Pesticides & Agrochemicals industry

35 companies · ₹1.7 L cr · 14 with AI deep dives · Q1FY27 report

Mix premiumisation lifts margins but monsoon deficit and China pricing narrow the recovery's breadth.

Turning upmargin troughed at 14.8% and has risen for 7 quarters to 15.9%, on positive revenue growth
Revenue YoY
+2.7%
EBITDA margin
15.9%
-50bps YoY
Price, 1 year
-28.0%
0% of names up
P/E vs own 5y
-21.3%
23.4x now

Exhibit 1The quarter in numbers

constant panel of 19 companies above ₹500 cr
aggregate revenue (₹ cr)EBITDA margin (right axis)
Revenue
Jun 26
21,351 cr
Mar 26
27,821 cr
QoQ
-23.3%
Jun 25
20,788 cr
YoY
+2.7%
Peak
27,821 cr
vs peak
-23.3%
EBITDA margin
Jun 26
15.9%
Mar 26
18.0%
QoQ
-210bps
Jun 25
16.4%
YoY
-50bps
Peak
18.0%
vs peak
-210bps

Breadth: 50% of 20 companies grew revenue year on year (was 74% a quarter earlier) and 60% expanded margin (was 63%).

Exhibit 2What it costs

15.03x - 32.71x across the panel today

The median name trades at 23.4x, -21.3% against this industry's own 5-year median of 29.7x, and -58.6% against its own peak of 56.5x.

Exhibit 3Structure

₹1.7 L cr

UPL Ltd is 28.8% of this industry by market cap. The top 5 are 80% and the top 10 are 91.2%.

mid 4small 12micro 1821 above ₹500 cr

Exhibit 4Screen

P/E below the sub-industry median of 23.37x, 5y ROCE above its median of 14.84%, 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 35)

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

Mcap
₹48,443 cr
P/E
24.0x
EV/EBITDA
7.1x
ROCE
11.2%
Margin
19.0%
Rev YoY
+10.5%
Mcap
₹34,250 cr
P/E
30.7x
EV/EBITDA
16.3x
ROCE
13.1%
Margin
28.5%
Rev YoY
-10.4%
Mcap
₹23,747 cr
P/E
41.4x
EV/EBITDA
29.6x
ROCE
22.4%
Margin
23.7%
Rev YoY
+0.6%
Mcap
₹6,915 cr
P/E
11.3x
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
23.8%
Margin
21.1%
Rev YoY
+9.0%
Mcap
₹4,356 cr
P/E
58.2x
EV/EBITDA
9.7x
ROCE
7.1%
Margin
21.9%
Rev YoY
-12.6%
Mcap
₹3,923 cr
P/E
28.2x
EV/EBITDA
10.4x
ROCE
12.8%
Margin
11.5%
Rev YoY
+6.8%
Mcap
₹3,334 cr
P/E
121.8x
EV/EBITDA
59.9x
ROCE
4.4%
Margin
13.5%
Rev YoY
+57.5%
Mcap
₹2,197 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
12.6x
ROCE
20.2%
Margin
12.7%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹1,807 cr
P/E
14.2x
EV/EBITDA
8.2x
ROCE
16.1%
Margin
11.1%
Rev YoY
-11.5%
Mcap
₹1,604 cr
P/E
24.9x
EV/EBITDA
8.5x
ROCE
8.6%
Margin
12.0%
Rev YoY
-11.5%
Mcap
₹1,540 cr
P/E
14.6x
EV/EBITDA
8.5x
ROCE
14.8%
Margin
17.1%
Rev YoY
-8.5%
Mcap
₹1,305 cr
P/E
20.6x
EV/EBITDA
11.3x
ROCE
21.2%
Margin
12.4%
Rev YoY
+8.7%
Mcap
₹678 cr
P/E
23.1x
EV/EBITDA
10.6x
ROCE
7.6%
Margin
8.3%
Rev YoY
+3.9%
Mcap
₹427 cr
P/E
11.9x
EV/EBITDA
7.4x
ROCE
14.6%
Margin
11.5%
Rev YoY
-11.0%
Mcap
₹17,905 cr
P/E
24.4x
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
27.9%
Margin
18.4%
Rev YoY
-4.2%
Mcap
₹3,716 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
45.6x
ROCE
7.8%
Margin
5.6%
Rev YoY
-14.5%
Mcap
₹1,923 cr
P/E
14.0x
EV/EBITDA
8.7x
ROCE
14.3%
Margin
17.3%
Rev YoY
-10.4%
Mcap
₹1,550 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-1289.5x
ROCE
-8.0%
Margin
-0.3%
Rev YoY
-8.3%
Mcap
₹910 cr
P/E
15.1x
EV/EBITDA
9.6x
ROCE
18.9%
Margin
10.0%
Rev YoY
+4.1%
Mcap
₹764 cr
P/E
15.7x
EV/EBITDA
12.7x
ROCE
17.2%
Margin
10.5%
Rev YoY
+96.0%
Mcap
₹688 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
16.3x
ROCE
-2.4%
Margin
5.8%
Rev YoY
-15.3%
Mcap
₹573 cr
P/E
41.5x
EV/EBITDA
13.8x
ROCE
5.1%
Margin
13.3%
Rev YoY
+7.9%
Mcap
₹416 cr
P/E
25.9x
EV/EBITDA
14.8x
ROCE
25.2%
Margin
10.4%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹255 cr
P/E
40.1x
EV/EBITDA
34.4x
ROCE
8.1%
Margin
11.7%
Rev YoY
-2.3%
Mcap
₹142 cr
P/E
11.6x
EV/EBITDA
10.0x
ROCE
15.6%
Margin
9.4%
Rev YoY
-7.8%

Exhibit 6What managements said

from this industry's latest earnings calls · as of 2026-06-30
headwindMonsoon deficit and El Niño disrupting domestic kharif demand6 managements

Six managements linked Q1 FY27 volume weakness to delayed or deficient monsoon. Dhanuka's revenue fell 12.56% YoY with herbicide share contracting from 50% to 42% as sowing…

  • DHANUKA (Q1FY27): “Revenue from operations for Q1 FY 2026-2027 stood at Rs. 461.93 crores as compared to Rs…
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Exhibit 7Outlook

The outlook and what resolves next quarter

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AppendixThe other 10 companies

1-10
sort: mcap · composite · name
Mcap
₹96 cr
P/E
9.1x
EV/EBITDA
11.1x
ROCE
8.5%
Margin
8.6%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹96 cr
P/E
9.1x
EV/EBITDA
11.1x
ROCE
8.5%
Margin
8.6%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹74 cr
P/E
8.6x
EV/EBITDA
6.6x
ROCE
27.4%
Margin
4.5%
Rev YoY
+3.3%
Mcap
₹56 cr
P/E
11.2x
EV/EBITDA
7.2x
ROCE
31.7%
Margin
8.1%
Rev YoY
+6.7%
Mcap
₹52 cr
P/E
24.6x
EV/EBITDA
23.6x
ROCE
5.8%
Margin
6.1%
Rev YoY
+96.5%
Mcap
₹45 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-5.7x
ROCE
-68.8%
Margin
-5.8%
Rev YoY
-54.5%
Mcap
₹26 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
36.8x
ROCE
8.6%
Margin
7.1%
Rev YoY
-10.2%
Mcap
₹9 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-235.0x
ROCE
-0.6%
Margin
-21.3%
Rev YoY
-100.0%
Mcap
₹7 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-932.3x
ROCE
-7.0%
Margin
-0.3%
Rev YoY
-98.0%
Mcap
₹0 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
-
Margin
-
Rev YoY
+53.7%