Pharmaceuticals industry

221 companies · ₹26.0 L cr · 101 with AI deep dives · Q1FY27 report

India branded and CDMO volume peak cycle revenue; geopolitical costs and lenalidomide cliffs cap margins

Mid cyclemargin range-bound near 22.7%

Revenue YoY: +16.1%
EBITDA margin: 22.7%; -120bps YoY
Price, 1 year: +12.9%; 59% of names up
P/E vs own 5y: +30.0%; 38.0x now

Exhibit 1The quarter in numbers

constant panel of 92 companies above ₹500 cr

aggregate revenue (₹ cr)EBITDA margin (right axis)

Metric	Jun 26	Mar 26	QoQ	Jun 25	YoY	Peak	vs peak
Revenue	1.26 L cr	1.23 L cr	+2.9%	1.09 L cr	+16.1%	1.26 L cr	0.0%
EBITDA margin	22.7%	23.7%	-100bps	23.9%	-120bps	25.4%	-270bps

Revenue

Jun 26: 1.26 L cr
Mar 26: 1.23 L cr
QoQ: +2.9%
Jun 25: 1.09 L cr
YoY: +16.1%
Peak: 1.26 L cr
vs peak: 0.0%

EBITDA margin

Jun 26: 22.7%
Mar 26: 23.7%
QoQ: -100bps
Jun 25: 23.9%

Sept 26: 6 of 108 reported so far, so it is not in the trend above.

Breadth: 87% of 98 companies grew revenue year on year (was 80% a quarter earlier) and 62% expanded margin (was 56%).

Exhibit 2What it costs

25.4x - 52.92x across the panel today

The median name trades at 38.0x, +30.0% against this industry's own 5-year median of 29.2x, and -11.3% against its own peak of 42.8x.

Exhibit 3Structure

₹26.0 L cr

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd is 16.1% of this industry by market cap. The top 5 are 40.3% and the top 10 are 58.7%.

large 14mid 28small 53micro 126108 above ₹500 cr

Exhibit 4Screen

P/E below the sub-industry median of 37.95x, 5y ROCE above its median of 12.63%, and at least 2 growth triggers stated on the latest earnings call.

Which names clear this screen is premium

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Exhibit 5Coverage (25 of 221)

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

Company	Mcap	P/E	EV/EBITDA	ROCE	Margin	Rev YoY	Read
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd	₹4.2 L cr	34.6x	23.1x	20.4%	30.3%	+10.5%	Unlock
Divis Laboratories Ltd	₹2.5 L cr

Exhibit 6What managements said

from this industry's latest earnings calls · as of 2026-06-30

tailwindIndia branded formulations broadly outperforming the Indian Pharmaceutical Market10 managements

Every domestic-formulation-focused company in the coverage reported India branded revenue growth in the 12-24% range for Q1 FY27, outpacing IPM growth of approximately 11-12% per…

SUNPHARMA (Q1FY27): “Sales of India formulations were INR54,749 million for the quarter, recording a growth of…”

headwind8 managements tailwind6 managements

Exhibit 7Outlook

The outlook and what resolves next quarter

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AppendixThe other 196 companies

1-30

sort: mcap · composite · name

Company	Mcap	P/E	EV/EBITDA	ROCE	Margin	Rev YoY	Read
Granules India Ltd	₹22,851 cr	30.4x	20.2x	15.5%	22.1%	+22.0%	Unlock