Refineries: Reliance Industries Ltd owns the largest revenue base; Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd has the fastest current growth.
Nifty Refineries Index — Constituents & Performance
The Refineries companies below are the listed Indian Refineries universe this page tracks — the same constituent set people search for as the Nifty Refineries index. Every figure is equal-weighted across those companies, so one large constituent cannot set the reading. Each number carries its own as-of date.
The sector itself · before any single company
How has Refineries moved against NIFTY 500?
The line below covers 5.1 years. Over the most recent two of them this sector is 0% ahead of NIFTY 500. Earnings across its companies grew 90% on average over the last four reported quarters. It has been ahead of NIFTY 500 on a rolling three-month view for 5 weeks running.
BREAKING OUT · ahead 5w~Moving with the index2 of 7 companies ahead of NIFTY 500 by 5% or more over three months
Refineries, equal-weighted, based at 200NIFTY 500, same base, same starttrailing 12-month earnings per share risingfalling
Strength anatomyNarrowHow much of the sector is participating, how recently, and whether the movers score well.
Together2 of 7 stocks moving
Fresh1 crossed in the last 4 weeks
Backed by scoresmovers score +20 vs the sector average
Down the cap ladder — bar is now, tick is four weeks ago
Large0/20
Mid0/2−1
Small2/3+1
Participation is not spreading downward this month; the larger companies are still carrying most of it.
Both lines start at 200 in the same week, so the distance between them is the whole story: the sector line is an equal-weighted index of its 7 companies. The bars underneath are trailing 12-month earnings per share, one bar per reported quarter, each member rebased to 100 at the start and the sector taking the median — so a price line pulling away from flat bars is a re-rating, not earnings. A bar turns red when that figure is lower than the quarter before. Rules are fixed and applied identically everywhere on this site: ahead by 5% or more over three months, or behind by 20% or more over a year while earnings grew 20% or more. Hover any point to read both values and the gap. This is a description of what the numbers did, not advice.
Sector relative strength · before individual stocks
Is Refineries outperforming NIFTY 500?
The 52-week comparison of Refineries against NIFTY 500 is not available from the current market series. 3 of 7 covered companies currently beat NIFTY on Mansfield relative strength, so leadership inside the sector is selective. Gandhar Oil Refinery (India) Ltd is the strongest against the sector itself at +25.1%. Readings are as of 2026-07-19.
—Sector vs NIFTY 500 · 13 weeks
—Sector vs NIFTY 500 · 52 weeks
3/7Stocks leading NIFTY 500
2/7Stocks leading sector
Sector metric: 26.0 as of 2026-07-19 · CONSOLIDATION · falling.
The central tension: the companies with the most scale are not necessarily the companies creating the most change.
Start with scale. Then earnings trajectory. Then business quality. Only after those three agree should price leadership carry much weight.
Bottom line
The 52-week sector comparison is unavailable. 3 of 7 covered companies currently have positive Mansfield relative strength versus NIFTY 500. Reliance Industries Ltd leads with revenue of ₹11,23,055 crore, based on 7 of 7 comparable companies through Jun 2026. Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd has the fastest current revenue growth at 33.5%, across 7 of 7 comparable companies.
Is the Refineries sector outperforming NIFTY 500?
The 52-week sector comparison is unavailable. 3 of 7 covered companies currently have positive Mansfield relative strength versus NIFTY 500.
Which Refineries company is largest by revenue?
Reliance Industries Ltd leads with revenue of ₹11,23,055 crore, based on 7 of 7 comparable companies through Jun 2026.
Which Refineries company is growing fastest?
Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd has the fastest current revenue growth at 33.5%, across 7 of 7 comparable companies.
Which Refineries company has the strongest 4-Factor Sector Score?
Gandhar Oil Refinery (India) Ltd ranks first at 74/100 with 87% evidence confidence. The score prioritizes research; it is not a buy recommendation.
Which Refineries company reports the most CAPEX?
Gandhar Oil Refinery (India) Ltd reports the largest latest CAPEX at ₹10 crore, with 1 of 7 companies comparable.
Which Refineries company has the least gross debt?
Gandhar Oil Refinery (India) Ltd has the lowest comparable gross debt at ₹315 crore. Reliance Industries Ltd has the highest at ₹3,98,000 crore.
Which Refineries company has the lowest comparable PEG?
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd has the lowest comparable Guarded PEG at 0.12, among 4 of 7 companies that pass the metric’s comparability rules.
How much history does this Refineries comparison include?
The page compares up to 20 reported quarters per company for fundamentals, CAPEX, debt and valuation, ending Jun 2026. Missing observations remain blank rather than being estimated.
How is the 4-Factor Sector Score calculated?
The four visible contributions add directly: growth and earnings up to 35 points, capital efficiency up to 25, valuation up to 20, and relative strength up to 20. Missing or stale evidence moves only the affected contribution toward neutral.
Companies
7
complete canonical membership
Combined market value
₹21.9 L Cr
Reliance Industries Ltd
Revenue growing
7/7
positive TTM year-on-year growth
Beating NIFTY 500
3/7
positive Mansfield relative strength
Global company selection
00 · research priority, made explicit
4-Factor Sector Score
An additive sector-relative research score. The four displayed point contributions always equal the total: Growth & earnings (35), Capital efficiency (25), Valuation (20), and Relative strength (20). Missing or stale evidence is absorbed inside the affected factor, never applied as a hidden adjustment.
Gandhar Oil Refinery (India) Ltd has the strongest current balance of earnings trajectory, business quality, valuation and price confirmation, with 87% evidence confidence.
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd looks inexpensive relative to peers or its own history, but its earnings trajectory has not yet earned the valuation signal.
Missing observations are not scored as bad. Their missing weight lowers confidence and pulls the final score toward neutral. PEG is guarded: positive earnings, positive 5–60% three-year EPS growth, and a positive P/E are required.
Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
10.9/35Growth & earnings
Revenue 15% · PAT -6.8% · OPM change -3 pp
100% evidence
11.3/25Capital efficiency
ROCE 10.3% · debt/equity 0.37×
100% evidence
3.3/20Valuation
P/E 23.1× · PEG 3.28
100% evidence
7.1/20Relative strength
RS sector -3.1% · RS bench -6.7% · 1Y -10.1%
70% evidence
01 · compare level, then change
Revenue Scale & Growth Durability
Reliance Industries Ltd has the highest Revenue among the 7 Refineries companies compared here, at ₹11,23,055 crore. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd is next at ₹7,84,415 crore. Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd has the highest Revenue growth at 33.5%, so level and change sit with different companies. 7 of 7 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Jun 2026.
What the numbers say: Reliance Industries Ltd is the scale leader at ₹11,23,055 crore, 43.2% ahead of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd's growth is 33.5% from a ₹76,196 crore base, with 20 reported observations in the 20-quarter window. Treat the growth leader as an acceleration candidate, not as equally proven scale.
LeaderReliance Industries Ltd · ₹11,23,055 crore
Gap43.2% versus #2 · Indian Oil Corporation Ltd
Persistence7/8 recent comparable periods
Coverage7/7 companies · 128 observations
Investor read: Reliance Industries Ltd is the scale benchmark; Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd is the acceleration watch. Promote the challenger only if growth persists and converts into margin and returns.
This conclusion weakens if: Reliance Industries Ltd's growth falls below Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd's for two consecutive comparable reports while operating margin also compresses.
Revenue is compared on a common reported-currency basis. Growth is year-on-year, so seasonality does not masquerade as progress.
Revenuelargest
1Reliance Industries Ltd RELIANCE₹11.2 L Cr
2Indian Oil Corporation Ltd IOC₹7.8 L Cr
3Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd BPCL₹4.9 L Cr
4Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd HINDPETRO₹4.7 L Cr
5Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals Ltd MRPL₹1.1 L Cr
3Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals Ltd MRPL23%
4Reliance Industries Ltd RELIANCE15%
5Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd BPCL12%
Revenue · company comparison
7/7 level · 7/7 change
Solid lines show level; dotted lines show change when “Both” is selected. Missing reports break the line rather than being invented.
All-company data · latest reported quarter
Each figure is the company’s latest single reported quarter. The rankings above use trailing-twelve-month or current-market values, so a company can legitimately show a different number in each.
Gandhar Oil Refinery (India) Ltd has the highest OPM among the 7 Refineries companies compared here, at 16%. Reliance Industries Ltd is next at 15%. The same company also holds the highest Margin change, at +11 percentage points. 7 of 7 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Jun 2026.
What the numbers say: Gandhar Oil Refinery (India) Ltd leads both opm at 16% and margin change at +11 percentage points.
LeaderGandhar Oil Refinery (India) Ltd · 16%
Gap6.7% versus #2 · Reliance Industries Ltd
Persistence4/8 recent comparable periods
Coverage7/7 companies · 135 observations
Investor read: Gandhar Oil Refinery (India) Ltd sets the level benchmark; use the change leader as an inflection watch only after another comparable report confirms it.
This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current margin change signal.
Operating margin compares operating profit with revenue. Improvement is measured in percentage points, not percentage growth.
4Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals Ltd MRPL+2.0 pp
5Reliance Industries Ltd RELIANCE−3.0 pp
Operating margin · company comparison
7/7 level · 7/7 change
Solid lines show level; dotted lines show change when “Both” is selected. Missing reports break the line rather than being invented.
All-company data · latest reported quarter
Each figure is the company’s latest single reported quarter. The rankings above use trailing-twelve-month or current-market values, so a company can legitimately show a different number in each.
Reliance Industries Ltd has the highest Net profit among the 7 Refineries companies compared here, at ₹88,167 crore. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd is next at ₹43,677 crore. Gandhar Oil Refinery (India) Ltd has the highest Profit growth at the 100% top of the scoring scale, so level and change sit with different companies.
What the numbers say: Reliance Industries Ltd leads with ₹88,167 crore of TTM profit, 101.9% above Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. Gandhar Oil Refinery (India) Ltd shows ≥100% on the scoring scale (317.1% uncapped) growth from a ₹317 crore profit base. Compare the size of the base and persistence before ranking acceleration above profit scale.
LeaderReliance Industries Ltd · ₹88,167 crore
Gap101.9% versus #2 · Indian Oil Corporation Ltd
Persistence5/8 recent comparable periods
Coverage7/7 companies · 128 observations
Investor read: Reliance Industries Ltd sets the level benchmark; use the change leader as an inflection watch only after another comparable report confirms it.
This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current profit growth signal.
Net profit is the residual after operating costs, interest and tax. Growth off a loss or near-zero base is excluded from the fastest-grower rank.
Solid lines show level; dotted lines show change when “Both” is selected. Missing reports break the line rather than being invented.
All-company data · latest reported quarter
Each figure is the company’s latest single reported quarter. The rankings above use trailing-twelve-month or current-market values, so a company can legitimately show a different number in each.
Gandhar Oil Refinery (India) Ltd has the highest CAPEX among the 7 Refineries companies compared here, at ₹10 crore. The same company also holds the highest CAPEX intensity, at 1%. 1 of 7 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Jun 2026.
What the numbers say: Gandhar Oil Refinery (India) Ltd reports ₹10 crore of CAPEX; Gandhar Oil Refinery (India) Ltd has the highest covered intensity at 1%. Coverage is only 1 of 7 companies and 3 reported observations, so this is partial evidence—not a complete sector rank.
Investor read: Use the CAPEX rank as a diligence queue. Verify commissioning, utilization, cash conversion and post-investment ROCE before treating spend as value creation.
This conclusion weakens if: CAPEX rises without higher utilization, operating cash flow or incremental returns.
CAPEX is cash spent on property, plant, equipment and other reported capital assets. CAPEX intensity divides that spend by revenue; high intensity is a reinvestment signal, not proof that the reinvestment will earn attractive returns.
Solid lines show level; dotted lines show change when “Both” is selected. Missing reports break the line rather than being invented.
Withheld from this chart: Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOC) — its two data sources disagree by up to 62% on reported income across 14 comparable periods, so its derived ratios are withheld. A figure two sources cannot agree on is not drawn — the gap is a decision, not missing data.
All-company data · latest reported quarter
Each figure is the company’s latest single reported quarter. The rankings above use trailing-twelve-month or current-market values, so a company can legitimately show a different number in each.
Capacity base is net fixed assets plus capital work in progress, straight off the reported balance sheet. It is not cash spent, so it answers a narrower question than CAPEX — but it is reported for companies whose cash-flow CAPEX is not published, which is why it leads here. Missing years remain blank; annual values are never relabelled as quarters.
Full annual capacity base, operating cash flow, CAPEX and free cash flow history
Capacity base · net fixed assets + CWIP · fiscal-year history
Gandhar Oil Refinery (India) Ltd has the lowest Gross debt among the 7 Refineries companies compared here, at ₹315 crore. Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd is next at ₹1,964 crore. The same company also holds the lowest Net debt, at ₹183 crore. 7 of 7 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Jun 2026.
What the numbers say: Gandhar Oil Refinery (India) Ltd has the clearest covered balance-sheet capacity with ₹183 crore and gross debt of ₹315 crore. Absolute debt alone does not identify the strongest balance sheet because company scale differs; net debt and debt-to-equity carry more information.
Gap84% versus #2 · Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd
Persistence0/8 recent comparable periods
Coverage7/7 companies · 117 observations
Investor read: Prioritize net-cash capacity and leverage relative to operating scale, not the smallest absolute rupee debt.
This conclusion weakens if: Net debt rises faster than revenue and profit for two consecutive reported periods.
Gross debt shows contractual borrowings. Net debt subtracts reported cash; a negative value means net cash. Lower debt can create capacity, but should be read against the scale and capital intensity of the business.
Debt and balance-sheet capacity · company comparison
7/7 level · 6/7 change
Solid lines show level; dotted lines show change when “Both” is selected. Missing reports break the line rather than being invented.
All-company data · latest reported quarter
Each figure is the company’s latest single reported quarter. The rankings above use trailing-twelve-month or current-market values, so a company can legitimately show a different number in each.
Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd has the highest ROCE among the 7 Refineries companies compared here, at 35.1%. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd is next at 25.7%. The same company also holds the highest ROCE change, at +27.2 percentage points. 7 of 7 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Jun 2026.
What the numbers say: Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd leads ROCE at 35.1%, 9.4 percentage points above Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd has the strongest latest improvement at +27.2 percentage points. Read the leader beside the density of its reported history: a sparse high return is a candidate; a repeated high return is evidence of durability.
LeaderChennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd · 35.1%
Gap36.6% versus #2 · Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd
Persistence3/8 recent comparable periods
Coverage7/7 companies · 89 observations
Investor read: Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd sets the level benchmark; use the change leader as an inflection watch only after another comparable report confirms it.
This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current roce change signal.
ROCE asks how much operating return the business earns on the capital employed. Direction matters, but a single exceptional year should not be mistaken for durability.
ROCEhighest
1Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd CHENNPETRO35%
2Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd BPCL26%
3Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd HINDPETRO22%
4Indian Oil Corporation Ltd IOC19%
5Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals Ltd MRPL18%
Solid lines show level; dotted lines show change when “Both” is selected. Missing reports break the line rather than being invented.
Withheld from this chart: Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOC) — its two data sources disagree by up to 62% on reported income across 14 comparable periods, so its derived ratios are withheld. A figure two sources cannot agree on is not drawn — the gap is a decision, not missing data.
All-company data · latest reported quarter
Each figure is the company’s latest single reported quarter. The rankings above use trailing-twelve-month or current-market values, so a company can legitimately show a different number in each.
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd has the lowest Guarded PEG among the 7 Refineries companies compared here, at 0.12×. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd is next at 0.17×. Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd has the lowest P/E at 4.33×, so level and change sit with different companies. 4 of 7 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Jun 2026.
What the numbers say: Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd has the lowest comparable Guarded PEG at 0.12×, 29.4% below Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. Only 4 of 7 companies pass the guard, so no broad “cheapest stock” conclusion is defensible unless the current multiple, own-history position and growth durability agree.
LeaderHindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd · 0.12×
Gap29.4% versus #2 · Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd
Persistence0/8 recent comparable periods
Coverage4/7 companies · 12 observations
Investor read: Treat valuation as permission to investigate, never as a standalone reason to buy.
This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current p/e signal.
PEG is shown only when earnings are positive and three-year EPS growth is between 5% and 60%. It is recomputed consistently as the trailing P/E divided by that growth rate — reported earnings, never an expected-earnings multiple. On Indian companies it is shown only where the two data sources reconciled. A missing PEG is more honest than a low-base fiction.
Guarded PEGlowest PEG
1Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd HINDPETRO0.1
2Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd BPCL0.2
3Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals Ltd MRPL0.6
5Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals Ltd MRPL10.7
Valuation · company comparison
4/7 level · 7/7 change
Solid lines show level; dotted lines show change when “Both” is selected. Missing reports break the line rather than being invented.
All-company data · latest reported quarter
Each figure is the company’s latest single reported quarter. The rankings above use trailing-twelve-month or current-market values, so a company can legitimately show a different number in each.
Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd has the lowest EV/EBITDA among the 7 Refineries companies compared here, at 3.5×. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd is next at 3.7×. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd has the lowest P/BV at 0.89×, so level and change sit with different companies. 7 of 7 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Jun 2026.
What the numbers say: Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd leads ev/ebitda at 3.5×; Indian Oil Corporation Ltd leads p/bv at 0.89×.
LeaderChennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd · 3.5×
Gap5.4% versus #2 · Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd
Persistence0/8 recent comparable periods
Coverage7/7 companies · 128 observations
Investor read: Treat valuation as permission to investigate, never as a standalone reason to buy.
This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current p/bv signal.
EV/EBITDA includes debt in enterprise value and is useful across different capital structures. P/BV prices the company against its own book. Both are market multiples on reported figures, not intrinsic-value estimates and not forecasts.
EV/EBITDAlowest EV/EBITDA
1Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd CHENNPETRO3.5
2Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd BPCL3.7
3Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd HINDPETRO4.2
4Indian Oil Corporation Ltd IOC4.6
5Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals Ltd MRPL6.2
P/BVlowest P/BV
1Indian Oil Corporation Ltd IOC0.9
2Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd HINDPETRO1.2
3Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd BPCL1.3
4Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd CHENNPETRO1.6
5Reliance Industries Ltd RELIANCE1.9
Enterprise and book valuation · company comparison
7/7 level · 7/7 change
Solid lines show level; dotted lines show change when “Both” is selected. Missing reports break the line rather than being invented.
All-company data · latest reported quarter
Each figure is the company’s latest single reported quarter. The rankings above use trailing-twelve-month or current-market values, so a company can legitimately show a different number in each.
Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd has the strongest one-year price move in Refineries at +54%. Gandhar Oil Refinery (India) Ltd leads on Mansfield relative strength against NIFTY at +38.3%. 3 of 7 covered companies are above zero on that measure. Every line covers 313 weekly closes through 2026-07-17.
Every price line is indexed to 100 over the chosen window. Mansfield relative strength compares a price ratio with its own 52-week average; zero separates leadership from lagging.
Price and relative strength
Price is rebased to 100 inside the selected window. Pair ratio rebases each selected company against one chosen denominator.
Before the conclusion · check the blind spots
What can make this comparison misleading?
This Refineries comparison names 7 specific ways its own evidence can mislead, all listed below. All 7 companies here report on comparable dates, so no rank carries a stale marker. 1 draws at least one figure from a second feed with too little overlap to cross-check. 1 has second-feed figures withheld because the two sources disagree.
Keep these limits visible
A high growth rate can be a low-base artefact. The page keeps level and change separate for that reason.
A high ROCE can be temporary or flattered by a small capital base. Read it beside margin, cash conversion and reinvestment.
The 4-Factor Sector Score ranks research priority, not portfolio action. Management quality, catalysts and risks need equally fresh evidence before capital is deployed.
An “all companies” line chart preserves completeness, but rank changes should be checked against reporting dates before drawing a conclusion.
1 company draws at least one figure from a second data feed with too little overlapping history to cross-check against the primary source; it is marked unverified wherever that figure appears.
1 company is missing from the second-feed metrics by decision, not by absence: the two sources disagree, so nothing from the second is drawn. Read those rows as narrower evidence, never as a weaker business.
Thin comparisons: Capital expenditure have fewer than three usable current readings.
10 · the complete set
Which companies are included?
All 7 companies in the canonical Refineries membership are listed below, largest market value first — nothing is silently dropped, even where a company reports too little to rank. The charts above default to a selective view; this register is the complete set, with each company's own latest reporting date beside it.
AHEAD means the company is beating the index by 5% or more over three months. LAGGING, FUNDAMENTALS UP means it is 20% or more behind over a year while its trailing twelve-month earnings grew 20% or more. Both rules are fixed and applied the same way in every sector.
How each company's sources stand: 1 of 7 companies draws at least one figure from a second data feed that could not be cross-checked against the primary source, because the two do not share enough reported history to compare. Those figures are marked unverified wherever they appear. 1 of 7 companies has a second data feed that is known to disagree with the primary source, so nothing from it is drawn: Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOC) — its two data sources disagree by up to 62% on reported income across 14 comparable periods, so its derived ratios are withheld.
Evidence and freshness
How was this comparison built?
This comparison is built from the reported filings of 7 Refineries companies, normalized to a common ₹ scale and a shared quarter axis of up to 20 quarters each. Fundamentals run through Jun 2026 and market data through 2026-07-24. A second data feed fills gaps only after identity and scale reconciliation, and missing observations are never interpolated.
FundamentalsThrough Jun 2026 · up to 20 quarters per company
Market dataThrough 2026-07-24 · weekly price and relative-strength history
Derived metricsGrowth, changes, CAPEX intensity, net debt, guarded PEG and P/BV÷ROE are calculated only when their inputs are comparable.
Score confidenceMissing and stale evidence reduces confidence and pulls the 0–100 research-priority score toward neutral.
A second feed is read only after its reported income is matched against the primary source on at least three overlapping periods. Where the two agree the figures fill silently. Where there is too little shared history to compare, the figures are still drawn — they are the only evidence there is — and marked ⚠ unverified everywhere they appear. Where the two are known to disagree, nothing from the second feed is drawn and the affected company is named under the chart it is missing from. Every company's standing is listed in the register above.
These 18 answers restate the Refineries comparison above in question form. Every one is computed from the same 7 companies and the same reported filings as the rankings and charts, current through Jun 2026. Price and relative-strength answers run through 2026-07-24. Nothing here is estimated, and none of it is a recommendation.
What is the Nifty Refineries index?
The Nifty Refineries index tracks India's listed Refineries companies as a single basket. This page follows the same 7 companies and equal-weights them, so every company's weekly return counts once whatever it is worth, and the reading belongs to the Refineries sector rather than to its largest constituent. Figures are as of Jun 2026.
Which are the best Refineries stocks in India?
Ranked by this page's four-factor score, Gandhar Oil Refinery (India) Ltd places first among 7 listed Refineries companies, followed by Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd. That is a ranking of published data — earnings, quality, valuation and market behaviour as of Jun 2026 — and not a recommendation; Sector Alpha is not registered with SEBI as an investment adviser.
How many Refineries stocks are listed in India?
This comparison covers 7 listed Refineries companies in India, each above the size floor the site applies, with 20 quarters of reported figures per company where the filings exist. The full ranked list is on this page, as of Jun 2026.
Which Refineries company is the biggest?
Reliance Industries Ltd is the largest, with trailing-twelve-month revenue of ₹11,23,055 crore, ahead of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd at ₹7,84,415 crore. That covers 7 of 7 companies with comparable reporting through Jun 2026.
Which Refineries company is growing fastest?
Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd has the fastest revenue growth at 33.5% year on year, across 7 of 7 comparable companies. Fast growth off a small base is not the same as proven scale — check whether the rate holds across several quarters on the chart above before treating it as a trend.
Which Refineries company has the best profit margins?
Gandhar Oil Refinery (India) Ltd has the highest operating margin at 16%, from 7 of 7 comparable companies. Gandhar Oil Refinery (India) Ltd shows the biggest recent improvement, at +11 percentage points. A high margin matters most when it is holding or rising, not when it is peaking.
Which Refineries company makes the most profit?
Reliance Industries Ltd earns the most, at ₹88,167 crore of trailing-twelve-month net profit, from 7 of 7 comparable companies. Gandhar Oil Refinery (India) Ltd has the fastest profit growth at 100%, though growth off a small or recovering profit base overstates how much has actually changed.
Which Refineries company earns the highest return on capital?
Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd leads on return on capital employed at 35.1%, across 7 of 7 companies. Read it beside the length of its reported history: a high return that repeats for years is evidence of a durable business, while a single high reading can be a small capital base or one good year.
Which Refineries stock is the cheapest?
On guarded PEG — where a LOWER number is cheaper — Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd screens cheapest at 0.12×. Only 4 of 7 companies pass the comparability guard, so this is not a sector-wide "cheapest stock" verdict. Cheap on a multiple is a reason to investigate, never a reason to buy on its own.
Which Refineries company has the strongest balance sheet?
Gandhar Oil Refinery (India) Ltd carries the lowest comparable gross debt at ₹315 crore, from 7 of 7 companies. Absolute rupee debt alone does not settle it, because company scale differs — net debt and debt-to-equity in the chart above carry more information, and a very low-debt balance sheet can also mean under-investment.
Which Refineries stock has the strongest price momentum?
Gandhar Oil Refinery (India) Ltd has the strongest relative strength against NIFTY 500. Relative strength answers last, after growth, quality and valuation: price can move well before the fundamentals confirm it, and sometimes without them confirming at all.
Which Refineries company scores highest for research priority?
Gandhar Oil Refinery (India) Ltd scores 74 out of 100 with 87% evidence confidence, from 30.7 points on growth and earnings, 14 on capital efficiency, 9.3 on valuation and 20 on relative strength. This ranks what deserves work next. It is not a buy recommendation, and management quality, catalysts and risk still need separate research.
How many Refineries companies does this comparison cover, and over what period?
It compares 7 listed companies over up to 20 reported quarters of fundamentals and 10 fiscal years of capital allocation, ending Jun 2026, plus weekly price and relative-strength history. Membership is the full sector list — nothing is dropped for having thin data.
What is the total market cap of the Refineries sector?
The 7 Refineries companies on this page carry ₹21,91,250 crore of combined market value. Reliance Industries Ltd is the largest at ₹17,29,458 crore, about 79% of the sector's total on its own. Market value moves with price, so this reading is dated 2026-07-29.
What is the Refineries sector's P/E ratio?
The median price-to-earnings ratio across the 7 Refineries companies on this page is 9.2×, measured on the 7 that report a comparable figure. A sector-level history for this multiple is not held here, so this is a cross-section of today, not a comparison with the sector’s own past. Figures are as of 2026-07-29.
How is the Refineries sector performing?
3 of the 7 covered Refineries companies are beating NIFTY 500 on Mansfield relative strength. A 52-week sector-versus-index comparison is not available from the current market series for this sector, so it is not quoted. Readings are as of 2026-07-29.
Why are some values on this page blank?
A blank means that company did not report a comparable figure for that period, so nothing is shown. Missing observations are never interpolated, carried forward, or replaced with a similar-looking accounting line, and a company with missing evidence has its research score pulled toward neutral rather than being scored as bad.
Is this investment advice?
No. Every figure here is a deterministic calculation from reported company filings and market data, published for research. It contains no recommendation to buy or sell any security, does not account for your circumstances, and is not a substitute for advice from a licensed adviser.