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 2026-09-21 close
Latest results: VTL Jun 2026 · TRIDENT Jun 2026
At a glance
- Vardhman Textiles Limited is the larger company by market value, about 1.4 times the size of Trident Limited.
- On trailing earnings, Vardhman Textiles Limited trades at the lower P/E (18.7 against 29.7).
- Trident Limited earns the higher return on equity (8.3% against 8.2%).
- Over three years Vardhman Textiles Limited has grown profits faster (-2% a year against -5%).
- Over the past year the share prices returned +30.0% (VTL) and -20.6% (TRIDENT).
| Metric | Vardhman Textiles VTL |
Trident TRIDENT |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | ₹16,041 Cr | ₹11,730 Cr |
| Share price | ₹554.15 | ₹23.02 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 18.66 | 29.69 |
| P/B | 1.53 | 2.46 |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.91 | 15.46 |
| Dividend yield | 0.9% | 2.2% |
| Profitability | ||
| ROE | 8.2% | 8.3% |
| ROCE | 9.0% | 10.0% |
| Operating margin | 13.6% | 12.9% |
| Sales (TTM) | ₹10,186 Cr | ₹6,781 Cr |
| Net profit (TTM) | ₹860 Cr | ₹395 Cr |
| Growth | ||
| Latest quarter sales YoY | +13.3% | +4.7% |
| Latest quarter profit YoY | +51.5% | +12.9% |
| 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 | 0.18 | 0.38 |
| Interest cover | 8.38 | 4.83 |
| Ownership | ||
| Promoter holding | 65.1% | 73.7% |
| Promoter change (4 qtrs) | +0.88 pp | +0.00 pp |
| Price performance | ||
| Return 1M | -7.72% | -6.54% |
| Return 3M | -15.55% | -11.90% |
| Return 1Y | +29.99% | -20.62% |
| Return YTD | +26.65% | -13.88% |
| Technical condition | ||
| Technical score | 29 | 20 |
| RS rating (1-99) | 59.00 | 31.00 |
| % vs 200-DMA | +0.63% | -9.30% |
| RSI (14) | 39.87 | 25.16 |
| % from 52-week high | -19.45% | -25.60% |
