profit from every ₹100 of sales.
₹0₹100
Star Cement
₹175.80-0.03% today
-19.8% in 1 year
1-year low ₹158.151-year high ₹238.55
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2023 to 2026.
0%20% a year
You pay ₹18.06 for every ₹1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Star Cement sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from ₹25.8 billion in 2023 to ₹37.8 billion in 2026, with ₹3.93 billion of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Star Cement handed back 30% of the cash it generated last year.
₹808M
Free cash flow 2026₹2.7B
Bought back its own shares–
Paid as dividends₹808M
Cash vs. debt₹131M vs. ₹6.0B
Star Cement vs. similar companies
Star Cement grows in the middle of these 5 and is priced in the middle for its profits.
| Company | Profit from ₹100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per ₹1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Star Cement | 18.1× · Fair price | ||
 UltraTech Cement | 44.2× · Expensive | ||
 Martin Marietta Materials | 33.0× · Expensive | ||
 Heidelberg Materials | 16.5× · Fair price | ||
 Grasim Industries | 43.3× · Expensive |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Star Cement's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of INR | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25,756 | 28,882 | 31,634 | 37,765 | |
| 16,607 | 17,964 | 21,018 | 27,225 | |
| 3,428 | 4,156 | 2,467 | 5,707 | |
| 5,186 | 5,810 | 5,892 | 9,439 | |
| 2,476 | 2,951 | 1,690 | 3,934 | |
| 6.13 | 7.30 | 4.18 | – | |
| 64.5% | 62.2% | 66.4% | 72.1% | |
| 13.3% | 14.4% | 7.8% | 15.1% | |
| 9.6% | 10.2% | 5.3% | 10.4% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of INR | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 31,314 | 36,024 | 41,068 | 46,469 |
| Cash | 1,216 | 478 | 398 | 131 |
| Total debt | 354 | 1,469 | 4,028 | 6,033 |
| Total liabilities | 7,150 | 8,923 | 12,279 | 14,588 |
| 24,164 | 27,101 | 28,792 | 31,912 | |
| 404 | 404 | 404 | – | |
| 12.5% | 12.0% | 6.2% | 12.0% | |
| 10.2% | 10.9% | 5.9% | 12.3% |
Cash flow
| In millions of INR | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,584 | 4,897 | 2,965 | 7,649 | |
| 5,719 | 10,365 | 5,812 | 4,932 | |
| -2,134 | -5,467 | -2,847 | 2,717 | |
| Dividends paid | – | – | – | 808 |
| 0 | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – |
Valuation
- 18.1×
- –
- –
- 2.6×
- 1.9×
- 26.2×
- 8.2×
- 3.8%
- 5.5%
- 1.1%
Profitability
- 72.1%
- 15.1%
- 10.4%
- –
- 11.4%
- 10.1%
- –
- –
- –
- –
Growth
- +13.6%
- –
- –
- –
- −0.3%
Financial health
- 0.6×
- 0.19
- –
- 12.5×
- 1.31
- –
- –
How it ranks in Materials
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 27%of 990
Top 35%of 948
Top 42%of 766
Top 25%of 926
Top 38%of 988
1.1%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$11a year at today's yield, before tax
–per share
Raised–not every year
How safe it looks
20.5% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 29.8%
News
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The seven classic investing rulebooks
2/7Passes 2 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
59No pass
Benjamin Graham
59No pass
Philip Fisher
65Pass
Peter Lynch
70Pass
Joel Greenblatt
42No pass
Charlie Munger
51No pass
Terry Smith
43No pass
Questions about Star Cement
Is Star Cement a good stock to buy?
A solid business at a fair price. 2 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Star Cement AI analysis
What does Star Cement do?
Star Cement Limited manufactures and supplies cement and clinker products in India and internationally. The company offers ordinary Portland, Portland pozzolana, and antirust and weather shield products under the Star Cement brand. It is in Building Materials, based in Kolkata, India.
Does Star Cement pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 1.1% a year, about 21% of its yearly profit. In 2026 it paid out ₹808 million in dividends.
Is Star Cement stock halal?
Yes. Star Cement passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 8% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has Star Cement stock done over the past year?
Down 19.8% over the past twelve months, to ₹175.80. It traded between ₹158.15 and ₹238.55 and is 26.3% below its high.
Who are Star Cement's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are UltraTech Cement, Martin Marietta Materials, Heidelberg Materials and Grasim Industries. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Star Cement's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 9, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.