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Piramal Finance Ltd: Why Is It Outperforming Nifty 500?

Active
RS +25.2%Weak12w StreakAccelerating

In Week of Mar 28, 2026, Piramal Finance Ltd (Conglomerate Backed NBFC) is outperforming Nifty 500 with +25.2% relative strength. Fundamentals: Weak. On a 12-week streak.

PB: Mid ExpansionStrong Opportunity

What's Happening

💎PB falling while earnings hold — value emerging
👔Promoter buying — stake up 6.9% this quarter
🌐FII stake increased 12.6% this quarter
🏛️DII accumulation — stake up 11.0%
💰Trading 74% above estimated fair value — significant premium

Earnings Acceleration Triggers

1. NIM expansion to 6.3% with stable credit costs
Q4 FY26HIGH
2. AUM growth accelerating toward ₹1.5 lakh crore target
Q4 FY26HIGH
3. Operating leverage from digital transformation
Q4 FY26HIGH

Key Risks

1. Cost of borrowing pressure from lack of MCLR cuts
MEDIUM
2. LAP portfolio stress requiring monitoring
LOW

Key Numbers

PAT Growth YoY
+928%
Stable
Revenue YoY
+3%
Stable
Price to Book
1.5
PEG Ratio
6.05
Current Price
₹1,854
Fundamental Score
27/100
Weak
3Y PAT CAGR
-4%
Market Cap
42.0K Cr
Valuation
Significantly Overvalued

12-Week Performance

Weekly presence in the outperformers list. Green = beating Nifty 500 by 10%+ that week.

12 weeks agoThis week

Why Are Piramal Finance Ltd's Earnings Accelerating?

Based on Q3 FY26 (ended December 31, 2025) earnings • Updated Feb 22, 2026

NIM expansion to 6.3% with stable credit costs

Expected: Q4 FY26HIGH confidence+₹97 Cr revenue

What: 51bps NIM expansion YoY with credit cost declining to 1.6% while maintaining strong AUM growth

Impact: +₹97 Cr revenue

“NIM expanded by 51 bps YoY to 6.3% - Q3 FY26 Press Release”

AUM growth accelerating toward ₹1.5 lakh crore target

Expected: Q4 FY26HIGH confidence+₹1934 Cr revenue

What: 23% YoY AUM growth with Wholesale 2.0 segment growing 35% YoY to ₹12,047 cr

Impact: +₹1934 Cr revenue

“AUM growth further improved to 23% year-on-year and is well on track to end the year over 1 lakh crores - Vikash Singhla”

Operating leverage from digital transformation

Expected: Q4 FY26HIGH confidence+₹327 Cr revenue

What: Cost-to-income ratio improved 1000bps YoY to 42% despite ₹35 cr impact from new labor code

Impact: +₹327 Cr revenue

“Growth business opex grew by 11% year-on-year versus income growth of 30% year-on-year - Vikash Singhla”

What Are the Key Risks for Piramal Finance Ltd?

Earnings deceleration risks from management commentary

Cost of borrowing pressure from lack of MCLR cuts

MEDIUM

Trigger: Continued absence of policy rate cuts

Impact: -10 bps margin impact

Management view: Cost of borrowing moderation was gradual in the third quarter as we saw no MCLR cuts at banks

Monitor: Cost of borrowing

LAP portfolio stress requiring monitoring

LOW

Trigger: Deterioration in LAP segment performance

Impact: -15 bps margin impact

Management view: On LAP, this quarter gave us less reason to be anxious than the previous quarter

Monitor: LAP 90+ DPD

What Is Piramal Finance Ltd's Management Saying?

Key quotes from recent conference calls

“NIM expanded by 51 bps YoY to 6.3%. Growth business margins were stable quarter-on-quarter. Cost of borrowing moderation was gradual in the third quarter as we saw no MCLR cuts at banks. — Vikash Singhla”
“On LAP, this quarter gave us less reason to be anxious than the previous quarter. You saw me talk a lot about it in the previous quarter, because if you look at our Page 22, which shows our risk trajectory over the last 3, 3.5 years, you will see what has been happening to... — Jairam Sridharan”
“AUM growth further improved to 23% year-on-year and is well on track to end the year over 1 lakh crores and end the year FY28 at over 1 and a half lakh crores. — Vikash Singhla”
“Net worth stands at ₹27,872 cr with capital adequacy at 20.3% versus 20.7% in previous quarter. — Vikash Singhla”

What Is Piramal Finance Ltd's Management Guidance?

Forward-looking targets from management for FY26

Revenue Growth Target

20%

Implied PAT Growth

15%

OPM Guidance

25%

Credit Growth Target

23%

NIM Guidance

6.3%

Management Tone: CAUTIOUS

Key Milestones

• Cross ₹1 lakh crore AUM by FY26 end

• Reach ₹1.5 lakh crore AUM by FY28

How Fast Is Piramal Finance Ltd Growing?

Revenue, profit and margin growth rates

MetricYoY3Y CAGRTrend
Revenue+3%+19%Stable
PAT (Net Profit)+928%-4%Stable

The above analysis is parsed from publicly available earnings call transcripts. This is educational research only — not investment advice. Last updated Feb 22, 2026.

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Frequently Asked Questions: Piramal Finance Ltd

Based on publicly available financial data. This is educational research, not investment advice.

What were Piramal Finance Ltd's latest quarterly results?

Piramal Finance Ltd's latest quarterly results (Dec 2025) show

  • PAT Growth YoY: +928.2% (stable)
  • Revenue Growth YoY: +3.3%
  • Operating Margin: 66.0%

Is Piramal Finance Ltd's profit growing or declining?

Piramal Finance Ltd's profit is growing with an stable trend.

  • PAT Growth YoY: +928.2% (latest quarter)
  • PAT Growth QoQ: +22.6% (sequential)
  • 3-Year PAT CAGR: -3.5%
  • Trend: Stable — consistent growth pattern

What is Piramal Finance Ltd's revenue growth trend?

Piramal Finance Ltd's revenue growth trend is stable.

  • Revenue Growth YoY: +3.3%
  • Revenue Growth QoQ: +1.6% (sequential)
  • 3-Year Revenue CAGR: +19.4%

What is Piramal Finance Ltd's asset quality trend?

Piramal Finance Ltd's asset quality trend is insufficient_data.

What is Piramal Finance Ltd's 3-year profit and revenue CAGR?

Piramal Finance Ltd's long-term compounding rates

  • 3-Year Profit CAGR: -3.5%
  • 3-Year Revenue CAGR: +19.4%

Is Piramal Finance Ltd's growth accelerating or decelerating?

Piramal Finance Ltd's earnings growth is stable with positive momentum on a sequential basis.

  • YoY Acceleration: 0.0% bps
  • Sequential Acceleration: +4.1% bps

What is Piramal Finance Ltd's trailing twelve month (TTM) performance?

Piramal Finance Ltd's trailing twelve month (TTM) performance

  • TTM PAT: ₹1,000 Cr
  • TTM PAT Growth: +100.0% YoY
  • TTM Revenue: ₹11,000 Cr
  • TTM Revenue Growth: +26.4% YoY

Is Piramal Finance Ltd overvalued or undervalued?

Piramal Finance Ltd appears significantly overvalued based on our fair value analysis.

  • Valuation Signal: Significantly Overvalued
  • Current PE: 36.2x
  • Price-to-Book: 1.5x

What is Piramal Finance Ltd's current PE ratio?

Piramal Finance Ltd's current PE ratio is 36.2x.

  • Current PE: 36.2x
  • Market Cap: 42.0K Cr

How does Piramal Finance Ltd's valuation compare to its history?

Piramal Finance Ltd's current PE is 36.2x.

  • Current PE: 36.2x
  • Valuation Assessment: Significantly Overvalued

What is Piramal Finance Ltd's price-to-book ratio?

Piramal Finance Ltd's price-to-book ratio is 1.5x.

  • Price-to-Book (P/B): 1.5x
  • Book Value per Share: ₹1210
  • Current Price: ₹1854

Is Piramal Finance Ltd a fundamentally strong company?

Piramal Finance Ltd is rated Weak with a fundamental score of 27/100. This score is calculated from objective financial metrics

  • PAT Growth YoY: +928.2% (20% weight)
  • PAT Growth QoQ: +22.6% (15% weight)
  • Earnings trend: stable (5% weight)
  • Price-to-Book: 1.4x vs sector median (27.5% weight)
  • PEG Ratio: 6.0x vs sector median (27.5% weight)

Is Piramal Finance Ltd debt free?

Piramal Finance Ltd has a debt-to-equity ratio of N/A.

  • Total Debt: ₹72,000 Cr

What is Piramal Finance Ltd's return on equity (ROE) and ROCE?

Piramal Finance Ltd's return ratios over recent years

  • FY2023: ROCE 1.0%
  • FY2024: ROCE 3.0%
  • FY2025: ROCE 8.0%

Is Piramal Finance Ltd's cash flow positive?

Piramal Finance Ltd's operating cash flow is negative (FY2025).

  • Cash from Operations (CFO): ₹-10,000 Cr
  • Free Cash Flow (FCF): ₹-11,000 Cr
  • CFO/PAT Ratio: -2015% (weak cash conversion)

What is Piramal Finance Ltd's dividend yield?

Piramal Finance Ltd currently does not pay a significant dividend (yield 0.00%).

  • Dividend Yield: 0.00%
  • Current Price: ₹1854

Who holds Piramal Finance Ltd shares — promoters, FII, DII?

Piramal Finance Ltd's shareholding pattern (Dec 2025)

  • Promoters: 46.2%
  • FII (Foreign): 15.6%
  • DII (Domestic): 16.3%
  • Public: 21.6%

Is promoter holding increasing or decreasing in Piramal Finance Ltd?

Piramal Finance Ltd's promoter holding has remained stable recently.

  • Current Promoter Holding: 46.2% (Dec 2025)
  • Previous Quarter: 46.2% (Sep 2025)
  • Change: 0.00% (stable)

How long has Piramal Finance Ltd been outperforming Nifty 500?

Piramal Finance Ltd has been outperforming Nifty 500 for 12 consecutive weeks, indicating strong sustained outperformance.

Is Piramal Finance Ltd a new momentum entry or an established outperformer?

Piramal Finance Ltd is an established outperformer with 12 weeks of consecutive Nifty 500 outperformance.

What are the growth catalysts for Piramal Finance Ltd?

Piramal Finance Ltd has 3 key growth catalysts identified from recent earnings analysis

  • NIM expansion to 6.3% with stable credit costs
  • AUM growth accelerating toward ₹1.5 lakh crore target
  • Operating leverage from digital transformation

What are the key risks in Piramal Finance Ltd?

Piramal Finance Ltd has 2 key risks worth monitoring

  • Cost of borrowing pressure from lack of MCLR cuts
  • LAP portfolio stress requiring monitoring

What did Piramal Finance Ltd's management say in the latest earnings call?

In Q3 FY26 (ended December 31, 2025), Piramal Finance Ltd's management highlighted

  • "NIM expanded by 51 bps YoY to 6.3%. Growth business margins were stable quarter-on-quarter. Cost of borrowing moderation was gradual in the third quar..."
  • "On LAP, this quarter gave us less reason to be anxious than the previous quarter. You saw me talk a lot about it in the previous quarter, because if y..."
  • "AUM growth further improved to 23% year-on-year and is well on track to end the year over 1 lakh crores and end the year FY28 at over 1 and a half lak..."

What is Piramal Finance Ltd's management guidance for growth?

Piramal Finance Ltd's management has provided the following forward guidance for FY26

  • Revenue growth target: 20%
  • Implied PAT growth: 15%
  • OPM guidance: 25%
  • Credit growth target: 23%
  • Management tone: cautious
  • Milestone: Cross ₹1 lakh crore AUM by FY26 end
  • Milestone: Reach ₹1.5 lakh crore AUM by FY28

Is Piramal Finance Ltd worth studying for long term investment?

Based on quantitative research signals, here is why Piramal Finance Ltd may be worth studying

  • Earnings growing at +928.2% YoY

What is the investment thesis for Piramal Finance Ltd?

Piramal Finance Ltd investment thesis summary:

Research Signals (Bull Case)

  • Growth catalyst: NIM expansion to 6.3% with stable credit costs

Risk Factors (Bear Case)

  • Appears significantly overvalued
  • Key risk: Cost of borrowing pressure from lack of MCLR cuts

What is the future outlook for Piramal Finance Ltd?

Piramal Finance Ltd's forward outlook based on current data signals

  • Earnings Trend: stable
  • Revenue Trend: stable
  • Valuation: Significantly Overvalued
  • Key Catalyst: NIM expansion to 6.3% with stable credit costs
  • Key Risk: Cost of borrowing pressure from lack of MCLR cuts

The above FAQs are generated from publicly available earnings data and conference call transcripts. This is educational research only. Sector Alpha is not SEBI registered and does not provide investment advice.