Why did Hindalco Industries (HINDALCO) stock move recently?

On 8/14/2026, Hindalco Industries moved -1.6% — Hindalco fell with the wider metals pack as investors reacted to a pullback in global prices of copper, zinc and aluminium. Metal stocks were among the day's weakest groups on the exchange. This is MarketChacha's decoded reason from filings and credible news; it is education, not buy/sell advice.

Is Hindalco Industries (HINDALCO) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows Hindalco Industries's valuation in context — a forward P/E of about 9.3, a price-to-book of about 1.7 — alongside its revenue and profit growth and whether reported profit converts into operating cash, so you can judge value for yourself. MarketChacha does not issue ratings, price targets, or buy/sell advice.

What is Hindalco Industries's revenue?

Hindalco Industries reported revenue of ₹1,12,553 Cr for FY2026, with net profit of ₹10,080 Cr, per official filings.

What is the share price of Hindalco Industries (HINDALCO)?

Hindalco Industries last traded at ₹1,038.95 (-1.0% on the day), as of 8/19/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Hindalco Industries

HINDALCO · NSE · Metals · India

Snapshot

TickerHINDALCO

ExchangeNSE

SectorMetals

IndustryAluminum

CountryIndia

Employees85,107

HeadquartersMumbai, India

Websitewww.hindalco.com

Filings tracked4

About Hindalco Industries

Hindalco Industries Limited, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and distributes aluminum and copper products in India and internationally. It operates through four segments: Novelis, Aluminium Upstream, Aluminium Downstream, and Copper. The company offers primary aluminum, such as ingots, wirerods, primary foundry alloys, and billets; flat rolled products, including building and pattern sheets, PCB entry and cold-rolled sheets, closure and fin stocks, cable wrap and lamp cap stocks, foil and litho stocks, spiral fin stocks, circles, hot-rolled plates, cold-rolled coils, and flooring sheets/tread plates; extrusions; and foils, as well as aluminium sheet and light gauge products. It also engages in bauxite and coal mining, refineries, and metal and power; and specialty alumina solutions, including refractory, ceramic, polishing, flame retardant, battery, and water treatment solutions. In addition, the company provides copper wire and recycled rods, alloy rods, IGT tubes, and cathodes; precious metals, such as gold and silver bars, selenium, and platinum group metals; and di-ammonium phosphate, as well as internally grooved copper tube and copper scrap recycling operations. Further, it provides mining, investment, cargo, management, import and export aluminum, sales office, captive insurance cell, and welfare services. The company exports its products. It offers its products under the PrizTec, EcoEdge G, EcoEdge C, Everlast, Eternia, Freshwrapp, FUSALOX, and Totalis brands. The company serves the building and construction, batteries and renewable energy, commercial transport, consumer durables, circularity and home solutions, defence and aerospace, electrical and power, industrial machinery, packaging, and personal mobility industries. Hindalco Industries Limited was incorporated in 1958 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

Who owns it

Promoters37.6%
Institutions40.3%
Public & other22.2%

286 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data. Promoter pledge is not included here — that comes from exchange shareholding filings.

Forensic scorecard

Margin has compressed by about 8.3 points over the period — profitability is trending down.

Net margin trend13.1% → 4.9%

Margin has compressed by about 8.3 points over the period — profitability is trending down.

Growth qualityrev 38% · PAT 7%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (Yahoo Finance). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev ₹79,464 Cr · EPS 25.90

Est. earnings growth +46.3%

Next fiscal year

Rev ₹3,46,667 Cr · EPS 110.44

Est. earnings growth -1.6%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: Yahoo Finance

Annual

Quarterly · last 5

Revenue (FY2026)

₹2,74,944 Cr

Net margin

4.9%

Revenue CAGR (3y)

+52.9%

Profit CAGR (3y)

+9.9%

Net profit (FY2026)

₹13,391 Cr

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Why it moved

Aug 14, 2026
Hindalco fell with the wider metals pack as investors reacted to a pullback in global prices of copper, zinc and aluminium. Metal stocks were among the day's weakest groups on the exchange.
source 1 ↗source 2 ↗· confidence: medium
Aug 13, 2026
Fell with the broader metals pack, which was the worst-performing Nifty sector as the Nifty Metal index dropped over 1%; Hindalco, NALCO and SAIL were among the biggest index losers on the day.
source 1 ↗source 2 ↗· confidence: medium
Aug 12, 2026
Hindalco advanced with aluminium producers after Norsk Hydro's Alunorte alumina refinery in Brazil cut output to about 50% of capacity on reduced gas supply, pushing aluminium prices to a seven-week high.
source 1 ↗· confidence: high
Aug 7, 2026
Hindalco advanced with the metals pack; the gain tracked the sector rather than a company-specific announcement.
source 1 ↗· confidence: medium

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	Net margin
FY2026	₹2,74,944 Cr	₹13,391 Cr	4.9%
FY2025	₹2,38,496 Cr	₹16,002 Cr	6.7%
FY2024	₹83,009 Cr	₹10,155 Cr	12.2%
FY2023	₹76,878 Cr	₹10,097 Cr	13.1%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	Net margin
Q1 FY27	₹84,825 Cr	₹4,784 Cr	5.6%
Q4 FY26	₹78,133 Cr	₹2,597 Cr	3.3%
Q3 FY26	₹29,264 Cr	₹3,017 Cr	10.3%
Q2 FY26	₹66,058 Cr	₹2,266 Cr	3.4%
Q1 FY26	₹24,264 Cr	₹2,719 Cr	11.2%

Figures as reported, in ₹ (crore). Source: Yahoo Finance.

Filings & announcements

2026

Novelis Inc. A Wholly Owned Subsidiary Of The Company Has Announced Entry Into A Material Definitive Agreement.
Novelis Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company has announced entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
BSE7/27/2026
Shareholder Meeting / Postal Ballot-Scrutinizer''s Report
Voting Results and Scrutinizer''s Report for the 67th Annual General Meeting of the Company.
BSE7/23/2026material
Chairman''s Speech At The 67Th Annual General Meeting Of The Company
Chairman''s Speech at the 67th Annual General Meeting of the Company
BSE7/23/2026
Shareholder Meeting / Postal Ballot-Outcome of AGM
Proceedings of the 67th Annual General Meeting of the Company.
BSE7/23/2026material

In the news

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