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United Breweries financials and balance sheet

NSE: UBLBSE: 532478BeveragesMid Cap

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Share price at the NSE close on 23 Oct 2026. Previous close ₹1,182.60.

52-week range of traded prices to 23 Oct 2026
₹1,140.00Low, 23 Oct 2026₹1,844.00High, 29 Oct 2025
Market cap
₹30,211 Cr228th largest listed
P/E
76.4
P/E without one-offs
88.8
P/B
6.7
Dividend yield
0.88%
ROE
8.9%
ROE without one-offs
7.7%
ROCE
8.5%
Debt to equity
0.26
Volume, NSE
1,20,20151.0% delivered

10 years at a glance

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. ₹ crore, years to March.United Breweries annual reports

Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore

  • Revenue
  • Net profit
  • Borrowings
Peak revenue ₹19,409 Cr, year to Mar 2025

Operating and net margin, per cent

  • Operating margin
  • Net margin

From Apr 2019 leases sit on the balance sheet: rent is charged as depreciation and interest instead, so operating profit and total assets step up with nothing about the business having changed. Borrowings here leave lease liabilities out. Lease payments were 2.2% of operating profit in the first full year.

Results for the year to Mar 2026

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. ₹ crore.

From revenue to net profit

  1. Revenue17,463
  2. Materials and goods−5,170
  3. Employee costs−762
  4. Other expenses−10,726
  5. Operating profit806
  6. Depreciation−272
  7. Other income+45
  8. One-off items+55
  9. Finance costs−72
  10. Profit before tax562
  11. Tax−149
  12. Net profit413

What the company owns

  • Plant, investments and other assets₹4,027 Cr
  • Receivables₹2,944 Cr
  • Inventory₹2,150 Cr
  • Cash and bank₹572 Cr

What pays for it: net worth and liabilities

  • Net worth₹4,528 Cr
  • Other liabilities₹2,190 Cr
  • Owed to suppliers₹1,799 Cr
  • Borrowings₹1,175 Cr

Profit and loss

Consolidated, ₹ crore, years to March. The year to Mar 2022 is not shown: its results were filed at the wrong scale, a power of ten off the company's own year-to-date figures.United Breweries quarterly results

₹ croreMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Filed 25 JunMar 2021Filed 28 AprMar 2022Mar 2023Filed 8 MayMar 2024Filed 8 MayMar 2025Filed 10 JunMar 2026Filed 28 Sep
Revenue from operations10,23012,43114,14014,65110,186–16,65118,38019,40917,463
9,58811,52913,00113,7759,805–16,03517,68318,56816,658
Materials and goods bought2,1982,6313,0823,1512,029–4,2654,6525,0695,170
Employee costs–––504485–412452718762
Other expenses–––10,1207,290–11,35812,57912,78110,726
Operating profit before depreciation6429021,138876381–616696841806
Operating margin6.3%7.3%8.1%6.0%3.7%–3.7%3.8%4.3%4.6%
Materials, % of revenue–––21.5%19.9%–25.6%25.3%26.1%29.6%
Employee costs, % of revenue–––3.4%4.8%–2.5%2.5%3.7%4.4%
Other expenses, % of revenue–––69.1%71.6%–68.2%68.4%65.9%61.4%
Depreciation and amortisation287260260285232–211212233272
Operating profit after depreciation355642879591149–406484608534
Other income521332950–49743645
Finance costs5948313123–571372
Profit before one-off items and tax348608879569177–450551631507
One-off items0000−7–−330−2655
Profit before tax348608879569169–417551605562
11821331614156–113140163149
230395563428114–305411442413
Other comprehensive income–––−1215–3229
Total comprehensive income–––417129–308413445423
Net margin2.2%3.2%4.0%2.9%1.1%–1.8%2.2%2.3%2.4%
Materials, employee costs and other expenses are shown for the years they add up to operating expenses; for the years to Mar 2017, Mar 2018 and Mar 2019 they do not, so they are left blank.

Balance sheet

Consolidated, ₹ crore, at 31 March.

₹ croreMar 2020Filed 25 JunMar 2021Filed 28 AprMar 2022Mar 2023Filed 8 MayMar 2024Filed 8 MayMar 2025Filed 10 JunMar 2026Filed 28 Sep
3,5243,586–3,9704,1844,3704,528
3,5203,582–3,9654,1784,3644,522
Share capital2626–26262626
Reserves3,4943,556–3,9384,1524,3374,496
Belonging to outside owners of subsidiaries34–5566
169115–0776201,175
1,9902,138–2,2772,8293,7835,033
37128–334170132
5,5515,852–6,2807,0538,2239,693
2,5892,529–2,5942,6382,5443,466
2,9543,319–3,6824,4115,6746,226
Net debt90−354–−395−137177604
Borrowings are counted again inside the liabilities due within a year and after a year. No balance sheet is on record for the years to Mar 2017, Mar 2018 and Mar 2019, so its lines and the ratios worked from it are blank there.

Cash flow

Consolidated, ₹ crore, years to March.

₹ croreMar 2021Filed 28 AprMar 2022Mar 2023Filed 8 MayMar 2024Filed 8 MayMar 2025Filed 10 JunMar 2026Filed 28 Sep
620–−12077235435
703–20216427649
298–−616−517−422−158
Receivables−16–−161−919−559−87
Inventories−43–−49259−248−534
Payables75–84234196325
Other working capital281–−47109188138
Tax paid−82–−140−139−192−214
Capital spending201–156192258512
Free cash flow420–−276−114−23−77
−152–−121−148−239−409
−88–−292−13021792
Dividends paid66–278199265249
Shares bought back0–0000
Shares issued0–0000
Net change in cash380–−533−201213117
Capital spending is part of cash from investing, and dividends paid, shares bought back and shares issued are part of cash from financing. Each is shown as an amount on a line of its own, and the section's other items are in its total only. No cash flow statement is on record for the years to Mar 2017, Mar 2018, Mar 2019 and Mar 2020.

Per share

Consolidated, ₹ per share, years to March.United Breweries dividend history

₹ per shareMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Filed 25 JunMar 2021Filed 28 AprMar 2022Mar 2023Filed 8 MayMar 2024Filed 8 MayMar 2025Filed 10 JunMar 2026Filed 28 Sep
Earnings per share₹8.70₹14.93₹21.30₹16.18₹4.28–₹11.50₹15.51₹16.71₹15.63
Diluted earnings per share₹8.70₹14.93₹21.30₹16.18₹4.28–₹11.50₹15.51₹16.71₹15.63
Dividend per share₹1.15₹2.00₹2.50₹2.50₹0.50–₹7.50₹10.00₹10.00₹10.00
Book value per share–––₹133.14₹135.49–₹149.96₹158.03₹165.05₹171.03
Dividend payout13.2%13.4%11.7%15.5%11.7%–65.2%64.5%59.9%64.0%
Shareholder yield––––0.2%–0.7%0.4%0.5%0.6%
Market cap at the year end (₹ crore)20,38025,06236,87924,29532,825–37,66345,89952,86140,718

Ratios

Consolidated, years to March.United Breweries PE ratio and valuation

RatioMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Filed 25 JunMar 2021Filed 28 AprMar 2022Mar 2023Filed 8 MayMar 2024Filed 8 MayMar 2025Filed 10 JunMar 2026Filed 28 Sep
Revenue growth101.5%21.5%13.7%3.6%−30.5%––10.4%5.6%−10.0%
Operating profit growth−11.3%40.5%26.2%−23.1%−56.5%––13.0%20.8%−4.2%
Net profit growth−22.1%71.6%42.7%−24.0%−73.4%––34.8%7.7%−6.6%
Earnings per share growth–71.6%42.7%−24.0%−73.5%––34.9%7.7%−6.5%
–––12.2%3.2%–7.7%10.1%10.3%9.3%
––––−9.0 pts––2.4 pts0.3 pts−1.0 pts
From the net margin––––−7.5 pts––1.7 pts0.2 pts0.4 pts
From asset turnover––––−1.5 pts––0.4 pts−0.8 pts−2.5 pts
From borrowing––––0.1 pts––0.3 pts0.9 pts1.1 pts
Return on capital employed–––16.0%4.0%–10.2%11.4%12.2%9.4%
Cash conversion––––544.9%–−39.2%18.8%53.1%105.2%
Interest cover6.113.528.219.06.6–87.470.347.37.4
Debt to equity–––0.050.03–0.000.020.140.26
Receivable days–––3450–31465462
Inventory days–––127204–122107116152
Payable days–––63111–617483127
Cash conversion cycle, days–––97143–92798786
Working capital days–––2625–22293838
Asset turnover–––2.641.79–2.652.762.541.95
Assets per rupee of net worth–––1.581.61–1.581.641.792.02
Sales per rupee of plant–––7.805.30–9.0910.4411.198.57
Capital spending to depreciation––––0.86–0.740.901.111.88
Plant being built, % of plant in use–––10.6%6.7%–4.2%9.8%14.6%25.1%
No balance sheet is on record for the years to Mar 2017, Mar 2018 and Mar 2019, so its lines and the ratios worked from it are blank there.

Growth and returns over 3, 5 and 10 years

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. Each window ends with the year to Mar 2026.

Return on assets, latest year
4.6%
Cash from operations against operating profit
54.0%
Measure10 years5 years3 years
Revenue growth, yearly rate13.2%11.4%1.6%
Profit growth, yearly rate3.4%29.6%10.8%
Return on equity, average–9.3%9.9%
Return on capital employed, average–10.8%11.0%
Operating margin, average5.3%4.1%4.2%
Net margin, average2.5%2.2%2.3%
Asset turnover, average–2.472.42
Cash conversion cycle, days, average–8684
Interest cover, average31.753.141.7
Debt to equity, average–0.110.14

Where the cash came from and went

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. ₹ crore, added up over each window, which ends with the year to Mar 2026.

₹ crore3 yearsLatest year
Cash from operations747435
Cash from investing−796−409
Cash from financing17892
Capital spending962512
Dividends paid712249
Shares bought back00
Shares issued for cash00
Borrowings raised1,175600
Borrowings repaid00

Accounting checks

Consolidated, years to March. Published tests of whether reported profit is backed by cash and the balance sheet.

CheckMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Piotroski score, out of 9Published threshold 3 points out of 9––––––––35
Altman Z-scorePublished threshold 1.81–––11.2811.63–13.8013.5611.857.54
Beneish M-scorePublished threshold −1.78––––−2.78––−1.76−2.34−2.28
Profit not backed by cash, % of assetsPublished threshold 10 per cent of average total assets––––−6.22––7.225.854.33
Cash from operations to profit, 3 yearsPublished threshold 0.7 times––––––––0.170.59
Receivables growth less revenue growthOur threshold 0 percentage points––––33.78––54.0318.0312.94
Inventory growth less cost-of-goods growthOur threshold 0 percentage points––––39.51––−13.219.1531.03
Other current assets growth less revenue growthOur threshold 5 per cent of revenue––––−1.12––0.341.24−1.11
Assets under construction, years of additionsOur threshold 2 years of additions––––0.47––1.241.220.89
Effective tax ratePublished threshold 17.16 per cent33.9635.0735.9424.7232.81–26.9925.4526.8926.48
Tax charged less tax paid, % of profitOur threshold 10 percentage points––––––−6.500.28−4.83−11.65
A threshold marked as ours has no published figure; it is the line we read the check against.

Credit ratings

An agency's view of the chance the company repays a borrowing on time, from AAA, the highest, down to D, in default.

DateAgencyBorrowing ratedRatingOutlookAmount, ₹ Cr
3 Dec 2025ICRA Limited (opens in a new tab)Fund-based/Non-fund based-Others[ICRA]AA+ /[ICRA]A1+Review, Re-affirmStable1,380
3 Dec 2025ICRA Limited (opens in a new tab)Fund-based-Term loan[ICRA]AA+New, NewStable1,000
The latest rating on each borrowing. The agency's name opens its reasoning for the rating.