ZYDUSLIFEHealthcare

Zydus Lifesciences Limited

Pharmaceuticals · ISIN INE010B01027 · BSE 532321 · NSE EQ · FV ₹1
Last price
₹1,135
+2.49%today
What this company does

Zydus Lifesciences Limited operates in Pharmaceuticals, part of the Healthcare sector. It booked ₹8,017 cr of revenue in its latest quarter (Q1 FY27) and kept 11.7% of sales as profit. It is the 4th largest of 9 Pharmaceuticals companies we track, by market value.

At Zydus, our steadfast commitment to transforming the Reporting Frameworks and Guidelines future of healthcare remains a cornerstone of our mission.
In the report:
59out of 100
Equitytale Health Score
Mixed

Healthier than 59% of companies in Healthcare, on all six measures of filed financials. Each measure is ranked against the 81–150 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)
50

At close. Not part of the score.

Profitability & returns53

How much profit it earns on the money it employs

Balance sheet35

How much it owes, and whether earnings cover the interest

Cash quality45

Whether reported profit actually arrives as cash

Growth & consistency87

Whether sales and profit have grown, and how steadily

Valuation64

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

Governance & risk88

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 22% vs last year
Promoters hold 75%
No promoter shares pledged
Turns profit into real cash
Watch-outs
! Profit down 36% vs last year

What if I invest in ZYDUSLIFE?

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 We do not publish price targets or predict returns.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
₹1,135 +2.49%
latest close · 2026-09-17
1-year return
+110.0%
52-wk low ₹31952-wk high ₹1,205
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 ratio30.4High
LowAverageHigh
P/B ratio4.18High
Below bookModerateHigh
EV / EBITDA15.4High
LowAverageHigh
How good is the business?
How much profit it earns from its money and its sales.
Return on equity13.9%Fair
WeakFairStrong ▸15%
Return on capital15.9%Strong
WeakFairStrong
Net margin11.7%Decent
ThinDecentStrong
EBITDA margin25.2%Healthy
ThinDecentHealthy
Is it financially safe?
How much it owes, and whether it can comfortably cover it.
Debt to equity0.40Comfortable
LowModerateHigh ▸1
Interest cover9.4×Strong
RiskyOkayStrong ▸5×
Current ratio1.27Healthy
Tight ◂1HealthyAmple
More figures
Market cap
₹1.13 L cr
Book value
₹272
EPS
₹9.35
latest quarter
Net debt
₹10,914 cr
owes more than its cash
Enterprise value
₹1.24 L cr
EBITDA
₹8,069 cr
annualised
EBIT
₹5,850 cr
annualised
Operating margin
18.2%
Return on assets
7.2%
Earnings yield
3.29%
P/S
3.53
Sales / share
₹321.3
Tax rate
27.1%
Face value
₹1
Shares
99.8 cr
Working capital
₹4,194 cr
Current assets
₹19,906 cr
Current liabilities
₹15,712 cr
Delivery %
52.6%
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 2025 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 ₹173₹342, midpoint ₹280

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₹8,017 cr
Other Income₹106 cr
Total Income₹8,123 cr
Cost of Materials₹1,251 cr
Purchases of Stock-in-Trade₹1,289 cr
Inventory Change (±)₹-301 cr
Employee Benefit Expense₹1,368 cr
Finance Costs₹156 cr
Depreciation & Amortisation₹555 cr
Other Expenses₹2,480 cr
Total Expenses₹6,798 cr
Exceptional Items₹-18 cr
Profit before Tax₹1,307 cr
Tax Expense₹354 cr
Share of JV / Associates₹38 cr
Net Profit₹990 cr
Net margin on total income12.2%
Where the money goes · Q1 FY27
% of total income
Materials + stock-in-trade₹2,240 cr27.5%
Employee benefit expense₹1,368 cr16.8%
Finance costs₹156 cr1.9%
Depreciation & amortisation₹555 cr6.8%
Other expenses₹2,480 cr30.5%
Tax expense₹354 cr4.3%
Profit for the period₹990 cr12.2%
Total income ₹8,123 cradds up to ₹100 ✓
Quarterly results · consolidated (₹ cr)
MetricQ3 FY26Q4 FY26Q1 FY27
Revenue6,865 cr7,587 cr8,017 cr
Total income6,976 cr7,721 cr8,123 cr
Expenses5,538 cr5,664 cr6,798 cr
Profit before tax1,353 cr1,660 cr1,307 cr
Tax388 cr318 cr354 cr
Net profit (owners' share)1,042 cr1,273 cr940 cr
Net margin (owners' share, on revenue)15.2%16.8%11.7%
EPS (₹)10.3612.659.35
YoY (latest quarter): total income +20.7% · net profit -35.9%
Balance sheet & cash flow · as of Mar 2026
Low debt
Total assets
₹52,407 cr
Shareholder equity
₹27,111 cr
parent shareholders
Total debt
₹11,770 cr
Cash
₹855 cr
Cash flow · H1 FY26
Operating
₹946 cr
Investing
₹-5,193 cr
Financing
₹4,223 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 Limitedthis company₹1,135₹1.13 L cr30.4
Cipla Limited₹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
0.09%
trailing 12 months
Dividend / share (TTM)
₹1
Last dividend
₹1
ex 24 Jul 2026
ActionDetailEx-date
Dividend₹1 / share24 Jul 2026
BuybackBuy Back29 May 2026
Dividend₹11 / share25 Jul 2025
Dividend₹3 / share26 Jul 2024
BuybackBuy Back23 Feb 2024
Dividend₹6 / share28 Jul 2023
Who owns it · 2026-06-30
No pledge
Promoter
75.0%
FII / Foreign
6.9%
DII / Domestic
11.3%
Retail / others
6.8%
Smart-money activity
Insider trades
BoughtPrashant Babubhai Patel · Promoter Group32,57719 Aug 26
BoughtJasodaben Babubhai Patel · Promoter Group1,000 · ₹9.6 L12 Nov 25
SoldZYDUS FAMILY TRUST · Promoters10,000 · ₹1.0 cr28 Mar 24
Bulk / block deals
short · NSE48 Sep 26
short · NSE40028 Aug 26
short · NSE20027 Aug 26
Stake changes
BoughtLife Insurance Corporation of India→ 5.00% · 2.00 L1 Aug 25
SoldLife Insurance Corporation of India→ 3.15% · 2.04 cr8 Aug 24
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.

Yearly shareholder meeting · 11 Aug 2026
See the official result
1
Adoption of Audited Standalone Financial Statements of the Company for the Financial Year ended on March 31, 2026, and the reports of the Board of Directors and Auditors thereon.
Backed by 100% of shareholders other than promotersneeded 50%
16.97 cr votes for, 867 against · 0% of mutual funds and other big investors said no
2
Adoption of Audited Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company for the Financial Year ended on March 31, 2026, and the report of the Auditors thereon.
Backed by 100% of shareholders other than promotersneeded 50%
16.97 cr votes for, 867 against · 0% of mutual funds and other big investors said no
3
Declaration of Final Dividend of Re. 1/- (100%) per equity share of Re. 1/- each for the Financial Year ended on March 31, 2026.
Backed by 100% of shareholders other than promotersneeded 50%
17.00 cr votes for, 1,176 against · 0% of mutual funds and other big investors said no
4
Re-appointment of Mr. Pankaj R. Patel (DIN: 00131852) as a director liable to retire by rotation.
Promoters had a personal stake in this
Backed by 98% of shareholders other than promotersneeded 50%
16.64 cr votes for, 33.51 L against · 2% of mutual funds and other big investors said no
8
Appointment of Mr. Kulin Lalbhai (DIN: 05206878) as an Independent Director.
⚑ Passed only because promoters voted yes
Backed by 48% of shareholders other than promotersneeded 75%
8.22 cr votes for, 8.78 cr against · 52% 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 — 34 named members
owning 75.0% between them · as of 2026-06-30
Zydus Family Trust (Pankaj R. Patel, Pritiben P. Patel and Sharvil P. Patel-Trustees)74.98%
Arati Rajiv Mehta0.01%
Aleta Hospitals LLPno shares
Ayushi Rajiv Mehta jointly with Arati Rajiv Mehtano shares
Cadila Laboratories Private Limitedno shares
Cadila Lifesciences Private Limitedno shares
Cadmach Machinery Company Private Limitedno shares
Gira Vijay Patelno 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.