Employees: 2,207
Size Orkla India (ORKLAINDIA.NS) is an India Consumer Staples company (Food: Specialty/Candy) with a market value of $826M, the 656th largest of 1,058 India companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ₹568.15 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 11.8%, against -7.8% for the median peer and 0.0% for the India market (cap-weighted) — 9th lowest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 5.6% over the last twelve months (peer median +6.5%); the operating margin is 14.3% (peer median 6.4%).
Valuation It trades at 22.8× forward earnings against a peer median of 17.3× (6th most expensive of 16).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 13% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +5%, so the hurdle is +8 pp: the price needs faster growth than the company has been delivering — of companies that just grew 25–50% a year, 93.8% slowed down over the next four years.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 2.4 points above its cost of capital (10.0% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 3 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₹27.0B | ₹25.0B | ₹23.7B | ₹23.3B | ₹21.5B |
| Revenue growth | — | +6% | +2% | +9% | — |
| Gross profit | ₹8.72B | ₹7.68B | ₹6.40B | ₹5.79B | ₹5.26B |
| EBITDA | ₹4.39B | ₹4.23B | ₹3.35B | ₹3.20B | ₹2.73B |
| Net income | ₹3.09B | ₹2.86B | ₹2.56B | ₹2.26B | ₹3.39B |
| Free cash flow | n/a | ₹2.45B | ₹3.85B | ₹2.60B | ₹1.08B |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | ₹221M | ₹208M | ₹391M | ₹793M |
| Total debt | ₹635M | ₹628M | ₹544M | ₹632M | ₹949M |
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| Measure | ORKLAINDIA.NS | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +1.0% | 0.0% | 9th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -11.8% | -7.8% | 9th lowest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -25.2% | -23.9% | 10th lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +5.6% | +6.5% | 10th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 14.3% | 6.4% | 3rd highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 22.8× | 17.3× | 6th most expensive of 16 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 13.4% | 0.8% | 5th most demanding of 15 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +5.3% | +9.7% | 5th lowest of 15 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | +8.1 pp | -12.3 pp | 6th most demanding of 15 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +2.4 pp | -0.6 pp | 9th highest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 16.4× | 8.6× | 3rd most expensive of 9 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -1.4× | 0.3× | 4th least indebted of 13 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orkla India ORKLAINDIA.NS | India | $826M | -12% | +6% | 14% | 22.8× | 13.4% | +5.3% |
| Nissin Foods 1475.HK | Hong Kong | $834M | -14% | +1% | 13% | 19.0× | -13.0% | +2.6% |
| Jinzai Food 003000.SZ | China | $810M | -17% | +14% | 8% | 17.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Takasago International 4914.T | Japan | $809M | +9% | +1% | 3% | 13.3× | n/a | n/a |
| T. Hasegawa 4958.T | Japan | $847M | +12% | +7% | 12% | 17.1× | -4.8% | +7.9% |
| Yan Tai Shuang Ta Food 002481.SZ | China | $803M | -4% | +5% | 2% | n/a | 17.7% | +1.2% |
| Lotte Wellfood 280360.KS | South Korea | $796M | +2% | +7% | 4% | 8.8× | 0.4% | +15.2% |
| Wellhope Foods 603609.SS | China | $870M | -8% | +7% | 0% | 53.8× | 54.2% | +8.5% |
| Westrock Coffee WEST | United States | $878M | +9% | +39% | 0% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Otoki 007310.KS | South Korea | $879M | -13% | +4% | 5% | 9.4× | -6.5% | +7.2% |
| Zhongyin Babi Food 605338.SS | China | $753M | -10% | +2% | 17% | 17.3× | -4.5% | +13.8% |
| Gujarat Ambuja Exports GAEL.NS | India | $729M | -8% | +16% | 10% | 11.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Chenguang Biotech 300138.SZ | China | $946M | +13% | -4% | 6% | 16.1× | -1.0% | +10.9% |
| Guilin Seamild Foods 002956.SZ | China | $947M | -14% | +21% | 11% | 23.3× | 9.0% | +17.0% |
| Food Empire F03.SI | Singapore | $952M | -22% | +14% | 16% | 12.7× | -9.9% | +14.9% |
| Hindustan Foods HNDFDS.NS | India | $704M | 0% | +18% | 6% | 32.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Jiajia Food 002650.SZ | China | $983M | -25% | -3% | -11% | n/a | 1.2% | -10.0% |
| Shanghai Laiyifen 603777.SS | China | $693M | -15% | +5% | -6% | n/a | 27.2% | -0.9% |
| Guilin Layn Natural Ingredients 002166.SZ | China | $691M | -29% | +7% | 10% | 24.8× | 8.4% | +21.1% |
| Mrs. Bector's Food Specialities BECTORFOOD.NS | India | $681M | +3% | +12% | 8% | 36.0× | 38.4% | +18.5% |
| Namchow Food Group (Shanghai) 605339.SS | China | $1.01B | -2% | -5% | -1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |