Vardhman Textiles Limited vs Trident Limited
An objective side-by-side of VTL and TRIDENT, both in Textiles - Cotton/Blended: 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 2026-11-06 close
Latest results: VTL Sep 2026 · TRIDENT Sep 2026
At a glance
- Vardhman Textiles Limited is the larger company by market value, about 1.2 times the size of Trident Limited.
- On trailing earnings, Vardhman Textiles Limited trades at the lower P/E (14.3 against 25.4).
- Trident Limited earns the higher return on equity (9.8% against 9.3%).
- Over three years Vardhman Textiles Limited has grown profits faster (-2% a year against -5%).
- Over the past year the share prices returned +16.7% (VTL) and -16.6% (TRIDENT).
| Metric | Vardhman Textiles VTL |
Trident TRIDENT |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | ₹14,729 Cr | ₹12,168 Cr |
| Share price | ₹508.80 | ₹23.88 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 14.29 | 25.37 |
| P/B | 1.33 | 2.50 |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.24 | 13.93 |
| Dividend yield | 1.0% | 2.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| ROE | 9.3% | 9.8% |
| ROCE | 9.0% | 10.0% |
| Operating margin | 15.3% | 14.5% |
| Sales (TTM) | ₹10,572 Cr | ₹6,713 Cr |
| Net profit (TTM) | ₹1,031 Cr | ₹480 Cr |
| Growth | ||
| Latest quarter sales YoY | +15.5% | -3.8% |
| Latest quarter profit YoY | +91.1% | +92.9% |
| Sales CAGR 3Y | -1.0% | +2.0% |
| Profit CAGR 3Y | -2.0% | -5.0% |
| Sales CAGR 5Y | +10.0% | +8.0% |
| Profit CAGR 5Y | +12.0% | +3.0% |
| Financial strength | ||
| Debt/Equity | 0.16 | 0.29 |
| Interest cover | 8.38 | 4.83 |
| Ownership | ||
| Promoter holding | 65.1% | 73.7% |
| Promoter change (4 qtrs) | +0.85 pp | +0.00 pp |
| Price performance | ||
| Return 1M | -5.15% | +7.04% |
| Return 3M | -15.51% | -4.10% |
| Return 1Y | +16.68% | -16.59% |
| Return YTD | +16.28% | -10.66% |
| Technical condition | ||
| Technical score | 19 | 63 |
| RS rating (1-99) | 60.00 | 47.00 |
| % vs 200-DMA | -9.92% | -2.96% |
| RSI (14) | 44.78 | 65.43 |
| % from 52-week high | -26.05% | -22.82% |
