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United Spirits financials and balance sheet

NSE: UNITDSPRBSE: 532432BeveragesMid Cap

Formerly Mcdowell & Company
Last close ₹1,252.00down ₹32.50 (2.53%)BSE ₹1,250.45

Share price at the NSE close on 23 Oct 2026. Previous close ₹1,284.50.

52-week range of traded prices to 23 Oct 2026
₹1,210.80Low, 7 Apr 2026₹1,563.40High, 21 Aug 2026
Market cap
₹91,064 Cr113th largest listed
P/E
48.3
P/B
10.2
Dividend yield
1.36%
ROE
22.1%
ROCE
22.2%
Debt to equity
0.00
Volume, NSE
8,31,79859.6% delivered

10 years at a glance

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

Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore

  • Revenue
  • Net profit
  • Borrowings

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 7.7% of operating profit in the first full year.

The years either side of a change of basis do not compare. From the year to Mar 2026, the company's revenue for that year, ₹27,816 Cr, differs from its quarters added, ₹28,291 Cr.

Results for the year to Mar 2026

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

From revenue to net profit

  1. Revenue27,816
  2. Materials and goods−6,674
  3. Employee costs−635
  4. Other expenses−18,221
  5. Operating profit2,286
  6. Depreciation−289
  7. Other income+478
  8. One-off items−91
  9. Finance costs−158
  10. Profit before tax2,226
  11. Tax−510
  12. Joint ventures−7.0
  13. Discontinued businesses+129
  14. Net profit1,838

What the company owns

  • Plant, investments and other assets₹5,058 Cr
  • Receivables₹3,609 Cr
  • Inventory₹2,668 Cr
  • Cash and bank₹1,977 Cr
  • Current investments₹1,157 Cr

What pays for it: net worth and liabilities

  • Net worth₹8,957 Cr
  • Other liabilities₹3,123 Cr
  • Owed to suppliers₹2,383 Cr
  • Borrowings₹6 Cr

United Spirits business segments, year to Mar 2026

A reportable segment is a line of business the company must report on its own. Consolidated, ₹ crore, as the company reports them.United Spirits segment results by quarter

Revenue by segment

₹13,012 CrTotal
  • Beverage alcohol₹12,467 Cr95.8% of total
  • Sports₹545 Cr4.2% of total

Profit by segment

  • Beverage alcohol₹2,286 Cr93.5% of total
  • Sports₹159 Cr6.5% of total

Segment results by year

Consolidated, ₹ crore, years to March.

  • Beverage alcohol

    Revenue, ₹ crore
    Profit, ₹ crore
  • Sports

    Revenue, ₹ crore
    Profit, ₹ crore
₹ croreMar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Revenue of all businesses–––––11,32712,07713,012
Company revenue, as in its results28,87328,82427,41931,06227,81526,01827,27627,816
Revenue–––––10,69211,57312,467
Revenue growth––––––8.2%7.7%
Profit–––––1,7072,0572,286
Profit growth––––––20.5%11.1%
Margin–––––16.0%17.8%18.3%
Return on capital–––––25.0%26.4%26.6%
Assets–––––10,59812,61513,793
Liabilities–––––3,7774,8325,185
Capital employed–––––6,8217,7838,608
Revenue–––––635504545
Profit is before tax and finance costs, the way companies report their segments.

Profit and loss

Consolidated, ₹ crore, years to March.United Spirits quarterly results

₹ croreMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 10 JunMar 2020Filed 28 MayMar 2021Filed 22 MayMar 2022Filed 8 JunMar 2023Filed 19 MayMar 2024Filed 25 MayMar 2025Filed 12 JunMar 2026Filed 14 May
Revenue from operations25,75726,55628,87328,82427,41931,06227,81526,01827,27627,816
24,753–27,47927,25126,36629,45426,39924,01725,03325,530
Materials and goods bought4,9304,3414,6035,0294,4565,2926,0646,0486,3976,674
Employee costs––690530556653610547609635
Other expenses––22,18621,69321,35423,50919,72417,42218,02718,221
Operating profit before depreciation1,004–1,3941,5721,0531,6081,4172,0012,2432,286
Operating margin3.9%–4.8%5.5%3.8%5.2%5.1%7.7%8.2%8.2%
Materials, % of revenue––15.9%17.4%16.3%17.0%21.8%23.2%23.5%24.0%
Employee costs, % of revenue––2.4%1.8%2.0%2.1%2.2%2.1%2.2%2.3%
Other expenses, % of revenue––76.8%75.3%77.9%75.7%70.9%67.0%66.1%65.5%
Depreciation and amortisation189–215285299304283275283289
Operating profit after depreciation815–1,1791,2877541,3041,1341,7261,9601,997
Other income912196922403673225336478
Finance costs375271237212188881047689158
Profit before one-off items and tax5319561,0111,0976061,2521,1041,8752,2072,317
One-off items−368−45367−64−165176−17−65−91
Profit before tax1639121,0141,1645411,0871,2801,8582,1422,226
70260328540178276153449553510
Share of profit of joint ventures and associates––−2−3−1–−1−1−7−7
Profit from discontinued businesses–––––––––129
1006526846213628111,1261,4081,5821,838
Other comprehensive income––3−22612−2−309
Total comprehensive income––6865993688231,1241,4051,5821,847
Net margin0.4%2.5%2.4%2.2%1.3%2.6%4.0%5.4%5.8%6.6%
Net margin without joint ventures and associates––2.4%2.2%1.3%–4.1%5.4%5.8%6.6%
Materials, employee costs and other expenses are shown for the years they add up to operating expenses; for the year to Mar 2017 they do not, so they are left blank. Operating expenses, operating profit before depreciation and operating profit after depreciation are left blank for the year to Mar 2018: the statement does not state its depreciation, which operating profit is worked out from, so operating profit is not given.

Balance sheet

Consolidated, ₹ crore, at 31 March.

₹ croreMar 2019Filed 10 JunMar 2020Filed 28 MayMar 2021Filed 22 MayMar 2022Filed 8 JunMar 2023Filed 19 MayMar 2024Filed 25 MayMar 2025Filed 12 JunMar 2026Filed 14 May
3,0873,6874,0594,8756,0007,1218,1048,957
3,0903,7284,1204,9546,0007,1218,1048,953
Share capital145145145145146145145145
Reserves2,9453,5833,9754,8085,8546,9767,9598,808
Belonging to outside owners of subsidiaries−3−41−61−790004
2,8701,62187734212506
5,1884,9944,3383,8383,6243,9034,7224,818
834171140198138225422367
Liabilities going with businesses held for sale–––––––327
9,1098,8518,5378,9119,76211,24913,24814,469
2,8663,9813,7343,7483,5273,8724,0463,906
6,2434,8634,8035,1636,2357,3779,2029,862
Net debt2,5871,54779359−1,138−1,843−2,903−3,128
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 and Mar 2018, so its lines and the ratios worked from it are blank there.

Cash flow

Consolidated, ₹ crore, years to March.

₹ croreMar 2021Filed 22 MayMar 2022Filed 8 JunMar 2023Filed 19 MayMar 2024Filed 25 MayMar 2025Filed 12 JunMar 2026Filed 14 May
1,8189776151,1181,9471,459
1,8881,2829191,5142,2411,888
852−216−560−604−218−546
Receivables65−205−276−1,004−330−323
Inventories−124−105−262163−242−359
Payables209123203132250223
Other working capital702−29−225105104−87
Tax paid−107−457−268−337−163−334
Capital spending15913413798162181
Free cash flow1,6598434781,0201,7851,278
−99−313−53226−1,114−428
−1,707−688−501−407−557−1,450
Dividends paid0002843551,263
Shares bought back000000
Shares issued000000
Net change in cash12−2361937276−419
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 Spirits dividend history

₹ per shareMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 10 JunMar 2020Filed 28 MayMar 2021Filed 22 MayMar 2022Filed 8 JunMar 2023Filed 19 MayMar 2024Filed 25 MayMar 2025Filed 12 JunMar 2026Filed 14 May
₹1.41₹8.94₹9.87₹9.29₹5.41₹11.68₹16.01₹19.83₹22.28₹25.89
As stated that year₹7.06₹44.68₹9.87₹9.29₹5.41₹11.68₹16.01₹19.83₹22.28₹25.89
₹1.41₹8.94₹9.87₹9.29₹5.41₹11.68₹16.01₹19.83₹22.28₹25.89
Dividend per share–––––––₹9.00₹12.00₹17.00
Book value per share––₹42.53₹51.30₹56.71₹68.19₹82.47₹98.22₹111.78₹123.49
Dividend payout–––––––46.3%55.0%67.0%
Shareholder yield––––0.0%0.0%0.0%0.3%0.3%1.4%
Market cap at the year end (₹ crore)31,60445,48240,24935,21340,42764,55154,95682,5001,01,92488,650
Every year is restated for later splits and bonuses, so they do not break the line. The figure the company stated that year is under each line it differs from.

Ratios

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

RatioMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 10 JunMar 2020Filed 28 MayMar 2021Filed 22 MayMar 2022Filed 8 JunMar 2023Filed 19 MayMar 2024Filed 25 MayMar 2025Filed 12 JunMar 2026Filed 14 May
Revenue growth174.6%3.1%8.7%−0.2%−4.9%13.3%−10.5%−6.5%4.8%–
Operating profit growth3.2%––12.8%−33.0%52.8%−11.9%41.2%12.1%–
Net profit growth−89.7%551.2%4.9%−9.2%−41.7%123.9%38.9%25.1%12.4%16.2%
Earnings per share growth–532.9%10.5%−5.9%−41.8%115.9%37.1%23.9%12.4%16.2%
––22.7%19.3%9.8%18.3%20.7%21.5%20.8%21.6%
–––−3.3 pts−9.6 pts8.5 pts2.5 pts0.7 pts−0.7 pts0.8 pts
From the net margin–––−1.3 pts−7.5 pts8.9 pts9.7 pts6.7 pts1.5 pts2.9 pts
From asset turnover–––0.3 pts−0.2 pts2.4 pts−4.6 pts−4.6 pts−2.3 pts−2.3 pts
From borrowing–––−2.3 pts−1.8 pts−2.8 pts−2.7 pts−1.4 pts0.1 pts0.2 pts
Return on capital employed––19.8%24.2%15.3%25.0%18.9%24.2%24.2%22.3%
Cash conversion––––502.0%120.6%54.6%79.4%123.1%79.4%
Interest cover2.2–5.06.14.014.810.922.722.012.6
Debt to equity––0.930.440.220.070.000.000.000.00
Receivable days––3229292832434647
Inventory days––153140168149134125132146
Payable days––11287116109107118128130
Cash conversion cycle, days––7482816859494963
Working capital days––3618171619232125
Asset turnover––3.173.213.153.562.982.482.232.01
Assets per rupee of net worth––2.952.632.221.921.701.601.611.63
Sales per rupee of plant––20.3621.2920.7025.5624.1724.2920.8722.89
Capital spending to depreciation––––0.530.440.480.360.570.63
Plant being built, % of plant in use––7.2%7.7%6.7%7.2%5.8%3.5%5.5%6.3%
Revenue growth and operating profit growth are left blank for the year to Mar 2026: between the two periods the company restated its earlier figures, so the two are on different bases and the change is not worked out. No balance sheet is on record for the years to Mar 2017 and Mar 2018, 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
13.3%
Cash from operations against operating profit
63.8%
Measure10 years5 years3 years
Revenue growth, yearly rate11.5%0.3%0.0%
Profit growth, yearly rate6.6%36.8%17.4%
Return on equity, average–20.6%21.3%
Return on capital employed, average–22.9%23.5%
Operating margin, average5.8%6.9%8.0%
Net margin, average3.3%4.9%5.9%
Asset turnover, average–2.652.24
Cash conversion cycle, days, average–5854
Interest cover, average11.116.619.1
Debt to equity, average–0.010.00

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.

₹ crore5 years3 yearsLatest year
Cash from operations6,1164,5241,459
Cash from investing−1,682−1,316−428
Cash from financing−3,603−2,414−1,450
Capital spending712441181
Dividends paid1,9021,9021,263
Shares bought back000
Shares issued for cash000
Borrowings raised59596
Borrowings repaid9426612

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––––785654
Altman Z-scorePublished threshold 1.81––8.228.419.6314.4513.2516.0715.7113.36
Beneish M-scorePublished threshold −1.78––––−3.30−2.41−2.14−2.06−2.56−2.27
Profit not backed by cash, % of assetsPublished threshold 10 per cent of average total assets––––−15.601.676.040.616.125.82
Cash from operations to profit, 3 yearsPublished threshold 0.7 times––––––1.480.810.890.94
Receivables growth less revenue growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–––−10.020.66−4.7713.0032.026.753.86
Inventory growth less cost-of-goods growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–––−9.5917.85−13.65−11.20−7.225.9611.42
Other current assets growth less revenue growthOur threshold 5 per cent of revenue–––−3.13−0.36−0.400.27−0.140.67−0.40
Assets under construction, years of additionsOur threshold 2 years of additions–––0.470.330.450.310.190.140.39
Effective tax ratePublished threshold 17.16 per cent42.8428.5032.3746.3832.8725.4011.9424.1725.8222.91
Tax charged less tax paid, % of profitOur threshold 10 percentage points–––––−16.66−8.966.0318.217.91
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
6 Aug 2026CRISIL Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Bank FacilitiesWithdrawnReview, Other50
6 Aug 2026CRISIL Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Bank FacilitiesCrisil AAAReview, Re-affirmStable1,240
6 Aug 2026CRISIL Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Bank FacilitiesCrisil A1+Review, Re-affirm40
The latest rating on each borrowing. The agency's name opens its reasoning for the rating.