United Spirits Ltd
Diageo India incorporated in India as United Spirits Ltd.(USL) is the country’s leading beverage alcohol company and a subsidiary of global leader Diageo PLC. The company manufactures, sells, and distributes a wide portfolio of premium brands such as Johnnie Walker, Black Dog, Black & White, VAT 69, Antiquity, Signature, Royal Challenge, McDowell’s No.1, Smirnoff and Captain Morgan. [1]
Strengths
- +Company is almost debt free.
- +Company has delivered good profit growth of 36.9% CAGR over last 5 years
- +Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 49.7%
Weaknesses
- −Stock is trading at 10.8 times its book value
- −The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 9.55% over past five years.
Shareholding Pattern
| Category | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promoters | 56.68% | 56.68% | 56.68% | 56.68% | 56.68% | 56.68% | 56.68% | 56.68% |
| FIIs | 15.09% | 16.11%▲1.0 | 15.93%▼0.2 | 14.98%▼0.9 | 15.05%▲0.1 | 14.38%▼0.7 | 14.13%▼0.3 | 14.41%▲0.3 |
| DIIs | 14% | 13.15%▼0.8 | 13.54%▲0.4 | 14.59%▲1.1 | 14.4%▼0.2 | 14.9%▲0.5 | 15.36%▲0.5 | 15.36% |
| Public | 14.22% | 14.04%▼0.2 | 13.83%▼0.2 | 13.73%▼0.1 | 13.88%▲0.2 | 14.04%▲0.2 | 13.84%▼0.2 | 13.54%▼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 | 2,989 | 2,666 | 2,352 | 2,843 | 3,432 | 2,946 | 2,549 | 3,170 | 3,683 | 3,046 |
| Expenses | 2,499 | 2,304 | 1,894 | 2,336 | 2,844 | 2,441 | 2,134 | 2,498 | 3,065 | 2,455 |
| Operating Profit | 490 | 362 | 458 | 507 | 588 | 505 | 415 | 672 | 618 | 591 |
| OPM % | 16% | 14% | 19% | 18% | 17% | 17% | 16% | 21% | 17% | 19% |
| Net Profit | 347 | 384 | 299 | 335 | 473 | 451 | 258 | 472 | 529 | 571 |
| EPS ₹ | 4.77 | 5.28 | 4.11 | 4.61 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 3.55 | 6.49 | 7.27 | 7.85 |
AI Insights
Mar 2026 revenue at ₹12,448Cr, up 7.6% YoY. OPM at 18%.
Borrowings at ₹405Cr. Debt-to-equity ratio: 0.05x. Healthy balance sheet.
CWIP at ₹70Cr (5% of fixed assets). Moderate ongoing capital expenditure.
DIIs: 15.36% (+2.72pp change). FIIs: 14.41% (-1.51pp change). Promoters hold 56.68%.
ROCE improving from 7% (Mar 2015) to 30% (Mar 2026). Working capital days: 92.
PE 50.3x with 29.6% ROCE. Price is 993% above book value of ₹120. Dividend yield: 0.93%.
Recent Announcements
- Disclosure Under Regulation 30 Of The SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 16h - Bombay HC water-charge dispute: ₹441.95 crore demand; Supreme Court orders ₹50 crore deposit, bars coercive action.
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Analyst / Investor Meet - Outcome 2d - Recording of 15 May 2026 investor call is now available on the company website.
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Investor Presentation 2d
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication 2d
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Change in Management 15 May - Amitabh Pande elevated to Chief Strategy Officer from 1 June 2026.
- Financial Year 2025 from bse
- Financial Year 2024 from bse
- Financial Year 2023 from bse