ITC vs NESTLEIND
Side-by-side comparison of ITC Ltd. and Nestle India Ltd.. Descriptive only — not investment advice.
ITC Ltd.
FMCG
Quality Score: 48/100
Nestle India Ltd.
FMCG
Quality Score: 73/100
At a glance
| Metric | ITC | NESTLEIND |
|---|---|---|
| Quality Score | 48/100 | 73/100 |
| P/E (trailing) | 17.6 | 75.7 |
| Forward P/E | 16.7 | 60.2 |
| ROE | — | — |
| Profit margin | +25.9% | +15.6% |
| Debt-to-equity | 3.29 | 8.62 |
| Dividend yield | +5.66% | +0.79% |
| 1Y price return | -29.3% | +38.3% |
| From 52w high | -31.5% | -1.6% |
| Analyst rating1 = Strong Buy, 5 = Strong Sell | 2.38 | 2.39 |
Highlighted value = better on the metric (lower for P/E, D/E, drawdown, analyst rating; higher elsewhere). Descriptive only.
Snapshots
ITC trades at ₹279, down 29.25% over the past 12 months and 31.47% below its 52-week high, currently below both its 50-day (₹284.88) and 200-day (₹318.36) moving averages. Fundamentally it carries a 17.62 PE (16.66 forward) against FMCG peers in the 45.8-75.7 PE range, a 5.66% dividend yield, and a quality score of 29 - last among six tracked FMCG names - alongside 5-year revenue growth of -11.1% and earnings growth of -16%. Mean analyst rating stands at 2.38 across 33 analysts (1-5 scale, lower = more constructive), and recent news flow spans reports of ratings upgrades alongside coverage of margin pressure tied to a cigarette tax hike.
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
- ✓Positive free cash flow in 4 of the last 5 tracked years and ROE above 15% in 4 of 5 years, per the persistence dataset.
- ✓Profit margin of 25.94%, among the higher levels tracked in this FMCG set.
- ✓Debt-to-equity of roughly 0.03x (raw metric 3.293, scaled), well below typical manufacturing leverage levels.
- ✓Lowest PE (17.62) of the six tracked FMCG peers (peer range 45.8-75.7), paired with a 5.66% dividend yield.
- ✓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
- ✗5-year revenue growth of -11.1% and 5-year earnings growth of -16%, indicating contraction in both top-line and bottom-line over the full measurement window.
- ✗Quality score of 29 ranks last (6th of 6) among tracked FMCG peers, versus a peer range of 39 (Britannia) to 57 (Nestle India); consistency score is 43.
- ✗Price down 29.25% over the trailing 12 months and 31.47% below the 52-week high, trading below both the 50-DMA (₹284.88) and 200-DMA (₹318.36).
- ✗Current-period ROE is not available in the dataset, and ROE / 1-year price change are null for all five tracked FMCG peers, limiting cross-sectional comparison to PE and quality score.
- ✗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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