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Gujarat Ambuja Exports LimitedGAEL.NSCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

India · INR·FMCG›Food: Specialty/Candy
Momentum weak 30
Mkt cap
$729M
US dollars, full cap
Free float
30%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$1.67M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
11.3×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
+3.0 pp
WACC 10.5%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Next earnings
84 days
29 Jan 2027
Close · INR₹150.28
1D-1.4%
1W+7.9%
1M-7.8%
3M-15.4%
6M-7.8%
YTD+9.1%
1Y+41.3%
ATR %4.4%
Beta0.71
52w lowhigh18.8% off high

What Gujarat Ambuja Exports does

Employees: 2,551

Gujarat Ambuja Exports at a glance

Size Gujarat Ambuja Exports (GAEL.NS) is an India Consumer Staples company (Food: Specialty/Candy) with a market value of $729M, the 704th largest of 1,058 India companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ₹150.28 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 7.8%, against -8.8% for the median peer and 0.0% for the India market (cap-weighted) — 10th highest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 15.8% over the last twelve months (peer median +6.1%); the operating margin is 9.8% (peer median 6.9%).

Valuation It trades at 11.3× forward earnings against a peer median of 18.7× (3rd cheapest of 18).

Capital Return on invested capital runs 3.0 points above its cost of capital (10.5% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 29 Jan 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

9010011011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 91GAEL.NS 90
Six months, rebased to 100: Gujarat Ambuja Exports against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Gujarat Ambuja Exports financials

Reported figures in INR; fiscal year ends 2026-03-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue₹60.0B₹57.3B₹46.1B₹49.3B₹49.1B
Revenue growth—+24%-6%0%—
Gross profit₹15.2B₹7.32B₹5.78B₹6.46B₹6.99B
EBITDA₹7.24B₹4.95B₹4.23B₹4.53B₹4.87B
Net income₹5.10B₹3.04B₹2.49B₹3.46B₹3.30B
Free cash flown/a-₹919M₹992M₹511M₹921M
Capital expendituren/a₹3.83B₹2.96B₹2.09B₹1.98B
Total debt₹4.73B₹4.41B₹2.29B₹1.97B₹2.27B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Gujarat Ambuja Exports competitor charts

The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.

Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-30%-20%-10%0%+10%-10%0%+10%605338HNDFDS603777002166BECTORFOOD2803600024814914003000ORKLAINDIAJBSS147592794958603697605300603609WEST300973GAEL.NS6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Gujarat Ambuja Exports is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

0%+10%+20%+30%20×40×605338HNDFDS002166BECTORFOOD2803604914003000ORKLAINDIAJBSS147592794958603697605300603609007310300973GAEL.NSRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Gujarat Ambuja Exports is the large dot.

Gujarat Ambuja Exports competitors and peer comparison

How Gujarat Ambuja Exports compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

Gujarat Ambuja Exports against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
MeasureGAEL.NSPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-7.8%-0.1%4th lowest of 21
6-month return-7.8%-8.8%10th highest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-18.8%-25.3%4th highest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)+15.8%+6.1%5th highest of 21
Operating margin9.8%6.9%8th highest of 21
Forward P/E11.3×18.7×3rd cheapest of 18
ROIC minus cost of capital+3.0 pp+0.5 pp8th highest of 21
EV / EBITDA9.1×12.1×5th cheapest of 11
Net debt / EBITDA-0.5×0.8×5th least indebted of 14

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq gDelivered g
Gujarat Ambuja Exports GAEL.NSIndia$729M-8%+16%10%11.3×n/an/a
Zhongyin Babi Food 605338.SSChina$753M-10%+2%17%17.3×-4.5%+13.8%
Hindustan Foods HNDFDS.NSIndia$704M0%+18%6%32.4×n/an/a
Shanghai Laiyifen 603777.SSChina$693M-15%+5%-6%n/a27.2%-0.9%
Guilin Layn Natural Ingredients 002166.SZChina$691M-29%+7%10%24.8×8.4%+21.1%
Mrs. Bector's Food Specialities BECTORFOOD.NSIndia$681M+3%+12%8%36.0×38.4%+18.5%
Lotte Wellfood 280360.KSSouth Korea$796M+2%+7%4%8.8×0.4%+15.2%
Yan Tai Shuang Ta Food 002481.SZChina$803M-4%+5%2%n/a17.7%+1.2%
Takasago International 4914.TJapan$809M+9%+1%3%13.3×n/an/a
Jinzai Food 003000.SZChina$810M-17%+14%8%17.7×n/an/a
Orkla India ORKLAINDIA.NSIndia$826M-12%+6%14%22.8×13.4%+5.3%
John B. Sanfilippo & Son JBSSUnited States$643M-29%+3%7%11.4×-8.2%+6.5%
Nissin Foods 1475.HKHong Kong$834M-14%+1%13%19.0×-13.0%+2.6%
Gift 9279.TJapan$635M+31%+24%11%31.2×n/an/a
T. Hasegawa 4958.TJapan$847M+12%+7%12%17.1×-4.8%+7.9%
YouYou Foods 603697.SSChina$627M-7%+30%11%18.7×2.5%+7.8%
Jiahe Foods Industry 605300.SSChina$623M-17%-7%1%25.0×18.9%+3.7%
Wellhope Foods 603609.SSChina$870M-8%+7%0%53.8×54.2%+8.5%
Westrock Coffee WESTUnited States$878M+9%+39%0%n/an/an/a
Otoki 007310.KSSouth Korea$879M-13%+4%5%9.4×-6.5%+7.2%
Ligao Foods 300973.SZChina$604M-19%+5%7%17.1×n/an/a

Questions

Which companies are Gujarat Ambuja Exports's closest peers?
The cockpit's peer set: Zhongyin Babi Food (605338.SS), Hindustan Foods (HNDFDS.NS), Shanghai Laiyifen (603777.SS), Guilin Layn Natural Ingredients (002166.SZ), Mrs. Bector's Food Specialities (BECTORFOOD.NS), Lotte Wellfood (280360.KS), Yan Tai Shuang Ta Food (002481.SZ), Takasago International (4914.T).
Is Gujarat Ambuja Exports expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 11.3× against a peer median of 18.7×, 3rd cheapest of 18 in its peer set.
How has Gujarat Ambuja Exports stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -7.8% against -8.8% for the median peer; over one year +41.3%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.