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Pharmaceuticals sector is one of the key sectors where Indian companies have created a global brand for themselves besides software. Indian companies have taken advantage of the opportunities in the regulated generics market in the western countries ... Pharmaceuticals sector is one of the key sectors where Indian companies have created a global brand for themselves besides software. Indian companies have taken advantage of the opportunities in the regulated generics market in the western countries and made deep inroads especially in providing low cost equivalents of expensive drugs. Pharma outsourcing into India and low cost Healthcare services are expected to be the key areas of growth in the near future. In addition, the inherent potential of biotechnology has also attracted many new companies and this is also a key growth area for Indian companies. NSE Indices has developed Nifty Pharma Index to capture the performance of the companies in this sector. Read More

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Nifty Pharma companies as on Sep-2026 | 5 Star Rated Stocks Undervalued Stocks Fair Valued Stocks Uptrend Stocks
Company Name
DeciZen
CMP
Price
Change (%)
Market
Cap (Cr)
52Week
High
52Week
Low
ROE(%)
P/E
P/BV
EV/
EBITDA
5Y Sales
Gr.(%)
5Y Profit
Gr.(%)
1
Q V PT
2,470 1.66% 95,744
Mid Cap
2,670
22 Sep, 25
1,910
23 Mar, 26
12.76 46.87 5.69 24.40 18.10 8.40
2
Q V PT
27,221 0.95% 57,954
Mid Cap
30,670
22 Sep, 25
25,141
11 Sep, 26
34.24 35.89 11.20 24.65 9.96 17.33
3
Q V+ PT
2,463 0.53% 67,169
Mid Cap
2,537
28 Aug, 26
1,794
28 Oct, 25
27.89 37.36 6.13 12.46 9.19 22.19
4
Q V PT
1,207 0.40% 97,749
Mid Cap
1,414
29 Jun, 26
1,080
23 Jul, 26
10.90 30.34 2.56 15.56 12.09 15.75
5
Q V PT
2,120 0.00% 98,070
Mid Cap
2,530
16 Jul, 26
1,900
28 Oct, 25
26.43 17.74 4.12 9.82 13.02 32.37
6
Q V PT
1,161 -0.04% 1,15,012
Mid Cap
1,206
13 Aug, 26
836
02 Apr, 26
17.64 25.48 4.27 14.28 13.52 14.72
7
Q V+ PT
2,182 -0.28% 33,911
Small Cap
2,420
01 Jun, 26
1,087
23 Mar, 26
4.70 82.91 6.74 40.03 4.49 0.00
8
Q V PT
5,333 -0.33% 65,780
Mid Cap
5,933
13 Jan, 26
5,052
11 Sep, 26
18.04 30.49 4.60 18.08 10.66 8.92
9
Q V+ PT
1,601 -0.41% 34,003
Small Cap
1,697
09 Sep, 26
786
05 Feb, 26
14.50 94.00 13.32 48.48 23.61 39.96
10
Q V+ PT
3,520 -0.42% 44,562
Mid Cap
3,797
18 Aug, 26
2,335
30 Sep, 25
25.35 39.27 9.17 26.53 13.54 10.92
11
Q V PT
1,378 -0.51% 1,10,794
Large Cap
1,672
23 Oct, 25
1,166
02 Apr, 26
11.57 32.87 3.15 17.78 8.01 10.07
12
Q V+ PT
2,002 -0.79% 1,05,645
Mid Cap
2,023
21 Sep, 26
823
26 Sep, 25
17.86 96.62 18.73 51.70 7.19 -2.25
13
Q V+ PT
1,991 -0.87% 51,020
Mid Cap
2,039
18 Sep, 26
1,253
24 Oct, 25
16.05 41.02 6.11 24.97 7.35 1.36
14
Q V PT
391 -0.91% 62,743
Mid Cap
447
16 Jul, 26
337
30 Sep, 25
0.71 642.20 2.29 108.23 2.96 -18.61
15
Q V+ PT
4,922 -0.94% 1,82,738
Large Cap
5,250
03 Aug, 26
3,480
14 Oct, 25
29.04 83.79 20.36 38.34 11.80 13.74
16
Q V PT
2,914 -0.95% 48,875
Mid Cap
3,042
07 Sep, 26
1,575
16 Mar, 26
10.05 43.30 4.60 22.09 13.18 0.09
17
Q V+ PT
9,325 -1.13% 2,48,664
Large Cap
10,000
10 Sep, 26
5,638
29 Sep, 25
15.58 85.01 14.08 55.50 8.67 4.44
18
Q V+ PT
1,846 -1.16% 4,40,398
Large Cap
2,048
31 Jul, 26
1,547
26 Sep, 25
14.80 36.41 5.09 21.56 11.78 14.41
19
Q V+ PT
1,694 -1.35% 99,828
Mid Cap
1,739
21 Sep, 26
1,066
08 Oct, 25
10.64 38.50 4.26 26.47 -6.73 -4.90
20
Q V PT
210 -2.26% 27,692
Small Cap
232
08 Sep, 26
133
23 Mar, 26
-2.83 0.00 3.46 25.48 7.03 -174.37

Nifty Pharma - Today's Top Gainers

Company Name CMP Price Change(%)
2,470.20 1.66%
27,220.90 0.95%
2,463 0.53%
1,206.80 0.40%

Nifty Pharma - Today's Top Losers

Company Name CMP Price Change(%)
209.80 -2.26%
1,694.05 -1.35%
1,846.40 -1.16%
9,325 -1.13%
2,913.70 -0.95%

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Nifty Pharma Companies FAQs

Intro:

Pharmaceuticals sector is one of the key sectors where Indian companies have created a global brand for themselves besides software. Indian companies have taken advantage of the opportunities in the regulated generics market in the western countries and made deep inroads especially in providing low cost equivalents of expensive drugs. In addition, the inherent potential of biotechnology has also attracted many new companies and this is also a key growth area for Indian companies. NSE Indices has developed Nifty Pharma Index to capture the performance of the companies in this sector.

Statistics:

The Nifty Pharma has delivered a CAGR of ~10% over the last decade. Pharma outsourcing into India and low cost Healthcare services are expected to be the key areas of growth in the near future. India is the largest provider of generic drugs globally. Indian pharmaceutical sector supplies ~50% of the global demand for various vaccines, 40% of generic demand in the US and 25% of all medicines in the UK. Indian pharmaceutical sector is expected to grow to US$ 100 billion, while medical device market is expected to grow US$ 25 billion by 2025.

The Union Cabinet has given its nod for the amendment of existing Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy in the pharmaceutical sector in order to allow FDI up to 100 per cent under the automatic route for manufacturing of medical devices subject to certain conditions.

The drugs and pharmaceuticals sector attracted cumulative FDI inflow worth US$ 16.50 billion between April 2000 and March 2020 according to the data released by Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).

Pharmaceuticals export from India stood at US$ 20.70 billion in FY20. Pharmaceutical export include bulk drugs, intermediates, drug formulations, biologicals, Ayush and herbal products and surgical.

India's biotechnology industry comprising biopharmaceuticals, bio-services, bio-agriculture, bio-industry, and bioinformatics is expected grow at an average growth rate of around 30 per cent a y-o-y to reach US$ 100 billion by 2025.

India's domestic pharmaceutical market turnover reached Rs 1.4 lakh crore (US$ 20.03 billion) in 2019, up 9.8% from Rs 129,015 crore (US$ 18.12 billion) in 2018.

Medicine spending in India is projected to grow 9-12% over the next five years, leading India to become one of the top 10 countries in terms of medicine spending.

Going forward, better growth in domestic sales would also depend on the ability of companies to align their product portfolio towards chronic therapies for diseases such as cardiovascular, anti-diabetes, anti-depressants and anti-cancers, which are on the rise.

The steps taken by the government to reduce costs and bring down healthcare expenses drives the revenues of the pharma companies. Speedy introduction of generic drugs into the market has remained in focus and is expected to benefit the Indian pharmaceutical companies. In addition, the thrust on rural health programmes, lifesaving drugs and preventive vaccines also augurs well for the pharmaceutical companies. Low manufacturing cost is the key advantage of Indian players and this drives their growth and profitability.

Pharma sector includes active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) industry which is a part of chemical industry. The API which happens to be the raw material used by pharma companies is manufactured by companies with speciality in chemical segments. Hence they are crucial part of the pharma chain. The sector comprises of the multiple companies specialized in generic drugs and having low manufacturing as their key advantage. Also there are some large size companies which are specialized in over-the counter drugs/ medical accessories (like inhaler by Cipla). Some companies aim for the mass market while some aim for the niche drugs.

The large size companies such as Cipla, Lupin, Sun Pharma own notable brands, have a distribution across the country, capacity to heavily spend on R&D due to their balance sheet size. Pharma companies tend to trade at premium valuations due to their defensive nature of business. The other ancillary companies are packaging companies and other contract manufacturing companies.

1. Sun Pharma
Established in 1983 by Mr. Dilip Shanghvi, Sun Pharma (SUN) is the Indian MNC that manufactures and sells pharmaceutical formulations and APIs primarily in India and the United States. Over 72% of Sun Pharma sales are from markets outside India, primarily in the United States.
The company offers formulations in various therapeutic areas, such as cardiology, psychiatry, neurology, gastroenterology and diabetology. It also provides APIs such as warfarin, carbamazepine, etodolac, and clorazepate, as well as anti-cancers, steroids, peptides and controlled substances.
The 2014 acquisition of Ranbaxy made Sun the largest pharma company in India, the largest Indian pharma company in the US, and the 5th largest speciality generic company globally.

Sun Pharma Growth Parameters
2. Cipla
Founded by Khwaja Abdul Hamied in 1935, Cipla Limited is an Indian MNC, headquartered in Mumbai, India. Cipla primarily develops medicines to treat respiratory, cardiovascular disease, arthritis, diabetes, weight control and depression; other medical conditions. Cipla is the key player in OTC medical accessories like inhaler pump.

Cipla Ltd Growth Parameters 3. Lupin
Incorporated in the year 1968 by Desh Bandhu Gupta, Lupin Limited is an Indian multinational pharmaceutical company based in Mumbai, India. It is one of the largest generic pharmaceutical companies by revenue globally. The company's key focus areas include paediatrics, cardiovascular, anti-infectives, diabetology, asthma and anti-tuberculosis. Lupin's research program covers the entire pharma product chain like generic research, Advanced Drug Delivery Systems, Intellectual Property Management, Novel Drug Discovery and Development and Biotechnology Research.

Lupin Ltd Growth Parameters

There is no specific index fund or ETF that can give you an exposure to all the Pharma companies. One idea is to buy stocks in the Nifty Pharma index in proportion to their weights in the index. Another idea is to gain exposure via investing in funds like DSP Healthcare, Mirae Asset Healthcare, etc.

You can use different criterias to arrive at the list of best stocks in the Nifty Pharma company index. You can use return ratios like ROCE or ROE, that will help you choose companies with profitable growth.

Based on ROE, the best stocks in the Nifty Pharma companies index are:

Company Name Is it a Right Stock ? CMP Market Cap(Cr.) P/E P/BV EV/EBITDA ROE
Abbott India Ltd. (M) Very Good 27,221 57,954 35.89 11.20 24.65 34.24
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (L) Very Good 4,922 1,82,738 83.79 20.36 38.34 29.04
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (M) Very Good 2,463 67,169 37.36 6.13 12.46 27.89
Lupin Ltd. (M) Somewhat Good 2,120 98,070 17.74 4.12 9.82 26.43
Ajanta Pharma Ltd. (M) Very Good 3,520 44,562 39.27 9.17 26.53 25.35

Based on the past year's gain, the best performing stocks are:

Company Name Is it a Right Stock ? CMP Market Cap(Cr.) Yearly gain (%)
Laurus Labs Ltd. (M) Very Good 2,002 1,05,645 117
Sai Life Sciences Ltd. (S) Somewhat Good 1,601 34,003 76.91
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. (M) Very Good 1,694 99,828 53.55
Divis Laboratories Ltd. (L) Very Good 9,325 2,48,664 52.16
Gland Pharma Ltd. (M) Very Good 2,914 48,875 45.50
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Stocks with the highest revenue growth in the past 5 years is:

Company Name Is it a Right Stock ? CMP Market Cap(Cr.) P/E P/BV EV/EBITDA 5Y Sales Growth (%)
Sai Life Sciences Ltd. (S) Somewhat Good 1,601 34,003 94.00 13.32 48.48 23.61
Mankind Pharma Ltd. (M) Very Good 2,470 95,744 46.87 5.69 24.40 18.10
Ajanta Pharma Ltd. (M) Very Good 3,520 44,562 39.27 9.17 26.53 13.54
Zydus Lifesciences Ltd. (M) Very Good 1,161 1,15,012 25.48 4.27 14.28 13.52
Gland Pharma Ltd. (M) Very Good 2,914 48,875 43.30 4.60 22.09 13.18

Stocks with high profit growth often witness their stock prices gaining, irrespective of the market movements.

Stocks with the highest profit growth in the past 5 years is:

Company Name Is it a Right Stock ? CMP Market Cap(Cr.) P/E P/BV EV/EBITDA 5Y Profit Growth (%)
Sai Life Sciences Ltd. (S) Somewhat Good 1,601 34,003 94.00 13.32 48.48 39.96
Lupin Ltd. (M) Somewhat Good 2,120 98,070 17.74 4.12 9.82 32.37
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (M) Very Good 2,463 67,169 37.36 6.13 12.46 22.19
Abbott India Ltd. (M) Very Good 27,221 57,954 35.89 11.20 24.65 17.33
Dr. Reddys Laboratories Ltd. (M) Very Good 1,207 97,749 30.34 2.56 15.56 15.75

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