Tata Consumer Products Ltd.

NSE: TATACONSUM
NIFTY50
Analyst consensus:Constructive· 29 analysts
₹1,106.50+0.4%1Y
Last updated 05:48:27 IST· Public market feed (~15 min delay during market hours)

Tata Consumer Products Ltd.: A 30-second snapshot

Tata Consumer Products (TATACONSUM) trades at ₹1,130.9, fractionally below both its 50-DMA (₹1,138.3) and 200-DMA (₹1,133.3), with a 1-year price return of 2.32% and RSI at 40.01. The stock sits 11.1% below its 52-week high, carries a trailing PE of 72.35 (forward PE 47.2), and reported Q4 FY26 PAT growth of 21.5% year-on-year with a 5-year revenue CAGR of 17.9% and earnings CAGR of 21.5%.

P/E

72.4

Forward P/E

47.2

ROE

+6.9%

Debt / Equity

12.16

Profit Margin

+7.6%

Div. Yield

+0.9%

5Y ROE > 15%

0/5

5Y FCF > 0

4/5

Quality

58/100

Recent context

  • ·Q4 FY26 results (reported May 2026) showed net profit rising to ₹419 crore with 21.5% growth and a 1,000% dividend (₹10 per share face value), which drove the positive news sentiment cluster.
  • ·Five of the six news items sampled were published around the Q4 results window in May 2026; the news corpus is sparse at 6 total articles, limiting the breadth of recent context.
  • ·At ₹1,130.9, the stock sits between technical support levels at ₹1,107.7 and ₹1,074.9 and resistance levels at ₹1,175.1 and ₹1,187.0, with RSI at 40.01 in neutral territory.

Strengths

  • +5-year revenue growth CAGR of 17.9% and earnings growth CAGR of 21.5% indicate consistent top-line and bottom-line expansion over the medium term.
  • +FCF was positive in 4 of the available tracked years, providing some evidence of cash generation despite the elevated leverage.
  • +Q4 FY26 PAT of ₹419 crore represented 21.5% year-on-year growth and reportedly beat estimates, accompanied by a ₹10 dividend declaration.
  • +Forward PE of 47.2 represents a meaningful compression relative to the trailing PE of 72.35, implying the market currently prices in notable earnings improvement over the near term.

Weaknesses

  • ROE of 6.94% has never exceeded 15% in any tracked year, ranking 6th of 6 FMCG peers — NESTLEIND (76.3%), BRITANNIA (53.3%), ITC (29.3%), HINDUNILVR (21.6%), and GODREJCP (15.1%) all report materially higher capital returns.
  • Debt-to-equity of 12.16 is the highest in the FMCG peer set with a flagged rising debt trend; the consistency score of 37/100 is the lowest in available quality metrics.
  • Despite carrying the second-highest trailing PE in the peer group, the quality score of 45 ranks 4th of 6, and ROE ranks last — the valuation-to-returns relationship is inverted relative to peers.
  • Price has returned only 2.32% over the past 12 months while trading below both the 50-DMA and 200-DMA at the time of analysis, with the stock 11.1% off its 52-week high.

Open questions

  • ?Does the 5-year earnings CAGR of 21.5% reflect a durable structural growth trajectory, or is it driven by acquisitions and portfolio expansion that simultaneously explain the rising debt-to-equity of 12.16?
  • ?How does the forward PE compression from 72.35 to 47.2 compare with the earnings growth rate the market is implicitly pricing in, and what assumptions underpin that estimate?
  • ?Is the consistently low ROE (never above 15% in tracked history) a consequence of goodwill from acquisitions weighing on the equity base, and if so, what is the return on tangible capital employed?
  • ?What would need to change — in either the operating model or capital structure — for TATACONSUM to close the ROE gap with FMCG peers such as BRITANNIA (53.3%) and ITC (29.3%)?

Peer comparison: FMCG

Ranks 4 of 6 on quality
SymbolNameP/EROEQuality
TATACONSUMTata Consumer Products Ltd.You're viewing72.4+6.9%45
Industry avgacross 5 peers48.8+39.1%50
NESTLEINDNestle India Ltd.76.5+76.3%61
HINDUNILVRHindustan Unilever Ltd.46.9+21.6%58
BRITANNIABritannia Industries Ltd.48.8+53.3%50
ITCITC Ltd.17.0+29.3%41
GODREJCPGodrej Consumer Products Ltd.55.0+15.1%38

Technical state

Current price

₹1,130.90

SMA 50

₹1,138.31

SMA 200

₹1,133.27

RSI (14)

40.0 (neutral)

From 52w high

-11.1%

1Y return

+2.3%

3M return

+1.9%

50-DMA

Below

200-DMA

Below

Algorithmic support levels

₹1,126.07
₹1,107.73
₹1,074.90

Algorithmic resistance levels

₹1,175.06
₹1,186.96
₹1,193.80

Risk flags

  • medium
    ROE of 6.94% has never exceeded 15% in any tracked year (roeYearsAbove15 = 0), placing TATACONSUM last among all 6 FMCG peers; sector comparables include NESTLEIND at 76.3%, BRITANNIA at 53.3%, ITC at 29.3%, HINDUNILVR at 21.6%, and GODREJCP at 15.1%.
  • medium
    Trailing PE of 72.35 is the second-highest in the peer group, above HINDUNILVR (46.9), BRITANNIA (48.8), GODREJCP (55.0), and ITC (17.0), yet ROE ranks 6th of 6 — the stock carries a premium valuation multiple alongside the lowest return on equity in the peer set.
  • medium
    Debt-to-equity of 12.16 is the highest in the tracked FMCG peer set; the persistence block flags a rising debt trend and a consistency score of 37/100, the lowest in available quality metrics.
  • low
    News sample is sparse at 6 articles total, clustered around the Q4 results event window (May 2026); the 4-positive/0-negative tilt may not capture broader news flow outside the earnings announcement period.

Cross-section contradictions

  • Q4 PAT growth of 21.5% year-on-year with a reported results beat is accompanied by 4-positive/0-negative news sentiment, yet the 1-year price return stands at only 2.32% and trailing PE remains at 72.35 — the near-term earnings acceleration has not compressed the multiple, suggesting the market continues to weigh structural ROE weakness and rising leverage against the quarterly beat.

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Fundamentals & technicals: refreshed 8 Jun 2026 · refreshed daily at 01:00 IST

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