Petrochemicals industry

Q1FY271 earlier

15 companies · ₹36,177 cr · 3 with AI deep dives · Q1FY27 report

Supply disruption drives record margins; managements warn gains are transient, China constrains recovery.

Turning upmargin troughed at -0.4% and has risen for 6 quarters to 15.7%, on positive revenue growth
Revenue YoY
+12.6%
EBITDA margin
15.7%
+520bps YoY
Price, 1 year
-1.2%
44% of names up
P/E vs own 5y
-17.2%
12.9x now

Exhibit 1The quarter in numbers

constant panel of 9 companies above ₹500 cr
aggregate revenue (₹ cr)EBITDA margin (right axis)
Revenue
Jun 26
10,310 cr
Mar 26
8,825 cr
QoQ
+16.8%
Jun 25
9,160 cr
YoY
+12.6%
Peak
10,310 cr
vs peak
0.0%
EBITDA margin
Jun 26
15.7%
Mar 26
10.1%
QoQ
+560bps
Jun 25
10.5%
YoY
+520bps
Peak
15.7%
vs peak
0bps

Breadth: 67% of 9 companies grew revenue year on year (was 67% a quarter earlier) and 78% expanded margin (was 78%).

Exhibit 2What it costs

8.53x - 19.71x across the panel today

The median name trades at 12.9x, -17.2% against this industry's own 5-year median of 15.6x, and -46.8% against its own peak of 24.2x.

Exhibit 3Structure

₹36,177 cr

Supreme Petrochem Ltd is 37.5% of this industry by market cap. The top 5 are 89.3% and the top 10 are 99.4%.

mid 1small 5micro 99 above ₹500 cr

Exhibit 4Screen

P/E below the sub-industry median of 12.87x, 5y ROCE above its median of 14.11%, 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 (15 of 15)

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

Mcap
₹15,333 cr
P/E
31.6x
EV/EBITDA
27.7x
ROCE
26.3%
Margin
13.4%
Rev YoY
+22.3%
Mcap
₹7,512 cr
P/E
14.0x
EV/EBITDA
11.4x
ROCE
8.1%
Margin
13.3%
Rev YoY
+17.4%
Mcap
₹1,418 cr
P/E
19.9x
EV/EBITDA
7.2x
ROCE
9.9%
Margin
10.1%
Rev YoY
+14.0%
Mcap
₹8,683 cr
P/E
38.9x
EV/EBITDA
19.0x
ROCE
4.0%
Margin
11.1%
Rev YoY
-16.4%
Mcap
₹1,500 cr
P/E
8.3x
EV/EBITDA
7.9x
ROCE
11.8%
Margin
23.6%
Rev YoY
+17.0%
Mcap
₹1,249 cr
P/E
8.8x
EV/EBITDA
9.9x
ROCE
16.7%
Margin
13.4%
Rev YoY
+68.5%
Mcap
₹872 cr
P/E
12.1x
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
25.1%
Margin
18.0%
Rev YoY
-8.8%
Mcap
₹670 cr
P/E
16.4x
EV/EBITDA
7.5x
ROCE
10.1%
Margin
8.6%
Rev YoY
-27.0%
Mcap
₹610 cr
P/E
6.4x
EV/EBITDA
6.0x
ROCE
19.4%
Margin
11.7%
Rev YoY
+10.3%
Mcap
₹406 cr
P/E
14.5x
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
24.7%
Margin
4.0%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹81 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
70.4x
ROCE
-2.1%
Margin
1.2%
Rev YoY
+24.0%
Mcap
₹54 cr
P/E
8.4x
EV/EBITDA
5.7x
ROCE
25.5%
Margin
5.0%
Rev YoY
-44.6%
Mcap
₹52 cr
P/E
35.6x
EV/EBITDA
17.4x
ROCE
5.4%
Margin
3.9%
Rev YoY
+15.2%
Mcap
₹33 cr
P/E
24.8x
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
4.3%
Margin
7.0%
Rev YoY
+45.6%
Mcap
₹8 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-97.2x
ROCE
2.6%
Margin
-1802.0%
Rev YoY
-

Exhibit 6What managements said

from Chemicals & Petrochemicals earnings calls · as of 2026-06-30
mixedMiddle East/West Asia conflict: the dominant operating variable across the sector14 managements

Fourteen managements cited the West Asia conflict as a material driver this quarter. The disruption operates through three simultaneous channels: feedstock availability (Gulf…

  • SPLPETRO (Q1FY27): “It is not one plant, one source but it is a full region from where the material is not…
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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 0 companies

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