Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals share price & results
- Jun 2026
- Sept 2026
Gujarat govt-promoted chemicals maker; 3 plants; India's top phosphoric acid & sodium chlorate producer.
Reported
The figures, each with its period
Each figure keeps its basis and period; nothing is filled in.
| Metric | Value | Change | Basis | Period | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1,245 | +12.7% YoY | Quarterly, as filed | Quarter to Jun 2026 | Revenue from operations as filed. |
| Operating margin | 18.0 | +9.0 pts YoY | Operating profit / revenue | Quarter to Jun 2026 | For the quarter; a change is in percentage points. |
| Net profit | 55.0 | Quarterly, as filed | Quarter to Jun 2026 | Profit after tax as filed. The year-earlier figure was zero or a loss, so no percentage is shown. | |
| Return on equity | 1.22 | +1.1 pts | Trailing twelve months | TTM to Jun 2026 | Adjusted profit attributable to owners ÷ average owners’ equity. |
| Free cash flow margin | 3.40 | +1.9 pts | Fiscal year | FY ending Mar 2026 | (Operating cash flow − fixed-asset purchases + disposals) ÷ revenue. |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 7.07 | +0.0 pts | Trailing twelve months | TTM to Jun 2026 | Revenue change against the same period one year earlier. |
Price
Performance −1.1% 1Y
1Y: ₹560.15 on 24 Oct 2025 → ₹553.85. High ₹801.6 (5 May 2026), low ₹414.15 (17 Mar 2026).
- Previous close
- ₹550.45
- Market cap
- ₹4.0k Cr
- 52-week range
- ₹414.15 – ₹801.6
- One year
- −0.50%
- Price to earnings (TTM to Jun 2026)
- 61.24×
- Return on equity (TTM to Jun 2026)
- 1.22%
Overview
- Symbol
- NSE:GUJALKALI
- Sector
- Chemicals
- Industry
- Commodities
- Exchange
- NSE
- Currency
- INR
What Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited does
Based on the company's own presentations, annual report and earnings calls.
Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited (GACL) is a Gujarat-government-promoted chemical manufacturer producing caustic soda, caustic potash, chloromethanes, phosphoric acid, hydrogen peroxide, sodium chlorate, chlorotoluene products and aluminium chloride/poly aluminium chloride from three manufacturing complexes at Vadodara, Dahej-I and Dahej-II in Gujarat. It holds leadership positions in several product lines, ranking as India's largest producer of phosphoric acid and sodium chlorate and the country's sole producer of hydrazine hydrate, with outputs used across textiles, pulp & paper, pharmaceuticals, soaps & detergents, effluent treatment and food-processing industries. The company also holds a majority stake in a joint venture, GACL-NALCO Alkalies & Chemicals (GNAL), which runs a coal-based caustic soda plant with captive power, and has invested in wind and solar assets to supply renewable power to its own plants.
Segments
- Caustic Soda Group
- Caustic Potash Group
- Chloromethanes Group
- Phosphoric Acid Group
- Hydrogen Peroxide
- Sodium Chlorate
- Chlorotoluene Products
- Aluminium Chloride / PAC Group
- Manufacturing complexes
- 3 (Vadodara — since 1976; Dahej-I — since 1995; Dahej-II — since 2022)
- Market position — Phosphoric Acid
- Largest producer in India
- Market position — Sodium Chlorate
- Largest producer in India
- Market position — Hydrazine Hydrate
- Sole producer in India
- Market position — Caustic Soda, Chloromethanes, Hydrogen Peroxide
- Second-largest producer in India
- Caustic Soda installed capacity
- 849,750 TPA
Fundamentals
Ratios, each with its period
Current values with the period they cover; the trend reads across the 6 fiscal years held (Mar 2021 to Mar 2026).
Financials
What the filings say
Net profit, year on year: +493% (quarter to jun 2026 against jun 2025).
| Line item | Sept 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sept 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 991 | 1,029 | 1,075 | 1,105 | 1,083 | 1,044 | 1,125 | 1,245 |
| Expenses | 945 | 951 | 974 | 1,010 | 1,009 | 948 | 1,015 | 1,023 |
| Operating profit | 46 | 78 | 101 | 95 | 74 | 96 | 110 | 222 |
| Operating margin | 4.7% | 8.0% | 9.0% | 9.0% | 7.0% | 9.0% | 10.0% | 18.0% |
| Other income | 49 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 59 | 30 | 25 | 9 |
| Interest | 11 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 16 |
| Depreciation | 100 | 98 | 97 | 102 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 103 |
| Profit before tax | -16 | -15 | 10 | -12 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 112 |
| Tax rate | 15.0% | −27.0% | 13.0% | 15.0% | −21.0% | 621.0% | 3.0% | 51.0% |
| Net profit | -18 | -11 | 9 | -14 | 16 | -20 | 15 | 55 |
| EPS (₹ per share) | -2.48 | -1.53 | 1.20 | -1.88 | 2.23 | -2.72 | 2.04 | 7.49 |
| Line item | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 4,516 | 3,807 | 4,072 | 4,357 |
| Expenses | 3,568 | 3,776 | 3,793 | 3,982 |
| Operating profit | 950 | 31 | 279 | 375 |
| Other income | 42 | 91 | 91 | 122 |
| Interest | 21 | 44 | 50 | 63 |
| Depreciation | 277 | 377 | 392 | 414 |
| Profit before tax | 695 | -300 | -71 | 21 |
| Net profit | 410 | -236 | -65 | -3 |
| Line item | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Sept 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity capital | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 |
| Reserves | 5,826 | 6,066 | 6,002 | 5,596 | 5,497 | 5,117 |
| Borrowings | 594 | 597 | 544 | 561 | 637 | 575 |
| Other liabilities | 1,484 | 1,599 | 1,404 | 1,756 | 2,002 | 1,766 |
| Total liabilities | 7,977 | 8,335 | 8,023 | 7,987 | 8,209 | 7,533 |
| Fixed assets | 2,702 | 4,250 | 4,617 | 4,584 | 4,522 | 4,343 |
| Capital work in progress | 1,787 | 544 | 95 | 79 | 37 | 122 |
| Investments | 2,110 | 1,831 | 2,093 | 1,976 | 2,044 | 1,633 |
| Other assets | 1,379 | 1,710 | 1,218 | 1,348 | 1,607 | 1,434 |
| Total assets | 7,977 | 8,335 | 8,023 | 7,987 | 8,209 | 7,533 |
| Line item | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from operations | 421 | 735 | 960 | 67 | 381 | 406 |
| Cash from investing | -334 | -804 | -662 | -90 | -264 | -225 |
| Cash from financing | 226 | 12 | -140 | -277 | -145 | -150 |
| Net cash flow | 313 | -58 | 158 | -301 | -28 | 31 |
| Free cash flow | -370 | -173 | 277 | -164 | 59 | 148 |
| Line item | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debtor days | 43 | 29 | 23 | 17 | 24 | 34 |
| Inventory days | 88 | 101 | 111 | 93 | 110 | 102 |
| Days payable | 111 | 101 | 119 | 86 | 115 | 111 |
| Cash conversion cycle | 21 | 29 | 15 | 25 | 19 | 25 |
| Working capital days | 10 | 4 | 5 | -1 | -3 | 0 |
| Return on capital employed | 5.0% | 13.0% | 11.0% | −4.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% |
| Dividend payout | 35.0% | 13.0% | 42.0% | −43.0% | −178.0% | −5394.0% |
Ownership
Who owns it
Promoters hold 47.28% as of Sept 2026; institutions cut 0.32 pts since Jun 2026.
- Promoters 47.28%
- Foreign institutions 3.26%
- Domestic institutions 2.70%
- Government 0.00%
- Public 46.77%
Who is on the register
Named in the Sep 2026 filing
Every holder of Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited above SEBI's 1% disclosure line, and what changed since Jun 2026.
| Holder | Stake | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 22.15% | unchanged | |
| 20.87% | unchanged | |
| 9.69% | unchanged | |
| 5.64% | unchanged | |
| 3.95% | unchanged | |
| 3.72% | unchanged | |
| 3.40% | unchanged | |
| 2.25% | unchanged | |
| 2.24% | unchanged | |
| 1.76% | unchanged | |
| Insurer | 1.58% | unchanged |
| 1.50% | unchanged |
A holder disappearing from this list has fallen below the 1% line — it is not necessarily a sale. Percentages are of total shares, as disclosed in the company's own filing. Who was buying across the market this quarter.
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