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Cement

Cement producers tied to housing and infrastructure demand.

CementAuto-built
Theme price path

Cement vs Nifty 500

Weekly basket performance over the latest 52 observations. Green is ahead of Nifty 500; red is behind.

Through 19 Oct 2026
Coverage healthy
Theme aheadTheme behindNifty 500Base 100 at the first visible weekLatest: Underperforming -21.2%
7078879610431 Oct 2025 | Cement 100.0 | Nifty 500 100.0 | In line 0.0% | breadth 50% | coverage 100%07 Nov 2025 | Cement 96.8 | Nifty 500 99.2 | Underperforming -2.4% | breadth 10% | coverage 100%14 Nov 2025 | Cement 95.7 | Nifty 500 100.5 | Underperforming -4.8% | breadth 30% | coverage 100%21 Nov 2025 | Cement 95.2 | Nifty 500 100.3 | Underperforming -5.1% | breadth 30% | coverage 100%28 Nov 2025 | Cement 95.0 | Nifty 500 100.9 | Underperforming -5.8% | breadth 50% | coverage 100%05 Dec 2025 | Cement 93.3 | Nifty 500 100.5 | Underperforming -7.2% | breadth 10% | coverage 100%12 Dec 2025 | Cement 94.2 | Nifty 500 100.1 | Underperforming -5.9% | breadth 60% | coverage 100%19 Dec 2025 | Cement 93.3 | Nifty 500 99.9 | Underperforming -6.6% | breadth 20% | coverage 100%26 Dec 2025 | Cement 95.6 | Nifty 500 100.3 | Underperforming -4.7% | breadth 90% | coverage 100%02 Jan 2026 | Cement 96.0 | Nifty 500 101.6 | Underperforming -5.5% | breadth 60% | coverage 100%09 Jan 2026 | Cement 95.1 | Nifty 500 99.0 | Underperforming -3.9% | breadth 40% | coverage 100%16 Jan 2026 | Cement 97.8 | Nifty 500 99.1 | Underperforming -1.3% | breadth 90% | coverage 100%23 Jan 2026 | Cement 94.0 | Nifty 500 95.8 | Underperforming -1.9% | breadth 0% | coverage 100%01 Feb 2026 | Cement 94.9 | Nifty 500 95.4 | Underperforming -0.5% | breadth 40% | coverage 100%06 Feb 2026 | Cement 96.6 | Nifty 500 98.8 | Underperforming -2.2% | breadth 80% | coverage 100%13 Feb 2026 | Cement 95.1 | Nifty 500 98.3 | Underperforming -3.3% | breadth 20% | coverage 100%20 Feb 2026 | Cement 93.3 | Nifty 500 98.7 | Underperforming -5.5% | breadth 20% | coverage 100%27 Feb 2026 | Cement 91.8 | Nifty 500 97.7 | Underperforming -6.0% | breadth 10% | coverage 100%06 Mar 2026 | Cement 86.4 | Nifty 500 94.8 | Underperforming -8.9% | breadth 0% | coverage 100%13 Mar 2026 | Cement 79.6 | Nifty 500 90.2 | Underperforming -11.8% | breadth 0% | coverage 100%20 Mar 2026 | Cement 80.1 | Nifty 500 90.0 | Underperforming -11.0% | breadth 60% | coverage 100%27 Mar 2026 | Cement 80.4 | Nifty 500 88.7 | Underperforming -9.4% | breadth 60% | coverage 100%02 Apr 2026 | Cement 80.3 | Nifty 500 88.3 | Underperforming -9.1% | breadth 60% | coverage 100%10 Apr 2026 | Cement 86.3 | Nifty 500 94.2 | Underperforming -8.4% | breadth 100% | coverage 100%17 Apr 2026 | Cement 88.0 | Nifty 500 96.5 | Underperforming -8.8% | breadth 80% | coverage 100%24 Apr 2026 | Cement 86.2 | Nifty 500 95.2 | Underperforming -9.5% | breadth 20% | coverage 100%30 Apr 2026 | Cement 84.5 | Nifty 500 95.7 | Underperforming -11.7% | breadth 30% | coverage 100%08 May 2026 | Cement 87.3 | Nifty 500 97.5 | Underperforming -10.5% | breadth 80% | coverage 100%15 May 2026 | Cement 85.2 | Nifty 500 95.0 | Underperforming -10.3% | breadth 10% | coverage 100%22 May 2026 | Cement 85.3 | Nifty 500 95.5 | Underperforming -10.7% | breadth 50% | coverage 100%29 May 2026 | Cement 84.6 | Nifty 500 95.6 | Underperforming -11.5% | breadth 40% | coverage 100%05 Jun 2026 | Cement 81.1 | Nifty 500 94.8 | Underperforming -14.5% | breadth 10% | coverage 100%12 Jun 2026 | Cement 81.0 | Nifty 500 95.3 | Underperforming -15.0% | breadth 50% | coverage 100%19 Jun 2026 | Cement 82.9 | Nifty 500 97.7 | Underperforming -15.1% | breadth 90% | coverage 100%26 Jun 2026 | Cement 83.5 | Nifty 500 97.5 | Underperforming -14.4% | breadth 60% | coverage 100%03 Jul 2026 | Cement 85.6 | Nifty 500 98.3 | Underperforming -12.9% | breadth 80% | coverage 100%10 Jul 2026 | Cement 84.8 | Nifty 500 98.5 | Underperforming -13.9% | breadth 10% | coverage 100%17 Jul 2026 | Cement 86.4 | Nifty 500 98.4 | Underperforming -12.2% | breadth 60% | coverage 100%24 Jul 2026 | Cement 85.9 | Nifty 500 96.7 | Underperforming -11.2% | breadth 40% | coverage 100%31 Jul 2026 | Cement 84.9 | Nifty 500 98.9 | Underperforming -14.2% | breadth 40% | coverage 100%07 Aug 2026 | Cement 85.5 | Nifty 500 100.0 | Underperforming -14.5% | breadth 80% | coverage 100%14 Aug 2026 | Cement 82.8 | Nifty 500 99.5 | Underperforming -16.8% | breadth 10% | coverage 100%21 Aug 2026 | Cement 81.9 | Nifty 500 99.1 | Underperforming -17.4% | breadth 10% | coverage 100%28 Aug 2026 | Cement 81.4 | Nifty 500 99.2 | Underperforming -17.9% | breadth 20% | coverage 100%04 Sept 2026 | Cement 80.4 | Nifty 500 98.1 | Underperforming -18.0% | breadth 20% | coverage 100%11 Sept 2026 | Cement 77.1 | Nifty 500 96.4 | Underperforming -20.0% | breadth 0% | coverage 100%18 Sept 2026 | Cement 77.3 | Nifty 500 96.3 | Underperforming -19.7% | breadth 60% | coverage 100%25 Sept 2026 | Cement 76.8 | Nifty 500 95.3 | Underperforming -19.4% | breadth 30% | coverage 100%01 Oct 2026 | Cement 74.0 | Nifty 500 92.2 | Underperforming -19.7% | breadth 0% | coverage 100%09 Oct 2026 | Cement 72.7 | Nifty 500 92.2 | Underperforming -21.1% | breadth 20% | coverage 100%16 Oct 2026 | Cement 74.5 | Nifty 500 93.9 | Underperforming -20.7% | breadth 80% | coverage 100%19 Oct 2026 | Cement 73.3 | Nifty 500 93.0 | Underperforming -21.2% | breadth 20% | coverage 100%Underperforming -21.2%31 Oct 202524 Apr 202619 Oct 2026
Theme return
-26.7%
Nifty 500
-7.0%
Vs Nifty 500
-21.2%
Latest coverage
10/10
How this plot is calculated

The theme line is green when its cumulative rebased performance is above Nifty 500 and red when it is below. The chart callout shows the latest relative performance as the theme level divided by the benchmark level, minus one.

The basket uses the theme's current reviewed companies. For each available week, we calculate every valid constituent's close-to-close return and give each company the same weight. If a weekly rollup is missing or lags the daily series, the final available daily close in that week is used.

For baskets with at least 10 valid stocks, the highest and lowest 5% of weekly returns are trimmed to reduce split, corporate-action, and single-stock distortions. Weekly basket returns are then compounded and rebased to 100 beside the Nifty 500.

Breadth is the share of valid constituents that rose that week. Coverage is the number with usable aligned prices divided by current membership. Weekly moves above 80% are excluded as likely data or corporate-action outliers.

Limitation: this is a current-membership historical reconstruction, not a point-in-time investable index. It can contain survivorship bias and excludes costs, liquidity impact, dividends, and rebalancing turnover.

Model note: Current-member weekly equal-weight returns (5% tails trimmed for baskets of 10+), compounded and rebased to 100 against Nifty 500; lagging weekly rollups are patched with the final available daily close, and rotation uses 13-week excess return with four-week acceleration.

Theme scorecard

Measures whether this idea is investable today by blending cohort quality, valuation cushion, and price momentum. It is a research filter, not advice.

Build portfolio from this theme
Theme
25
Stretched
Quality
7
Valuation
34
Momentum
50
Positive MoS
30%
P/E 38.0 · ROCE 9%
Curated research view

Cement

A focused investor view: high-conviction names first, then small/micro exposure only as controlled satellite risk. Live U-Score and MoS still come from the current database.

70/100
Theme score
Moderate Conviction
Investability
37.1
Live avg U
-921.6%
Live avg MoS

Curated company map

Names from the curated theme note. Solid chips are present in the live eligible cohort; dashed chips need membership review, ticker verification, or may be indirect/unlisted exposure.

10/10 live eligible

Investment thesis

Cement benefits from housing, infra, urbanisation, and industry consolidation. Margins depend heavily on fuel/freight costs and regional pricing discipline.

1-2 year outlook: Positive. Large efficient producers should benefit from volume growth and operating leverage.
Recommended allocation: 5-8%.

Key triggers

  • Infra and housing demand
  • Real estate recovery
  • Industry consolidation
  • Lower coal and power costs

Major risks

  • Regional oversupply
  • Fuel and freight inflation
  • Monsoon volume disruption
  • Environmental regulation
Small, micro, and SME names should be opt-in exposure. Suggested filters: U-Score above 65, positive MoS, Piotroski 7+, debt/equity below 0.8, promoter pledge below 10%, and enough traded value to exit without slippage.

Thesis

A data-generated Cement basket from tagged stocks. It compares volume growth, cost control, and regional pricing discipline.

  • ▸Housing and infra demand
  • ▸Industry consolidation
  • ▸Fuel and freight risk

Top picks · ranked by U-Score within this cohort

Full cohort

NUVOCOLarge
Nuvoco Vistas Corporation Limited
Materials
FAIR VALUE

Auto-included from the Cement tag. Use the scorecard and metrics to decide whether it fits your thesis.

MoS: +26.8%Piotroski: 8/9ROCE: 7%P/E: 27.6D/E: 0.53
46
U-Score
₹341.45
Open →
JKCEMENTLarge
JK Cement Limited
Materials
WATCHLIST

Auto-included from the Cement tag. Use the scorecard and metrics to decide whether it fits your thesis.

MoS: -143.1%Piotroski: 8/9ROCE: 15%P/E: 38.7D/E: 0.88
38
U-Score
₹4878.50
Open →
ULTRACEMCOLarge
UltraTech Cement Limited
Materials
WATCHLIST

Auto-included from the Cement tag. Use the scorecard and metrics to decide whether it fits your thesis.

MoS: -82.4%Piotroski: 8/9ROCE: 13%P/E: 35.7D/E: 0.31
34
U-Score
₹10650.00
Open →
SHREECEMLarge
SHREE CEMENT LIMITED
Materials
OVERVALUED

Auto-included from the Cement tag. Use the scorecard and metrics to decide whether it fits your thesis.

MoS: -925.8%Piotroski: 8/9ROCE: 10%P/E: 49.4D/E: 0.08
27
U-Score
₹22290.00
Open →
RAMCOCEMSmall
The Ramco Cements Limited
Materials
OVERVALUED

Auto-included from the Cement tag. Use the scorecard and metrics to decide whether it fits your thesis.

MoS: -3294.1%Piotroski: 7/9ROCE: 6%P/E: 100.0D/E: 0.48
26
U-Score
₹787.35
Open →
DALBHARATLarge
Dalmia Bharat Limited
Materials
OVERVALUED

Auto-included from the Cement tag. Use the scorecard and metrics to decide whether it fits your thesis.

MoS: -417.1%Piotroski: 7/9ROCE: 8%P/E: 28.8D/E: 0.41
24
U-Score
₹1622.60
Open →
INDIACEMLarge
The India Cements Limited
Materials
OVERVALUED

Auto-included from the Cement tag. Use the scorecard and metrics to decide whether it fits your thesis.

MoS: -4362.3%Piotroski: 5/9ROCE: 1%P/E: 58.9D/E: 0.16
23
U-Score
₹294.35
Open →
The rationale above is editorial — the ranking uses our U-Score engine so the names you see first are the strongest fundamentals fit, not the most popular or most-mentioned. Re-rank yourself if you weigh valuation or quality differently. All information is for study purposes only — consult your financial advisor before investing.