Apollo Tyres Ltd
Apollo, established in 1972, manufactures automatic bias and radial tyres, and tubes. It has plants in Kochi, Vadodara, Pune, and Chennai. The product profile includes prominent tyre brands in the T&B, light truck, passenger car, and farm vehicle segments in India, catering to both original equipment manufacturers, and the replacement market. [1]
Strengths
- +Company has delivered good profit growth of 20.8% CAGR over last 5 years
- +Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 34.7%
Weaknesses
- −The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 11.0% over past five years.
- −Tax rate seems low
- −Company has a low return on equity of 11.7% over last 3 years.
Shareholding Pattern
| Category | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promoters | 37.36% | 37.36% | 37.36% | 37.36% | 36.95%▼0.4 | 36.95% | 36.93%▼0.0 | 36.93% |
| FIIs | 14.46% | 14.55%▲0.1 | 14.21%▼0.3 | 13.43%▼0.8 | 12.27%▼1.2 | 11.9%▼0.4 | 12.26%▲0.4 | 12.15%▼0.1 |
| DIIs | 25.12% | 25.56%▲0.4 | 26.12%▲0.6 | 26.51%▲0.4 | 27.54%▲1.0 | 27.93%▲0.4 | 27.89%▼0.0 | 27.56%▼0.3 |
| Public | 21.48% | 20.97%▼0.5 | 20.73%▼0.2 | 21.13%▲0.4 | 21.44%▲0.3 | 21.38%▼0.1 | 21.06%▼0.3 | 21.38%▲0.3 |
Financial Statements
| Metric | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 4,332 | 4,387 | 4,592 | 4,462 | 4,540 | 4,581 | 4,725 | 4,715 | 5,139 | 5,237 |
| Expenses | 3,548 | 3,703 | 3,958 | 3,923 | 4,036 | 4,065 | 4,081 | 3,994 | 4,392 | 4,473 |
| Operating Profit | 784 | 684 | 633 | 539 | 504 | 515 | 645 | 721 | 747 | 764 |
| OPM % | 18% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 14% | 15% | 15% | 15% |
| Net Profit | 296 | 212 | 192 | 165 | 124 | 149 | 222 | 277 | 449 | 903 |
| EPS ₹ | 4.65 | 3.33 | 3.02 | 2.59 | 1.94 | 2.35 | 3.5 | 4.36 | 7.07 | 14.22 |
AI Insights
Mar 2026 revenue at ₹19,816Cr, up 9% YoY. OPM at 15%.
Borrowings at ₹2,784Cr. Debt-to-equity ratio: 0.24x. Healthy balance sheet.
CWIP at ₹479Cr (5% of fixed assets). Moderate ongoing capital expenditure.
DIIs: 27.56% (+10.34pp change). FIIs: 12.15% (-11.26pp change). Promoters hold 36.93%.
ROCE declining from 26% (Mar 2015) to 16% (Mar 2026). Working capital days: 15.
PE 12.9x with 15.6% ROCE. Price is 103% above book value of ₹187. Dividend yield: 1.32%.
Recent Announcements
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Analyst / Investor Meet - Outcome 2d - Q4 FY26 investor conference call recording made available on Apollo Tyres website on May 15, 2026.
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication 2d
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Investor Presentation 2d
- Corporate Action-Board approves Dividend 14 May - Apollo Tyres approved FY26 audited results, final dividend of Rs 2.50/share, and reappointed Lakshmi Puri for 5 years.
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Change in Management 14 May - Apollo Tyres approved FY26 audited results, recommended Rs 2.50 final dividend, and reappointed an independent director.
- Financial Year 2025 from bse
- Financial Year 2024 from bse
- Financial Year 2023 from bse