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ASIANPAINT.NS

Asian Paints Limited

NSI · Basic Materials

₹2,640.80

-₹1.00 (-0.04%)down -0.04%

25 August 2026 · delayed 15+ min

F

Quality score50.6 / 100

Cut-offs are the grader's own: 97+ for an A+, below 60 is an F.

Asian Paints Limited earns a F on good profit margins (>10%) and strong earnings growth (>20%) but high debt-to-equity ratio (>2.0) and MACD bearish (negative histogram). Consider alternatives with better risk/reward profiles.

Model stance WEAK HOLD Suggested position 4.0% · ₹400.00 IQInvest estimate
Adjusted for Moderate investors, Medium-term investors 4.0% suggested allocation Change these

These change the suggested position size and the stance, not the category scores. Amount is in rupees.

IQ-ASIANPAINT.NS-20260825engine v1 · 7-category weighted scorecard

What it is worth, depending who you ask.

Today’s price against the year it has had and the targets analysts publish. Every marker is a reported figure, not a projection of ours.

Lowest analyst target

₹1,860.00

52-week low

₹2,115.00

Today's price

₹2,640.80

52-week high

₹2,986.70

Mean analyst target

₹3,021.44

Highest analyst target

₹3,827.00

ASIANPAINT.NS trades 60% of the way up its 52-week range, between ₹2,115.00 and ₹2,986.70. The mean analyst target of ₹3,021.44 is 14.5% above today's price.

Today’s price 52-week range Analyst price targets

Scored categories

Financial healthGood profit margins (>10%); Strong earnings growth (>20%); High debt-to-equity ratio (>2.0) 65.023%

Profit margin

12.81%

Net profit per unit of revenue

healthyWhat this means

Of every 100 units of revenue, this much survives as profit.

A comfortable buffer between revenue and costs.

Operating margin

17.69%

Before interest and tax

healthyWhat this means

Profit from operations, before interest and tax, per 100 of revenue.

The operations themselves are comfortably profitable.

Gross margin

43.53%

After the cost of goods only

moderateWhat this means

What is left of revenue after only the direct cost of the product.

A conventional manufacturing or mixed-model range.

Debt to equity

17.85

Borrowings against equity

conservativeWhat this means

Borrowings measured against shareholder capital.

Comfortably financed.

Revenue growth

17.90%

Year on year

growingWhat this means

Change in revenue against the same period last year.

A healthy expansion rate.

Earnings growth

39.90%

Year on year

very strongWhat this means

Change in earnings against the same period last year.

Check whether it is repeatable or a one-off — a single asset sale can flatter this badly.

Revenue

₹37,187 Cr

Trailing twelve months

Payout ratio

55.34%

Dividends as a share of earnings

highWhat this means

The share of earnings paid out as dividends.

Most of the profit goes out of the door, leaving less to reinvest.

Growth & momentumLow Sharpe ratio (-0.06) 45.022%

Return, 1 month

-3.52%

Return, 3 months

-0.33%

Return, 6 months

10.34%

Return, year to date

-3.24%

Return, 1 year

6.48%

Return, 3 years

-18.43%

Sharpe ratio

-0.06

Return earned per unit of risk

negativeWhat this means

Return earned per unit of risk taken.

The risk taken has not been rewarded over this period.

Win rate

50.69%

Share of days that closed up

about evenWhat this means

The share of trading days that closed higher.

Close to a coin flip, which is the norm — returns come from the size of moves, not their count.

Average daily return

0.00%

Best day

5.56%

Worst day

-8.17%

ValuationHigh P/E ratio (53.2) - may be overvalued; High P/B ratio (11.85) 5.018%

P/E ratio

53.19

Price against trailing earnings

very highWhat this means

You pay 53.19 for every 1 unit of annual earnings.

Above 40 the price assumes growth that then has to actually arrive.

Forward P/E

43.57

Price against forecast earnings

highWhat this means

Price against next year's *forecast* earnings.

Even next year's expected earnings do not bring the multiple down much.

Price to book

11.85

Price against balance-sheet equity

well above bookWhat this means

Price against the accounting value of the company's net assets.

Normal for asset-light businesses, where the value sits in brands and software the balance sheet never records.

Price to sales

6.81

Price against revenue

highWhat this means

Price against revenue — usable when a company has no profit yet.

The price assumes today's revenue will convert into much more profit later.

EV / EBITDA

36.18

Whole-company value against cash earnings

highWhat this means

Whole-company value, debt included, against cash earnings.

Expensive even before interest, tax and depreciation are considered.

Enterprise value

₹2.49 L Cr

Market value plus debt, minus cash — the price of the whole business

Shares outstanding

95,86,44,295

Shares the profit is split across

Dividend yield

1.04%

Annual dividend against price

modestWhat this means

Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price.

A small income component.

TechnicalRSI in healthy range (30-70); MACD bearish (negative histogram) 70.015%

RSI (14)

39.6

Above 70 overbought, below 30 oversold

neutralWhat this means

A 0–100 momentum gauge over the last 14 sessions.

The middle band, where most trading days sit.

MACD

-18.82

Momentum against its own trend

MACD histogram

-12.91

Positive is bullish

ADX

18.8

Trend strength; above 25 is a real trend

no clear trendWhat this means

Trend strength, regardless of direction.

Below about 20 the price is ranging rather than trending.

20-day average

₹2,713.83

50-day average

₹2,697.67

200-day average

₹2,593.77

Price vs 50-day

-2.11%

Price vs 200-day

1.81%

Bollinger upper

₹2,827.78

Bollinger lower

₹2,599.89

Average true range

46.89

Typical daily trading range

Stochastic %K

20.7

Risk4 measured figures 45.012%

Volatility, annualised

22.21%

How far it swings in a year

normalWhat this means

How far the price typically swings over a year.

A typical range for an individual share.

Beta

0.29

Moves against the wider market

steadier than the marketWhat this means

How much the price moves relative to the wider market.

Tends to move less than the index, in both directions.

Maximum drawdown

-39.04%

Worst peak-to-trough fall

significantWhat this means

The worst peak-to-trough fall in the period measured.

A serious decline, though not unusual over a multi-year window.

Risk category

Moderate

The engine's own banding

Analyst viewAnalyst consensus: Buy; Strong analyst coverage (34 analysts) 90.010%

Consensus

Buy

What covering analysts rate it

Analysts covering

34

Mean price target

₹3,021.44

Highest target

₹3,827.00

Lowest target

₹1,860.00

Implied upside

14.46%

Target against today's price

meaningfulWhat this means

How far the mean analyst target sits above today's price.

Analysts see real room above today's price.

Price against the NIFTY 50

180 trading days to 2026-08-25

ASIANPAINT.NS is 9.1% down over the window, against 6.3% down for the NIFTY 50 — behind by 2.8 points.
ASIANPAINT.NS -9.1%NIFTY 50 -6.3%
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Sampled across the window. Both columns are rebased to 100 on 2025-12-08, so they can be compared directly.
DateCloseASIANPAINT.NS rebasedNIFTY 50 rebased
2025-12-08₹2,903.11100.0100.0
2025-12-30₹2,735.5794.299.9
2026-01-20₹2,653.5991.497.2
2026-02-11₹2,372.9281.7100.0
2026-03-05₹2,268.1278.195.4
2026-03-27₹2,188.4175.487.9
2026-04-22₹2,541.8687.593.9
2026-05-13₹2,595.0989.490.2
2026-06-03₹2,639.5090.990.2
2026-06-24₹2,668.5091.992.5
2026-07-15₹2,670.0092.092.8
2026-08-05₹2,760.0095.194.9

How the score was built

Each category is scored 0–100, then multiplied by its weight. The seven contributions sum to the quality score.
CategoryScoreWeightContribution
Financial health65.023%15.0
Growth & momentum45.022%9.9
Valuation5.018%0.9
Technical70.015%10.5
Risk45.012%5.4
Analyst view90.010%9.0
ESG50.00%0.0
Quality score100%50.6

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Your grade

F

50.6 / 100

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All 59 metricsOne flat sortable table, for when you want everything at once.
Metric Category Value Source
Analysts coveringAnalyst view34Yahoo Finance
ConsensusAnalyst viewBuyYahoo Finance
Highest targetAnalyst view₹3,827.00Yahoo Finance
Implied upsideAnalyst view14.46%Yahoo Finance
Lowest targetAnalyst view₹1,860.00Yahoo Finance
Mean price targetAnalyst view₹3,021.44Yahoo Finance
Debt to equityFinancial health17.85Yahoo Finance
Earnings growthFinancial health39.90%Yahoo Finance
Gross marginFinancial health43.53%Yahoo Finance
Operating marginFinancial health17.69%Yahoo Finance
Payout ratioFinancial health55.34%Yahoo Finance
Profit marginFinancial health12.81%Yahoo Finance
RevenueFinancial health₹37,187 CrYahoo Finance
Revenue growthFinancial health17.90%Yahoo Finance
Average daily returnGrowth & momentum0.00%Yahoo Finance
Best dayGrowth & momentum5.56%Yahoo Finance
Return, 1 monthGrowth & momentum-3.52%Yahoo Finance
Return, 1 yearGrowth & momentum6.48%Yahoo Finance
Return, 3 monthsGrowth & momentum-0.33%Yahoo Finance
Return, 3 yearsGrowth & momentum-18.43%Yahoo Finance
Return, 6 monthsGrowth & momentum10.34%Yahoo Finance
Return, year to dateGrowth & momentum-3.24%Yahoo Finance
Sharpe ratioGrowth & momentum-0.06Yahoo Finance
Win rateGrowth & momentum50.69%Yahoo Finance
Worst dayGrowth & momentum-8.17%Yahoo Finance
52-week highMarket data₹2,986.70Yahoo Finance
52-week lowMarket data₹2,115.00Yahoo Finance
Average volumeMarket data11,72,833Yahoo Finance
Day highMarket data₹2,640.00Yahoo Finance
Day lowMarket data₹2,605.20Yahoo Finance
EmployeesMarket data11,162Yahoo Finance
OpenMarket data₹2,631.00Yahoo Finance
Previous closeMarket data₹2,641.80Yahoo Finance
VolumeMarket data4,78,961Yahoo Finance
BetaRisk0.29Yahoo Finance
Maximum drawdownRisk-39.04%Yahoo Finance
Risk categoryRiskModerateYahoo Finance
Volatility, annualisedRisk22.21%Yahoo Finance
20-day averageTechnical₹2,713.83Yahoo Finance
200-day averageTechnical₹2,593.77Yahoo Finance
50-day averageTechnical₹2,697.67Yahoo Finance
ADXTechnical18.8Yahoo Finance
Average true rangeTechnical46.89Yahoo Finance
Bollinger lowerTechnical₹2,599.89Yahoo Finance
Bollinger upperTechnical₹2,827.78Yahoo Finance
MACDTechnical-18.82Yahoo Finance
MACD histogramTechnical-12.91Yahoo Finance
Price vs 200-dayTechnical1.81%Yahoo Finance
Price vs 50-dayTechnical-2.11%Yahoo Finance
RSI (14)Technical39.6Yahoo Finance
Stochastic %KTechnical20.7Yahoo Finance
Dividend yieldValuation1.04%Yahoo Finance
Enterprise valueValuation₹2.49 L CrYahoo Finance
EV / EBITDAValuation36.18Yahoo Finance
Forward P/EValuation43.57Yahoo Finance
P/E ratioValuation53.19Yahoo Finance
Price to bookValuation11.85Yahoo Finance
Price to salesValuation6.81Yahoo Finance
Shares outstandingValuation95,86,44,295Yahoo Finance
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