Kuantum Papers share price today

Kuantum Papers Ltd's share price was ₹65.24 at the close on 4 November 2026. It has been falling for 59 weeks. That is 20.1% below its average price over the last 200 trading days. In the last 52 weeks it traded between ₹65 and ₹104, and at that close it was at the low of that range.

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 Kuantum Papers 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 4 weeks running.

Over the last 11 years the share price moved +416% while the NIFTY 500 moved +251%, so it is ahead of the index over that whole period. It was last ahead over 13 weeks in the week of 9 October 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.

1. Profit down on a year earlier for 12 quarters in a row (every quarter we can compare)

   In the September 2026 quarter profit was ₹2 crore, -61.2% on a year earlier.

Kuantum Papers paid ₹2.50 a share in regular dividends in the 12 months to 5 November 2026 (1 payment), a yield of 3.83% at the ₹65.24 close on 4 November 2026. The last was a dividend of ₹2.50 a share, ex-date 20 August 2026.

Kuantum Papers 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. Kuantum Papers Ltd paid out 52% of its profit as dividends in FY26, and it paid a dividend in 10 of its last 13 reported years.

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

For July to September 2026 (the quarter ended 30 September 2026), Kuantum Papers reported revenue of ₹279 crore, down 0.2% from ₹280 crore a year earlier, and a profit of ₹2.24 crore, down 61.2% from ₹5.77 crore.

Kuantum Papers results: July to September 2026 against a year earlier

The next results, for October to December 2026, are due by 14 February 2027: listed companies must publish quarterly results within 45 days of the quarter's end (60 days for the January to March quarter).

Kuantum Papers' management discussed these results on a call held on 30 October 2026; what it said is further down this page.

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

Kuantum Papers closed at ₹65.24 on 4 November 2026, down 37.0% from ₹103.60 a year earlier (7 November 2025) and down 24.0% over five years. Its highest weekly close since March 2016 was ₹212.05 on 25 August 2023.

Kuantum Papers share price: then and now

Weekly closing prices, adjusted for splits and bonuses so every price is on today’s share count. 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.

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

4 Nov 2026: Kuantum Papers closed at ₹65.24, up 0.2% on the week and down 15.1% on the month. 30 Oct 2026: Kuantum Papers held its results call for July to September 2026. Management guided: FY27 operational revenue ₹1,300 crore plus on full volumes and price recovery.

Earlier

• Results for July to September 2026: Revenue down 0.2% and profit down 61.2% on a year earlier.
• 20 Aug 2026: ex-date for a dividend of ₹2.50 a share.

On the call for July to September 2026, held on 30 October 2026, Kuantum Papers' management guided: FY27 operational revenue ₹1,300 crore plus on full volumes and price recovery.

“They have impacted the cost of chemicals, particularly sulphuric acid, for which the resources come from West Asia. I think the impact is close to about 2% of sales if you take the entire chemical composition for the operation.”Pavan Khaitan, on the call for July to September 2026

What management guided

• H2FY27 operating margin about 14% on seasonal demand and cost normalization.
• FY28 operating profit 18-20% on enhanced capacity, efficiencies and demand rebound.
• Overall price increase 7-11% by year-end across Q3 and Q4.
• Marketable output close to 600 TPD going forward versus 675 TPD capability at 64 GSM anchor on lower-GSM mix.

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 July to September 2026, 30 October 2026.

When Kuantum Papers reports October to December 2026, these are the 4 checks that show whether the story is still on course. First: Second-half margin uplift materializing as flagged on price and cost normalization - verify against guided level and drivers.

Kuantum Papers is on 3 of our India lists: 52 week high & low, Dividend stocks and Penny stocks.

Kuantum Papers Ltd earned ₹2.2 Cr of net profit in the Sep 2026 quarter, −61.2% on the same quarter a year earlier. Full-year FY26 profit was ₹42.0 Cr. Over 10 years profit has grown 5.3% a year on average. That is 0.8% of the quarter's revenue. The same quarter a year earlier earned ₹5.8 Cr.

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

For the full year, FY26 profit was ₹42.0 Cr (−63.5% on the year before).

Why profit moved: revenue changed −0.2% on a year earlier and the margin moved +0.1 percentage points. Sales did the work, and the margin was about flat.

On average over the last four quarters, profit changed −52.0% and revenue +12.9%. Profit is growing slower than sales: rising costs are taking part of the growth.

Kuantum Papers Ltd reported ₹279 Cr of revenue in the Sep 2026 quarter, −0.2% on the same quarter a year earlier. Over 10 years it has grown 7.6% a year on average. The last full year, FY26, came in at ₹1,093 Cr. The last four reported quarters add to ₹1,173 Cr.

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

FY26 revenue was ₹1,093 Cr, −1.3% on the year before.

Recent pace: the last four quarters grew +12.9% on average, against 7.6% a year over the longer run, so this year is growing faster than its own long-run rate.

Is growth speeding up? Revenue over the last 12 months grew +11.7%, against +0.6% a year over the last 8 quarters (accelerating); profit over the last 12 months grew −49.8%, against −52.4% a year (stabilising).

Kuantum Papers Ltd's operating margin was 12.3% in the Sep 2026 quarter, 0.1 percentage points higher than the same quarter a year ago. Across 13 years it has been between 7.0% and 29.0%. 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 +0.1 percentage points on the year while gross margin changed +1.5 points. So the gain came mostly from the gross margin, which means input costs and prices charged.

Over the last 3 years, 204% of Kuantum Papers Ltd's reported profit came in as cash from its operations, so the profit is backed by cash. In FY26 it brought in ₹219 Cr of operating cash against ₹42.0 Cr of profit.

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.

After ₹391 Cr of spending on assets, free cash was −₹172 Cr: it spent more than its operations brought in.

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

Why 204% of profit came in as cash: the cash cycle got 32 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 4.9× depreciation over three years. The next section checks what that spending is building.

Kuantum Papers Ltd's cash cycle, the days between paying suppliers and getting paid by customers, was 83 days in FY26, up from 51 days in FY21. It spent ₹823 Cr on assets over the last 3 years. Customers take 15 days to pay, and stock sits for 133 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 ₹1,093 Cr, each day of that cycle ties up about ₹3.0 Cr, so roughly ₹249 Cr is tied up in the business at any time.

FY26: customers took 15 days to pay and stock sat for 133 days, about 4.4 months of sales sitting as stock, for a full cycle of 83 days, longer than FY21's 51.

The full loop: cash goes out to suppliers and production on day 0. Stock sits for 133 days. Customers pay about 15 days after that. Suppliers are paid at 65 days. Together that makes the 83-day cycle.

Spending on assets: ₹823 Cr over the last 3 years, against ₹167 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 ₹263 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.

Kuantum Papers Ltd's P/E is 17.5×, near the high end of its own history: higher than 85% of past readings. Its usual P/E (the middle reading) is 7.9×, 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.