 cr
Net profit (owners' share)1,060 cr1,172 cr1,539 cr
Net margin (owners' share, on revenue)12.0%12.7%14.6%
EPS (₹)11.0612.2316.06
YoY (latest quarter): total income +18.1% · net profit +40.0%
Balance sheet & cash flow · as of Mar 2026
Low debt
Total assets
₹34,534 cr
Shareholder equity
₹21,372 cr
parent shareholders
Total debt
₹2,293 cr
Cash
₹673 cr
Cash flow · H1 FY26
Operating
₹3,482 cr
Investing
₹-45 cr
Financing
₹-1,886 cr
Peer comparison
Paints · by market value
CompanyPriceMarket capP/E
Asian Paints Limitedthis company₹2,454₹2.35 L cr38.2
Berger Paints (I) Limited₹449₹52,307 cr32.3
Kansai Nerolac Paints Limited₹184₹14,896 cr16.1
JSW Dulux Limited₹3,074₹13,999 cr43.9
Indigo Paints Limited₹1,099₹5,239 cr31.4
Sirca Paints India Limited₹407₹2,309 cr35.7
Shalimar Paints Limited₹81₹675 cr
Kamdhenu Ventures Limited₹4₹143 cr
Same industry · latest reported numbers · not a recommendation.
Corporate actions
Dividend yield
1.12%
trailing 12 months
Dividend / share (TTM)
₹27.5
Last dividend
₹23
ex 23 Jun 2026
ActionDetailEx-date
Dividend₹23 / share23 Jun 2026
Dividend₹4.5 / share18 Nov 2025
Dividend₹20.55 / share10 Jun 2025
Dividend₹4.25 / share19 Nov 2024
Dividend₹28.15 / share11 Jun 2024
Dividend₹5.15 / share3 Nov 2023
Who owns it · 2026-06-30
9.5% pledged
Promoter
52.6%
FII / Foreign
13.3%
DII / Domestic
20.8%
Retail / others
13.2%
Smart-money activity
Insider trades
BoughtAsian Paints Employees Stock Ownership Trust · Other54,535 · ₹18.1 cr20 Sep 21
SoldMr. Sanjay Rishi jointly with Mr. Vikram Kalia · Immediate relative1,515 · ₹49.6 L20 Sep 21
BoughtMr. Sanjay Rishi · Immediate relative1,515 · ₹49.6 L20 Sep 21
Bulk / block deals
short · NSE704 Sep 26
short · NSE431 Aug 26
short · NSE8226 Aug 26
Stake changes
BoughtGeetanjali Trading and Investments Private Limited · promoter→ 4.78% · 2.00 L18 Aug 26
BoughtUpnishad Holdings Private Limited · promoter→ 0.43% · 3.25 L23 Feb 26
SoldSmiti Holdings and Trading Company Pvt Ltd · promoter→ 5.36% · 3.25 L23 Feb 26
Promoter pledges
PledgedJulius Baer Capital (India) Pvt. Ltd.2.50 L · 0.17% held3 Sep 26
PledgedJio Credit Limited10.42 L · 3.57% held26 Aug 26
ReleasedTata Capital Limited through Security Trustee IDBI Trusteeship Services Limied61.67 L · 4.21% held14 Aug 26
What shareholders were asked to approve

A company cannot decide everything on its own. Things like a top executive’s pay, issuing new shares, or re-appointing a director have to be put to the people who own the company, and they vote — one vote per share. So whoever owns the most shares has the most say.

Postal ballot · 9 Sep 2026
See the official result
1
Appointment of Ms. Shubhlakshmi Dani (DIN: 02942138) as a Non-Executive Director of the Company, liable to retire by rotation.
Backed by 88% of shareholders other than promotersneeded 50%
26.17 cr votes for, 3.56 cr against · 12% of mutual funds and other big investors said no

Every vote count above is taken from the result the company filed with the stock exchange, certified by an independent counter. To work out what would have happened without the promoters, we simply remove their votes and re-apply the same legal bar the proposal had to clear. Nothing here is an estimate or an opinion.

Who controls this company, and what it pays them

Most Indian companies are controlled by a family or group — the promoters. The exchange requires them to be listed by name, including members who own no shares at all, and requires the company to disclose any business it does with them.

The promoter group — 117 named members
owning 52.6% between them · as of 2026-06-30
Sattva Holding and Trading Private Limited5.71%
Smiti Holding and Trading Company Private Limited5.36%
Geetanjali Trading and Investments Private Limited4.77%
Elcid Investments Limited2.95%
Shubhit Holdings Private Limited2.41%
Sudhanva Investments and Trading Company Private Limited1.98%
Rupen Investment & Industries Private Limited1.97%
Satyadharma Investments and Trading Company Private Ltd.1.91%
Business done with them
FY2026 · 8 of the group
The company paid ₹750 cr to companies in the promoter group last year — about 2.1% of its ₹35,584 cr revenue.
HITECH CORPORATION Ltd
Bought goods from them
₹438 cr
company paid
SATTVA HOLDING AND TRADING Pvt. Ltd.
Other payments to them
also owns 5.71% of the company
₹137 cr
company paid
SMITI HOLDING AND TRADING COMPANY Pvt. Ltd.
Other payments to them
also owns 5.36% of the company
₹130 cr
company paid
Stack Pack Ltd.
Bought goods from them
₹17 cr
company paid
Vikatmev Containers Ltd.
Bought goods from them
also owns 0.01% of the company
₹15 cr
company paid
Amrita Amar Vakil
Other payments to them
also owns 0.27% of the company
₹7 cr
company paid
ELF Trading And Chemical Manufacturing Pvt. Ltd.
Other payments to them
also owns 0.22% of the company
₹5 cr
company paid
Vikatmev Containers Ltd.
Other payments to them
also owns 0.01% of the company
₹28 L
company paid
Hitech Specialities Solutions Ltd.
Bought goods from them
₹3 L
company paid

The company also transacted with 33 other related parties — subsidiaries, joint ventures, directors and others — that we could not match by name to the promoter list above. Some may still be connected to the family; we only count the ones the filings let us match with certainty.

Names and holdings from the company’s shareholding pattern filed with the exchange; transactions from the related-party note in its annual report. Every figure is as filed — these are legal, disclosed dealings, and what to make of them is your call.

How the stock has moved · adjusted for splits & bonuses
Data from primary exchange filings · analysis tool, not investment advice.