United Spirits Limited vs United Breweries Limited
An objective side-by-side of UNITDSPR 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: UNITDSPR Jun 2026 · UBL Jun 2026
At a glance
- United Spirits Limited is the larger company by market value, about 3.1 times the size of United Breweries Limited.
- On trailing earnings, United Spirits Limited trades at the lower P/E (52.7 against 82.1).
- United Spirits Limited earns the higher return on equity (21.0% against 8.7%).
- Over three years United Spirits Limited has grown profits faster (23% a year against 5%).
- Over the past year the share prices returned +6.2% (UNITDSPR) and -31.7% (UBL).
| Metric | United Spirits UNITDSPR |
United Breweries UBL |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | ₹99,195 Cr | ₹32,464 Cr |
| Share price | ₹1,397 | ₹1,228 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 52.65 | 82.10 |
| P/B | 11.08 | 7.18 |
| EV/EBITDA | 43.67 | 43.46 |
| PEG | 2.29 | 16.42 |
| Dividend yield | 1.2% | 0.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| ROE | 21.0% | 8.7% |
| ROCE | 27.0% | 11.0% |
| Operating margin | 10.9% | 6.9% |
| Sales (TTM) | ₹20,903 Cr | ₹11,307 Cr |
| Net profit (TTM) | ₹1,884 Cr | ₹395 Cr |
| Growth | ||
| Latest quarter sales YoY | -57.0% | -43.0% |
| Latest quarter profit YoY | +11.0% | -9.6% |
| Sales CAGR 3Y | +6.0% | +7.0% |
| Profit CAGR 3Y | +23.0% | +5.0% |
| Sales CAGR 5Y | +9.0% | +17.0% |
| Profit CAGR 5Y | +34.0% | +26.0% |
| Financial strength | ||
| Debt/Equity | 0.05 | 0.29 |
| Interest cover | 13.92 | 7.41 |
| Ownership | ||
| Promoter holding | 56.7% | 70.8% |
| Promoter change (4 qtrs) | +0.00 pp | +0.00 pp |
| Price performance | ||
| Return 1M | -9.52% | -8.27% |
| Return 3M | +4.01% | -8.35% |
| Return 1Y | +6.21% | -31.71% |
| Return YTD | -3.23% | -24.29% |
| Technical condition | ||
| Technical score | 35 | 12 |
| RS rating (1-99) | 58.00 | 16.00 |
| % vs 200-DMA | +1.47% | -16.02% |
| RSI (14) | 38.05 | 32.45 |
| % from 52-week high | -10.64% | -33.56% |
