Varun Beverages Ltd
Varun Beverages Ltd has been associated with PepsiCo since the 1990s and is a key player in beverage industry and one of the largest franchisee of PepsiCo in the world. The company produces and distributes a wide range of carbonated soft drinks, non-carbonated drinks and packaged water sold under trademarks owned by PepsiCo. PepsiCo brands produced and sold by the company include Pepsi, Seven-up, Mirinda Orange, Mountain Dew, Tropicana Juices and many more. [1]
Strengths
- +Company has reduced debt.
- +Company is almost debt free.
- +Company has delivered good profit growth of 55.4% CAGR over last 5 years
- +Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 17.3%
Weaknesses
- −Stock is trading at 9.03 times its book value
- −Promoter holding has decreased over last 3 years: -4.45%
Shareholding Pattern
| Category | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promoters | 62.67% | 62.67% | 60.2%▼2.5 | 60.23%▲0.0 | 59.82%▼0.4 | 59.44%▼0.4 | 59.44% | 59.43%▼0.0 |
| FIIs | 25.32% | 24.18%▼1.1 | 25.27%▲1.1 | 22.98%▼2.3 | 21.86%▼1.1 | 21.93%▲0.1 | 20.31%▼1.6 | 19.51%▼0.8 |
| DIIs | 4.54% | 4.97%▲0.4 | 7%▲2.0 | 9.19%▲2.2 | 10.52%▲1.3 | 11.78%▲1.3 | 13.56%▲1.8 | 14.35%▲0.8 |
| Public | 7.46% | 8.19%▲0.7 | 7.52%▼0.7 | 7.59%▲0.1 | 7.8%▲0.2 | 6.84%▼1.0 | 6.69%▼0.1 | 6.66%▼0.0 |
Financial Statements
| Metric | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 1,846 | 3,446 | 5,802 | 3,087 | 2,014 | 4,053 | 5,305 | 3,064 | 2,135 | 4,501 |
| Expenses | 1,552 | 2,625 | 4,063 | 2,286 | 1,691 | 3,042 | 3,664 | 2,277 | 1,810 | 3,328 |
| Operating Profit | 294 | 821 | 1,739 | 801 | 323 | 1,010 | 1,641 | 787 | 325 | 1,172 |
| OPM % | 16% | 24% | 30% | 26% | 16% | 25% | 31% | 26% | 15% | 26% |
| Net Profit | 119 | 469 | 1,150 | 492 | 209 | 678 | 1,160 | 577 | 261 | 788 |
| EPS ₹ | 0.37 | 1.44 | 3.54 | 1.52 | 0.62 | 2 | 3.43 | 1.71 | 0.77 | 2.33 |
AI Insights
TTM revenue at ₹15,005Cr, up 3.1% YoY. OPM at 26%.
Borrowings at ₹404Cr. Debt-to-equity ratio: 0.02x. Healthy balance sheet.
CWIP at ₹141Cr (1% of fixed assets). Moderate ongoing capital expenditure.
DIIs: 14.35% (+11.19pp change). FIIs: 19.51% (-7.20pp change). Promoters hold 59.43%.
ROCE improving from 9% (Dec 2014) to 19% (Dec 2025). Working capital days: 56.
PE 62.2x with 19.1% ROCE. Price is 823% above book value of ₹55.5. Dividend yield: 0.3%.
Recent Announcements
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Analyst / Investor Meet - Intimation 11 May - Pursuant to Regulation 30 of the SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015, representatives of the Company shall participate in the meeting of group of investors as per …
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Earnings Call Transcript 4 May - Transcript of Investors & Analysts Conference Call.
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Analyst / Investor Meet - Outcome 27 Apr - Audio recording of investor and analyst call held April 27, 2026 after Q1 results.
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Allotment of ESOP / ESPS 27 Apr - The Share Allotment Committee today approved the allotment of 2,01,750 Equity Shares of face value of Rs. 2 each upon exercise of stock options vested …
- Corporate Action-Board approves Dividend 27 Apr
- Financial Year 2025 from bse
- Financial Year 2024 from bse
- Financial Year 2023 from bse