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Reliance Industries Limited (RELIANCE)

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Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) is a diversified Indian conglomerate with interests spanning Oil to Chemicals (O2C), Digital Services (Jio Platforms), Retail, Media, FMCG, Oil & Gas exploration, and New Energy. It focuses on leveraging technology and scale across its consumer and energy businesses.

₹1,202
-9.20 · -0.76%
Market cap ₹15,91,358 Cr
Data qualityFresh enough for analysisQuote updated 19 Oct, 03:31 pm IST
Details
Quote19 Oct, 03:31 pm IST
Base fundamentals14 Oct 2026 · screener
Latest result18 Jul, 12:44 am IST
Score20 Oct, 04:30 am IST · v4.3-runtime-valuation
Tags15 Aug 2026
Coverage14/14 · 100%
Valuation2026-07-20 · Rf 6.8% · Energy P/E 11.4 (n=18)
Technical timing lens

Trend score and candlestick chart

34Bearish

SMA20 -6.6% / mo · MACD + · near 52W low · sector -3.5pp vs Nifty 500 (3M)

Stock trend: 37
Sector RS: 31
Sector 3M: -9.1% vs Nifty 500 -5.6%
Energy FPI tailwindNot confirmed

Latest mapped FPI equity flow was not positive. View sector evidence

Technical chart

RELIANCED candles · FIT view-9.5%
Latest close ₹1202.00 on 2026-10-19
Bar
-0.8%
RSI
47
MACD hist
5.41
52W pos
11%
Visible chart range
Candle interval
2026-10-19O ₹1212.00H ₹1228.20L ₹1201.00C ₹1202.00Vol 1.6Cr sh
₹1.14k₹1.22k₹1.31k₹1.40k₹1.49k52L₹1202.002026-032026-06VolRSIMACD2026-042026-062026-082026-092026-11
Up bar
Down bar
EMA 20
EMA 50
Volume + 20D avg
Result date
RSI(14)
MACD / signal
Market context

Relative performance and chart statistics

Adjusted completed-session prices, rebased to 100

RELIANCENifty EnergyNifty 500
-14%-8%-2%+3%20 Jul1 Sept19 Oct19 Oct 2026RELIANCE -9.2%Nifty Energy -9.3%Nifty 500 -5.6%
RELIANCE
-9.2%
Nifty 500
-5.6%
Nifty Energy
-9.3%
Vs Nifty 500
-3.6 pp
Chart stats
19 Oct 2026
From 52W high
-25.4%
₹1,611.8
52W range position
11%
₹1,152.2 - ₹1,611.8
ATR (14)
2.0%
₹24.3
Volume vs 20D
1.09x
Latest completed session
Avg traded value
₹1,719 Cr
20-session average
20D price channel
₹1,152.2 - ₹1,252.8
25.7% annualized volatility
Research snapshot

What the evidence says now

Weak fundamentals, management evidence is still limited to a financial-only Trust Lite signal, price trend argues for patience, and recent execution is consistent.

Suggested next step
Research, do not rush
The evidence is not strongly aligned. Compare peers and wait for a cleaner setup.
U-Score
Legacy · WATCHLIST
33

Fundamental lens: valuation, quality, growth, balance sheet, and cash flow.

Latest result
Bad
2

Revenue +27.0% · PAT -24.6% YoY

Technical
Bearish
34

Price trend and sector-relative-strength timing.

Valuation
Legacy model
-6.1%

Legacy margin-of-safety estimate; the revised evidence label remains in shadow validation.

Trust
Limited evidence
77

Financial-only signal; management claim evidence is not sufficient yet.

Financials

Fundamentals, quarterly history, margins, returns and balance-sheet evidence

Latest result

Quarter ended 30 Jun 2026

Bad · 2/100

PAT -25% YoY · margin compression · Rev +27% YoY · +5% QoQ

Filed 17 Jul 2026
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MetricThis quarterYoYQoQ
Revenue₹3,09,468 Cr+27.0%+5.2%
EBITDA₹47,517 Cr+10.7%+7.6%
Operating margin15.0%-300 bps+0 bps
PAT₹23,196 Cr-24.6%+12.7%
PAT margin7.5%-514 bps+50 bps

NDF means not disclosed in the current structured filing feed. It is intentionally not treated as zero.

Fundamentals

Valuation

P/E
21.30
P/B
1.76
EV/EBITDA
8.22
Market Cap
1591358.00Cr

Profitability

ROE
8.91%
ROCE
10.30%
ROA
4.05%
Dividend Y
0.51%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
18.00%
EPS 5Y
12.00%
Revenue 3Y
6.00%
EPS 3Y
5.00%

Balance Sheet

Debt/Equity
0.45
Interest Coverage
6.47×
Altman Z
2.27
Book Value
668.00

Cash Flow

FCF Yield
5.72%
FCF Positive Y
8/5
OCF
192113.00 Cr
EPS TTM
55.22

Shareholding

Promoter Hold
50.48%
Promoter Pledge
0.00%
Momentum 52W
5%

Financial History

Updated 20/10/2026

Revenue

₹ Cr
Latest: 1055.8k+9.7% vs prev
01056kMar 2017: 304.0kMar 2018: 390.8kMar 2019: 568.3kMar 2020: 596.7kMar 2021: 466.3kMar 2022: 694.7kMar 2023: 876.4kMar 2024: 899.0kMar 2025: 962.8kMar 2026: 1055.8kFY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26

Net Profit

₹ Cr
Latest: 95.8k+17.8% vs prev
096kMar 2017: 29.8kMar 2018: 36.1kMar 2019: 39.8kMar 2020: 39.9kMar 2021: 53.7kMar 2022: 67.8kMar 2023: 74.1kMar 2024: 79.0kMar 2025: 81.3kMar 2026: 95.8kFY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26

Return on Equity

%
Latest: 10.6+9.9% vs prev
012.3Mar 2017: 11.3%Mar 2018: 12.3%Mar 2019: 10.3%Mar 2020: 8.9%Mar 2021: 7.7%Mar 2022: 8.7%Mar 2023: 10.3%Mar 2024: 10.0%Mar 2025: 9.6%Mar 2026: 10.6%FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26

Technicals

Trend interpretation, Stage 2, relative strength, volume and indicator evidence

Daily technical trend read

Mixed signals

Signals are conflicting — long-term trend down. RSI 47. Wait for confirmation.

  • Price below SMA200 (long-term downtrend) — short-term bounces likely countertrend.
  • SMA20 falling (~7.0% over last month) — short-term momentum negative.
  • RSI(14) at 47 — rising, no extreme reading.
  • MACD above signal, histogram expanding — bullish momentum building.
  • Within 5% of 52-week low — testing support.

Mechanical read from the price + indicator series above. Not a recommendation — technical setups can reverse without warning, especially around earnings and macro events.

Valuation & peers

U-Score 33 · legacy U-Score band WATCHLIST · valuation evidence and comparable companies

33U-SCORE
WATCHLIST

Fundamental score breakdown

U band · WATCHLIST
Valuation1/30
Growth11/25
Quality0/20
Balance Sheet6/15
Cash Flow9/10
Piotroski
8/9 (+5)
Penalties
1
Raw sum
33

Why this score?

Top U-Score contributors and drags from the latest stored fundamentals.

33/100 · legacy band WATCHLIST

Positive drivers

  • FCF yield is supportive at 5.7%.
  • Piotroski is strong at 8/9.
  • Cash flow contributes 9/10 to the score.

Main drags

  • Fair-value margin of safety is negative at -6.1%.
  • Quality is weaker at 0/20; verify the latest quarterly trend.
  • Valuation is weaker at 1/30; verify the latest quarterly trend.
Sector valuation model

Cyclical valuation: normalized earnings, not just trailing PE

Cyclical companies can look cheapest near peak profits, so IndiaPulse flags value-trap risk separately.

Cyclical normalized
Primary lens
Mid-cycle PE/EV/EBITDA using multi-year average margins or earnings.
Secondary checks
Current margin versus 5-year average, balance sheet strength, commodity cycle.
Main risk check
A low trailing PE may mean peak-cycle earnings, not true cheapness.
PE
21.3
PB
1.8
EV/EBITDA
8.2
ROE
8.9%
ROCE
10.3%
FCF Yield
5.7%
Debt/Equity
0.5
MoS
-6.1%
Cyclical/value-trap warning
This sector can look cheap when profits are temporarily high. Check mid-cycle margins/earnings before relying on trailing PE.
Score movement

Stored run vs live recompute

This shows the stored score trend when snapshots exist, and also compares the latest stored nightly score with a live recompute from current fundamentals and price.

Stored run: 20 Oct 2026
v4.3-runtime-valuation
Final score
33
Previous: 33
Legacy U-Score band
WATCHLIST
Previous: WATCHLIST
Margin of safety
-6.1%
Previous: -6.1%

Score history

12 stored score snapshots. Latest stored move: +0 points.

20 Oct 2026
v4.3-runtime-valuation
33
33
33
33
33
33
33
33
33
33
33
33

Factor attribution

No pillar movement versus the latest stored run. Historical score trend will appear after snapshot storage is enabled.

Modelled fair value

Graham Number
₹911.02
-31.9% MoS
Growth-justified P/E
20.5
Growth-justified Value
₹1,133.11
-6.1% MoS
PEG
2.32

Comparable companies

Peers

Business-comparable peers in Energy — ranked by industry, sub-sector, theme-tag overlap, market cap, and U-Score similarity. Green cells mark the best available peer metric in this table.

Compare all ↗
Ticker
Name
Why peer
Score
PE
ROE
MoS
Verdict
GAIL
Large
GAIL (India) Limited
Oil & Gas
match 134
46
11.1
8.7%
-2%
FAIR VALUE
TECILCHEM
Small
TECIL Chemicals and Hydro Power Limited
Chemicals
match 61
1
—
—
—
OVERVALUED
ONGC
Large
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited
Oil & Gas
match 7
75
6.5
11.6%
+62%
DEEP VALUE
AEGISVOPAK
Large
Aegis Vopak Terminals Limited
Oil & Gas
match 5
26
115.0
11.0%
-430%
OVERVALUED
ATGL
Mid
Adani Total Gas Limited
Oil & Gas
match 3
36
101.0
14.4%
-508%
WATCHLIST

Business, management & trust

Growth engines, risks, management commitments and evidence-backed delivery

Business and thesis

Where growth can come from, and what can break the case

Thesis intactReviewed 2026-07-18T00:41:56.344Z
Management commentary snapshot

RIL reports record Q1 FY27 consolidated results, with recurring EBITDA up 10.1% YoY and Net Profit up 6.1% YoY, despite macro volatility. Strong double-digit revenue growth across O2C, Digital Services, and Retail underpinned performance.

The company's diversified portfolio delivered record consolidated earnings, demonstrating resilience amidst global energy market shocks and geopolitical tensions. Strong growth in Digital Services and O2C, coupled with strategic investments in Retail and New Energy, supports the long-term growth thesis, despite near-term margin pressures in consumer businesses.

Current business mix

EBITDA by Segment (Q1 FY27)

Latest issuer-disclosed distribution across 5 reported categories.

Businessmix
Digital Services39.3%
Oil to Chemicals31.5%
Retail11.7%
Oil and Gas9.2%
Others (Media, FMCG, etc.)8.4%
Growth engines

Digital Services Leadership

Strengthening market leadership with >533 Mn subscribers, 285 Mn on 5G, and >78% FWA market share in India.

Retail Digital Commerce Scale-up

Focus on ramping-up digital commerce across verticals and building hyper-local delivery infrastructure for future value creation.

New Energy Manufacturing

Scaling integrated giga-factory ecosystem for solar PV (20 GWp annual capacity) and battery manufacturing (120 GWh annual capacity).

O2C Operational Flexibility

Market responsiveness, feedstock flexibility, and crude basket diversification to maximize netbacks in volatile energy markets.

Capacity and execution

New Energy Solar PV Capacity

Scaling HJT module manufacturing to 20 GWp annual capacity, with ~1 GWp already produced and ALMM certified.

New Energy Battery Manufacturing

Scaling battery manufacturing to 120 GWh annual capacity, with 40 GWh to be commissioned this year.

Kutch Green Energy Project

Aim to start installation post-monsoon, with transmission capacity ready for electricity export this year, targeting 55 MWp solar and 150 MWh batteries daily by next year.

RCPL Manufacturing Capabilities

Scaling beverage capacity with commissioned high-speed lines and a greenfield plant. Developing multiple Food Parks and initiated an edible oils refinery in West Bengal.

Tailwinds

Strong Energy Market Cracks

All-time high middle distillate cracks and downstream chemical deltas at 3-4 year high supported O2C earnings.

Ethane Cracking Economics

Sustained benefit of ethane cracking economics over naphtha contributed to O2C performance.

Digital Services Subscriber Momentum

Strong double-digit EBITDA growth in Jio Platforms led by subscriber additions and margin expansion.

Resilient Domestic Demand

Transportation fuel demand remained healthy, and domestic polymer/polyester demand is expected to rebound with price stability.

Headwinds

Regulatory Costs & Under-recovery

SAED related costs and under-recovery in domestic fuel retail weighed down O2C earnings.

O2C Volume Reduction

10% lower O2C volumes due to planned turnaround and LPG diversion impacted earnings growth.

Geopolitical Volatility & Supply Disruptions

Middle East conflict-driven supply disruptions, higher crude premiums, freight rates, and insurance impacted O2C margins.

Retail Investment Phase

Profitability in Retail reflects current investment phase in scaling Digital Commerce and hyper-local delivery infrastructure, impacting near-term margins.

Risk radar

Geopolitical Instability

Middle East conflict and SoH disruption create heightened risk premiums and supply volatility for crude and LNG prices.

Regulatory & Policy Changes

Government levies like SAED and changes in gas allocation mechanisms can impact segment profitability.

Global Economic Slowdown

Tariff threats, macro headwinds, and geopolitical uncertainty continue to weigh on product deltas in downstream chemicals.

New Cracker Capacities

New Asian cracker capacities are expected to pressure margins in downstream chemicals.

Management accountability

What management said, and what results must prove

Issuer guidance and extracted claims are tracked against later reported outcomes. Treat these as management statements, not IndiaPulse forecasts.

Analyst reading lens
Compare YOY

The company primarily presents its financial and operating metrics on a YoY basis, which is appropriate for assessing performance across cyclical energy markets and long-term strategic growth in consumer and new energy segments. QoQ comparisons are used for specific sequential momentum in some segments.

Sector KPIs management disclosed

O2C Throughput

Q1 FY27 throughput at 18.1 MMT, down from 19.1 MMT in Q1 FY26.

Refinery Operating Rate

Global refinery operating rate at 75.4% in Q1 FY27, down 4.5% YoY.

KG D6 Gas Production (RIL Share)

Average KG D6 gas production at 24.8 MMSCMD in Q1 FY27, down from 26.6 MMSCMD in Q1 FY26.

CBM Gas Production (RIL Share)

Average CBM gas production at 1.0 MMSCMD in Q1 FY27, up from 2.8 BCFe in Q1 FY26 (total production).

Management forward view

Double Retail Operating EBITDA

Management's 3-year objective is to double operating EBITDA in Retail by building online scale first, then monetizing it.

Accelerate New Energy Execution

Management is accelerating execution across the New Energy value chain, aiming for 55 MWp solar and 150 MWh batteries daily by next year in Kutch.

Expand Ethane Sourcing Infrastructure

Leveraging favorable ethane cracking economics by expanding ethane sourcing infrastructure, adding 3 new VLECs to fleet.

Outcome-led Managed Services

Jio Platforms is moving to outcome-led managed services stack for Enterprise, beyond traditional connectivity.

Thesis monitor

Numbers and claims to verify in the next filings

CheckpointCurrent evidenceWhat to verify next
Jio Platforms ARPU₹215.6/month (Q1 FY27)Sustained ARPU growth driven by subscriber mix and customer engagement, indicating successful monetization of 5G and digital services.
Retail Digital Commerce Contribution MarginEBITDA margin 7.9% (Q1 FY27), down 80 bps YoY due to investments.Improvement in contribution margin and EBITDA margin as digital commerce scales and unit economics improve, validating the investment phase.
New Energy Capacity Ramp-up40 GWh battery capacity to be commissioned this year; 20 GWp annual HJT module capacity target.Timely commissioning and utilization ramp-up of solar PV and battery manufacturing capacities, and progress on the Kutch project.
O2C EBITDA Margin8.4% (Q1 FY27), down 100 bps YoY.Stability or improvement in O2C EBITDA margin, reflecting effective navigation of crude price volatility, feedstock flexibility, and product netback optimization.

Verification checkpoints are IndiaPulse research interpretation, not investment advice.

Trust Score
77Limited evidence · low confidenceTrust Lite

Trust asks: does management behaviour match later outcomes? Higher is better, but confidence and evidence depth matter as much as the number.

Limited evidence: Claim history is still being built. It ranks around the 83rd percentile of the scored universe and 63rd percentile within Energy. No major sub-score weakness stands out.

This is a financial-behaviour screen, not a claim-tested management reliability verdict.

Computed 20 Oct 2026
management-trust-v1
127 docs text-extracted · 35 concalls text-extracted
Score band
Limited evidence

Financial behaviour is scored, but management claims do not yet have enough outcome checks.

Relative rank
83rd percentile

overall median 67 · Energy: 63rd pctile, median 73 · Large: 65th pctile, median 73

Evidence depth
Financial-only

127 documents have extracted text, but claim history is not strong enough yet.

Claim delivery
Outcome history still building

0 claims extracted · No contradicted claim yet

How to read this Trust Score

Limited evidence · low confidence
What it measures
Reliability of management and financial delivery, using financial behaviour only.
Confidence
Treat this as an early read until more concalls and outcomes are matched.
Investor use
Can support position sizing if valuation and trend also agree.

Read Trust alongside U-Score, result consistency, and technical trend. A cheap stock with weak Trust needs a larger margin of safety; a high Trust score does not make an expensive stock attractive by itself.

Forensic breakdown

Read low sub-scores as due-diligence warnings, not automatic sell signals.

Promoter
78
strong · holding, pledge, alignment
Cash flow
89
strong · profit to cash conversion
Balance sheet
81
strong · leverage and solvency
Discipline
60
acceptable · capital discipline
Results
75
strong · quarterly consistency

Trust positives

  • ▸Promoter pledge is zero.
  • ▸FCF yield is 5.7%.
  • ▸8 years of positive FCF.
  • ▸4/4 latest quarters had positive YoY revenue growth.

Trust risks

  • ▸No major Trust Lite risk flags.

Trust Lite uses financial behaviour only. Prefer claim-tested Trust when enough concall claims have later outcomes.

Important announcements & filings

Latest exchange and company disclosures found within the past two years.

7 shown
Credit rating

Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Credit Rating 25 Sep - CARE and CRISIL assigned AAA/Stable ratings to Reliance’s ₹67,000 crore debentures; CARE A1+ reaffirmed on ₹34,500 crore CP.

Source: Bse

Open source ↗
Announcement

Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Analyst / Investor Meet - Intimation 17 Sep - Reliance executives will attend CITIC CLSA Investors’ Forum 2026 in Hong Kong on September 22-23, 2026.

Source: Bse

Open source ↗
Announcement

Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Allotment 16 Sep - Reliance allotted 12 million unsecured NCDs worth ₹12,000 crore at 7.47% for five years.

Source: Bse

Open source ↗
Credit rating

Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Credit Rating 9 Sep - CARE and CRISIL assigned AAA/Stable ratings to Reliance debt instruments.

Source: Bse

Open source ↗
Announcement

Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Amendments to Memorandum & Articles of Association 21 Aug - Postal ballot approved material related-party transactions and MOA expansion into ammonia, explosives and fertilizers businesses.

Source: Bse

Open source ↗
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