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Dabur India Limited

DABUR.NS
60
Household & Personal Products · Consumer Defensive
Price
₹400.50
+0.50 (+0.13%)
Market Cap
₹710.47B
Exchange
National Stock Exchange of India
Winston Score
60
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Good

Winston Score History

The full picture

Dabur India Limited is one of India's largest consumer goods companies, making everyday health, wellness, and personal care products. Its well-known brands include Dabur Chyawanprash (an herbal health supplement), Dabur Honey, Real fruit juices, Vatika hair care, and Meswak toothpaste. The company sells to hundreds of millions of households across India, with a strong focus on products rooted in Ayurveda, the traditional Indian system of natural medicine.

Dabur earns money by selling packaged consumer goods through a massive distribution network covering urban supermarkets, small neighborhood shops, and e-commerce platforms. It operates primarily in India but also has a meaningful international business across the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia, contributing roughly 25–30% of revenue. Its moat comes from trusted heritage brands, deep rural distribution, and the growing consumer preference for natural and Ayurvedic products in India. The main risk is rising competition from both large multinationals like HUL and smaller direct-to-consumer Ayurvedic brands eating into its market share.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+7.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+14.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

₹0/ year

Declining (-100% vs prior year)

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (2%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

66.7%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

₹0 cash & investments

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Dabur India Limited is growing revenue at 7% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

Share count broadly stable

+0.3% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 1.77B (2022) → 1.78B (2026)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
34.3%
Modest — 34.3% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
16.5%
Healthy — 16.5% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
16.4%
Strong — 16.4% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+7.4%
Steady sales growth (+7.4% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+10.5%
Earnings growing (+10.5% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
38%
Weak — only 38% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
4.3%
Thin free cash flow (4.3%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.10
Conservative — low debt load (0.10)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
13.90x
Comfortably covers interest (13.9x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
36.0x
Pricey — P/E 36.0

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+7.6
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (36.0 → 28.4)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
1.96%
Small dividend — 1.96% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+51.9%
Dividend growing fast (51.9% YoY)

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