Radico Khaitan Limited vs United Breweries Limited
An objective side-by-side of RADICO and UBL, both in Breweries & Distilleries: 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: RADICO Jun 2026 · UBL Jun 2026
At a glance
- Radico Khaitan Limited is the larger company by market value, about 1.8 times the size of United Breweries Limited.
- On trailing earnings, United Breweries Limited trades at the lower P/E (82.1 against 85.4).
- Radico Khaitan Limited earns the higher return on equity (21.2% against 8.7%).
- Over three years Radico Khaitan Limited has grown profits faster (41% a year against 5%).
- Over the past year the share prices returned +50.3% (RADICO) and -31.7% (UBL).
| Metric | Radico Khaitan RADICO |
United Breweries UBL |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | ₹60,024 Cr | ₹32,464 Cr |
| Share price | ₹4,480 | ₹1,228 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 85.37 | 82.10 |
| P/B | 18.10 | 7.18 |
| EV/EBITDA | 53.19 | 43.46 |
| PEG | 2.08 | 16.42 |
| Dividend yield | 0.2% | 0.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| ROE | 21.2% | 8.7% |
| ROCE | 24.0% | 11.0% |
| Operating margin | 8.3% | 6.9% |
| Sales (TTM) | ₹13,668 Cr | ₹11,307 Cr |
| Net profit (TTM) | ₹703 Cr | ₹395 Cr |
| Growth | ||
| Latest quarter sales YoY | -68.3% | -43.0% |
| Latest quarter profit YoY | +75.9% | -9.6% |
| Sales CAGR 3Y | +25.0% | +7.0% |
| Profit CAGR 3Y | +41.0% | +5.0% |
| Sales CAGR 5Y | +21.0% | +17.0% |
| Profit CAGR 5Y | +17.0% | +26.0% |
| Financial strength | ||
| Debt/Equity | 0.15 | 0.29 |
| Interest cover | 13.64 | 7.41 |
| Ownership | ||
| Promoter holding | 40.2% | 70.8% |
| Promoter change (4 qtrs) | -0.03 pp | +0.00 pp |
| Price performance | ||
| Return 1M | -4.60% | -8.27% |
| Return 3M | +18.56% | -8.35% |
| Return 1Y | +50.31% | -31.71% |
| Return YTD | +35.82% | -24.29% |
| Technical condition | ||
| Technical score | 58 | 12 |
| RS rating (1-99) | 86.00 | 16.00 |
| % vs 200-DMA | +28.75% | -16.02% |
| RSI (14) | 50.91 | 32.45 |
| % from 52-week high | -5.62% | -33.56% |
