BRITANNIA vs NESTLEIND
Side-by-side comparison of Britannia Industries Ltd. and Nestle India Ltd.. Descriptive only — not investment advice.
Britannia Industries Ltd.
FMCG
Quality Score: 62/100
Nestle India Ltd.
FMCG
Quality Score: 73/100
At a glance
| Metric | BRITANNIA | NESTLEIND |
|---|---|---|
| Quality Score | 62/100 | 73/100 |
| P/E (trailing) | 52.4 | 75.7 |
| Forward P/E | 42.6 | 60.2 |
| ROE | — | — |
| Profit margin | +13.4% | +15.6% |
| Debt-to-equity | 26.88 | 8.62 |
| Dividend yield | +1.64% | +0.79% |
| 1Y price return | -0.6% | +38.3% |
| From 52w high | -11.6% | -1.6% |
| Analyst rating1 = Strong Buy, 5 = Strong Sell | 1.94 | 2.39 |
Highlighted value = better on the metric (lower for P/E, D/E, drawdown, analyst rating; higher elsewhere). Descriptive only.
Snapshots
Britannia trades at ₹5,510, up 4.98% over the trailing 3 months but roughly flat over the trailing 12 months (-0.6%) and 11.59% below its 52-week high. The stock carries a trailing PE of 52.36 (forward PE 42.59) against a mean analyst rating of 1.94 across 33 analysts (1-5 scale, lower = more constructive), with five-year earnings growth of 13.6% outpacing five-year revenue growth of 8.2%. Debt-to-equity stands near 0.27x on a falling trend, and Q1 FY27 results were reported August 6, 2026.
Nestle India trades at ₹1528.60, up 38.29% over the trailing 12 months and 5.23% over three months, sitting just 1.57% below its 52-week high with price above both the 50-day (₹1438.21) and 200-day (₹1327.38) moving averages. Trailing PE of 75.72x (forward 60.15x) is the richest among six tracked FMCG peers, following Q1 FY26 results showing 14.9% revenue growth and profit up 48% to ₹959 crore. Mean analyst rating stands at 2.39 across 36 analysts (1-5 scale, lower = more constructive).
Pros
- ✓Persistence metrics show ROE above 15% in 4 of the last 5 years and positive free cash flow in 4 of the last 5 years (consistency score 66).
- ✓Debt-to-equity is near 0.27x on a falling trend, indicating a lightly levered and de-leveraging balance sheet.
- ✓Five-year earnings growth of 13.6% has outpaced five-year revenue growth of 8.2%, consistent with margin expansion (profit margin 13.38%).
- ✓Mean analyst rating of 1.94 across 33 analysts (1-5 scale, lower = more constructive) sits toward the constructive end of the tracked range.
- ✓Q1 FY26 profit jumped 48% YoY to ₹959 crore on 14.9% revenue growth, with all 8 tracked news items in the past month registering neutral-to-positive sentiment (7 positive, 1 neutral, 0 negative).
- ✓Best-in-sector quality score of 57, ranking 1st of 6 tracked FMCG peers (HUL 44, Tata Consumer 47, Godrej Consumer 45, Britannia 39, ITC 29).
- ✓5-year revenue growth of 25.2% and 5-year earnings growth of 48.1%, alongside a profit margin of 15.62%.
- ✓Price holds above both the 50-day (₹1438.21) and 200-day (₹1327.38) moving averages, with the stock 1.57% below its 52-week high.
Cons
- ✗Composite quality score of 39 ranks 5th of 6 tracked FMCG peers (HINDUNILVR 44, ITC 29, NESTLEIND 57, TATACONSUM 47, GODREJCP 45).
- ✗Price of ₹5,510 sits below the 200-DMA (₹5,599.12), 11.59% below the 52-week high, with a roughly flat trailing 12-month change (-0.6%).
- ✗ROE is not reported in the current data set, for Britannia or any of its 5 tracked FMCG peers, removing a standard profitability-comparison metric.
- ✗Trailing PE of 52.36 (forward PE 42.59) sits well above ITC's 18.05 and Hindustan Unilever's 46.52, within a peer range that runs up to Nestle India's 78.13.
- ✗Trailing PE of 75.72x (forward 60.15x) is the richest among the six tracked FMCG peers (HUL 45.81x, ITC 17.62x, Tata Consumer 65.25x, Britannia 51.85x, Godrej Consumer 54.81x), placing it last (6 of 6) on the sector's PE ranking.
- ✗Free cash flow was positive in only 3 of the years covered by the persistence tracker, the debt trend is flagged 'rising', and the overall consistency score sits at 65/100.
- ✗RSI reads 63.59 (neutral band) with the stock just 1.57% below its 52-week high after a 38.29% advance over 12 months and 5.23% over 3 months, and no resistance level is currently listed above price.
- ✗Current-period ROE is reported as null, and ROE plus 1-year price change are missing for all 5 tracked FMCG peers, limiting a direct like-for-like comparison on those metrics.
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