Makes and sells crop protection chemicals (pesticides and agrochemicals) globally, with crop protection accounting for 81.5% of segment revenue in FY26. Seeds and post-harvest products contributed 13.1% of segment revenue, and a non-agro segment made up the remaining 5.4%. The business is heavily export-oriented - on a standalone basis, exports made up 65.15% of revenue, and manufacturing of chemicals accounted for 83.2% of standalone turnover with the balance from wholesale trading. The company is consolidating its India and global crop protection businesses under one entity through a composite scheme of arrangement, is selling a loss-making Brazilian fertilizer associate, and is entering the US aquatics and water-treatment market via a step-down subsidiary. Raw materials are the largest input cost at 46.2% of revenue, followed by other operating expenses at 21.0% and employee costs at 11.2%. AR · MarketPing reader · 2026-08-02
Revenue streams, as the annual report describes them. Crop protection (82%), Seeds & Post harvest (13%), Non agro (5%). Cyclical, export-heavy agrochemicals with global manufacturing and ongoing corporate restructuring
| ₹ crore · consolidated | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 46,240 | 53,576 | 43,098 | 46,637 | 51,839 |
| EBITDA (ex other income) | 9,205 | 10,026 | 4,287 | 7,192 | 9,333 |
| margin % | 19.9 | 18.7 | 9.9 | 15.4 | 18.0 |
| Owners' profit | 3,626 | 3,570 | (1,200) | 897 | 1,922 |
| EPS, as reported (₹) | 45.87 | 45.79 | (17.80) | 9.85 | 22.32 |
| ROE % · ROCE % | 15.1 · 13.1 | 12.5 · 13.4 | (5.7) · 3.3 | 2.2 · 8.3 | 5.4 · 11.2 |
| Debt / equity (x) | 0.88 | 0.65 | 0.87 | 0.63 | 0.53 |
| Cash from operations | 6,496 | 7,751 | 1,822 | 10,151 | 7,855 |
| Capex | (2,022) | (1,672) | (1,159) | (813) | (1,666) |
| ₹ crore | Q2 FY25 | Q3 FY25 | Q4 FY25 | Q1 FY26 | Q2 FY26 | Q3 FY26 | Q4 FY26 | Q1 FY27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 11,090 | 10,907 | 15,573 | 9,216 | 12,019 | 12,269 | 18,335 | 10,181 |
| Profit before tax | (312) | 632 | 1,404 | (208) | 838 | 752 | 1,969 | (26) |
| Net profit | (585) | 853 | 1,079 | (176) | 612 | 490 | 1,294 | (73) |
| EPS (₹) | (5.90) | 9.98 | 11.42 | (1.98) | 6.75 | 4.69 | 12.57 | 0.12 |
| Segment | Revenue, ₹ crore | Share % |
|---|---|---|
| Crop protection | 42,612 | 81.9 |
| Seeds & Post harvest | 5,425 | 10.4 |
| Non agro | 2,803 | 5.4 |
| Seeds | 1,184 | 2.3 |
| Total, before eliminations | 52,024 | 100.0 |
| Company | M.cap ₹ cr | P/E | P/B | EV/EBITDA | ROE % | ROCE % | Rev CAGR 5y % | EBITDA m. % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPL LIMITED ◆ | 48,414 | 23.7 | 1.17 | 6.5 |
| Date · filing | Category | Importance | 1-day % | 5-day % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sept 2026 · UPL notifies SEBI special window for physical share transfer and demat | compliance | minimal | — | — |
| 2 Sept 2026 · CRISIL revises UPL's rating outlook to Stable, reaffirms AA+ rating | credit debt | high | — | — |
| 26 Aug 2026 · UPL Group COO Toshan Tamhane resigns, effective Aug 31, 2026 | management changes | high | — | — |
| 14 Aug 2026 · UPL arm Advanta to acquire Hytech Egypt for USD 110 Mn | strategic transactions | high | — | — |
| 14 Aug 2026 · S&P revises outlook to Positive for UPL Corp subsidiary, BB rating affirmed | credit debt | high | — | — |
| 10 Aug 2026 · UPL to attend Equirus and Motilal Oswal investor conferences | board shareholder meetings | low | — | — |
| 6 Aug 2026 · UPL 42nd AGM: All resolutions pass, Rs 6 final dividend approved | board shareholder meetings | medium | — | — |
| 6 Aug 2026 · Q1 FY2027 earnings call transcript now available | investor communications | medium | — | — |
| 6 Aug 2026 · UPL shares Q1 FY27 earnings call transcript on website | investor communications | medium | — | — |
| 4 Aug 2026 · UPL Q1 FY27 consolidated results: Revenue up YoY, loss narrows | compliance | minimal | — | — |
| Where a broker report shows | This document shows | Why |
|---|---|---|
| A rating (BUY / ADD / REDUCE / SELL) | A state: the latest filed quarter and the measured reactions |
| 5.4 |
| 5.5 |
| 6.0 |
| 16.3 |
| PI INDUSTRIES LTD | 34,337 | 29.4 | 3.06 | 16.2 | 11.8 | 14.5 | 8.0 | 25.3 |
| SUMITOMO CHEM INDIA LTD | 23,762 | 41.0 | 7.00 | 29.6 | 16.0 | 20.8 | 4.1 | 28.9 |
| BAYER CROPSCIENCE LTD | 17,895 | 26.0 | 6.03 | — | 23.2 | 27.3 | — | 22.7 |
| SHARDA CROPCHEM LTD. | 6,910 | 11.0 | 2.20 | 5.7 | 21.7 | 25.2 | 17.1 | 20.5 |
| DHANUKA AGRITECH LTD | 4,359 | 14.9 | 3.11 | 9.7 | 21.2 | 27.0 | 12.7 | 27.4 |
| RALLIS INDIA LTD | 3,833 | 23.9 | 2.26 | 12.9 | 9.7 | 12.5 | — | 0.9 |
| NACL INDUSTRIES LIMITED | 3,709 | 310.4 | 5.43 | 45.4 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 5.9 | 11.3 |
| Metric | Company | Group median | Rank | Better than |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 23.7 | 20.1 | 17 of 27 | 39% |
| P/B | 1.2 | 2.4 | 6 of 28 | 82% |
| ROCE | 5.5 | 12.5 | 18 of 29 | 39% |
| ROE | 5.4 | 9.2 | 18 of 28 | 37% |
| Debt / Equity | 0.5 | 0.3 | 21 of 29 | 29% |
| EBITDA margin | 16.3 | 14.8 | 12 of 28 | 59% |
| Revenue growth | 10.5 | (0.8) | 6 of 28 | 82% |
| Profit growth | 58.5 | 18.1 | 9 of 28 | 70% |
| Market cap | 48414 | 1540 | 1 of 29 | 100% |
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