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Castrol India Limited

₹197.15-₹3.05-1.52%

NSE / INR

Market cap

₹195.0B

P/E

18.7

EPS (TTM)

₹0.12

Dividend yield

3.12%

Beta

0.31

1Y return

-2.54%

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Financials

The numbers behind the company

Revenue vs net income

RevenueNet income

$562M2021

$576M2022

$610M2023

$627M2024

$637M2025

Financial health

Gross margin

Operating margin

ROE

ROA

Debt to equity0.03Low
Current ratio1.51
Cash ratio0.26
Net margin17.1%
Free cash flow—

Valuation

Is it expensive right now

P/E vs the market

scale 0–50

0153050

CASTROLIND.NS18.7
Energy sector median15.2
S&P 50022.0

Trades about 23% above its sector, the market expects faster growth.

Ratios

PEG1.70
Price to book10.39
EPS (TTM)₹0.12
Payout ratio4,190%
FCF yield5.50%

Range & risk

₹170.10₹207.20

Trading in the upper third of its 52-week band

Beta0.31

Profile

What Castrol India Limited actually does

Castrol India Limited manufactures and markets automotive and industrial lubricants in India and internationally. The company offers engine and transmission oils, brake fluids, coolants, cleaners, and greases; EV transmission fluids, thermal fluids, and greases; and brake fluid chain lubricants, fork oils, gear oils, coolants, diesel exhaust fluids, hydraulic fluids, rust preventives, cleaners, and forming oils. The company offers its products under the Castor EDGE, Castrol's MAGNATEC, Castrol GTX, Castrol ON, Castrol Activ, Castrol POWER1, Castrol GO!, Castrol VECTON, Castrol CRB, and Castrol RX brands. It serves automotive, aerospace, Data centre and IT cooling, machinery manufacturing, power generation, oil and gas, robotics, wind, marine, and other industries. The company was founded in 1910 and is based in Mumbai, India. Castrol India Limited operates as a subsidiary of Castrol Limited.

CEO

Saugata Basuray

Employees

731

Headquarters

Mumbai, MH

Founded

2002-08-12

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CASTROLIND.NS has a beta of 0.31, which indicates how sensitive it has historically been to movements in its broader market. A beta below 1 indicates lower relative volatility than the market. Beta is based on historical data and does not predict future performance.

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