Pidilite Industries Limited vs SRF Limited
An objective side-by-side of PIDILITIND and SRF, both in Chemicals: 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: PIDILITIND Sep 2026 · SRF Sep 2026
At a glance
- Pidilite Industries Limited is the larger company by market value, about 2.1 times the size of SRF Limited.
- On trailing earnings, SRF Limited trades at the lower P/E (32.3 against 58.2).
- Pidilite Industries Limited earns the higher return on equity (24.2% against 14.9%).
- Over three years Pidilite Industries Limited has grown profits faster (25% a year against -4%).
- Over the past year the share prices returned +4.5% (PIDILITIND) and -16.6% (SRF).
| Metric | Pidilite Industries PIDILITIND |
SRF SRF |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | ₹158,240 Cr | ₹73,657 Cr |
| Share price | ₹1,553.60 | ₹2,485.00 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 58.22 | 32.26 |
| P/B | 14.11 | 4.81 |
| EV/EBITDA | 41.77 | 19.81 |
| PEG | 2.33 | — |
| Dividend yield | 0.6% | 0.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| ROE | 24.2% | 14.9% |
| ROCE | 31.0% | 15.0% |
| Operating margin | 23.5% | 21.8% |
| Sales (TTM) | ₹16,142 Cr | ₹18,265 Cr |
| Net profit (TTM) | ₹2,718 Cr | ₹2,283 Cr |
| Growth | ||
| Latest quarter sales YoY | +20.9% | +34.7% |
| Latest quarter profit YoY | +7.2% | +31.2% |
| Sales CAGR 3Y | +7.0% | +2.0% |
| Profit CAGR 3Y | +25.0% | -4.0% |
| Sales CAGR 5Y | +15.0% | +13.0% |
| Profit CAGR 5Y | +17.0% | +10.0% |
| Financial strength | ||
| Debt/Equity | 0.03 | 0.35 |
| Interest cover | 57.76 | 9.18 |
| Ownership | ||
| Promoter holding | 69.2% | 50.3% |
| Promoter change (4 qtrs) | -0.15 pp | +0.00 pp |
| Price performance | ||
| Return 1M | +2.18% | +0.61% |
| Return 3M | -6.69% | -5.86% |
| Return 1Y | +4.52% | -16.64% |
| Return YTD | +4.80% | -19.19% |
| Technical condition | ||
| Technical score | 72 | 61 |
| RS rating (1-99) | 66.00 | 43.00 |
| % vs 200-DMA | +3.55% | -5.27% |
| RSI (14) | 60.08 | 57.15 |
| % from 52-week high | -9.01% | -20.94% |
