Sector Alpha Week of 2026-08-14
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3M India Ltd

3MINDIA
Diversified

3M India Ltd is strength at full price. The numbers are improving — and a P/E at the 82nd percentile of its own range says the market knows.

The sharpest disagreement: the engine is strong, but at the 82nd percentile of its own range you are paying full price for it.

The price is in a confirmed uptrend (5 weeks in) while the P/E sits at the 82nd percentile of its own 10-year range. Underneath, the last four quarters read improving — profit +30.9% year on year, and 96% of the last 3 years' profit arrived as cash. What settles it: whether the earnings grow into the multiple.

Stage
Turning around
fundamental trajectory, 12 quarters
Price
₹35,340
+16.4% 1Y
P/E
90.3×
82nd pctile
of its own 10-year range
Revenue (Jun 26)
₹1,423 Cr
+19.0% YoY
Profit (Jun 26)
₹233 Cr
+30.9% YoY
Operating margin
17.0%
−3.0 pp YoY
ROCE
50%
FY26
ROIC
50.8%
vs WACC 12.0% → +38.8 pp
Cash conversion
96%
of profit, last 3 FY
01 · Price story

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.

3M India Ltd trades at ₹35,340, in a confirmed uptrend and 5 weeks into that stage. That is +5.7% against its own 200-day average. It sits at 74% of a 52-week range of ₹29,135 to ₹37,505. On relative strength it has been ahead of the NIFTY 500 on a trailing-13-week view for 7 straight weeks.

Today the stock is in a confirmed uptrend — week 5 of stage 2, confirmed. At ₹35,340 it trades +5.7% versus its 200-day average and sits at 74% of its 52-week range (₹29,135–₹37,505).

Aug 26: ₹35,340 Weekly closing price (₹) with 50- and 200-day averages; shaded bands mark the price stage (grey base, green advance, amber top, red decline). 3-year window.
+5.7% versus the 200-day line, week 5 of stage 2
Price50-day avg200-day avg
S2S2S4S2S4₹40,578₹36,356₹32,135₹27,913₹23,692₹35,340₹33,431Aug 23May 24Feb 25Nov 25Aug 26
S2S2S4S2S4₹40,578₹36,356₹32,135₹27,913₹23,692₹35,340₹33,431Aug 23Feb 25Aug 26
Beating or trailing, week by week since 2016 Each cell is one week from 2016 to now (549 weeks): the stock's trailing 13-week return minus the NIFTY 500's, green ahead / red behind (±25% ramp). Grey cells are the 13-week warm-up or weeks where the NIFTY 500 reading is not held.
trailing 13-week return vs the NIFTY 500
Mar 16Aug 26

Against the market, two honest reads. Cumulative: over the last 10.4 years the stock moved +228% while the NIFTY 500 moved +276% — behind the index over the full window. Recent form: on a trailing-13-week view the stock has been ahead for 7 straight weeks — 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.

02 · Valuation

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.

3M India Ltd trades at 90.3× P/E, at the pricey end of its own range (82nd percentile). Its long-run median P/E is 72.5×, measured across 10.0 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 90.3× is at the pricey end of its own range (82nd percentile), against a long-run median of 72.5× measured over 10.0 years of weekly readings. This is a comparison against the stock's own history — not a claim about what it is worth.

P/E 90.3× vs a 72.5× long-run median P/E, weekly (left axis); earnings per share, trailing twelve months, weekly (right axis). 10.0-year window; loss-period spikes above 197× shown pinned at the top. The eps (ttm) bars are red where the reading is lower than the quarter before.
at the pricey end of its own range (82nd percentile)
P/EMedianEPS (TTM) (quarterly)
208.9×₹575166.9×₹432124.9×₹28882.8×₹14440.8×₹0.0×90.30×₹391Aug 16Dec 18Dec 21May 24Aug 26
208.9×₹575166.9×₹432124.9×₹28882.8×₹14440.8×₹0.0×90.30×₹391Aug 16Dec 21Aug 26
PEG 6.68 PEG ratio per quarter — the P/E divided by the earnings-growth rate. The dashed line marks 1.0: below it the growth is cheap against the multiple, above it the price already prices the growth in. Computed here as quarter-end P/E ÷ trailing-twelve-month EPS growth (only quarters with positive growth), because a reported quarterly PEG is not held for this stock. Last 7 quarters; values above 6 pinned at the top.
above 1.0, the multiple already banks the growth
PEGPEG = 1.0
6.4×5.0×3.5×2.0×0.6××6.00×Q2 FY24Q3 FY24Q1 FY25Q2 FY25Q4 FY26
6.4×5.0×3.5×2.0×0.6××6.00×Q2 FY24Q1 FY25Q4 FY26
P/E
90.3×
82nd percentile of 10y
PEG
n/m
not derivable — 3-year earnings growth unavailable

Why the multiple sits where it does: over the past year annual EPS moved +9.7% against a +16.4% price move — the price outran earnings, pushing the multiple UP its own range.

The price move, decomposed: over 5y, of the +8.0%/yr price move, ~+15.2%/yr came from earnings growth and ~−7.2 pp from the multiple (compressing); over 10y, of the +10.4%/yr price move, ~+7.3%/yr came from earnings growth and ~+3.1 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.

03 · Stage: Turning around

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).

3M India Ltd reads as turning around on its fundamental arc. Turning around — profit growth swung from −17.0% at the trough to +16.1%, a 3-quarter improving streak, ROCE lifting at 47.5%. The read is built from 12 quarters across 4 curves, on full evidence.

Growth, year by year: revenue +14.5% in FY26, profit +9.7% Year-over-year growth per fiscal year, %: revenue (left axis); net profit and EPS (right axis — profit growth swings far wider). Zero line drawn.
Revenue YoYProfit YoYEPS YoY
30%90%19%57%7.3%24%−4.2%−8.5%−16%−41%%%14.5%9.7%FY16FY21FY26
30%90%19%57%7.3%24%−4.2%−8.5%−16%−41%%%14.5%9.7%FY16FY21FY26
Three growth curves, twelve quarters Year-on-year growth of trailing-twelve-month revenue (left axis), profit and EPS (right axis — they swing far wider), % at each quarter-end. A missing point means that reading is not held for the quarter.
the trajectory the stage is read from · revenue stabilising, profit accelerating
RevenueProfitEPS
17%45%13%24%9.8%2.9%6.5%−18%3.1%−39%%%15.7%16.1%16.3%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26
17%45%13%24%9.8%2.9%6.5%−18%3.1%−39%%%15.7%16.1%16.3%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26
ROCE Trailing-twelve-month operating profit (before interest and tax) as a share of average capital employed — total assets minus current liabilities, the standard textbook basis, %.
the return curve, computed quarterly
ROCE
51%46%41%36%31%%47.5%Sep 23Mar 24Dec 24Sep 25Jun 26
51%46%41%36%31%%47.5%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26
Revenue growth
Steady high
latest +15.7% · span +4.0% to +15.7%
Profit growth
Rising
latest +16.1% · span −33.2% to +38.9%
EPS growth
Rising
latest +16.3% · span −33.1% to +38.8%
ROCE
Rising
latest 47.5% · span 32.1%–49.5%

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.

Compound annual growth rate (%) Compound annual growth rate over each window, %. Revenue, profit and EPS from fiscal-year figures; share price is the price CAGR over the same spans. A dash = that window is not held, or the base was a loss.
1yr3yr5yr10yr
Revenue+14.5%+10.9%+16.0%+9.1%
Profit+9.7%+7.9%+28.5%+10.3%
EPS+9.7%+7.9%+28.5%+10.4%
Share price+16.4%+6.2%+8.0%+10.4%
Revenue YoY (Jun 26)
+19.0%
latest quarter vs a year ago
Profit YoY (Jun 26)
+30.9%
latest quarter vs a year ago
Revenue 10y
9.1%
long-run compound pace
04 · 4-Factor Sector Score

4-Factor Sector Score

54.6/100 — rank 6 of 20 in Diversified · 94% evidence confidence

3M India Ltd scores 54.6 out of 100 against the 20 companies it is compared with in Diversified, ranking 6. Strong business, demanding price: keep it on the quality list, but require either earnings upgrades or valuation compression.

The four contributions add to the total exactly: 21.3 + 18.8 + 4.3 + 10.2 = 54.6. 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.

05 · Revenue

Revenue Revenue is the top line: everything the company billed its customers in the period.

3M India Ltd reported ₹1,423 Cr of revenue in the Jun 26 quarter, +19.0% year on year. That is the 12th straight quarter of year-on-year growth. Over 10 years it has compounded at 9.1% a year. The last full year, FY26, came in at ₹5,090 Cr. The last four reported quarters add to ₹5,316 Cr.

FY26 revenue came in at ₹5,090 Cr (+14.5% on the year), capping 10 years at 9.1% compound. The latest quarter (Jun 26) printed ₹1,423 Cr, +19.0% year on year — the 12th consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth.

FY26 revenue ₹5,090 Cr (+14.5% YoY) Revenue bars, ₹ Cr (left); YoY growth-% line (right). 11-year window. A bar is red when it is lower than the year before.
9.1% a year over 10 years
RevenueYoY growth
5.5k30%4.1k19%2.7k7.3%1.4k−4.2%0−16%₹ Cr%₹5,09014.5%FY16FY21FY26
5.5k30%4.1k19%2.7k7.3%1.4k−4.2%0−16%₹ Cr%₹5,09014.5%FY16FY21FY26
Jun 26: ₹1,423 Cr (+19.0% YoY) Quarterly revenue bars, ₹ Cr (left); YoY growth-% line (right). Last 12 quarters. A bar is red when it is lower than the quarter before.
12th straight quarter of growth
Revenue (quarterly)YoY growth
1.5k20%1.2k15%76810%3845.0%00.0%₹ Cr%₹1,42319%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26
1.5k20%1.2k15%76810%3845.0%00.0%₹ Cr%₹1,42319%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26

Pace check: the last four quarters averaged +15.6% growth against the decade's 9.1% — the current year is running faster than its own long-run rate.

Acceleration check: trailing-twelve-month revenue grew +15.7% over the last 4 quarters against +13.5%/yr over the last 8 — stabilising; TTM profit +16.1% vs −1.9%/yr — accelerating.

06 · Operating margin

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.

3M India Ltd's operating margin is 17.0% in the Jun 26 quarter, −3.0 percentage points against the same quarter a year ago. That is the widest this company has ever printed on a full-year basis. Across 13 fiscal years the operating margin has ranged 6.0% to 19.0%. The current quarter sits inside that band.

The latest quarter's operating margin is 17.0%, −3.0 pp against the same quarter a year ago. Across 13 fiscal years the operating margin has ranged 6.0%–19.0%, and FY26's 19.0% is the top of that band — a record year.

🚨 Why the margin moved: operating margin went −3.5 pp year on year while gross margin went −4.7 pp — the loss came mostly from the gross line: input costs and pricing.

Worth repeating from the valuation section: cheap against its own history on record margins is not the same thing as cheap — a record margin flatters every ratio built on top of it.

FY26: 19.0% Operating margin by fiscal year, %, line (left); year-on-year change in the margin, in percentage points, line (right). 13-year window.
the widest a 6.0–19.0% band over 13 years
operating marginYoY change (pp)
20%5.9%16%2.7%13%−0.5%8.7%−3.7%5.0%−6.9%%%19%2%FY14FY20FY26
20%5.9%16%2.7%13%−0.5%8.7%−3.7%5.0%−6.9%%%19%2%FY14FY20FY26
Jun 26: 17.0% operating margin (−3.0 pp YoY) Quarterly operating margin, %, line (left); year-on-year change in the margin, in percentage points, line (right). Last 12 quarters. Operating profit as a share of revenue, per quarter.
Operating marginYoY change (pp)
20%5.7%19%3.1%17%0.5%15%−2.1%14%−4.7%%%17%−3%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26
20%5.7%19%3.1%17%0.5%15%−2.1%14%−4.7%%%17%−3%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26
07 · Net profit

Net profit Net profit is what survives every cost, interest and tax — the number EPS, dividends and book value all grow from.

3M India Ltd earned ₹233 Cr of net profit in the Jun 26 quarter, +30.9% year on year. It is the 2nd consecutive quarter of growth. Full-year FY26 profit was ₹522 Cr. The 10-year compound rate is 10.3%. That is 16.4% of the quarter's revenue. The same quarter a year earlier earned ₹178 Cr.

Jun 26 profit was ₹233 Cr, +30.9% year on year — the 2nd consecutive quarter of growth. On the full year, FY26 printed ₹522 Cr (+9.7%), and the 10-year compound rate is 10.3%.

FY26 profit ₹522 Cr (+9.7% YoY) Net profit bars, ₹ Cr (left); YoY growth-% line (right). 11-year window. A bar is red when it is lower than the year before.
10.3% a year over 10 years
Net profitYoY growth
63090%47257%31524%157−8.5%0−41%₹ Cr%₹5229.7%FY16FY21FY26
63090%47257%31524%157−8.5%0−41%₹ Cr%₹5229.7%FY16FY21FY26
Jun 26: ₹233 Cr (+30.9% YoY) Quarterly net profit bars, ₹ Cr (left); YoY growth-% line (right). Last 12 quarters. A bar is red when it is lower than the quarter before.
2nd straight quarter of growth
Net profit (quarterly)YoY growth
257231%171128%8624%0−79%−86−183%₹ Cr%₹23330.9%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26
257231%171128%8624%0−79%−86−183%₹ Cr%₹23330.9%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26

Why profit moved: revenue contributed +19.0% and the margin −3.0 pp — the quarter was revenue-led despite a thinner margin.

Pace comparison, last four quarters: profit +30.5% vs revenue +15.6%. 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.

08 · Cash flow — the router

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 96% of 3M India Ltd's reported profit arrived as operating cash — the cash follows the profit. In FY26 that was ₹514 Cr of operating cash against ₹522 Cr of profit. After ₹135 Cr of capital spending, ₹379 Cr was left as free cash.

FY26: operating cash of ₹514 Cr against reported profit of ₹522 Cr, leaving free cash of ₹379 Cr after ₹135 Cr of capital spending. Across the last 3 fiscal years the conversion rate is 96% of profit.

Cash-flow readings here are annual — that is the resolution our series carries, so this section moves once a year.

FY26: CFO ₹514 Cr vs profit ₹522 Cr Operating cash flow and net profit by fiscal year, ₹ Cr; the line is free cash flow (CFO minus capital spending). 11-year window, annual resolution.
96% of 3-year profit arrived as cash
Operating cashNet profitFree cash
6945213471740₹ Cr₹514₹522₹379FY16FY21FY26
6945213471740₹ Cr₹514₹522₹379FY16FY21FY26
FY26: CFO = 98% of profit (three-year rate 96%) Operating cash as a share of net profit, per fiscal year, % (line). Dashed line = 100% — every unit of profit arriving as cash.
Conversion100%
225%167%109%51%−7.0%%98%FY16FY21FY26
225%167%109%51%−7.0%%98%FY16FY21FY26

Why conversion sits at 96%: the cash cycle held roughly steady between FY21 and FY26 — so conversion tracks profitability rather than the cycle.

Router verdict: the bigger cash user is investment — capital spending ran 1.9× depreciation over three years, so the next section's job is to check what that build-out is buying.

09 · Where the cash goes

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).

3M India Ltd's cash conversion cycle runs 60 days in FY26, down from 60 days in FY21. Capital spending ran ₹323 Cr over the last 3 years. At FY26 sales of ₹5,090 Cr each day of that cycle holds about ₹13.9 Cr, so roughly ₹837 Cr sits inside the business at any moment.

FY26: debtors at 60 days, inventory at 102 days — roughly 3.4 months of stock waiting to sell; that is where the cash sits while it waits — for a full cycle of 60 days, tighter than FY21's 60.

The full loop: cash goes out to suppliers and production on day 0; stock waits 102 days to sell; customers pay about 60 days after that; and suppliers themselves are paid at 102 days — netting out to the 60-day cycle.

In money terms: at FY26 sales of ₹5,090 Cr, each day of the cycle holds about ₹13.9 Cr — so the 60-day loop keeps roughly ₹837 Cr sitting inside the business at any moment.

FY26: a 60-day cash cycle Debtor days, inventory days, payable days and the cash conversion cycle by fiscal year. 13-year window.
+0 days vs FY21
Cash cycleInventory daysDebtor daysPayable days
12899704011days60d102d60d102dFY14FY17FY20FY23FY26
12899704011days60d102d60d102dFY14FY20FY26

On the investment side: capital spending of ₹323 Cr over the last 3 fiscal years against ₹171 Cr of depreciation — the company is building well ahead of wear-and-tear. Capital work-in-progress stands at ₹14.0 Cr (FY26) — capacity paid for but not yet earning.

FY26: capex ₹135 Cr, work-in-progress ₹14.0 Cr Capital spending per fiscal year, ₹ Cr (bars); capital work-in-progress, ₹ Cr (line). Quarterly capital-spending history is not held for India — annual is the honest resolution.
a build-out
CapexWork-in-progress
14911275370₹ Cr₹135₹14FY16FY18FY21FY23FY26
14911275370₹ Cr₹135₹14FY16FY21FY26

The synthesis: the cash is going into capacity, not disappearing into the cycle — the question becomes whether the new capacity earns.

10 · Return on capital

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.

3M India Ltd earns a ROCE of 50% in FY26. That is up from a trough of 9% in FY21. Return on invested capital clears the cost of that capital by +38.8 percentage points, so growth here adds value rather than only size. The wiring behind it is 10.3% net margin on 1.62× asset turns.

FY26 ROCE is 50%, recovered from a FY21 trough of 9% — the full ladder below shows the fall and the climb, undoctored.

Why the return is what it is — the wiring (FY26): 10.3% net margin × 1.62× asset turns × 1.77× balance-sheet leverage ≈ 29.5% on equity. Margin does its share; leverage is a meaningful part of the equation.

The capstone test — ROIC − WACC: 50.8% − 12.0% = a +38.8 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.

FY26: ROCE 50% Return on capital employed by fiscal year, % (line); ROIC by fiscal year, % (line). 13-year window, dips included. Dashed line = the 12.0% cost of capital used on this page.
the climb back from FY21's 9%
ROCEROIC (annual)WACC
66%51%36%20%4.7%%50%50.6%FY14FY20FY26
66%51%36%20%4.7%%50%50.6%FY14FY20FY26
Q4 FY26: ROCE 46.8% (TTM) vs WACC 12.0% Trailing-twelve-month ROCE and ROIC, per quarter, %; dashed line = the cost of capital. Last 12 quarters, put on a trailing-twelve-month basis and anchored to the annual figure.
ROCE (TTM)ROIC (TTM)WACC
70%55%39%23%7.7%%46.8%30%Q1 FY24Q2 FY25Q4 FY26
70%55%39%23%7.7%%46.8%30%Q1 FY24Q2 FY25Q4 FY26
11 · Debt

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.

3M India Ltd carries total debt of ₹170 Cr against shareholder equity of ₹1,768 Cr as of Mar 26, a debt-to-equity of 0.10 — effectively unlevered. On the annual view that ratio went from 0.01 in FY22 to 0.10 in FY26. The returns elsewhere on this page are therefore earned rather than borrowed.

Mar 26: total debt of ₹170 Cr against shareholder equity of ₹1,768 Cr — a debt-to-equity of 0.10. On the annual view, debt-to-equity went from 0.01 (FY22) to 0.10 (FY26). The returns on this page are earned, not borrowed.

FY26: debt ₹170 Cr at 0.10× equity Total debt by fiscal year, ₹ Cr (bars); debt-to-equity, × (line). 5-year window.
Total debtDebt-to-equity
1840.11×1380.08×920.06×460.03×00.00×₹ Cr×₹1700.10×FY22FY24FY26
1840.11×1380.08×920.06×460.03×00.00×₹ Cr×₹1700.10×FY22FY24FY26
Mar 26: debt ₹170 Cr, debt-to-equity 0.10 Total debt per quarter, ₹ Cr (bars); debt-to-equity, × (line). Last 12 quarters. India reports the full balance sheet half-yearly, so the intervening quarter carries the prior reading forward.
Total debt (quarterly)Debt-to-equity
1840.11×1380.08×920.06×460.03×00.00×₹ Cr×₹1700.10×Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26
1840.11×1380.08×920.06×460.03×00.00×₹ Cr×₹1700.10×Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26
12 · Ownership

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.

No holder of 3M India Ltd moved a full percentage point over the last two years — the register is quiet. Domestic institutions moved −0.1 points over the same window, to 8.2%. The register is read on the four disclosed classes only; nothing is inferred between filings.

The register over the last two years — Foreign institutions: −0.3 points over 8 quarters to 3.5%; Domestic institutions: −0.1 points over 8 quarters to 8.2%; Promoters: +0.0 points over 8 quarters to 75.0%.

Fiscal-year ends: promoters +0.0 pts from Mar 24 to Mar 26 Shareholding at each fiscal-year end (March quarter), % of the company. 3 year-ends held.
PromotersForeign inst.Domestic inst.Public
81%60%39%19%−2.2%%75%3.5%8.3%13.2%Mar 24Mar 25Mar 26
81%60%39%19%−2.2%%75%3.5%8.3%13.2%Mar 24Mar 25Mar 26
A quiet register: no holder moved a full point in two years Shareholding by holder class, % of the company, quarterly, last 13 quarters.
PromotersForeign inst.Domestic inst.Public
81%60%39%18%−2.3%%75%3.5%8.2%13.3%Jun 23Dec 24Jun 26
81%60%39%18%−2.3%%75%3.5%8.2%13.3%Jun 23Dec 24Jun 26
13 · 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.

3M India 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.

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Exact sum: 19.5 + 19.1 + 9.7 + 17.6 = 65.9 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
2Indiabulls LimitedIBULLSLTD 61.8/100Mixed-positive evidence67% evidence LEADER 18.4/35 Revenue 100% · PAT 100% · OPM change 28 pp 71% evidence 14.1/25 ROCE 16.2% · OPM 43% 76% evidence 10.6/20 P/E 13× · PEG — 15% evidence 18.7/20 RS sector 44.3% · RS bench 45% · 1Y 67.6%12 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 18.4 + 14.1 + 10.6 + 18.7 = 61.8 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
3BCL Industries LtdBCLIND 60.6/100Mixed-positive evidence87% evidence FADING 19.1/35 Revenue -13.1% · PAT 15.2% · OPM change 3 pp 95% evidence 15.0/25 ROCE 13.9% · OPM 10% 95% evidence 13.3/20 P/E 9× · PEG — 50% evidence 13.2/20 RS sector 0.1% · RS bench 1.7% · 1Y -17.2%7 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 19.1 + 15 + 13.3 + 13.2 = 60.6 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
4Kalind Ltd526935 59.8/100Mixed-positive evidence82% evidence ASLEEP 30.6/35 Revenue 100% · PAT 100% · OPM change 21 pp 95% evidence 18.2/25 ROCE 32% · OPM 63% 76% evidence 10.7/20 P/E 13.9× · PEG — 50% evidence 0.3/20 RS sector -89.6% · RS bench -36.7% · 1Y -67.4%0 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 30.6 + 18.2 + 10.7 + 0.3 = 59.8 · Decision use: Acceleration candidate, not a confirmed leader: earnings are strong but sector-relative strength is -89.6% and the one-year return is -67.4%. Do not upgrade until sector-relative strength is above zero and another reported period confirms growth.
5Grasim Industries LtdGRASIM 59.1/100Mixed-positive evidence82% evidence LEADER 23.6/35 Revenue 19.5% · PAT 33.1% · OPM change 1 pp 95% evidence 12.8/25 ROCE 8% · OPM 23% 76% evidence 6.9/20 P/E 38.5× · PEG — 50% evidence 15.8/20 RS sector 9.2% · RS bench 10.7% · 1Y 20.7%12 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 23.6 + 12.8 + 6.9 + 15.8 = 59.1 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
63M India Ltdthis page3MINDIA 54.6/100Mixed-positive evidence94% evidence BREAKING OUT 21.3/35 Revenue 15.7% · PAT 16.1% · OPM change -3 pp 100% evidence 18.8/25 ROCE 50% · OPM 17% 100% evidence 4.3/20 P/E 90.3× · PEG 3.29 100% evidence 10.2/20 RS sector -3.7% · RS bench 4.5% · 1Y 11.8%4 of 10 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 21.3 + 18.8 + 4.3 + 10.2 = 54.6 · Decision use: Strong business, demanding price: keep it on the quality list, but require either earnings upgrades or valuation compression.
7Balmer Lawrie & Company LtdBALMLAWRIE 52.5/100Mixed-positive evidence82% evidence ASLEEP 16.7/35 Revenue 8.9% · PAT 3.8% · OPM change 1 pp 95% evidence 15.2/25 ROCE 14.6% · OPM 13% 76% evidence 14.5/20 P/E 10.6× · PEG — 50% evidence 6.1/20 RS sector -10.1% · RS bench -8.5% · 1Y -16.5%1 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 16.7 + 15.2 + 14.5 + 6.1 = 52.5 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
8Nurture Well Industries Ltd531889 49.6/100Mixed-negative evidence75% evidence ASLEEP 19.1/35 Revenue 34% · PAT 27% · OPM change 1 pp 95% evidence 16.6/25 ROCE 22.9% · OPM 11% 76% evidence 11.3/20 P/E 9.1× · PEG — 15% evidence 2.6/20 RS sector -26.7% · RS bench -25.5% · 1Y 13.5%0 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 19.1 + 16.6 + 11.3 + 2.6 = 49.6 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
9Texmaco Infrastructure & Holdings LtdTEXINFRA 49.3/100Mixed-negative evidence80% evidence LEADER 18.7/35 Revenue 5.5% · PAT 100% · OPM change -37.9 pp 95% evidence 6.6/25 ROCE 1.4% · OPM -48.8% 95% evidence 8.7/20 P/E 151× · PEG — 15% evidence 15.3/20 RS sector 4.3% · RS bench 5.7% · 1Y 10.5%8 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 18.7 + 6.6 + 8.7 + 15.3 = 49.3 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
10Bluspring Enterprises LtdBLUSPRING 43.0/100Thin evidence · provisional57% evidence BREAKING OUT 18.3/35 Revenue 11.8% · PAT 90.6% · OPM change 0.7 pp 71% evidence 3.8/25 ROCE 5.2% · OPM 2.2% 95% evidence 8.9/20 P/E 109× · PEG — 15% evidence 12.0/20 RS sector — · RS bench 42.5% · 1Y 37.6%10 of 10 weeks ahead 25% evidence
Exact sum: 18.3 + 3.8 + 8.9 + 12 = 43 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.
11Nava LtdNAVA 41.4/100Mixed-negative evidence93% evidence ASLEEP 9.8/35 Revenue 9% · PAT -29.9% · OPM change -6 pp 100% evidence 13.1/25 ROCE 12.8% · OPM 43% 100% evidence 13.0/20 P/E 21.4× · PEG 1.16 65% evidence 5.5/20 RS sector -7.8% · RS bench -6.4% · 1Y -5.6%1 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 9.8 + 13.1 + 13 + 5.5 = 41.4 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
12Tube Investments of India LtdTIINDIA 41.3/100Mixed-negative evidence100% evidence ASLEEP 15.4/35 Revenue 17.6% · PAT 6.6% · OPM change -1 pp 100% evidence 15.6/25 ROCE 17.1% · OPM 9% 100% evidence 2.2/20 P/E 84.4× · PEG 9.63 100% evidence 8.1/20 RS sector -6.7% · RS bench -5.3% · 1Y -4.9%7 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 15.4 + 15.6 + 2.2 + 8.1 = 41.3 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
13Andrew Yule & Company LtdANDREWYU 35.9/100Mixed-negative evidence66% evidence ASLEEP 14.6/35 Revenue -4.8% · PAT -80% · OPM change 25.9 pp 95% evidence 3.7/25 ROCE -6.3% · OPM -23.4% 76% evidence 10.0/20 P/E — · PEG — 0% evidence 7.6/20 RS sector -37% · RS bench 6.3% · 1Y -2.1%7 of 11 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 14.6 + 3.7 + 10 + 7.6 = 35.9 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
14Swan Corp LtdSWANCORP 32.9/100Adverse evidence69% evidence BASING 12.3/35 Revenue -16.7% · PAT -67.2% · OPM change -2.6 pp 95% evidence 6.0/25 ROCE 3.9% · OPM -0.4% 76% evidence 9.9/20 P/E 42.7× · PEG — 15% evidence 4.7/20 RS sector -29.3% · RS bench -23.1% · 1Y -26.6%0 of 10 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 12.3 + 6 + 9.9 + 4.7 = 32.9 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
15Integrated Industries LtdIIL 64.0/100Thin evidence · provisional50% evidence 20.3/35 Revenue 60.5% · PAT 94.6% · OPM change 2 pp 53% evidence 16.5/25 ROCE 30.5% · OPM 11% 57% evidence 11.0/20 P/E 11.6× · PEG — 15% evidence 16.2/20 RS sector 51.9% · RS bench 63.7% · 1Y 114.9%11 of 12 weeks ahead to 2026-03-08 70% evidence
Exact sum: 20.3 + 16.5 + 11 + 16.2 = 64 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.
16Arunis Abode LtdARUNIS 50.9/100Thin evidence · provisional45% evidence 15.3/35 Revenue 100% · PAT 100% · OPM change -17.7 pp 40% evidence 9.5/25 ROCE -5.3% · OPM 28.5% 57% evidence 9.4/20 P/E 62.5× · PEG — 15% evidence 16.7/20 RS sector 131.3% · RS bench 136.7% · 1Y 358.6%12 of 12 weeks ahead to 2026-03-08 70% evidence
Exact sum: 15.3 + 9.5 + 9.4 + 16.7 = 50.9 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.
17Bharat Global Developers LtdBGDL 47.0/100Thin evidence · provisional47% evidence 15.7/35 Revenue -74% · PAT -80% · OPM change 4.2 pp 53% evidence 10.8/25 ROCE 11.3% · OPM — 46% evidence 8.5/20 P/E 291× · PEG — 15% evidence 12.0/20 RS sector 165.8% · RS bench -70.1% · 1Y 22%0 of 12 weeks ahead to 2026-03-08 70% evidence
Exact sum: 15.7 + 10.8 + 8.5 + 12 = 47 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.
18Piramal Enterprises Ltd(Merged)PEL 44.7/100Thin evidence · provisional41% evidence 16.7/35 Revenue -35.5% · PAT 100% · OPM change -9.8 pp 27% evidence 10.8/25 ROCE 4.9% · OPM 77.4% 57% evidence 9.6/20 P/E 61.4× · PEG — 15% evidence 7.6/20 RS sector -20.3% · RS bench 1% · 1Y -1.1%6 of 12 weeks ahead to 2025-09-24 70% evidence
Exact sum: 16.7 + 10.8 + 9.6 + 7.6 = 44.7 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.
19Rossell India LtdROSSELLIND 42.2/100Thin evidence · provisional47% evidence 14.8/35 Revenue 4.8% · PAT -41.1% · OPM change 0.1 pp 36% evidence 11.4/25 ROCE 6.4% · OPM 10.7% 71% evidence 10.8/20 P/E 11.8× · PEG — 15% evidence 5.2/20 RS sector -28.8% · RS bench -19.6% · 1Y -34.2%0 of 12 weeks ahead to 2026-03-29 70% evidence
Exact sum: 14.8 + 11.4 + 10.8 + 5.2 = 42.2 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.
20Kesar Enterprises LtdKESAR 33.5/100Thin evidence · provisional42% evidence 14.2/35 Revenue -55.3% · PAT -80% · OPM change 7.4 pp 40% evidence 5.8/25 ROCE -26.2% · OPM 2.8% 57% evidence 10.0/20 P/E — · PEG — 0% evidence 3.5/20 RS sector -44.4% · RS bench -39.4% · 1Y -54.2%0 of 12 weeks ahead to 2026-03-08 70% evidence
Exact sum: 14.2 + 5.8 + 10 + 3.5 = 33.5 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.

Missing observations are not scored as bad. Their missing weight lowers confidence and pulls the final score toward neutral. PEG is not shown when the ratio cannot mean anything: the company must be making a profit, its price-to-earnings must be positive, and its three-year earnings growth must fall between 5% and 60%. Dividing a price multiple by a loss, or by growth measured off a tiny base, produces a number that looks precise and tells you nothing. Under relative strength, one mark per week shows the last 12 weeks: a mark is filled where the company led NIFTY 500 by 5% or more over the 13 weeks ending that week, which is the same test used everywhere on this site. Price stage places the company on the same six-step curve the sector itself is placed on — basing, turning, breaking out, leader, fading, asleep — read from how many weeks running it has led NIFTY 500 and whether that lead is widening or shrinking. It describes where the PRICE stands, not the earnings trajectory and not a recommendation, and it is left blank for a company whose weekly history is too short or too stale to read.

15 · Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions

What is 3M India Ltd's share price today?

3M India Ltd trades at ₹35,340, +16.4% over the past year. The company is valued at ₹39,828 Cr. The stock sits at 74% of its 52-week range of ₹29,135–₹37,505, +5.7% versus its 200-day average. On the tape, the price is in a confirmed uptrend, 5 weeks in. — as of 14 August 2026.

What were 3M India Ltd's latest quarterly results?

3M India Ltd reported revenue of ₹1,423 Cr and net profit of ₹233 Cr for the Jun 26 quarter. Revenue rose 19.0% and profit rose 30.9% year on year. Earnings per share were ₹206.90. The operating margin was 17.0%, 3.0 pp lower than a year earlier. — as of 14 August 2026.

What is 3M India Ltd's revenue?

3M India Ltd reported revenue of ₹1,423 Cr in the Jun 26 quarter, +19.0% year on year. For the full FY26 fiscal year, revenue was ₹5,090 Cr (+14.5%). Over the last 10 years revenue compounded at 9.1% a year. — as of 14 August 2026.

What is 3M India Ltd's profit?

3M India Ltd earned ₹233 Cr of net profit in the Jun 26 quarter, +30.9% year on year — the 2nd straight quarter of growth. Full-year FY26 profit was ₹522 Cr. The operating margin ran 17.0% in the latest quarter. — as of 14 August 2026.

What is 3M India Ltd's market cap?

3M India Ltd's market capitalisation is ₹39,828 Cr at a share price of ₹35,340. Market cap is the share price multiplied by shares outstanding, so it is restated whenever the price moves. — as of 14 August 2026.

What is 3M India Ltd's P/E ratio?

3M India Ltd trades at a P/E of 90.3×, at the 82nd percentile of its own 10-year range, against a long-run median of 72.5×. This is a comparison with the stock's own history, not a value call — as of 14 August 2026.

Does 3M India Ltd pay a dividend?

Yes — 3M India Ltd's dividend payout was 109% of profit in FY26, and it recorded a payout in 4 of its last 13 reported fiscal years. This page holds the payout ratio, not a per-share amount. — as of 14 August 2026.

Is 3M India Ltd overvalued?

On its own history, 3M India Ltd looks expensive: its P/E of 90.3× sits at the 82nd percentile of its 10-year range (long-run median 72.5×). That is a percentile read against the stock's own past, not a price opinion or a direction call. One caveat: margins are the best this company has ever printed — cheap on record margins is not the same thing as cheap. — as of 14 August 2026.

Is 3M India Ltd growing?

Yes — 3M India Ltd is growing: latest-quarter revenue +19.0% year on year, profit +30.9%, and the margin −3.0 pp at 17.0%. The 10-year compound rates are 9.1% (revenue) and 10.3% (profit). The earnings engine currently reads: improving — as of 14 August 2026.

How is 3M India Ltd performing?

3M India Ltd is in a confirmed uptrend, 5 weeks in. Its latest quarter's revenue rose 19.0% and profit rose 30.9% year on year. Against the NIFTY 500 it has been ahead on a trailing-13-week view for 7 weeks. This describes what the data did, not a rating. — as of 14 August 2026.

What stage is 3M India Ltd in?

Turning around — profit growth swung from −17.0% at the trough to +16.1%, a 3-quarter improving streak, ROCE lifting at 47.5%. The read comes from the last 12 quarters of growth (revenue growth +15.7% latest, profit growth +16.1% latest, eps growth +16.3% latest) plus the ROCE curve, classified by deterministic rules — a trajectory read, not a buy or sell call — as of 14 August 2026.

Is 3M India Ltd in an uptrend?

Yes — the price is in a confirmed uptrend (week 5 of stage 2), trading +5.7% versus its 200-day average and at 74% 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 14 August 2026.

Is 3M India Ltd beating the market?

On recent form, yes — 3M India Ltd has been ahead of the NIFTY 500 on a trailing-13-week view for 7 straight weeks, 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 +228% against the NIFTY 500's +276% — behind the index over the full window. — as of 14 August 2026.

Will 3M India Ltd's share price go up?

This page publishes no price forecast for 3M India Ltd. What it measures instead: the share price is ₹35,340, the price is in a confirmed uptrend 5 weeks in. Its P/E of 90.3× sits at the 82nd percentile of its own 10-year range. — as of 14 August 2026.

Who owns 3M India Ltd?

Promoters hold 75.0% of 3M India Ltd, foreign institutions 3.5%, domestic institutions 8.2% and the public 13.3% (latest quarter). No holder moved a full point over the last two years — the register is quiet. — as of 14 August 2026.

Does 3M India Ltd have too much debt?

No — 3M India Ltd's debt-to-equity is 0.10, and operating profit covers the interest bill 22×. FY26 borrowings were ₹170 Cr against equity of ₹1,768 Cr. The returns on this page are earned, not borrowed — as of 14 August 2026.

What is 3M India Ltd's capex?

3M India Ltd spent ₹323 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 ₹135 Cr, with ₹14.0 Cr in capital work-in-progress — capacity paid for but not yet earning. — as of 14 August 2026.

What is 3M India Ltd's cash flow?

3M India Ltd generated ₹514 Cr of operating cash flow in FY26 and ₹379 Cr of free cash flow after ₹135 Cr of capital spending. Reported profit that year was ₹522 Cr, so operating cash ran behind profit. Cash-flow resolution for India is annual. — as of 14 August 2026.

Is 3M India Ltd's profit real cash?

Yes — over the last 3 fiscal years, 96% of 3M India Ltd's reported profit arrived as operating cash. In FY26, operating cash was ₹514 Cr against reported profit of ₹522 Cr. The cash then goes mostly into building capacity. Cash-flow resolution is annual — as of 14 August 2026.

Where is 3M India Ltd in its business cycle?

3M India Ltd's FY26 operating margin was 19.0%, against a 13-year band of 6.0%–19.0%: the top of the band — a record year. Record profitability is late-cycle territory: every ratio flatters at the top, and the story leans on margins holding. The latest quarter ran 17.0%. Profitability versus a company's own long band is the cleanest cycle clock this page holds — as of 14 August 2026.

What could break the 3M India Ltd story?

The sharpest disagreement: the engine is strong, but at the 82nd percentile of its own range you are paying full price for it. 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 14 August 2026.

Is 3M India Ltd a stock worth studying right now?

This is not investment advice. The machine read: 3M India Ltd is strength at full price. The numbers are improving — and a P/E at the 82nd percentile of its own range says the market knows. The sharpest open question: whether the earnings grow into the multiple. Every number on this page is drawn deterministically from the raw series, with no forecasts and no price opinions — as of 14 August 2026.

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