Castrol India Limited
Quality (71/100) does the heavy lifting; valuation (13/100) is the drag.
ExpensiveOvervaluedOur blended model reads Castrol India Limited as a Hold at 45/100. We put fair value near ₹135.53; at ₹185.21 that leaves roughly 27% downside, so the stock screens overvalued by 27%. On 19.4x trailing earnings it sits pricier than the Energy median of about 11.0x. The price is about 13% below its 52-week high of ₹212.25 and 7% above the low of ₹173.52. Financial health scores 100/100, in the safe band on the Altman Z-score, with a Piotroski F-score of 5/9. The average analyst target of ₹218.8 implies about 18% upside across 5 analysts. It clears 7 of 11 investability checks, with durability 71, valuation 21 and momentum 68 on our 0–100 scales.
Analysis by Ankit Sharma · StocksWizard's own estimates from end-of-day public data — see how we calculate them. For information only, not investment advice.
With a 20% margin of safety, our buy-below price is ₹108.42.
Analyst views
1-year price
EOD · 2026-07-3152-week range
-12.74% from the 52-week high.
Price above both moving averages reads as an intact uptrend; below both, the trend is against you.
Verdict pillars
Hold45Piotroski F-score 5/9 — quality of earnings & balance sheet.
Our scores
Durability rewards strong, low-debt, profitable businesses; Valuation rewards stocks cheap vs their sector; Momentum rewards strong price trends.
Investability checklist
- No data: ROE above 15%
- Pass: Low debt (D/E < 0.5): 0.03x
- Pass: Positive free cash flow
- Fail: Revenue growth > 10%: 9%
- Pass: Earnings growing: 4%
- Pass: Net margin ≥ 10%: 16.4%
- No data: Current ratio > 1.5
- Fail: Below our fair value
- Fail: Margin of safety ≥ 20%
- Pass: Above 200-day average
- Pass: Above 50-day average
- No data: Positive 1-year return
- Pass: Altman Z in safe zone: Z 10
- Fail: Piotroski ≥ 7: 5/9
Quarterly results
Annual financials
Shareholding
- Promoter51.3%
- Institutions18.3%
- Public & other30.4%
Promoter holding via insider stake; institutional via reported holdings.
Key fundamentals
Bull case vs bear case
Bull case
Strengths
- Lightly leveraged balance sheet.
- Healthy profit margin (16.4%).
- Financially solid — Altman Z 10.
Bear case
Threats
- Rich valuation versus sector peers.
- Trades ~27% above our estimated fair value.
About Castrol India Limited
Castrol India Limited manufactures and markets automotive and industrial lubricants in India and internationally. Its product portfolio includes engine and transmission oils, brake fluids, coolants, cleaners, greases, EV transmission fluids, thermal fluids, chain lubricants, fork oils, gear oils, diesel exhaust fluids, hydraulic fluids, rust preventives, and forming oils.
Castrol India Limited — frequently asked questions
Is Castrol India Limited a buy, hold or sell?
StocksWizard currently rates Castrol India Limited (CASTROLIND) a Hold, based on a blended score of 45/100 across valuation, quality, momentum and price trend. This is our own model-based view, not investment advice.
What is Castrol India Limited's fair value?
Our blended DCF and relative-valuation model estimates Castrol India Limited's fair value at about ₹135.53, versus a current price of ₹185.21 — roughly 27% downside. On that basis the stock looks overvalued by 27%.
Is Castrol India Limited financially healthy?
Castrol India Limited scores 100/100 on our financial-health model, placing it in the safe band on the Altman Z-score, with a Piotroski F-score of 5/9.
How has Castrol India Limited's share price performed?
Castrol India Limited is roughly flat over three months, and last traded at ₹185.21. Past performance doesn't predict future returns.
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