Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd
BAJAJCONBajaj Consumer Care Ltd's price has outrun its earnings. +118.6% in a year against EPS +59.3% — the market is paying now for delivery later.
The sharpest disagreement: the price moved +118.6% in a year while annual EPS moved +59.3% — the difference is re-rating, and re-rating has to be repaid with earnings.
The price is in a confirmed uptrend (52 weeks in) while the P/E sits at the 94th percentile of its own 10-year range. Underneath, the last four quarters read improving — profit +86.8% year on year, and 80% of the last 3 years' profit arrived as cash. What settles it: whether earnings grow into a price that has already moved.
Price story Before the numbers, the tape. A stock price moves through four repeating seasons: a flat base (stage 1), an advance (2), a top (3), a decline (4). Where the price sits in that cycle frames everything below.
Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd trades at ₹526, in a confirmed uptrend and 52 weeks into that stage. That is +24.9% against its own 200-day average. It sits at 68% of a 52-week range of ₹224 to ₹670. On relative strength it is currently behind the NIFTY 500 on a trailing-13-week view (1 week and counting).
Today the stock is in a confirmed uptrend — week 52 of stage 2, confirmed. At ₹526 it trades +24.9% versus its 200-day average and sits at 68% of its 52-week range (₹224–₹670).
Against the market, two honest reads. Cumulative: over the last 10.4 years the stock moved +39% while the NIFTY 500 moved +280% — behind the index over the full window. Recent form: on a trailing-13-week view the stock is currently behind (1 week and counting; last ahead the week of 2026-07-10) — the ribbon below is that same metric, week by week.
What would end the trend, mechanically: two Friday closes in a row below the 200-day line. That is the exit rule — no debates.
→ The trend is one thing; the bill is another. Are you paying up for it? Next: the P/E sits at the 94th percentile of its own range.
Valuation P/E is the price of ₹1 of annual profit: how many rupees the market pays for each rupee the company earns in a year.
Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd trades at 32.2× P/E, at the pricey end of its own range (94th percentile). Its long-run median P/E is 22.2×, measured across 10.4 years of weekly readings. This places the multiple against the stock’s own record, and says nothing about what the business is worth.
Today's P/E of 32.2× is at the pricey end of its own range (94th percentile), against a long-run median of 22.2× measured over 10.4 years of weekly readings. This is a comparison against the stock's own history — not a claim about what it is worth.
🚨 Why the multiple sits where it does: over the past year annual EPS moved +59.3% against a +118.6% price move — the price outran earnings, pushing the multiple UP its own range.
The price move, decomposed: over 5y, of the +12.7%/yr price move, ~+2.6%/yr came from earnings growth and ~+10.1 pp from the multiple (expanding); over 10y, of the +3.0%/yr price move, ~+0.9%/yr came from earnings growth and ~+2.1 pp from the multiple (expanding). The split is the honest approximate (price return minus earnings growth); it makes the rally itself visible instead of hiding it behind the percentile.
Put together: the multiple is full against its own past, so the story rests on the earnings line underneath it, not the multiple.
→ Cheap or dear rides on the earnings. Are they actually growing? Next: the fundamental stage — where the business sits in its arc, and how growth has compounded.
Stage: Turning around Every business sits somewhere on a fundamental arc, and this page names the spot before anything else. The last twelve quarters of revenue, profit and EPS growth — plus the return the business earns on its capital — are read as curves: Deteriorating (the curves are falling), Turning around (a trough has just formed and the last few quarters lift off it), Improving (the climb off the trough is sustained), Consistent (steadily positive with healthy returns), Topping out (still high but decelerating from the peak). When the curves genuinely disagree the read is Mixed; too little history is No read. CAGR (compound annual growth rate) is the smooth yearly pace that turns the starting value into the latest one — the fairest way to compare growth across different time spans. Read the columns together: if the 1-year number towers over the 10-year, recent growth is running hotter than the long-run trend. A dash means that window is not held, or the base year was a loss (where a growth rate is not meaningful).
Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd reads as turning around on its fundamental arc. Turning around — profit growth swung from −18.2% at the trough to +77.0%, a 5-quarter improving streak, ROCE lifting at 35.6%. The read is built from 12 quarters across 4 curves, on full evidence.
Why it matters: growth inflections are where re-ratings start — the curves say a turn is forming, so the question becomes whether the next quarters confirm it.
| 1yr | 3yr | 5yr | 10yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | +20.7% | +6.6% | +4.8% | +3.8% |
| Profit | +52.0% | +11.0% | −3.2% | −0.3% |
| EPS | +59.3% | +14.8% | −0.8% | +0.9% |
| Share price | +118.6% | +39.0% | +12.7% | +3.0% |
→ The stage names the trajectory. Next: the revenue line that produces it, quarter by quarter.
4-Factor Sector Score
73.3/100 — rank 1 of 12 in FMCG - Personal Care · 100% evidence confidence
Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd scores 73.3 out of 100 against the 12 companies it is compared with in FMCG - Personal Care, ranking 1. Confirmed research leader: earnings, capital efficiency and relative strength agree. Move to management, catalyst and risk diligence.
The four contributions add to the total exactly: 32.3 + 17.3 + 9.7 + 14 = 73.3. This is the SAME number shown on the sector comparison — it is computed once, for the whole peer set, and read here.
What would change it: The read weakens if profit growth turns negative or margin improvement reverses while sector-relative strength deteriorates.
Revenue Revenue is the top line: everything the company billed its customers in the period.
Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd reported ₹342 Cr of revenue in the Jun 26 quarter, +25.3% year on year. That is the 6th straight quarter of year-on-year growth. Over 10 years it has compounded at 3.8% a year. The last full year, FY26, came in at ₹1,165 Cr. The last four reported quarters add to ₹1,240 Cr.
Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd reported ₹342 Cr of revenue in the Jun 26 quarter, +25.3% year on year. That is the 6th straight quarter of year-on-year growth. Over 10 years it has compounded at 3.8% a year. The last full year, FY26, came in at ₹1,165 Cr. The last four reported quarters add to ₹1,240 Cr.
FY26 revenue came in at ₹1,165 Cr (+20.7% on the year), capping 10 years at 3.8% compound. The latest quarter (Jun 26) printed ₹342 Cr, +25.3% year on year — the 6th consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth.
Pace check: the last four quarters averaged +25.0% growth against the decade's 3.8% — the current year is running faster than its own long-run rate.
Acceleration check: trailing-twelve-month revenue grew +25.1% over the last 4 quarters against +13.7%/yr over the last 8 — accelerating; TTM profit +77.0% vs +23.6%/yr — accelerating.
→ Revenue grew — did margins hold as it scaled? Next: 24.0% this quarter (+9.0 pp YoY).
Operating margin Operating margin is what is left of every ₹100 of sales after running the business, before interest and tax. It is the cleanest read on pricing power and cost control.
Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd's operating margin is 24.0% in the Jun 26 quarter, +9.0 percentage points against the same quarter a year ago. Across 13 fiscal years the operating margin has ranged 13.0% to 34.0%. The current quarter sits inside that band.
Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd's operating margin is 24.0% in the Jun 26 quarter, +9.0 percentage points against the same quarter a year ago. Across 13 fiscal years the operating margin has ranged 13.0% to 34.0%. The current quarter sits inside that band.
The latest quarter's operating margin is 24.0%, +9.0 pp against the same quarter a year ago. Across 13 fiscal years the operating margin has ranged 13.0%–34.0%.
Why the margin moved: operating margin went +9.4 pp year on year while gross margin went +3.9 pp — the gain came mostly below the gross line: operating leverage, with costs spread over a bigger revenue base.
→ Margins held — did that reach the bottom line? Next: profit +86.8% in the latest quarter.
Net profit Net profit is what survives every cost, interest and tax — the number EPS, dividends and book value all grow from.
Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd earned ₹71.0 Cr of net profit in the Jun 26 quarter, +86.8% year on year. It is the 5th consecutive quarter of growth. Full-year FY26 profit was ₹190 Cr. The 10-year compound rate is −0.3%. That is 20.8% of the quarter's revenue. The same quarter a year earlier earned ₹38.0 Cr.
Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd earned ₹71.0 Cr of net profit in the Jun 26 quarter, +86.8% year on year. It is the 5th consecutive quarter of growth. Full-year FY26 profit was ₹190 Cr. The 10-year compound rate is −0.3%. That is 20.8% of the quarter's revenue. The same quarter a year earlier earned ₹38.0 Cr.
Jun 26 profit was ₹71.0 Cr, +86.8% year on year — the 5th consecutive quarter of growth. On the full year, FY26 printed ₹190 Cr (+52.0%), and the 10-year compound rate is −0.3%.
Why profit moved: revenue contributed +25.3% and the margin +9.0 pp — the quarter was margin-led: most of the profit growth came from keeping more of each sale.
Pace comparison, last four quarters: profit +77.2% vs revenue +25.0%. Profit is growing faster than sales — fixed costs are being spread over a bigger base, and each extra rupee of revenue drops more to the bottom line.
→ Profit rose — but did the cash follow? Next: 80% of the last 3 years' profit arrived as cash.
Cash flow — the router The P&L says what was earned; the cash-flow statement says what actually arrived. Operating cash flow (CFO) against profit is the cleanest lie detector in the accounts.
Over the last 3 fiscal years 80% of Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd's reported profit arrived as operating cash — the cash follows the profit. In FY26 that was ₹197 Cr of operating cash against ₹190 Cr of profit. After ₹158 Cr of capital spending, ₹39.0 Cr was left as free cash.
FY26: operating cash of ₹197 Cr against reported profit of ₹190 Cr, leaving free cash of ₹39.0 Cr after ₹158 Cr of capital spending. Across the last 3 fiscal years the conversion rate is 80% of profit.
Cash-flow readings here are annual — that is the resolution our series carries, so this section moves once a year.
Why conversion sits at 80%: the cash cycle stretched 62 days between FY21 and FY26 — more of each rupee of profit waits inside the cycle before arriving.
Router verdict: the bigger cash user is investment — capital spending ran 4.9× depreciation over three years, so the next section's job is to check what that build-out is buying.
→ So follow the cash to where it goes. Next: ₹172 Cr of building over 3 years.
Where the cash goes Working capital is the cash tied up between paying suppliers and getting paid: debtor days (customers owe), inventory days (stock waits), and the cash conversion cycle (the whole loop, in days of sales).
Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd's cash conversion cycle runs 42 days in FY26, up from −20 days in FY21. Capital spending ran ₹172 Cr over the last 3 years. At FY26 sales of ₹1,165 Cr each day of that cycle holds about ₹3.2 Cr, so roughly ₹134 Cr sits inside the business at any moment.
FY26: debtors at 24 days, inventory at 52 days — roughly 1.7 months of stock waiting to sell; that is where the cash sits while it waits — for a full cycle of 42 days, looser than FY21's −20.
The full loop: cash goes out to suppliers and production on day 0; stock waits 52 days to sell; customers pay about 24 days after that; and suppliers themselves are paid at 34 days — netting out to the 42-day cycle.
In money terms: at FY26 sales of ₹1,165 Cr, each day of the cycle holds about ₹3.2 Cr — so the 42-day loop keeps roughly ₹134 Cr sitting inside the business at any moment.
On the investment side: capital spending of ₹172 Cr over the last 3 fiscal years against ₹35.0 Cr of depreciation — the company is building well ahead of wear-and-tear. Capital work-in-progress stands at ₹27.0 Cr (FY26) — capacity paid for but not yet earning.
The synthesis: the cash is going into capacity, not disappearing into the cycle — the question becomes whether the new capacity earns.
→ Does all this activity actually earn its cost of capital? Next: ROCE is 30% and the ROIC − WACC spread is +43.2 pp.
Return on capital Return on capital employed (ROCE) is the profit the whole business earns on all the money in it — equity and debt together. It is the single best test of whether growth creates value or just size.
Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd earns a ROCE of 30% in FY26. That is up from a trough of 19% in FY25. Return on invested capital clears the cost of that capital by +43.2 percentage points, so growth here adds value rather than only size. The wiring behind it is 16.3% net margin on 1.23× asset turns.
FY26 ROCE is 30%, recovered from a FY25 trough of 19% — the full ladder below shows the fall and the climb, undoctored.
Why the return is what it is — the wiring (FY26): 16.3% net margin × 1.23× asset turns × 1.25× balance-sheet leverage ≈ 25.1% on equity. Margin is doing the heavy lifting; leverage is modest — this is an earned return, not a borrowed one.
The capstone test — ROIC − WACC: 55.2% − 12.0% = a +43.2 pp spread. The 12.0% is a standing assumption for the cost of capital in India, not a per-stock estimate — read the sign and the size of the spread, not the decimals. A spread this wide means every rupee reinvested creates more than a rupee of value — the engine compounds.
→ Returns like these — is the balance sheet borrowing to make them? Next: debt-to-equity is 0.02.
Debt Debt-to-equity says how much of the business is funded by borrowings. Low is the safe corner; the trend matters as much as the level.
Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd carries total debt of ₹16.0 Cr against shareholder equity of ₹755 Cr as of Jun 26, a debt-to-equity of 0.02 — effectively unlevered. On the annual view that ratio went from 0.01 in FY23 to 0.02 in FY26. The returns elsewhere on this page are therefore earned rather than borrowed.
Jun 26: total debt of ₹16.0 Cr against shareholder equity of ₹755 Cr — a debt-to-equity of 0.02. On the annual view, debt-to-equity went from 0.01 (FY23) to 0.02 (FY26). The returns on this page are earned, not borrowed.
→ Who owns this, and are they adding or leaving? Next: Promoters added 3.7 points over 8 quarters.
Ownership Who owns the stock, quarter by quarter: promoters (the controlling owners), foreign and domestic institutions, and the public. Steady accumulation by people close to the numbers is a signal; a quiet register is also an answer.
Promoters added 3.7 points of Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd over 8 quarters, the biggest move on the register. That takes promoters to 43.0% of the company. Domestic institutions moved −2.6 points over the same window, to 14.9%. The register is read on the four disclosed classes only; nothing is inferred between filings.
The register over the last two years — Promoters: +3.7 points over 8 quarters to 43.0%; Domestic institutions: −2.6 points over 8 quarters to 14.9%; Foreign institutions: +2.0 points over 8 quarters to 16.1%.
Why the register moved: rotation — foreign institutions +2.0 points against domestic institutions −2.6 points over 8 quarters, with promoters +3.7 points — one class of institutions handing the register to the other, not a verdict change by the people closest to the numbers.
→ One last check: does the safety math agree? Next: the balance-sheet safety line.
Safety line The Z-score estimates how far a company sits from balance-sheet distress — above roughly 3 is safe, below roughly 1.8 is the danger zone. It was built for manufacturers, so it is not applied to banks and lenders.
Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd: the Z-score is not available for this stock, so we say so rather than invent one. It is a distance-to-distress estimate from the balance sheet, not a forecast of failure. The debt, cash-flow and return sections above carry the balance-sheet evidence this page does hold, and each of them states its own reporting date.
The safety line in one sentence: the Z-score is not available for this stock, so we say so rather than invent one.
| Company | P/E | Mkt cap | Revenue | EPS | ROCE | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd this page | 32.2× | ₹7,181 Cr | Turning around | |||
| Hindustan Unilever Ltd | 33.1× | ₹5L Cr | Mixed | |||
| Marico Ltd | 63.4× | ₹1.1L Cr | Consistent | |||
| Godrej Consumer Products Ltd | 54.7× | ₹1.1L Cr | Mixed | |||
| Dabur India Ltd | 39.8× | ₹75,074 Cr | Turning around | |||
| Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd | 42.2× | ₹56,739 Cr | Mixed | |||
| Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care Ltd | 34.0× | ₹29,132 Cr | Mixed | |||
| Gillette India Ltd | 39.0× | ₹25,513 Cr | Consistent | |||
| Zydus Wellness Ltd | 78.3× | ₹17,914 Cr | Mixed | |||
| Emami Ltd | 22.7× | ₹17,805 Cr | Mixed | |||
| Jyothy Labs Ltd | 19.9× | ₹7,292 Cr | Mixed | |||
| Polo Queen Industrial and Fintech Ltd | 223.0× | ₹638 Cr | Improving |
Frequently asked questions
What is Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd's share price today?
Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd trades at ₹526, +118.6% over the past year. The company is valued at ₹7,181 Cr. The stock sits at 68% of its 52-week range of ₹224–₹670, +24.9% versus its 200-day average. On the tape, the price is in a confirmed uptrend, 52 weeks in. — as of 24 July 2026.
What were Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd's latest quarterly results?
Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd reported revenue of ₹342 Cr and net profit of ₹71.0 Cr for the Jun 26 quarter. Revenue rose 25.3% and profit rose 86.8% year on year. Earnings per share were ₹5.42. The operating margin was 24.0%, 9.0 pp higher than a year earlier. — as of 24 July 2026.
What is Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd's revenue?
Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd reported revenue of ₹342 Cr in the Jun 26 quarter, +25.3% year on year. For the full FY26 fiscal year, revenue was ₹1,165 Cr (+20.7%). Over the last 10 years revenue compounded at 3.8% a year. — as of 24 July 2026.
What is Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd's profit?
Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd earned ₹71.0 Cr of net profit in the Jun 26 quarter, +86.8% year on year — the 5th straight quarter of growth. Full-year FY26 profit was ₹190 Cr. The operating margin ran 24.0% in the latest quarter. — as of 24 July 2026.
What is Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd's market cap?
Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd's market capitalisation is ₹7,181 Cr at a share price of ₹526. Market cap is the share price multiplied by shares outstanding, so it is restated whenever the price moves. — as of 24 July 2026.
What is Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd's P/E ratio?
Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd trades at a P/E of 32.2×, at the 94th percentile of its own 10-year range, against a long-run median of 22.2×. This is a comparison with the stock's own history, not a value call — as of 24 July 2026.
Does Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd pay a dividend?
Not in its latest year — Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd's dividend payout was 0% of profit in FY26. It did record a payout in 11 of its last 13 reported fiscal years, so there is a history but no current dividend. — as of 24 July 2026.
Is Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd overvalued?
On its own history, Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd looks expensive against its own history: its P/E of 32.2× sits at the 94th percentile of its 10-year range (long-run median 22.2×). That is a percentile read against the stock's own past, not a price opinion or a direction call. — as of 24 July 2026.
Is Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd growing?
Yes — Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd is growing: latest-quarter revenue +25.3% year on year, profit +86.8%, and the margin +9.0 pp at 24.0%. The 10-year compound rates are 3.8% (revenue) and −0.3% (profit). The earnings engine currently reads: improving — as of 24 July 2026.
How is Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd performing?
Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd is in a confirmed uptrend, 52 weeks in. Its latest quarter's revenue rose 25.3% and profit rose 86.8% year on year. Against the NIFTY 500 it has been behind on a trailing-13-week view for 1 week. This describes what the data did, not a rating. — as of 24 July 2026.
What stage is Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd in?
Turning around — profit growth swung from −18.2% at the trough to +77.0%, a 5-quarter improving streak, ROCE lifting at 35.6%. The read comes from the last 12 quarters of growth (revenue growth +25.1% latest, profit growth +77.0% latest, eps growth +85.2% latest) plus the ROCE curve, classified by deterministic rules — a trajectory read, not a buy or sell call — as of 24 July 2026.
Is Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd in an uptrend?
Yes — the price is in a confirmed uptrend (week 52 of stage 2), trading +24.9% versus its 200-day average and at 68% of its 52-week range. Price stages cycle base → advance → top → decline, and the stage names where this stock sits in that cycle — as of 24 July 2026.
Is Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd beating the market?
Not lately — on a trailing-13-week view Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd is currently behind the NIFTY 500 (1 week and counting; last ahead the week of 2026-07-10), the same metric the week-by-week ribbon on this page draws. Separately, on the cumulative view: over the last 10.4 years the stock moved +39% against the NIFTY 500's +280% — behind the index over the full window. — as of 24 July 2026.
Will Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd's share price go up?
This page publishes no price forecast for Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd. What it measures instead: the share price is ₹526, the price is in a confirmed uptrend 52 weeks in. Its P/E of 32.2× sits at the 94th percentile of its own 10-year range. — as of 24 July 2026.
Who owns Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd?
Promoters hold 43.0% of Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd, foreign institutions 16.1%, domestic institutions 14.9% and the public 26.0% (latest quarter). The biggest move on the register over the last two years: Promoters added 3.7 points over 8 quarters. — as of 24 July 2026.
Does Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd have too much debt?
No — Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd's debt-to-equity is 0.02, and operating profit covers the interest bill north of 100×. FY26 borrowings were ₹16.0 Cr against equity of ₹755 Cr. The returns on this page are earned, not borrowed — as of 24 July 2026.
What is Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd's capex?
Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd spent ₹172 Cr on capital expenditure over the last 3 fiscal years, a figure derived from the change in fixed assets plus depreciation. In FY26 alone that was ₹158 Cr, with ₹27.0 Cr in capital work-in-progress — capacity paid for but not yet earning. — as of 24 July 2026.
What is Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd's cash flow?
Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd generated ₹197 Cr of operating cash flow in FY26 and ₹39.0 Cr of free cash flow after ₹158 Cr of capital spending. Reported profit that year was ₹190 Cr, so operating cash ran ahead of profit. Cash-flow resolution for India is annual. — as of 24 July 2026.
Is Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd's profit real cash?
Yes — over the last 3 fiscal years, 80% of Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd's reported profit arrived as operating cash. In FY26, operating cash was ₹197 Cr against reported profit of ₹190 Cr. The cash then goes mostly into building capacity. Cash-flow resolution is annual — as of 24 July 2026.
Where is Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd in its business cycle?
Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd's FY26 operating margin was 19.0%, against a 13-year band of 13.0%–34.0%: mid-band by its own history — neither the peak that precedes mean-reversion nor the trough that precedes recovery. The latest quarter ran 24.0%. Profitability versus a company's own long band is the cleanest cycle clock this page holds — as of 24 July 2026.
What could break the Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd story?
The sharpest disagreement: the price moved +118.6% in a year while annual EPS moved +59.3% — the difference is re-rating, and re-rating has to be repaid with earnings. Mechanically, two Friday closes in a row below the 200-day average would end the price trend — that is the exit rule this page tracks — as of 24 July 2026.
Is Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd a stock worth studying right now?
This is not investment advice. The machine read: Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd's price has outrun its earnings. +118.6% in a year against EPS +59.3% — the market is paying now for delivery later. The sharpest open question: whether earnings grow into a price that has already moved. Every number on this page is drawn deterministically from the raw series, with no forecasts and no price opinions — as of 24 July 2026.