UBLFast Moving Consumer Goods

United Breweries Limited

Breweries & Distilleries · ISIN INE686F01025 · BSE 532478 · NSE EQ · FV ₹1
Last price
₹1,217
-0.86%today
What this company does

United Breweries Limited operates in Breweries & Distilleries, part of the Fast Moving Consumer Goods sector. It booked ₹5,919 cr of revenue in its latest quarter (Q1 FY27) and kept 2.8% of sales as profit. It is the 3rd largest of 9 Breweries & Distilleries companies we track, by market value.

In the report:
48out of 100
Equitytale Health Score
Mixed

Healthier than 48% of companies in Fast Moving Consumer Goods, on all six measures of filed financials. Each measure is ranked against the 27–149 companies that reported it.

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

Price momentum
oversold
RSI (14)
22

At close. Not part of the score.

Profitability & returns58

How much profit it earns on the money it employs

Balance sheet54

How much it owes, and whether earnings cover the interest

Cash quality35

Whether reported profit actually arrives as cash

Growth & consistency54

Whether sales and profit have grown, and how steadily

Valuation21

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

Governance & risk62

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
Sales up 10% vs last year
Promoters hold 71%
Turns profit into real cash
Watch-outs
! Thin 2.8% net margin
! Profit down 10% vs last year
! 12.4% of promoter stake pledged

What if I invest in UBL?

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 10% a year, it would become
₹20.15 lakh

The starting rate is a round number, not a view on this company — 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 We do not publish price targets or predict returns.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
₹1,217 -0.86%
latest close · 2026-09-17
1-year return
-15.2%
52-wk low ₹1,21452-wk high ₹1,786
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 ratio48.4High
LowAverageHigh
P/B ratio7.11High
Below bookModerateHigh
EV / EBITDA24.7High
LowAverageHigh
How good is the business?
How much profit it earns from its money and its sales.
Return on equity14.7%Fair
WeakFairStrong ▸15%
Return on capital21.2%Strong
WeakFairStrong
Net margin2.8%Thin
ThinDecentStrong
EBITDA margin5.6%Thin
ThinDecentHealthy
Is it financially safe?
How much it owes, and whether it can comfortably cover it.
Debt to equity0.26Comfortable
LowModerateHigh ▸1
Interest cover10.7×Strong
RiskyOkayStrong ▸5×
Current ratio1.24Healthy
Tight ◂1HealthyAmple
More figures
Market cap
₹32,172 cr
Book value
₹171
EPS
₹6.29
latest quarter
Net debt
₹715 cr
owes more than its cash
Enterprise value
₹32,887 cr
EBITDA
₹1,333 cr
annualised
EBIT
₹990 cr
annualised
Operating margin
4.2%
Return on assets
6.9%
Earnings yield
2.07%
P/S
1.36
Sales / share
₹895.5
Tax rate
25.9%
Face value
₹1
Shares
26.4 cr
Working capital
₹1,193 cr
Current assets
₹6,226 cr
Current liabilities
₹5,033 cr
Delivery %
57.9%
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 FY 2026 report & filings
not investment advice
Hard to value confidentlyLow confidence
The market price is far above what these earnings- and book-based models support — a fast-growing or asset-light business can trade well above them for years, so we won't put a confident number on how overpriced it is.
Models span ₹122₹244, midpoint ₹129

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₹5,919 cr
Other Income₹51 cr
Total Income₹5,970 cr
Cost of Materials₹1,640 cr
Purchases of Stock-in-Trade₹43 cr
Inventory Change (±)₹123 cr
Employee Benefit Expense₹216 cr
Finance Costs₹23 cr
Depreciation & Amortisation₹86 cr
Other Expenses₹3,614 cr
Total Expenses₹5,746 cr
Profit before Tax₹224 cr
Tax Expense₹58 cr
Net Profit₹166 cr
Net margin on total income2.8%
Where the money goes · Q1 FY27
% of total income
Materials + stock-in-trade₹1,807 cr30.3%
Employee benefit expense₹216 cr3.6%
Finance costs₹23 cr0.4%
Depreciation & amortisation₹86 cr1.4%
Other expenses₹3,614 cr60.5%
Tax expense₹58 cr1.0%
Profit for the period₹166 cr2.8%
Total income ₹5,970 cradds up to ₹100 ✓
Quarterly results · consolidated (₹ cr)
MetricQ3 FY26Q4 FY26Q1 FY27
Revenue3,937 cr4,408 cr5,919 cr
Total income3,948 cr4,417 cr5,970 cr
Expenses3,797 cr4,374 cr5,746 cr
Profit before tax132 cr116 cr224 cr
Tax51 cr14 cr58 cr
Net profit (owners' share)81 cr102 cr166 cr
Net margin (owners' share, on revenue)2.1%2.3%2.8%
EPS (₹)3.063.856.29
YoY (latest quarter): total income +10.7% · net profit -9.5%
Balance sheet & cash flow · as of Mar 2026
Low debt
Total assets
₹9,693 cr
Shareholder equity
₹4,522 cr
parent shareholders
Total debt
₹1,175 cr
Cash
₹460 cr
Cash flow · H1 FY26
Operating
₹453 cr
Investing
₹-421 cr
Financing
₹-205 cr
Peer comparison
Breweries & Distilleries · by market value
CompanyPriceMarket capP/E
United Spirits Limited₹1,390₹1.01 L cr104.0
Radico Khaitan Limited₹4,380₹58,662 cr63.8
United Breweries Limitedthis company₹1,217₹32,172 cr48.4
Allied Blenders and Distillers Limited₹653₹18,268 cr92.8
Tilaknagar Industries Limited₹544₹13,459 cr106.2
Piccadily Agro Industries Limited₹601₹5,920 cr69.2
Globus Spirits Limited₹831₹2,416 cr22.7
GM Breweries Limited₹937₹2,141 cr14.2
India Glycols Limited₹249₹1,667 cr4.3
Same industry · latest reported numbers · not a recommendation.
Corporate actions
Dividend yield
0.82%
trailing 12 months
Dividend / share (TTM)
₹10
Last dividend
₹10
ex 7 Aug 2026
ActionDetailEx-date
Dividend₹10 / share7 Aug 2026
Dividend₹10 / share31 Jul 2025
Dividend₹10 / share25 Jul 2024
Dividend₹7.5 / share3 Aug 2023
Dividend₹10.5 / share2 Aug 2022
Dividend₹0.5 / share1 Jul 2021
Who owns it · 2026-06-30
12.4% pledged
Promoter
70.8%
FII / Foreign
4.9%
DII / Domestic
17.8%
Retail / others
6.5%
Promoter stake down 0.2% over the last 12 quarters.
Smart-money activity
Insider trades
BoughtHEINEKEN INTERNATIONAL B.V. · Promoters3.96 cr · ₹1,47123 Jun 21
BoughtHeineken International B. V. · Promoters74.05 L · ₹1,36127 Mar 19
SoldKIRAN MAZUMDAR SHAW TRUSTEE DEV MAZUMDAR EDUCATION TRUST · Other5,08813 Mar 19
Bulk / block deals
short · NSE253 Sep 26
short · NSE4424 Jul 26
short · NSE10124 Apr 26
Stake changes
BoughtSBI Mutual fund under its Various Schemes→ 5.01% · 60,6831 Feb 26
BoughtSBI Mutual fund under its Various Schemes→ 5.01% · 60,6831 Feb 26
BoughtHeineken International B.V. · promoter→ 72.71% · 3.96 cr23 Jun 21
Promoter pledges
InvokedYes Bank19.00 L · 2.44% held15 Sep 16
InvokedYes bank6.00 L · 2.67% held23 Mar 16
InvokedECL Finance Ltd7.05 L · 1.13% held17 Mar 16
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.

Yearly shareholder meeting · 12 Aug 2026
See the official result
1
To receive, consider and adopt the Audited Financial Statement (including Audited Consolidated Financial Statement) of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2026, together with the Reports of the Auditors and Directors thereon.
Backed by 100% of shareholders other than promotersneeded 50%
5.63 cr votes for, 26 against · 0% of mutual funds and other big investors said no
2
To declare a Dividend on Equity Shares for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2026.
Backed by 100% of shareholders other than promotersneeded 50%
5.63 cr votes for, 25 against · 0% of mutual funds and other big investors said no
3
To appoint a Director in the place of Radovan Sikorsky (DIN: 09684447), who retires by rotation and being eligible, offers himself for re-appointment.
Backed by 89% of shareholders other than promotersneeded 50%
4.99 cr votes for, 63.32 L against · 11% of mutual funds and other big investors said no
4
To re-appoint Messrs. B S R & Co. LLP, Chartered Accountants as statutory auditors.
Backed by 100% of shareholders other than promotersneeded 50%
5.63 cr votes for, 723 against · 0% 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 — 13 named members
owning 70.8% between them · as of 2026-06-30
SCOTTISH AND NEWCASTLE INDIA LIMITED34.04%
HEINEKEN INTERNATIONAL B.V24.27%
VIJAY MALLYA8.08%
HEINEKEN UK LIMITED3.21%
KAMSCO INDUSTRIES PRIVATE LIMITED1.24%
DEVI INVESTMENTS PRIVATE LIMITEDno shares
MALLYA PRIVATE LIMITEDno shares
MCDOWELL HOLDINGS 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.