Compressors, Pumps & Diesel Engines industry

15 companies · ₹2.7 L cr · 9 with AI deep dives · Q1FY27 report

Data-centre orders and domestic volumes at records, but commodity inflation collapses margins to a 3-year low.

Margin pressurerevenue is growing but margin has fallen for 3 quarters to 15.0%
Revenue YoY
+17.3%
EBITDA margin
15.0%
-290bps YoY
Price, 1 year
-0.1%
46% of names up
P/E vs own 5y
+26.3%
44.0x now

Exhibit 1The quarter in numbers

constant panel of 11 companies above ₹500 cr
aggregate revenue (₹ cr)EBITDA margin (right axis)
Revenue
Jun 26
10,623 cr
Mar 26
10,886 cr
QoQ
-2.4%
Jun 25
9,057 cr
YoY
+17.3%
Peak
10,886 cr
vs peak
-2.4%
EBITDA margin
Jun 26
15.0%
Mar 26
17.1%
QoQ
-210bps
Jun 25
17.9%
YoY
-290bps
Peak
18.2%
vs peak
-320bps

Breadth: 92% of 13 companies grew revenue year on year (was 85% a quarter earlier) and 23% expanded margin (was 39%).

Exhibit 2What it costs

36.93x - 57.56x across the panel today

The median name trades at 44.0x, +26.3% against this industry's own 5-year median of 34.8x, and -13.7% against its own peak of 51.0x.

Exhibit 3Structure

₹2.7 L cr

Cummins India Ltd is 52.9% of this industry by market cap. The top 5 are 83.4% and the top 10 are 97.8%.

large 1mid 5small 7micro 213 above ₹500 cr

Exhibit 4Screen

P/E below the sub-industry median of 44.03x, 5y ROCE above its median of 23.64%, 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 (13 of 13)

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

Mcap
₹1.4 L cr
P/E
59.5x
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
31.9%
Margin
22.9%
Rev YoY
+17.9%
Mcap
₹31,591 cr
P/E
58.5x
EV/EBITDA
25.4x
ROCE
18.4%
Margin
17.6%
Rev YoY
+13.4%
Mcap
₹19,675 cr
P/E
43.9x
EV/EBITDA
29.4x
ROCE
26.3%
Margin
16.6%
Rev YoY
+22.6%
Mcap
₹14,135 cr
P/E
37.9x
EV/EBITDA
24.6x
ROCE
17.8%
Margin
12.6%
Rev YoY
+12.9%
Mcap
₹13,961 cr
P/E
56.9x
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
19.7%
Margin
14.8%
Rev YoY
+3.6%
Mcap
₹9,386 cr
P/E
35.7x
EV/EBITDA
25.3x
ROCE
26.5%
Margin
20.8%
Rev YoY
+7.6%
Mcap
₹6,067 cr
P/E
28.6x
EV/EBITDA
14.7x
ROCE
22.8%
Margin
16.4%
Rev YoY
+37.9%
Mcap
₹4,478 cr
P/E
44.8x
EV/EBITDA
19.2x
ROCE
7.2%
Margin
7.2%
Rev YoY
+30.7%
Mcap
₹3,223 cr
P/E
9.6x
EV/EBITDA
6.5x
ROCE
26.3%
Margin
25.6%
Rev YoY
-7.8%
Mcap
₹14,458 cr
P/E
54.0x
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
57.3%
Margin
25.2%
Rev YoY
+20.4%
Mcap
₹4,361 cr
P/E
21.6x
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
52.8%
Margin
14.1%
Rev YoY
+21.5%
Mcap
₹1,511 cr
P/E
96.6x
EV/EBITDA
29.6x
ROCE
7.8%
Margin
11.6%
Rev YoY
+28.4%
Mcap
₹1,218 cr
P/E
44.0x
EV/EBITDA
21.9x
ROCE
16.4%
Margin
19.2%
Rev YoY
+14.8%

Exhibit 6What managements said

from this industry's latest earnings calls · as of 2026-06-30
headwindCommodity cost inflation compressing gross margins sector-wide6 managements

Steel, pig iron, aluminium, copper, and platinum all rose sharply in Q1FY27, with multiple managements attributing the spike to West Asia geopolitical disruption. CUMMINSIND…

  • CUMMINSIND (Q1FY27): “Commodity has been impacting. Major commodities, steel, pig iron, aluminum, copper…
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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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