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UPL

NSI:UPL · INE628A01036
ChemicalsX-Large

360

95
EV / EBIT79
Price / Owner Earnings67
Owner Earnings Yield94
Dividend Yield67
Price/Sales76
EV / Gross Profit98
Price/Book75
Return on Capital54
Cash Return on Capital72
Return on Equity45
EBIT Margin65
Gross Profitability77
Cash Conversion72
Owner Earnings Margin74
Sales growth36
Profit Growth82
Long-Term EPS Growth98
Reinvestment97
Price momentum47
Debt load25
Refinancing64
Debt Payback56
Liquidity17
Analyst ratings53
Opinion Changes79
Price Target Upside92
Market mood1
Value Creation7/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

UPL clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Based on 3/5 components.

Profile

CountryIndia
IndustryChemicals
SizeX-Large
TypePublic Company
ExchangeBSE
Founded1985
Employees6,970
ISININE628A01036
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Index & Theme
AgriTechHorticultureFarmingAgricultureChemical

Description

UPL Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of sustainable agriculture products and solutions. Business Segments The company operates through Crop Protection, Seeds Business, and Others. Crop Protection This segment is d…

Analysis

Bargain bin

UPL Limited is priced cheaply, and that invites the natural question of why, since the underlying business scores below average.

On valuation, the picture is attractive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 13.2×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year. The implied growth embedded in that price is around 1% a year, against analyst forecasts of 42%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

Growth is solid; the safety picture is adequate. The company scores 7/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
64
2023202420252026

All-time high

88

Jul 2023

All-time low

20

Feb 2024

Average rank

63

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
76
79
82
78
Price/Earnings
60
62
63
83
Price/Book
75
70
82
73
Dividend Yield
67
63
60
65
Value (overall)
81
79
73
79

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

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360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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