Marico Limited vs Patanjali Foods Limited
An objective side-by-side of MARICO and PATANJALI, 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 2026-11-05 close
Latest results: MARICO Sep 2026 · PATANJALI Jun 2026
At a glance
- Marico Limited is the larger company by market value, about 2.6 times the size of Patanjali Foods Limited.
- On trailing earnings, Patanjali Foods Limited trades at the lower P/E (22.7 against 55.4).
- Marico Limited earns the higher return on equity (43.9% against 15.0%).
- Over the past year the share prices returned +23.0% (MARICO) and -32.6% (PATANJALI).
| Metric | Marico MARICO |
Patanjali Foods PATANJALI |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | ₹115,090 Cr | ₹44,689 Cr |
| Share price | ₹887.75 | ₹410.70 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 55.38 | 22.69 |
| P/B | 24.31 | 3.41 |
| EV/EBITDA | 44.05 | 24.05 |
| PEG | 5.03 | — |
| Dividend yield | 0.4% | 0.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| ROE | 43.9% | 15.0% |
| ROCE | 47.0% | 12.0% |
| Operating margin | 17.9% | 4.6% |
| Sales (TTM) | ₹14,724 Cr | ₹42,776 Cr |
| Net profit (TTM) | ₹2,078 Cr | ₹1,969 Cr |
| Growth | ||
| Latest quarter sales YoY | +11.9% | +27.4% |
| Latest quarter profit YoY | +29.2% | +86.1% |
| Sales CAGR 3Y | +12.0% | — |
| Profit CAGR 3Y | +11.0% | — |
| Sales CAGR 5Y | +11.0% | — |
| Profit CAGR 5Y | +9.0% | — |
| Financial strength | ||
| Debt/Equity | 0.26 | 0.21 |
| Interest cover | 40.11 | 11.56 |
| Ownership | ||
| Promoter holding | 58.8% | 68.2% |
| Promoter change (4 qtrs) | -0.11 pp | -0.56 pp |
| Price performance | ||
| Return 1M | +11.79% | +13.14% |
| Return 3M | +4.20% | +15.04% |
| Return 1Y | +23.04% | -32.62% |
| Return YTD | +18.27% | -24.71% |
| Technical condition | ||
| Technical score | 85 | 67 |
| RS rating (1-99) | 77.00 | 51.00 |
| % vs 200-DMA | +10.49% | -3.57% |
| RSI (14) | 75.43 | 70.06 |
| % from 52-week high | -1.03% | -33.12% |
