Fertilizers industry

29 companies · ₹1.8 L cr · 7 with AI deep dives · Q1FY27 report

Geopolitical raw-material shock exhausts inventory buffers and outpaces NBS relief, flagging Q2 margin reset

Turning upmargin troughed at 6.3% and has risen for 5 quarters to 9.4%, on positive revenue growth
Revenue YoY
+17.5%
EBITDA margin
9.4%
-20bps YoY
Price, 1 year
-24.6%
25% of names up
P/E vs own 5y
-4.4%
13.8x now

Exhibit 1The quarter in numbers

constant panel of 15 companies above ₹500 cr
aggregate revenue (₹ cr)EBITDA margin (right axis)
Revenue
Jun 26
35,925 cr
Mar 26
30,573 cr
QoQ
+17.5%
Jun 25
30,563 cr
YoY
+17.5%
Peak
44,178 cr
vs peak
-18.7%
EBITDA margin
Jun 26
9.4%
Mar 26
7.1%
QoQ
+230bps
Jun 25
9.6%
YoY
-20bps
Peak
9.8%
vs peak
-40bps

Breadth: 80% of 15 companies grew revenue year on year (was 80% a quarter earlier) and 40% expanded margin (was 47%).

Exhibit 2What it costs

9.26x - 20.59x across the panel today

The median name trades at 13.8x, -4.4% against this industry's own 5-year median of 14.4x, and -42.4% against its own peak of 24.0x.

Exhibit 3Structure

₹1.8 L cr

Coromandel International Ltd is 31% of this industry by market cap. The top 5 are 81.6% and the top 10 are 95.7%.

large 2mid 2small 9micro 1616 above ₹500 cr

Exhibit 4Screen

P/E below the sub-industry median of 13.82x, 5y ROCE above its median of 15.26%, 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 29)

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

Mcap
₹57,086 cr
P/E
31.1x
EV/EBITDA
16.6x
ROCE
21.1%
Margin
10.4%
Rev YoY
+15.9%
Mcap
₹50,436 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
221.7x
ROCE
19.2%
Margin
2.6%
Rev YoY
+20.2%
Mcap
₹16,833 cr
P/E
8.7x
EV/EBITDA
6.4x
ROCE
20.7%
Margin
13.4%
Rev YoY
-11.8%
Mcap
₹16,190 cr
P/E
13.9x
EV/EBITDA
10.2x
ROCE
23.1%
Margin
10.2%
Rev YoY
+63.1%
Mcap
₹7,006 cr
P/E
45.2x
EV/EBITDA
32.3x
ROCE
19.7%
Margin
13.5%
Rev YoY
+1.6%
Mcap
₹6,224 cr
P/E
9.0x
EV/EBITDA
5.9x
ROCE
6.6%
Margin
9.5%
Rev YoY
+64.0%
Mcap
₹5,570 cr
P/E
28.3x
EV/EBITDA
20.1x
ROCE
35.0%
Margin
13.2%
Rev YoY
+34.6%
Mcap
₹6,146 cr
P/E
13.8x
EV/EBITDA
8.6x
ROCE
12.1%
Margin
6.4%
Rev YoY
+6.4%
Mcap
₹3,638 cr
P/E
22.6x
EV/EBITDA
12.2x
ROCE
19.7%
Margin
10.6%
Rev YoY
+5.9%
Mcap
₹3,362 cr
P/E
9.2x
EV/EBITDA
8.3x
ROCE
15.1%
Margin
4.7%
Rev YoY
+27.3%
Mcap
₹1,438 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-93.2x
ROCE
-11.4%
Margin
-8.8%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹1,403 cr
P/E
6.8x
EV/EBITDA
5.9x
ROCE
19.9%
Margin
11.9%
Rev YoY
+8.7%
Mcap
₹996 cr
P/E
14.1x
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
62.5%
Margin
7.4%
Rev YoY
+21.1%
Mcap
₹931 cr
P/E
1.0x
EV/EBITDA
1.4x
ROCE
46.0%
Margin
35.4%
Rev YoY
-50.6%
Mcap
₹608 cr
P/E
12.7x
EV/EBITDA
7.4x
ROCE
19.9%
Margin
12.1%
Rev YoY
+16.3%
Mcap
₹523 cr
P/E
9.7x
EV/EBITDA
7.0x
ROCE
30.3%
Margin
10.8%
Rev YoY
-5.7%
Mcap
₹436 cr
P/E
8.1x
EV/EBITDA
6.5x
ROCE
18.2%
Margin
9.9%
Rev YoY
+18.1%
Mcap
₹276 cr
P/E
23.3x
EV/EBITDA
16.1x
ROCE
18.5%
Margin
11.5%
Rev YoY
+33.8%
Mcap
₹211 cr
P/E
16.6x
EV/EBITDA
9.5x
ROCE
9.5%
Margin
10.3%
Rev YoY
+28.4%
Mcap
₹180 cr
P/E
22.1x
EV/EBITDA
10.9x
ROCE
14.0%
Margin
13.0%
Rev YoY
+31.7%
Mcap
₹118 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
0.0%
Margin
-3.8%
Rev YoY
-100.0%
Mcap
₹117 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
23.8x
ROCE
-7.5%
Margin
-5.1%
Rev YoY
-18.9%
Mcap
₹104 cr
P/E
14.9x
EV/EBITDA
9.1x
ROCE
10.7%
Margin
5.5%
Rev YoY
+31.9%
Mcap
₹67 cr
P/E
7.5x
EV/EBITDA
5.7x
ROCE
9.6%
Margin
7.4%
Rev YoY
+4.5%
Mcap
₹50 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
7.0x
ROCE
6.6%
Margin
6.5%
Rev YoY
+39.0%

Exhibit 6What managements said

from this industry's latest earnings calls · as of 2026-06-30
headwindWest Asia shock drives sulphur, phosphoric acid and ammonia to multi-year highs6 managements

Every reporting company cited the Strait of Hormuz and Red Sea disruptions as the primary driver of input cost inflation in Q1 FY27. Sulphur surged from ~₹65,000-70,000/tonne in…

  • COROMANDEL (Q1FY27): “Phosphoric acid prices for Q2 has been settled at $1,700 as compared to $1,360 prevailed…
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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 4 companies

1-4
sort: mcap · composite · name
Mcap
₹47 cr
P/E
17.8x
EV/EBITDA
4.7x
ROCE
19.5%
Margin
7.7%
Rev YoY
-27.3%
Mcap
₹42 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
7.9x
ROCE
5.2%
Margin
3.0%
Rev YoY
+17.4%
Mcap
₹28 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-15.6x
ROCE
-4.2%
Margin
-929.9%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹5 cr
P/E
80.2x
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
1.3%
Margin
16.9%
Rev YoY
+11.1%