Marico Limited vs AWL Agri Business Limited
An objective side-by-side of MARICO and AWL, both in Solvent Extraction: valuation, profitability, growth, balance sheet, ownership and share-price performance. Where one number is clearly better on its own terms (lower P/E, higher ROE), it is shaded. That is a description, not a recommendation.
Prices as of 2026-09-21 close
Latest results: MARICO Mar 2026 · AWL Jun 2026
At a glance
- Marico Limited is the larger company by market value, about 4.5 times the size of AWL Agri Business Limited.
- On trailing earnings, AWL Agri Business Limited trades at the lower P/E (20.5 against 59.0).
- Marico Limited earns the higher return on equity (43.1% against 11.1%).
- Over three years AWL Agri Business Limited has grown profits faster (22% a year against 11%).
- Over the past year the share prices returned +13.3% (MARICO) and -28.9% (AWL).
| Metric | Marico MARICO |
AWL Agri AWL |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | ₹107,005 Cr | ₹23,713 Cr |
| Share price | ₹824.40 | ₹183.56 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 59.02 | 20.47 |
| P/B | 25.42 | 2.27 |
| EV/EBITDA | 46.20 | 10.10 |
| PEG | 5.37 | 0.93 |
| Dividend yield | 0.5% | 0.6% |
| Profitability | ||
| ROE | 43.1% | 11.1% |
| ROCE | 47.0% | 18.0% |
| Operating margin | 17.1% | 3.2% |
| Sales (TTM) | ₹13,611 Cr | ₹77,721 Cr |
| Net profit (TTM) | ₹1,813 Cr | ₹1,158 Cr |
| Growth | ||
| Latest quarter sales YoY | +22.1% | +17.5% |
| Latest quarter profit YoY | +18.3% | +47.6% |
| Sales CAGR 3Y | +12.0% | +9.0% |
| Profit CAGR 3Y | +11.0% | +22.0% |
| Sales CAGR 5Y | +11.0% | +15.0% |
| Profit CAGR 5Y | +9.0% | +8.0% |
| Financial strength | ||
| Debt/Equity | 0.13 | 0.11 |
| Interest cover | 40.11 | 2.38 |
| Ownership | ||
| Promoter holding | 58.9% | 56.9% |
| Promoter change (4 qtrs) | -0.10 pp | -17.42 pp |
| Price performance | ||
| Return 1M | -3.96% | -2.69% |
| Return 3M | +1.47% | -1.89% |
| Return 1Y | +13.32% | -28.92% |
| Return YTD | +9.83% | -22.65% |
| Technical condition | ||
| Technical score | 49 | 33 |
| RS rating (1-99) | 63.00 | 32.00 |
| % vs 200-DMA | +3.80% | -8.27% |
| RSI (14) | 49.64 | 40.50 |
| % from 52-week high | -7.28% | -35.11% |
