Ferrous Metals
35 companies · ₹9.0 L cr · 5 with AI deep dives
5y revenue CAGR
median 8.26%(p25 -7.17% · p75 18.36%)
5y avg ROCE
median 12.57%(p25 7.14% · p75 18.5%)
Debt / equity
median 0.35x(p25 0.26x · p75 0.92x)
AI sector brief
from the bucket's latest earnings calls · as of 2026-03-31headwindMiddle East conflict driving a multi-vector input-cost shock across the sector4 managements
Four of five managements flagged the Middle East conflict — with the Strait of Hormuz cited by name by SAIL — as a material cost escalation event affecting energy (propane, LPG…
- JSL (Q4 FY26): “it has gone up close to 2.5x to 3x of what we were paying...some cases we are, some cases…”
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| Company | Mcap | AI verdict | Signals | Stated KPIs (latest call) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JSW Steel Ltd | ₹3.2 L cr | 🔒 unlock to view | margin under pressureearnings quality strongdeleveragingcyclical high volatility | |
| Tata Steel Ltd | ₹2.5 L cr | 🔒 unlock to view | margin under pressureearnings quality stronglevering upcyclical peak base | |
| Jindal Steel Ltd | ₹1.2 L cr | - | margin under pressureearnings quality strongcyclical high volatilitycapex intensity elevated | |
| Steel Authority of India Ltd | ₹75,836 cr | 🔒 unlock to view | margin under pressureearnings quality strongcapital destroyercyclical high volatility | |
| Jindal Stainless Ltd | ₹57,380 cr | 🔒 unlock to view | margin under pressureearnings quality strongdeleveragingcyclical high volatility | |
| KIOCL Ltd | ₹24,161 cr | - | latent operating leveragemargin under pressurecapital destroyerstory tension | |
| Sarda Energy & Minerals Ltd | ₹18,359 cr | Market pricing in FY30 capacity build; execution delivery the remaining variable | latent operating leverageearnings quality strongdeleveragingcyclical high volatility | |
| NMDC Steel Ltd | ₹13,885 cr | - | ||
| Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys Ltd | ₹7,511 cr | - | capex coming onlineroce compoundermargin under pressureearnings quality strong | |
| Kirloskar Ferrous Industries Ltd | ₹7,042 cr | - | earnings quality strongcyclical high volatility | |
| Jai Balaji Industries Ltd | ₹6,044 cr | - | earnings quality strongcyclical high volatilitygross block efficient | |
| Maithan Alloys Ltd | ₹2,952 cr | - | margin under pressurenet cashcyclical high volatilitygross block efficient | |
| Prakash Industries Ltd | ₹2,535 cr | - | earnings quality strongstory tensioncyclical high volatility | |
| Mukand Ltd | ₹1,943 cr | - | deleveragingcyclical peak basecyclical high volatilitygross block efficient | |
| S.A.L Steel Ltd | ₹860 cr | - | latent operating leveragecapex coming onlinedeleveragingcapex ahead of revenue | |
| VISA Chrome Ltd | ₹583 cr | - | earnings quality weakcapital destroyer | |
| Manaksia Steels Ltd | ₹438 cr | - | margin under pressurestory tensioncyclical high volatilitygross block efficient | |
| Vraj Iron & Steel Ltd | ₹399 cr | - | earnings quality weaknet cashgross block efficient | |
| Jainam Ferro Alloys (I) Ltd | ₹299 cr | - | earnings quality strongcapex intensity elevated | |
| Chaman Metallics Ltd | ₹253 cr | - | earnings quality weakcapex intensity elevated | |
| Nilachal Carbo Metalicks Ltd | ₹239 cr | - | earnings quality weak | |
| Scan Steels Ltd | ₹219 cr | - | earnings quality stronggross block efficient | |
| Vaswani Industries Ltd | ₹198 cr | - | latent operating leverageearnings quality stronglevering upstory tension | |
| Nagpur Power & Industries Ltd | ₹189 cr | - | story tension | |
| Owais Metal and Mineral Processing Ltd | ₹172 cr | - | capex coming onlineearnings quality stronggross block efficient | |
| Kic Metaliks Ltd | ₹132 cr | - | margin under pressureearnings quality strongdeleveraging | |
| Bihar Sponge Iron Ltd | ₹115 cr | - | cyclical peak base | |
| Indsil Hydro Power & Manganese Ltd | ₹112 cr | - | margin under pressureearnings quality weakcyclical peak basestory tension | |
| Shyam Century Ferrous Ltd | ₹104 cr | - | latent operating leveragecyclical high volatilitygross block efficient | |
| Shri Hare-Krishna Sponge Iron Ltd | ₹73 cr | - | capex coming onlineearnings quality weak | |
| Chrome Silicon Ltd | ₹66 cr | - | latent operating leveragelevering upcapital destroyer | |
| Facor Alloys Ltd | ₹56 cr | - | latent operating leveragemargin under pressurecapital destroyerstory tension | |
| QVC Exports Ltd | ₹26 cr | - | roce compoundergross block efficient | |
| Impex Ferro Tech Ltd | ₹23 cr | - | latent operating leveragecyclical high volatilitycapex intensity elevatedgross block underutilised | |
| Ankit Metal & Power Ltd | ₹21 cr | - | cyclical high volatility |