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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 Nov-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
2,392 6.55% 1,29,243
Mid Cap
2,392
30 Oct, 26
913
02 Feb, 26
17.86 96.46 21.33 54.41 7.19 -2.25
2
Q V PT
1,244 4.89% 1,24,089
Mid Cap
1,249
30 Oct, 26
836
02 Apr, 26
17.64 27.50 4.60 15.32 13.52 14.72
3
Q V+ PT
1,560 4.33% 33,139
Small Cap
1,697
09 Sep, 26
786
05 Feb, 26
14.50 91.61 12.98 47.25 23.61 39.96
4
Q V+ PT
239 3.66% 31,826
Small Cap
240
30 Oct, 26
133
23 Mar, 26
-2.83 0.00 3.91 26.10 7.03 -174.37
5
Q V PT
1,380 1.69% 1,11,489
Large Cap
1,539
06 Jan, 26
1,166
02 Apr, 26
11.57 38.48 3.15 19.76 8.01 10.07
6
Q V+ PT
4,635 1.56% 1,76,306
Large Cap
5,250
03 Aug, 26
3,533
06 Nov, 25
29.04 83.01 9.60 33.08 11.80 13.74
7
Q V+ PT
3,512 1.52% 43,891
Mid Cap
3,797
18 Aug, 26
2,440
31 Oct, 25
25.35 34.76 9.03 23.33 13.54 10.92
8
Q V PT
5,125 1.49% 61,277
Mid Cap
5,933
13 Jan, 26
4,880
22 Oct, 26
18.04 28.40 4.28 16.84 10.66 8.92
9
Q V+ PT
1,678 1.38% 96,537
Mid Cap
1,740
05 Oct, 26
1,101
31 Oct, 25
10.64 37.23 4.12 25.63 -6.73 -4.90
10
Q V PT
2,489 1.12% 1,02,797
Mid Cap
2,640
29 Jul, 26
1,910
23 Mar, 26
12.76 45.84 5.85 24.28 18.10 8.40
11
Q V PT
1,350 0.87% 1,12,699
Mid Cap
1,414
29 Jun, 26
1,080
23 Jul, 26
10.90 40.25 2.90 18.79 12.09 15.75
12
Q V+ PT
1,778 0.87% 4,26,662
Large Cap
2,048
31 Jul, 26
1,584
29 Jan, 26
14.80 38.91 4.78 20.11 11.78 14.41
13
Q V PT
3,098 0.74% 51,112
Mid Cap
3,171
07 Oct, 26
1,575
16 Mar, 26
10.05 45.28 4.81 23.17 13.18 0.09
14
Q V+ PT
9,715 0.62% 2,57,903
Large Cap
10,000
10 Sep, 26
5,648
02 Apr, 26
15.58 88.17 14.60 57.59 8.67 4.44
15
Q V PT
2,009 0.55% 91,870
Mid Cap
2,530
16 Jul, 26
1,893
23 Oct, 26
26.43 16.62 3.86 9.20 13.02 32.37
16
Q V+ PT
1,928 0.10% 48,907
Mid Cap
2,039
22 Sep, 26
1,267
31 Oct, 25
16.05 39.32 5.86 23.93 7.35 1.36
17
Q V PT
352 0.00% 57,365
Mid Cap
447
16 Jul, 26
319
23 Oct, 26
0.71 587.16 2.10 99.11 2.96 -18.61
18
Q V+ PT
2,308 -1.07% 65,137
Mid Cap
2,537
28 Aug, 26
1,800
07 Nov, 25
27.89 36.23 5.94 12.08 9.19 22.19
19
Q V+ PT
1,896 -1.32% 30,814
Small Cap
2,420
01 Jun, 26
1,087
23 Mar, 26
4.70 75.34 6.12 36.56 4.49 0.00
20
Q V PT
25,593 -1.97% 54,384
Mid Cap
30,598
25 Nov, 25
24,670
23 Oct, 26
34.24 33.68 10.51 23.07 9.96 17.33

Nifty Pharma - Today's Top Gainers

Company Name CMP Price Change(%)
2,392 6.55%
1,244 4.89%
1,559.70 4.33%
239.05 3.66%
1,380 1.69%

Nifty Pharma - Today's Top Losers

Company Name CMP Price Change(%)
25,593.30 -1.97%
1,896.10 -1.32%
2,308 -1.07%

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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 25,593 54,384 33.68 10.51 23.07 34.24
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (L) Very Good 4,635 1,76,306 83.01 9.60 33.08 29.04
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (M) Very Good 2,308 65,137 36.23 5.94 12.08 27.89
Lupin Ltd. (M) Somewhat Good 2,009 91,870 16.62 3.86 9.20 26.43
Ajanta Pharma Ltd. (M) Very Good 3,512 43,891 34.76 9.03 23.33 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 2,392 1,29,243 147
Sai Life Sciences Ltd. (S) Somewhat Good 1,560 33,139 69.37
Gland Pharma Ltd. (M) Very Good 3,098 51,112 61.94
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. (M) Very Good 1,678 96,537 52.18
Ipca Laboratories Ltd. (M) Very Good 1,928 48,907 49.58
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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 1,560 33,139 91.61 12.98 47.25 23.61
Mankind Pharma Ltd. (M) Very Good 2,489 1,02,797 45.84 5.85 24.28 18.10
Ajanta Pharma Ltd. (M) Very Good 3,512 43,891 34.76 9.03 23.33 13.54
Zydus Lifesciences Ltd. (M) Very Good 1,244 1,24,089 27.50 4.60 15.32 13.52
Gland Pharma Ltd. (M) Very Good 3,098 51,112 45.28 4.81 23.17 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 1,560 33,139 91.61 12.98 47.25 39.96
Lupin Ltd. (M) Somewhat Good 2,009 91,870 16.62 3.86 9.20 32.37
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (M) Very Good 2,308 65,137 36.23 5.94 12.08 22.19
Abbott India Ltd. (M) Very Good 25,593 54,384 33.68 10.51 23.07 17.33
Dr. Reddys Laboratories Ltd. (M) Very Good 1,350 1,12,699 40.25 2.90 18.79 15.75

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