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Steel

Integrated steel and value-added steel producers.

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Theme price path

Steel 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: Outperforming +10.1%
859510511512531 Oct 2025 | Steel 100.0 | Nifty 500 100.0 | In line 0.0% | breadth 63% | coverage 100%07 Nov 2025 | Steel 100.0 | Nifty 500 99.2 | Outperforming +0.8% | breadth 50% | coverage 100%14 Nov 2025 | Steel 100.1 | Nifty 500 100.5 | Underperforming -0.4% | breadth 63% | coverage 100%21 Nov 2025 | Steel 96.7 | Nifty 500 100.3 | Underperforming -3.6% | breadth 13% | coverage 100%28 Nov 2025 | Steel 98.1 | Nifty 500 100.9 | Underperforming -2.8% | breadth 75% | coverage 100%05 Dec 2025 | Steel 97.5 | Nifty 500 100.5 | Underperforming -3.0% | breadth 25% | coverage 100%12 Dec 2025 | Steel 99.5 | Nifty 500 100.1 | Underperforming -0.6% | breadth 75% | coverage 100%19 Dec 2025 | Steel 98.8 | Nifty 500 99.9 | Underperforming -1.1% | breadth 38% | coverage 100%26 Dec 2025 | Steel 101.5 | Nifty 500 100.3 | Outperforming +1.2% | breadth 75% | coverage 100%02 Jan 2026 | Steel 107.6 | Nifty 500 101.6 | Outperforming +5.9% | breadth 88% | coverage 100%09 Jan 2026 | Steel 103.0 | Nifty 500 99.0 | Outperforming +4.0% | breadth 0% | coverage 100%16 Jan 2026 | Steel 107.0 | Nifty 500 99.1 | Outperforming +8.0% | breadth 88% | coverage 100%23 Jan 2026 | Steel 103.7 | Nifty 500 95.8 | Outperforming +8.2% | breadth 25% | coverage 100%01 Feb 2026 | Steel 107.5 | Nifty 500 95.4 | Outperforming +12.7% | breadth 75% | coverage 100%06 Feb 2026 | Steel 111.1 | Nifty 500 98.8 | Outperforming +12.4% | breadth 75% | coverage 100%13 Feb 2026 | Steel 109.5 | Nifty 500 98.3 | Outperforming +11.4% | breadth 25% | coverage 100%20 Feb 2026 | Steel 109.9 | Nifty 500 98.7 | Outperforming +11.3% | breadth 63% | coverage 100%27 Feb 2026 | Steel 113.8 | Nifty 500 97.7 | Outperforming +16.5% | breadth 100% | coverage 100%06 Mar 2026 | Steel 109.5 | Nifty 500 94.8 | Outperforming +15.5% | breadth 13% | coverage 100%13 Mar 2026 | Steel 104.2 | Nifty 500 90.2 | Outperforming +15.5% | breadth 0% | coverage 100%20 Mar 2026 | Steel 108.1 | Nifty 500 90.0 | Outperforming +20.1% | breadth 88% | coverage 100%27 Mar 2026 | Steel 105.2 | Nifty 500 88.7 | Outperforming +18.6% | breadth 13% | coverage 100%02 Apr 2026 | Steel 108.5 | Nifty 500 88.3 | Outperforming +22.9% | breadth 100% | coverage 100%10 Apr 2026 | Steel 116.8 | Nifty 500 94.2 | Outperforming +24.0% | breadth 100% | coverage 100%17 Apr 2026 | Steel 121.7 | Nifty 500 96.5 | Outperforming +26.1% | breadth 100% | coverage 100%24 Apr 2026 | Steel 120.9 | Nifty 500 95.2 | Outperforming +27.0% | breadth 38% | coverage 100%30 Apr 2026 | Steel 112.6 | Nifty 500 95.7 | Outperforming +17.7% | breadth 75% | coverage 100%08 May 2026 | Steel 113.9 | Nifty 500 97.5 | Outperforming +16.8% | breadth 63% | coverage 100%15 May 2026 | Steel 116.4 | Nifty 500 95.0 | Outperforming +22.5% | breadth 63% | coverage 100%22 May 2026 | Steel 115.5 | Nifty 500 95.5 | Outperforming +20.9% | breadth 38% | coverage 100%29 May 2026 | Steel 116.1 | Nifty 500 95.6 | Outperforming +21.4% | breadth 50% | coverage 100%05 Jun 2026 | Steel 114.0 | Nifty 500 94.8 | Outperforming +20.3% | breadth 38% | coverage 100%12 Jun 2026 | Steel 112.0 | Nifty 500 95.3 | Outperforming +17.5% | breadth 25% | coverage 100%19 Jun 2026 | Steel 110.8 | Nifty 500 97.7 | Outperforming +13.4% | breadth 38% | coverage 100%26 Jun 2026 | Steel 105.7 | Nifty 500 97.5 | Outperforming +8.4% | breadth 0% | coverage 100%03 Jul 2026 | Steel 106.5 | Nifty 500 98.3 | Outperforming +8.3% | breadth 63% | coverage 100%10 Jul 2026 | Steel 106.6 | Nifty 500 98.5 | Outperforming +8.2% | breadth 50% | coverage 100%17 Jul 2026 | Steel 105.1 | Nifty 500 98.4 | Outperforming +6.8% | breadth 25% | coverage 100%24 Jul 2026 | Steel 105.7 | Nifty 500 96.7 | Outperforming +9.3% | breadth 63% | coverage 100%31 Jul 2026 | Steel 109.3 | Nifty 500 98.9 | Outperforming +10.5% | breadth 88% | coverage 100%07 Aug 2026 | Steel 111.2 | Nifty 500 100.0 | Outperforming +11.2% | breadth 63% | coverage 100%14 Aug 2026 | Steel 108.1 | Nifty 500 99.5 | Outperforming +8.6% | breadth 13% | coverage 100%21 Aug 2026 | Steel 108.6 | Nifty 500 99.1 | Outperforming +9.6% | breadth 63% | coverage 100%28 Aug 2026 | Steel 112.5 | Nifty 500 99.2 | Outperforming +13.4% | breadth 88% | coverage 100%04 Sept 2026 | Steel 111.8 | Nifty 500 98.1 | Outperforming +14.0% | breadth 38% | coverage 100%11 Sept 2026 | Steel 108.3 | Nifty 500 96.4 | Outperforming +12.3% | breadth 13% | coverage 100%18 Sept 2026 | Steel 108.2 | Nifty 500 96.3 | Outperforming +12.4% | breadth 50% | coverage 100%25 Sept 2026 | Steel 109.6 | Nifty 500 95.3 | Outperforming +15.0% | breadth 75% | coverage 100%01 Oct 2026 | Steel 104.5 | Nifty 500 92.2 | Outperforming +13.3% | breadth 0% | coverage 100%09 Oct 2026 | Steel 102.3 | Nifty 500 92.2 | Outperforming +11.0% | breadth 25% | coverage 100%16 Oct 2026 | Steel 103.1 | Nifty 500 93.9 | Outperforming +9.8% | breadth 63% | coverage 100%19 Oct 2026 | Steel 102.4 | Nifty 500 93.0 | Outperforming +10.1% | breadth 13% | coverage 100%Outperforming +10.1%31 Oct 202524 Apr 202619 Oct 2026
Theme return
+2.4%
Nifty 500
-7.0%
Vs Nifty 500
+10.1%
Latest coverage
8/8
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.

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Theme
57
Selective
Quality
60
Valuation
55
Momentum
50
Positive MoS
50%
P/E 18.5 · ROCE 16%
Curated research view

Steel

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.

68/100
Theme score
Moderate
Investability
53.9
Live avg U
-45.6%
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.

8/8 live eligible

Investment thesis

Steel demand follows infra, housing, autos, and manufacturing capex. Efficient integrated players and specialty steel producers are better placed than highly leveraged commodity producers.

1-2 year outlook: Constructive when domestic demand is strong and imports are controlled. Use normalized margins rather than peak earnings.
Recommended allocation: 5-8%.

Key triggers

  • Government infra spend
  • Auto and construction recovery
  • Capacity utilisation improvement
  • Value-added steel demand

Major risks

  • Chinese exports
  • Coking coal and iron ore costs
  • Decarbonisation capex
  • Cyclical overcapacity
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 Steel basket from tagged stocks. It tracks the infra and manufacturing cycle through steel demand and margins.

  • ▸Construction and auto demand
  • ▸Value-added steel
  • ▸China dumping risk

Top picks · ranked by U-Score within this cohort

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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.