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HINDALCO.NS

Hindalco Industries Limited

NSI · Basic Materials

₹1,051.05

-₹7.45 (-0.70%)down -0.70%

25 August 2026 · delayed 15+ min

C+

Quality score78.8 / 100

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

Hindalco Industries Limited earns a C+ on strong revenue growth (>20%) and strong earnings growth (>20%) but high debt-to-equity ratio (>2.0) and MACD bearish (negative histogram). Good investment opportunity with solid fundamentals.

Model stance BUY Suggested position 6.8% · ₹680.00 IQInvest estimate
Adjusted for Moderate investors, Medium-term investors 6.8% suggested allocation Change these

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

IQ-HINDALCO.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.

52-week low

₹697.00

Lowest analyst target

₹925.00

Today's price

₹1,051.05

Mean analyst target

₹1,160.17

52-week high

₹1,176.00

Highest analyst target

₹1,430.00

HINDALCO.NS trades 74% of the way up its 52-week range, between ₹697.00 and ₹1,176.00. The mean analyst target of ₹1,160.17 is 10.4% above today's price.

Today’s price 52-week range Analyst price targets

Scored categories

Financial healthStrong revenue growth (>20%); Strong earnings growth (>20%); High debt-to-equity ratio (>2.0) 65.023%

Profit margin

5.55%

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

13.67%

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

31.31%

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

72.60

Borrowings against equity

moderateWhat this means

Borrowings measured against shareholder capital.

Normal for most established companies.

Revenue growth

32.10%

Year on year

fast-growingWhat this means

Change in revenue against the same period last year.

Rapid growth, though the question is always how long it can hold.

Earnings growth

75.10%

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

₹2.96 L Cr

Trailing twelve months

Payout ratio

6.78%

Dividends as a share of earnings

conservativeWhat this means

The share of earnings paid out as dividends.

Comfortably covered, with room to keep raising it.

Growth & momentumStrong 1-year return (50.0%) 80.022%

Return, 1 month

12.24%

Return, 3 months

-6.23%

Return, 6 months

14.49%

Return, year to date

18.05%

Return, 1 year

50.03%

Return, 3 years

131.77%

Sharpe ratio

0.68

Return earned per unit of risk

modestWhat this means

Return earned per unit of risk taken.

Below 1 is the common case; return did not strongly outpace the volatility.

Win rate

53.91%

Share of days that closed up

consistently positiveWhat this means

The share of trading days that closed higher.

More up days than most shares manage.

Average daily return

0.10%

Best day

9.58%

Worst day

-12.42%

ValuationAttractive P/E ratio (14.3) 90.018%

P/E ratio

14.27

Price against trailing earnings

moderateWhat this means

You pay 14.27 for every 1 unit of annual earnings.

Roughly the long-run market average band.

Forward P/E

9.44

Price against forecast earnings

lowWhat this means

Price against next year's *forecast* earnings.

The market expects little growth, or doubts the forecast.

Price to book

1.71

Price against balance-sheet equity

normalWhat this means

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

A typical range for an established company.

Price to sales

0.79

Price against revenue

lowWhat this means

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

You pay less than a unit of price per unit of sales.

EV / EBITDA

7.47

Whole-company value against cash earnings

lowWhat this means

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

Cheap on cash earnings — the figure buyers of whole companies watch most.

Enterprise value

₹3.10 L Cr

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

Shares outstanding

2,21,98,37,078

Shares the profit is split across

Dividend yield

0.47%

Annual dividend against price

modestWhat this means

Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price.

A small income component.

TechnicalPrice well above 200-day SMA (strong uptrend); Strong trend (ADX > 25); MACD bearish (negative histogram) 100.015%

RSI (14)

58.4

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

17.02

Momentum against its own trend

MACD histogram

-0.07

Positive is bullish

ADX

27.0

Trend strength; above 25 is a real trend

trendingWhat this means

Trend strength, regardless of direction.

Above 25 is conventionally read as a genuine trend in force.

20-day average

₹1,031.50

50-day average

₹990.58

200-day average

₹953.40

Price vs 50-day

6.21%

Price vs 200-day

10.24%

Bollinger upper

₹1,092.07

Bollinger lower

₹969.93

Average true range

23.71

Typical daily trading range

Stochastic %K

50.8

RiskModerate beta (market-like risk) 50.012%

Volatility, annualised

32.52%

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

0.93

Moves against the wider market

market-likeWhat this means

How much the price moves relative to the wider market.

Moves roughly in step with the index.

Maximum drawdown

-49.87%

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

High

The engine's own banding

Analyst viewAnalyst consensus: Buy; Strong analyst coverage (29 analysts) 90.010%

Consensus

Buy

What covering analysts rate it

Analysts covering

29

Mean price target

₹1,160.17

Highest target

₹1,430.00

Lowest target

₹925.00

Implied upside

10.38%

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

HINDALCO.NS is 28.9% up over the window, against 6.3% down for the NIFTY 50 — ahead by 35.2 points.
HINDALCO.NS +28.9%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.
DateCloseHINDALCO.NS rebasedNIFTY 50 rebased
2025-12-08₹815.20100.0100.0
2025-12-30₹880.56107.999.9
2026-01-20₹923.28113.397.2
2026-02-11₹961.94117.9100.0
2026-03-05₹950.99116.595.4
2026-03-27₹862.20105.887.9
2026-04-22₹1,035.50126.993.9
2026-05-13₹1,068.53131.090.2
2026-06-03₹1,133.99139.090.2
2026-06-24₹972.53119.292.5
2026-07-15₹956.80117.292.8
2026-08-05₹1,040.00127.694.9

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 & momentum80.022%17.6
Valuation90.018%16.2
Technical100.015%15.0
Risk50.012%6.0
Analyst view90.010%9.0
ESG50.00%0.0
Quality score100%78.8

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Your grade

C+

78.8 / 100

Identical to the IQInvest grade.

All 59 metricsOne flat sortable table, for when you want everything at once.
Metric Category Value Source
Analysts coveringAnalyst view29Yahoo Finance
ConsensusAnalyst viewBuyYahoo Finance
Highest targetAnalyst view₹1,430.00Yahoo Finance
Implied upsideAnalyst view10.38%Yahoo Finance
Lowest targetAnalyst view₹925.00Yahoo Finance
Mean price targetAnalyst view₹1,160.17Yahoo Finance
Debt to equityFinancial health72.60Yahoo Finance
Earnings growthFinancial health75.10%Yahoo Finance
Gross marginFinancial health31.31%Yahoo Finance
Operating marginFinancial health13.67%Yahoo Finance
Payout ratioFinancial health6.78%Yahoo Finance
Profit marginFinancial health5.55%Yahoo Finance
RevenueFinancial health₹2.96 L CrYahoo Finance
Revenue growthFinancial health32.10%Yahoo Finance
Average daily returnGrowth & momentum0.10%Yahoo Finance
Best dayGrowth & momentum9.58%Yahoo Finance
Return, 1 monthGrowth & momentum12.24%Yahoo Finance
Return, 1 yearGrowth & momentum50.03%Yahoo Finance
Return, 3 monthsGrowth & momentum-6.23%Yahoo Finance
Return, 3 yearsGrowth & momentum131.77%Yahoo Finance
Return, 6 monthsGrowth & momentum14.49%Yahoo Finance
Return, year to dateGrowth & momentum18.05%Yahoo Finance
Sharpe ratioGrowth & momentum0.68Yahoo Finance
Win rateGrowth & momentum53.91%Yahoo Finance
Worst dayGrowth & momentum-12.42%Yahoo Finance
52-week highMarket data₹1,176.00Yahoo Finance
52-week lowMarket data₹697.00Yahoo Finance
Average volumeMarket data57,60,167Yahoo Finance
Day highMarket data₹1,057.00Yahoo Finance
Day lowMarket data₹1,040.45Yahoo Finance
EmployeesMarket data85,107Yahoo Finance
OpenMarket data₹1,055.00Yahoo Finance
Previous closeMarket data₹1,058.50Yahoo Finance
VolumeMarket data34,92,521Yahoo Finance
BetaRisk0.93Yahoo Finance
Maximum drawdownRisk-49.87%Yahoo Finance
Risk categoryRiskHighYahoo Finance
Volatility, annualisedRisk32.52%Yahoo Finance
20-day averageTechnical₹1,031.50Yahoo Finance
200-day averageTechnical₹953.40Yahoo Finance
50-day averageTechnical₹990.58Yahoo Finance
ADXTechnical27.0Yahoo Finance
Average true rangeTechnical23.71Yahoo Finance
Bollinger lowerTechnical₹969.93Yahoo Finance
Bollinger upperTechnical₹1,092.07Yahoo Finance
MACDTechnical17.02Yahoo Finance
MACD histogramTechnical-0.07Yahoo Finance
Price vs 200-dayTechnical10.24%Yahoo Finance
Price vs 50-dayTechnical6.21%Yahoo Finance
RSI (14)Technical58.4Yahoo Finance
Stochastic %KTechnical50.8Yahoo Finance
Dividend yieldValuation0.47%Yahoo Finance
Enterprise valueValuation₹3.10 L CrYahoo Finance
EV / EBITDAValuation7.47Yahoo Finance
Forward P/EValuation9.44Yahoo Finance
P/E ratioValuation14.27Yahoo Finance
Price to bookValuation1.71Yahoo Finance
Price to salesValuation0.79Yahoo Finance
Shares outstandingValuation2,21,98,37,078Yahoo Finance
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