Cement & Cement Products industry

45 companies · ₹9.5 L cr · 17 with AI deep dives · Q1FY27 report

West Asia fuel shock peaks in Q2 while volumes hold, but capacity additions keep utilisation at 62%

Turning upmargin troughed at 11.2% and has risen for 7 quarters to 16.6%, on positive revenue growth
Revenue YoY
+12.8%
EBITDA margin
16.6%
-100bps YoY
Price, 1 year
-24.3%
11% of names up
P/E vs own 5y
-9.1%
30.8x now

Exhibit 1The quarter in numbers

constant panel of 25 companies above ₹500 cr
aggregate revenue (₹ cr)EBITDA margin (right axis)
Revenue
Jun 26
1.22 L cr
Mar 26
1.29 L cr
QoQ
-5.9%
Jun 25
1.08 L cr
YoY
+12.8%
Peak
1.29 L cr
vs peak
-5.9%
EBITDA margin
Jun 26
16.6%
Mar 26
16.6%
QoQ
0bps
Jun 25
17.6%
YoY
-100bps
Peak
17.6%
vs peak
-100bps

Breadth: 81% of 26 companies grew revenue year on year (was 84% a quarter earlier) and 27% expanded margin (was 48%).

Exhibit 2What it costs

17.26x - 40.61x across the panel today

The median name trades at 30.8x, -9.1% against this industry's own 5-year median of 33.9x, and -43.2% against its own peak of 54.2x.

Exhibit 3Structure

₹9.5 L cr

UltraTech Cement Ltd is 35.3% of this industry by market cap. The top 5 are 82.4% and the top 10 are 93.6%.

large 4mid 7small 12micro 2228 above ₹500 cr

Exhibit 4Screen

P/E below the sub-industry median of 30.8x, 5y ROCE above its median of 8.36%, and at least 2 growth triggers stated on the latest earnings call.

Which names clear this screen is premium

The screen runs on stated growth triggers from the latest earnings calls - the same guidance data the stock screener reserves for premium. Premium names every company in this industry that is cheap against its own median and has the triggers behind it.

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Exhibit 5Coverage (25 of 45)

Every company here with a deep dive, topped up by market cap. The rest of the industry is in the appendix.

Mcap
₹3.2 L cr
P/E
38.1x
EV/EBITDA
19.9x
ROCE
12.4%
Margin
19.5%
Rev YoY
+15.9%
Mcap
₹2.2 L cr
P/E
39.7x
EV/EBITDA
17.5x
ROCE
4.0%
Margin
14.7%
Rev YoY
+21.4%
Mcap
₹97,156 cr
P/E
22.4x
EV/EBITDA
13.7x
ROCE
3.7%
Margin
16.1%
Rev YoY
-7.7%
Mcap
₹81,547 cr
P/E
50.4x
EV/EBITDA
15.7x
ROCE
9.8%
Margin
23.1%
Rev YoY
+18.0%
Mcap
₹37,434 cr
P/E
40.2x
EV/EBITDA
17.3x
ROCE
13.3%
Margin
16.9%
Rev YoY
+20.3%
Mcap
₹32,867 cr
P/E
35.1x
EV/EBITDA
12.1x
ROCE
7.0%
Margin
20.1%
Rev YoY
+7.0%
Mcap
₹23,401 cr
P/E
12.3x
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
10.4%
Margin
12.8%
Rev YoY
-4.6%
Mcap
₹16,197 cr
P/E
21.7x
EV/EBITDA
-181.4x
ROCE
9.8%
Margin
-1.7%
Rev YoY
+21.6%
Mcap
₹11,825 cr
P/E
30.5x
EV/EBITDA
8.9x
ROCE
6.3%
Margin
16.1%
Rev YoY
+8.9%
Mcap
₹10,758 cr
P/E
116.6x
EV/EBITDA
36.0x
ROCE
0.3%
Margin
11.0%
Rev YoY
-0.5%
Mcap
₹7,902 cr
P/E
21.3x
EV/EBITDA
9.0x
ROCE
14.6%
Margin
24.9%
Rev YoY
+3.4%
Mcap
₹6,363 cr
P/E
11.6x
EV/EBITDA
6.2x
ROCE
8.7%
Margin
15.6%
Rev YoY
+7.8%
Mcap
₹6,279 cr
P/E
17.0x
EV/EBITDA
7.9x
ROCE
10.6%
Margin
16.1%
Rev YoY
+9.4%
Mcap
₹3,401 cr
P/E
31.0x
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
11.0%
Margin
13.2%
Rev YoY
+5.1%
Mcap
₹2,579 cr
P/E
12.4x
EV/EBITDA
4.7x
ROCE
13.3%
Margin
20.0%
Rev YoY
-30.3%
Mcap
₹1,912 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
11.5x
ROCE
2.2%
Margin
11.7%
Rev YoY
+5.3%
Mcap
₹579 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
34.0x
ROCE
2.4%
Margin
7.9%
Rev YoY
+40.4%
Mcap
₹20,489 cr
P/E
32.0x
EV/EBITDA
12.0x
ROCE
9.9%
Margin
22.4%
Rev YoY
+9.6%
Mcap
₹5,706 cr
P/E
33.1x
EV/EBITDA
8.1x
ROCE
7.9%
Margin
11.3%
Rev YoY
-4.5%
Mcap
₹2,819 cr
P/E
24.3x
EV/EBITDA
15.4x
ROCE
9.4%
Margin
12.0%
Rev YoY
+0.8%
Mcap
₹2,092 cr
P/E
12.3x
EV/EBITDA
6.8x
ROCE
11.5%
Margin
15.3%
Rev YoY
+15.2%
Mcap
₹2,027 cr
P/E
201.7x
EV/EBITDA
15.1x
ROCE
6.0%
Margin
16.3%
Rev YoY
+39.0%
Mcap
₹1,295 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-243.6x
ROCE
-7.0%
Margin
15.0%
Rev YoY
+6.2%
Mcap
₹1,018 cr
P/E
57.2x
EV/EBITDA
20.5x
ROCE
5.1%
Margin
9.9%
Rev YoY
+72.2%
Mcap
₹798 cr
P/E
134.7x
EV/EBITDA
16.0x
ROCE
3.2%
Margin
12.3%
Rev YoY
+45.6%

Exhibit 6What managements said

from this industry's latest earnings calls · as of 2026-06-30
headwindWest Asia conflict triggers broad-based fuel, packaging, and logistics cost inflation12 managements

The Strait of Hormuz disruption was the dominant P&L event of Q1 FY27. Imported petcoke became sporadically unavailable, forcing a sector-wide shift to higher-ash coal. Blended…

  • ULTRACEMCO (Q1FY27): “Q1 '27 opened with the most disruptive situation, the Strait of Hormuz effectively…
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Exhibit 7Outlook

The outlook and what resolves next quarter

Where these managements said things are heading, and the dated, checkable events that would change it. Free with an account - 3 full reports a quarter.

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AppendixThe other 20 companies

1-20
sort: mcap · composite · name
Mcap
₹792 cr
P/E
8.7x
EV/EBITDA
4.9x
ROCE
12.3%
Margin
13.5%
Rev YoY
+1.5%
Mcap
₹778 cr
P/E
9.2x
EV/EBITDA
5.3x
ROCE
14.6%
Margin
12.2%
Rev YoY
+16.7%
Mcap
₹607 cr
P/E
92.2x
EV/EBITDA
11.7x
ROCE
1.6%
Margin
2.7%
Rev YoY
+7.8%
Mcap
₹497 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
128.3x
ROCE
-1.7%
Margin
3.9%
Rev YoY
+43.5%
Mcap
₹393 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
58.1x
ROCE
-5.1%
Margin
4.7%
Rev YoY
+42.9%
Mcap
₹361 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
90.9x
ROCE
1.8%
Margin
3.2%
Rev YoY
+103.8%
Mcap
₹294 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
16.2x
ROCE
-1.1%
Margin
5.9%
Rev YoY
-35.7%
Mcap
₹167 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
10.3x
ROCE
6.3%
Margin
23.9%
Rev YoY
+15.9%
Mcap
₹146 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
12.9x
ROCE
9.8%
Margin
6.4%
Rev YoY
+16.3%
Mcap
₹93 cr
P/E
44.7x
EV/EBITDA
9.9x
ROCE
6.1%
Margin
6.4%
Rev YoY
+5.8%
Mcap
₹90 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
18.6x
ROCE
3.7%
Margin
18.6%
Rev YoY
+9473.8%
Mcap
₹83 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-4.9x
ROCE
-12.3%
Margin
-24.1%
Rev YoY
-29.8%
Mcap
₹37 cr
P/E
9.4x
EV/EBITDA
9.5x
ROCE
9.7%
Margin
88.0%
Rev YoY
+22.1%
Mcap
₹34 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
70.8x
ROCE
-2.0%
Margin
5.4%
Rev YoY
-82.5%
Mcap
₹33 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-6.3x
ROCE
-33.9%
Margin
-16.7%
Rev YoY
-45.9%
Mcap
₹33 cr
P/E
47.9x
EV/EBITDA
32.9x
ROCE
14.9%
Margin
6.4%
Rev YoY
-20.3%
Mcap
₹33 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-4.1x
ROCE
-35.6%
Margin
-13.0%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹29 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-271.4x
ROCE
0.4%
Margin
-27.3%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹4 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-242.5x
ROCE
1.6%
Margin
-181.7%
Rev YoY
0.0%
Mcap
₹2 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-7.8x
ROCE
-5.4%
Margin
-2482.5%
Rev YoY
-