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 2026-11-05 close
Latest results: UNITDSPR Sep 2026 · UBL Sep 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 (53.6 against 65.4).
- United Spirits Limited earns the higher return on equity (20.4% against 10.6%).
- Over three years United Spirits Limited has grown profits faster (23% a year against 5%).
- Over the past year the share prices returned -0.0% (UNITDSPR) and -33.1% (UBL).
| Metric | United Spirits UNITDSPR |
United Breweries UBL |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | ₹99,017 Cr | ₹31,647 Cr |
| Share price | ₹1,394.50 | ₹1,196.90 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 53.58 | 65.35 |
| P/B | 10.93 | 6.94 |
| EV/EBITDA | 43.93 | 36.15 |
| PEG | 2.33 | 13.07 |
| Dividend yield | 1.2% | 0.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| ROE | 20.4% | 10.6% |
| ROCE | 27.0% | 11.0% |
| Operating margin | 17.8% | 9.1% |
| Sales (TTM) | ₹12,717 Cr | ₹9,927 Cr |
| Net profit (TTM) | ₹1,848 Cr | ₹484 Cr |
| Growth | ||
| Latest quarter sales YoY | +2.9% | +23.6% |
| Latest quarter profit YoY | -7.8% | +193.1% |
| 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 | 0.25 |
| Interest cover | 13.92 | 7.41 |
| Ownership | ||
| Promoter holding | 56.7% | 70.8% |
| Promoter change (4 qtrs) | -0.01 pp | -0.01 pp |
| Price performance | ||
| Return 1M | +2.69% | +1.58% |
| Return 3M | -8.26% | -15.27% |
| Return 1Y | -0.01% | -33.10% |
| Return YTD | -3.41% | -26.19% |
| Technical condition | ||
| Technical score | 69 | 42 |
| RS rating (1-99) | 62.00 | 24.00 |
| % vs 200-DMA | +2.04% | -14.18% |
| RSI (14) | 56.25 | 50.07 |
| % from 52-week high | -10.80% | -34.52% |
