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 2026-09-21 close
Latest results: MARICO Mar 2026 · PATANJALI Mar 2026
At a glance
- Marico Limited is the larger company by market value, about 2.5 times the size of Patanjali Foods Limited.
- On trailing earnings, Patanjali Foods Limited trades at the lower P/E (23.8 against 59.0).
- Marico Limited earns the higher return on equity (43.1% against 13.9%).
- Over the past year the share prices returned +13.3% (MARICO) and -33.9% (PATANJALI).
| Metric | Marico MARICO |
Patanjali Foods PATANJALI |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | ₹107,005 Cr | ₹43,102 Cr |
| Share price | ₹824.40 | ₹396.20 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 59.02 | 23.76 |
| P/B | 25.42 | 3.29 |
| EV/EBITDA | 46.20 | 26.19 |
| PEG | 5.37 | — |
| Dividend yield | 0.5% | 0.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| ROE | 43.1% | 13.9% |
| ROCE | 47.0% | 12.0% |
| Operating margin | 17.1% | 4.3% |
| Sales (TTM) | ₹13,611 Cr | ₹40,339 Cr |
| Net profit (TTM) | ₹1,813 Cr | ₹1,814 Cr |
| Growth | ||
| Latest quarter sales YoY | +22.1% | +15.1% |
| Latest quarter profit YoY | +18.3% | +46.2% |
| Sales CAGR 3Y | +12.0% | — |
| Profit CAGR 3Y | +11.0% | — |
| Sales CAGR 5Y | +11.0% | — |
| Profit CAGR 5Y | +9.0% | — |
| Financial strength | ||
| Debt/Equity | 0.13 | 0.21 |
| Interest cover | 40.11 | 11.56 |
| Ownership | ||
| Promoter holding | 58.9% | 68.2% |
| Promoter change (4 qtrs) | -0.10 pp | -0.58 pp |
| Price performance | ||
| Return 1M | -3.96% | +12.46% |
| Return 3M | +1.47% | -5.27% |
| Return 1Y | +13.32% | -33.86% |
| Return YTD | +9.83% | -27.37% |
| Technical condition | ||
| Technical score | 49 | 61 |
| RS rating (1-99) | 63.00 | 18.00 |
| % vs 200-DMA | +3.80% | -12.69% |
| RSI (14) | 49.64 | 74.53 |
| % from 52-week high | -7.28% | -35.57% |
