Castrol India Ltd.
NSE: CASTROLINDCastrol India Ltd.: A 30-second snapshot
Castrol India trades at ₹192.08, up 5.8% over the past three months but down 9.5% over the trailing twelve months, and sits 10.62% below its 52-week high while trading above both its 50-day (₹184.97) and 200-day (₹183.42) moving averages. The company reports a 57% ROE, 17.07% profit margin, and 6.51% dividend yield on a trailing PE of 17.88x (16.25x forward), with a quality score of 75 that ranks 1st among 6 Energy-sector peers. Mean analyst rating stands at 2 across 5 analysts (1-5 scale, lower = more constructive), following early-August Q2/H1 results that recent headlines described as showing strong profit growth.
P/E
17.9
Forward P/E
16.3
ROE
+57.0%
Debt / Equity
2.78
Profit Margin
+17.1%
Div. Yield
+6.5%
5Y ROE > 15%
4/5
5Y FCF > 0
4/5
Quality
74/100
News
6 headlines · 4 positive · 0 negative
CASTROLIND: Strong Q2/H1 growth with robust margins, but inflation and cost volatility remain key risks - TradingView
TradingView
CASTROLIND: Strong Q2/H1 growth with high margins, interim dividend, and cautious outlook amid cost pressures - TradingView
TradingView
Castrol India Share Price: રોકાણકારોને Booom! Q2 માં નફામાં **43%** નો જંગી ઉછાળો, ₹347 કરોડ પર પહોંચ્યો - Whalesbook
Whalesbook
Castrol India's quarterly profit jumps on strong retail, industrial demand - marketscreener.com
marketscreener.com
Does Castrol India (NSE:CASTROLIND) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist? - simplywall.st
simplywall.st
Recent context
- ·Early-August 2026 headlines described "strong Q2/H1 growth with robust margins" alongside an interim dividend, with one report citing a 43% year-on-year jump in quarterly profit to ₹347 crore.
- ·Coverage also flagged "inflation and cost volatility" as ongoing considerations even amid the stronger quarter, per TradingView reporting.
- ·News sentiment for the tracked period skewed positive (4 positive, 2 neutral, 0 negative of 6 headlines), coinciding with the stock's 5.8% three-month price gain.
Strengths
- +ROE of 57% with 4 of the last 5 years above 15%, and 4 years of positive free cash flow per the persistence data.
- +Profit margin of 17.07% and 5-year earnings growth of 42.1%, outpacing 5-year revenue growth of 25%.
- +Dividend yield of 6.51% alongside a trailing PE of 17.88x and forward PE of 16.25x.
- +Quality score of 75 ranks 1st of 6 in its sector peer group, ahead of Coal India (69), GAIL (64), ONGC (64), BPCL (54), and Reliance (44).
Weaknesses
- −RSI of 71.34 sits in overbought territory, and the stock remains 10.62% below its 52-week high despite the recent 3-month recovery.
- −Persistence data records the debt trend as "rising," and the consistency score of 59 out of 100 points to some variability in earnings/cash-flow quality across the tracked period.
- −The Energy-sector peer set used for comparison (Coal India, ONGC, Reliance, BPCL, GAIL) is made up of upstream/integrated oil & gas majors rather than downstream lubricant makers, limiting how directly valuation metrics like PE can be compared.
- −Analyst coverage is limited to 5 analysts, and no resistance levels are populated in the current technical dataset — only 3 support levels (₹183.61, ₹182.90, ₹182.10).
Open questions
- ?How much of the 42.1% five-year earnings growth reflects the recent Q2 profit jump versus a longer, steadier trend?
- ?Does the "rising" debt trend in the persistence data reflect a structural shift in capital allocation, or normal fluctuation from a near-zero base?
- ?Given the Energy-sector peer set's structural difference from CASTROLIND's lubricants business, which peer group would offer a more directly comparable valuation benchmark?
- ?What has driven the stock's 5.8% three-month recovery, and how does that compare with what would be needed to close the remaining 10.62% gap to its 52-week high?
Peer comparison: Energy
Ranks 1 of 6 on qualityTechnical state
Current price
₹192.08
SMA 50
₹184.97
SMA 200
₹183.42
RSI (14)
71.3 (overbought)
From 52w high
-10.6%
1Y return
-9.5%
3M return
+5.8%
50-DMA
Above
200-DMA
Above
Algorithmic support levels
Risk flags
- lowRSI of 71.34 is in overbought territory. The stock is up 5.8% over the past 3 months but remains down 9.5% over the trailing 12 months and 10.62% below its 52-week high, despite trading above both its 50-DMA (₹184.97) and 200-DMA (₹183.42).
- lowPersistence data records the debt trend as "rising" and a consistency score of 59 out of 100. The scaled debt-to-equity ratio is approximately 0.028x (raw Yahoo figure of 2.784 is percent-scaled), so the absolute leverage base remains minimal even with an upward trend.
- lowThe 6-stock Energy sector peer set (Coal India, ONGC, Reliance, BPCL, GAIL) consists of upstream and integrated oil & gas majors rather than downstream lubricant makers, which limits the comparability of PE and other valuation rankings even though CASTROLIND's quality score of 75 ranks 1st of 6 in this group.
- lowAnalyst coverage is limited to 5 analysts and no resistance levels were identified in the current technical dataset (only 3 support levels are populated: ₹183.61, ₹182.90, ₹182.10).
Cross-section contradictions
- Price is up 5.8% over the past 3 months amid positive Q2 news coverage, yet remains down 9.5% over the trailing 12 months and 10.62% below its 52-week high — the recent recovery has not fully offset the prior year's decline.
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Fundamentals & technicals: refreshed 11 Aug 2026 · refreshed daily at 01:00 IST
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