JK Lakshmi Cement share price today

JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd's share price was ₹480.30 at the close on 4 November 2026. It has been falling for 50 weeks. That is 19.8% below its average price over the last 200 trading days. In the last 52 weeks it traded between ₹454 and ₹845, and at that close it sat 7% of the way up from that low.

A share price tends to move through four phases: moving sideways (stage 1), rising (stage 2), stalling near a high (stage 3) and falling (stage 4). Today JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd is in stage 4. The phase helps read everything below.

Over the past 13 weeks it has done worse than the NIFTY 500, and it has been behind for 45 weeks running.

Over the last 11 years the share price moved +61% while the NIFTY 500 moved +251%, so it is behind the index over that whole period. It was last ahead over 13 weeks in the week of 16 January 2026. The chart above shows the 13-week comparison for every week.

This page treats a rise as over when the price closes below its 200-day average on two Fridays in a row.

Three changes stood out: revenue up on a year earlier for 6 quarters in a row, highest quarterly revenue in 15 quarters and operating margin down 4 points on a year earlier.

1. Revenue up on a year earlier for 6 quarters in a row

   In the June 2026 quarter revenue was ₹1,905 crore, +9.4% on a year earlier.

   Why: Revenue rose because the company sold more cement and got better prices by choosing where it sold.

   From the earnings call on 6 Aug 2026.

2. Highest quarterly revenue in 15 quarters

   Revenue of ₹1,905 crore in the June 2026 quarter is the highest of the last 15 quarters.

   Why: Revenue hit a record because the company sold more cement and got better prices by choosing where it sold.

   From the earnings call on 6 Aug 2026.

3. Operating margin down 4 points on a year earlier

   14% in the June 2026 quarter, from 18%.

   Why: Margins fell because fuel, raw material and packing costs rose, and the company could only recover part of that through higher prices.

   Next results: check whether price increases cover higher fuel and packaging costs as seasonal demand weakens.

   From the earnings call on 6 Aug 2026.

For April to June 2026 (the quarter ended 30 June 2026), JK Lakshmi Cement reported revenue of ₹1,905 crore, up 9.4% from ₹1,741 crore a year earlier, and a profit of ₹108 crore, down 28.0% from ₹150 crore.

JK Lakshmi Cement results: April to June 2026 against a year earlier

The next results, for July to September 2026, are due by 14 November 2026: listed companies must publish quarterly results within 45 days of the quarter's end (60 days for the January to March quarter).

JK Lakshmi Cement's management discussed these results on a call held on 6 August 2026; what it said is further down this page.

From the company's reported quarterly results (quarter ended 30 June 2026). Revenue and profit in ₹ crore.

JK Lakshmi Cement closed at ₹480.30 on 4 November 2026, down 43.1% from ₹844.65 a year earlier (7 November 2025) and down 23.9% over five years. Its highest weekly close since March 2016 was ₹991.05 on 18 July 2025.

JK Lakshmi Cement share price: then and now

Weekly closing prices. Each change is the move from that price to the 4 Nov 2026 close. A day's intraday high or low can go beyond these weekly closes.

560 weekly closes from 11 March 2016 to 4 November 2026.

4 Nov 2026: JK Lakshmi Cement closed at ₹480.30, up 5.8% on the week and up 0.8% on the month. 6 Aug 2026: JK Lakshmi Cement held its results call for April to June 2026. Management guided: Q2 fuel cost per kcal at 1.8-plus or higher and packing impact about ₹3.5-4 per bag.

Earlier

• 17 Jul 2026: ex-date for a dividend of ₹6.50 a share.
• Results for April to June 2026: Revenue up 9.4% and profit down 28.0% on a year earlier.

JK Lakshmi Cement paid ₹6.50 a share in regular dividends in the 12 months to 5 November 2026 (1 payment), a yield of 1.35% at the ₹480.30 close on 4 November 2026. The last was a dividend of ₹6.50 a share, ex-date 17 July 2026.

JK Lakshmi Cement dividends since 1 April 2021

Amounts as the company declared them on the NSE. A dividend goes to whoever owns the shares before the ex-date. The record date is the same day as the ex-date for every payment here.

Yes. JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd paid out 20% of its profit as dividends in FY26, and it paid a dividend in each of its last 13 reported years.

From the NSE corporate-actions record, read 5 November 2026.

On the call for April to June 2026, held on 6 August 2026, JK Lakshmi Cement's management guided: Q2 fuel cost per kcal at 1.8-plus or higher and packing impact about ₹3.5-4 per bag.

“If the cost increase hits our margins, we will try to pass it on to our customers because absorbing this level of cost is not possible. We will have to pass it on.”Arun Shukla, President & Director, on the call for April to June 2026

What management guided

• Total capital spending: about ₹3,000 crore for Durg; ₹1,500 crore in FY27, ₹2,000 crore the following year and ₹1,500 crore thereafter, including Northeast.
• Northeast programme: initial 1.5 million tonnes capacity; installed and operational capacity at 18 million tonnes by year-end.
• Full-year non-cement revenue around ₹800 crore or more.
• Captive solar project: 42 MW solar and 28 MW battery, about ₹20 crore of spending; ₹4.1/unit tariff, ₹5.9 landed cost, ₹1.7 saving versus ₹7.5 grid, payback below 2 years.

Management’s own plans and goals, from our notes of the call. A plan is not a result.

Source: the call transcript.

From the call for April to June 2026, 6 August 2026.

When JK Lakshmi Cement reports July to September 2026, these are the 4 checks that show whether the story is still on course. First: Q2 fuel and packaging pass-through - check whether pricing offsets cost escalation during seasonal demand weakness.

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JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd earned ₹108 Cr of net profit in the Jun 2026 quarter, −28.0% on the same quarter a year earlier. Full-year FY26 profit was ₹413 Cr. Over 10 years profit has grown 59.0% a year on average. That is 5.7% of the quarter's revenue. The same quarter a year earlier earned ₹150 Cr.

Net profit is what is left after every cost, interest and tax. Earnings per share, dividends and book value all grow from it.

1 of the last 12 reported quarters were loss-making.

For the full year, FY26 profit was ₹413 Cr (+49.6% on the year before).

Why profit moved: revenue changed +9.4% on a year earlier and the margin moved −4.0 percentage points. Sales did the work while the margin got thinner.

On average over the last four quarters, profit changed −26.9% and revenue +10.0%. Profit is growing slower than sales: rising costs are taking part of the growth.

JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd reported ₹1,905 Cr of revenue in the Jun 2026 quarter, +9.4% on the same quarter a year earlier. That is the 6th quarter in a row with growth on the year before. Over 10 years it has grown 9.9% a year on average. The last full year, FY26, came in at ₹6,763 Cr.

Revenue is everything the company billed its customers in the period.

The last four reported quarters add to ₹6,927 Cr.

FY26 revenue was ₹6,763 Cr, +9.2% on the year before.

Recent pace: the last four quarters grew +10.0% on average, against 9.9% a year over the longer run, so this year is growing at about the same pace as its own long-run rate.

Is growth speeding up? Revenue over the last 12 months grew +8.7%, against +2.3% a year over the last 8 quarters (accelerating); profit over the last 12 months grew +0.5%, against −10.7% a year (accelerating).

JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd's operating margin was 14.0% in the Jun 2026 quarter, 4.0 percentage points lower than the same quarter a year ago. Across 13 years it has been between 10.0% and 20.0%. The latest quarter is within that range.

Operating margin is what is left from every ₹100 of sales after the costs of running the business, before interest and tax. It shows pricing power and cost control.

Why the margin moved: operating margin changed −4.3 percentage points on the year while gross margin changed −4.1 points. So the drop came mostly from the gross margin, which means input costs and prices charged.

Over the last 3 years, 235% of JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd's reported profit came in as cash from its operations, so the profit is backed by cash. In FY26 it brought in ₹1,082 Cr of operating cash against ₹413 Cr of profit. After ₹130 Cr of spending on assets, ₹952 Cr was left over as free cash.

The profit and loss account shows what was earned. The cash-flow statement shows the cash that actually came in. Comparing operating cash flow with profit is one of the best checks that a profit is real.

Cash-flow figures here are yearly, because quarterly cash statements are not published, so this section changes once a year.

Why 235% of profit came in as cash: the cash cycle got 72 days longer between FY21 and FY26, so more of each rupee of profit waits in the business before it arrives.

What to look at next: the bigger use of cash is spending on new assets, at 2.4× depreciation over three years. The next section checks what that spending is building.

JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd's cash cycle, the days between paying suppliers and getting paid by customers, was 57 days in FY26, up from −15 days in FY21. It spent ₹2,090 Cr on assets over the last 3 years. Customers take 6 days to pay, and stock sits for 184 days on average.

Working capital is the cash tied up between paying suppliers and getting paid. Debtor days: how long customers take to pay. Inventory days: how long stock sits. The cash cycle: the whole loop, in days of sales.

At FY26 sales of ₹6,763 Cr, each day of that cycle ties up about ₹18.5 Cr, so roughly ₹1,056 Cr is tied up in the business at any time.

FY26: customers took 6 days to pay and stock sat for 184 days, about 6.1 months of sales sitting as stock, for a full cycle of 57 days, longer than FY21's −15.

The full loop: cash goes out to suppliers and production on day 0. Stock sits for 184 days. Customers pay about 6 days after that. Suppliers are paid at 133 days. Together that makes the 57-day cycle.

Spending on assets: ₹2,090 Cr over the last 3 years, against ₹869 Cr of depreciation (the yearly wear and tear on existing assets). So it is building well beyond replacing what wears out. Work still in progress is ₹277 Cr (FY26): assets paid for that are not earning yet.

In short: the cash is going into new capacity, not getting stuck in the daily cycle. The question is whether the new capacity earns.

JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd's P/E is 15.6×, near the low end of its own history: it has been lower only 27% of the time. Its usual P/E (the middle reading) is 21.4×, over 11 years of weekly prices. This compares the share price with the company’s own past. It does not say what the business is worth.

P/E is the share price divided by a year's profit per share: how many rupees the market pays for each rupee of yearly profit.

The P/E here, and its history, use a profit figure that can leave out one-off items, so it can differ from a P/E worked out on the quarterly results. Those results' earnings per share for the four quarters to Jun 2026 add up to ₹29.79.