CIPLAHealthcare

Cipla Limited

Pharmaceuticals · ISIN INE059A01026 · BSE 500087 · NSE EQ · FV ₹2
Last price
₹1,376
+1.35%today
What this company does

Cipla Limited operates in Pharmaceuticals, part of the Healthcare sector. It booked ₹7,119 cr of revenue in its latest quarter (Q1 FY27) and kept 11.1% of sales as profit. It is the 5th largest of 9 Pharmaceuticals companies we track, by market value.

54out of 100
Equitytale Health Score
Mixed

Healthier than 54% of companies in Healthcare, on all six measures of filed financials. Each measure is ranked against the 13–150 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)
43

At close. Not part of the score.

Profitability & returns40

How much profit it earns on the money it employs

Balance sheet85

How much it owes, and whether earnings cover the interest

Cash quality66

Whether reported profit actually arrives as cash

Growth & consistency50

Whether sales and profit have grown, and how steadily

Valuation8

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

Governance & risk86

How much of the promoters' stake is pledged, and how much they hold

Is this company doing well?
not investment advice
Strengths
Makes a profit
No promoter shares pledged
Virtually debt-free
Turns profit into real cash
Watch-outs
! Profit down 39% vs last year

What if I invest in CIPLA?

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 0% a year, it would become
₹12.00 lakh

The slider starts at 0%, 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 We do not publish price targets or predict returns.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
₹1,376 +1.35%
latest close · 2026-09-17
1-year return
+51.0%
52-wk low ₹85052-wk high ₹1,491
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 ratio35.2High
LowAverageHigh
P/B ratio3.23High
Below bookModerateHigh
EV / EBITDA19.7High
LowAverageHigh
How good is the business?
How much profit it earns from its money and its sales.
Return on equity9.2%Fair
WeakFairStrong ▸15%
Return on capital12.4%Fair
WeakFairStrong
Net margin11.1%Decent
ThinDecentStrong
EBITDA margin19.7%Decent
ThinDecentHealthy
Is it financially safe?
How much it owes, and whether it can comfortably cover it.
Debt to equity0.01Comfortable
LowModerateHigh ▸1
Interest cover64.5×Strong
RiskyOkayStrong ▸5×
Current ratio3.44Ample
Tight ◂1HealthyAmple
More figures
Market cap
₹1.11 L cr
Book value
₹426
EPS
₹9.77
latest quarter
Net debt
₹-760 cr
more cash than debt
Enterprise value
₹1.10 L cr
EBITDA
₹5,613 cr
annualised
EBIT
₹4,396 cr
annualised
Operating margin
15.4%
Return on assets
7.4%
Earnings yield
2.84%
P/S
3.90
Sales / share
₹352.5
Tax rate
27.3%
Face value
₹2
Shares
80.8 cr
Working capital
₹17,132 cr
Current assets
₹24,146 cr
Current liabilities
₹7,014 cr
Delivery %
58.9%
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 overpricedMedium confidence
Median of 3 models ₹562 vs market price ₹1,376 — price is 145% above it
Safety cushion-145.0%(target ≥ +20%)
Models span ₹299₹641, midpoint ₹562
Model ₹562
Price ₹1,376
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₹7,119 cr
Other Income₹211 cr
Total Income₹7,330 cr
Cost of Materials₹1,357 cr
Purchases of Stock-in-Trade₹1,252 cr
Inventory Change (±)₹59 cr
Employee Benefit Expense₹1,497 cr
Finance Costs₹17 cr
Depreciation & Amortisation₹304 cr
Other Expenses₹1,762 cr
Total Expenses₹6,248 cr
Profit before Tax₹1,082 cr
Tax Expense₹295 cr
Share of JV / Associates₹-2 cr
Net Profit₹786 cr
Net margin on total income10.7%
Where the money goes · Q1 FY27
% of total income
Materials + stock-in-trade₹2,667 cr36.4%
Employee benefit expense₹1,497 cr20.4%
Finance costs₹17 cr0.2%
Depreciation & amortisation₹304 cr4.2%
Other expenses₹1,762 cr24.0%
Tax expense₹295 cr4.0%
Profit for the period₹786 cr10.7%
Total income ₹7,330 cradds up to ₹100 ✓
Quarterly results · consolidated (₹ cr)
MetricQ3 FY26Q4 FY26Q1 FY27
Revenue7,074 cr6,541 cr7,119 cr
Total income7,281 cr6,689 cr7,330 cr
Expenses6,112 cr5,982 cr6,248 cr
Profit before tax893 cr707 cr1,082 cr
Tax219 cr157 cr295 cr
Net profit (owners' share)676 cr555 cr789 cr
Net margin (owners' share, on revenue)9.6%8.5%11.1%
EPS (₹)8.376.879.77
YoY (latest quarter): total income +1.6% · net profit -39.2%
Balance sheet & cash flow · as of Mar 2026
Debt-free
Total assets
₹42,496 cr
Shareholder equity
₹34,432 cr
parent shareholders
Total debt
₹258 cr
Cash
₹1,018 cr
Cash flow · H1 FY26
Operating
₹1,345 cr
Investing
₹159 cr
Financing
₹-1,318 cr
Peer comparison
Pharmaceuticals · by market value
CompanyPriceMarket capP/E
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited₹1,867₹4.48 L cr38.6
Divi's Laboratories Limited₹9,323₹2.47 L cr68.7
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited₹4,875₹1.65 L cr82.0
Zydus Lifesciences Limited₹1,135₹1.13 L cr30.4
Cipla Limitedthis company₹1,376₹1.11 L cr35.2
Laurus Labs Limited₹1,948₹1.05 L cr71.5
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited₹1,175₹98,113 cr55.1
Aurobindo Pharma Limited₹1,690₹97,243 cr23.7
Lupin Limited₹2,098₹95,936 cr16.9
Same industry · latest reported numbers · not a recommendation.
Corporate actions
Dividend yield
0.94%
trailing 12 months
Dividend / share (TTM)
₹13
Last dividend
₹13
ex 5 Jun 2026
ActionDetailEx-date
Dividend₹13 / share5 Jun 2026
Dividend₹13 / share27 Jun 2025
Dividend₹3 / share27 Jun 2025
Dividend₹13 / share2 Aug 2024
Dividend₹8.5 / share21 Jul 2023
Dividend₹5 / share8 Aug 2022
Who owns it · 2026-06-30
No pledge
Promoter
29.2%
FII / Foreign
20.2%
DII / Domestic
34.6%
Retail / others
16.0%
Promoter stake down 4.3% over the last 12 quarters.
Smart-money activity
Insider trades
SoldAnusha Jain jointly with Dinesh Jain · Immediate relative15,41926 Sep 25
BoughtRenu Jain jointly with Dinesh Jain · Immediate relative15,41926 Sep 25
SoldAnusha Jain · Immediate relative2,000 · ₹31.8 L21 Aug 24
Bulk / block deals
short · NSE110 Sep 26
short · NSE257 Sep 26
short · NSE85025 Aug 26
Stake changes
BoughtLife Insurance Corporation of India→ 9.09% · 1.64 cr18 Feb 26
BoughtLife Insurance Corporation of India→ 7.05% · 1.64 cr27 Nov 25
BoughtLife Insurance Corporation of India→ 5.02% · 3.00 L17 Jul 25
What shareholders were asked to approve
1 proposal passed only on promoter votes

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 · 25 Mar 2026
See the official result
1
To appoint Mr Achin Gupta (DIN: 09491674) as Director of the Company
Backed by 100% of shareholders other than promotersneeded 50%
41.50 cr votes for, 5.78 L against · 0% of mutual funds and other big investors said no
2
To appoint Mr Achin Gupta (DIN: 09491674) as Managing Director and Global Chief Executive Officer of the Company
Backed by 100% of shareholders other than promotersneeded 50%
41.47 cr votes for, 9.34 L against · 0% of mutual funds and other big investors said no
3
To pay remuneration to Mr Achin Gupta (DIN: 09491674) as Managing Director and Global Chief Executive Officer of the Company
Backed by 99% of shareholders other than promotersneeded 50%
41.32 cr votes for, 24.37 L against · 1% of mutual funds and other big investors said no
4
To re-appoint Mr Prathivadibhayankara Rajagopalan Ramesh (DIN: 01915274) as Independent Director of the Company
⚑ Passed only because promoters voted yes
Backed by 73% of shareholders other than promotersneeded 75%
30.50 cr votes for, 11.06 cr against · 28% 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 — 26 named members
owning 29.2% between them · as of 2026-06-30
Yusuf Khwaja Hamied18.69%
SOPHIE AHMED5.71%
M K HAMIED3.46%
Kamil Hamied1.36%
Alps Remedies Private Limitedno shares
AMR Associatesno shares
Ayra Ventures LLPno shares
Famid Sports Private Limitedno shares

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.