Why did UPL (UPL) stock move recently?

On 8/4/2026, UPL moved -6.1% — UPL fell sharply after its Q1 results disappointed, with EBITDA growth missing the company's 14-18% guidance (hitting only the lower end on revenue) even as results were broadly in-line with Street estimates; separate reports also flagged a senior management change. This is MarketChacha's decoded reason from filings and credible news; it is education, not buy/sell advice.

Is UPL (UPL) overvalued or fairly valued?

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What is UPL's revenue?

UPL reported revenue of ₹51,839 Cr for FY2026, with net profit of ₹1,922 Cr, per official filings.

What is the share price of UPL (UPL)?

UPL last traded at ₹530.35 (-0.8% on the day), as of 10/19/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

UPL

UPL · NSE · Agrochemicals · India

Snapshot

TickerUPL

ExchangeNSE

SectorAgrochemicals

IndustryAgricultural Inputs

CountryIndia

Employees12,399

HeadquartersMumbai, India

Websitewww.upl-ltd.com

Filings tracked0

About UPL

UPL Limited, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells pesticides, insecticides, and micronutrients in India, Brazil, the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates through Crop protection, Seeds & Post-Harvest solutions, and Non-Agro segments. The company offers herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, acaricides, seed treatment, adjuvants, bio-solutions, public health products, fumigants, soil and water technologies, agrochemical products, and other agricultural related products under the Winger, Preview, Propose, and Nuvita brand names, as well as ProNutiva, a solution for crop protection. It also provides seeds for vegetables and crops, such as grain sorghum, forage, corn, canola, sunflower, rice, and wheat as well as other crops, including pearl millets, biofumingants, oats, mustards, and alfalfas under the Advanta, Alta Seeds, and Pacific Seeds brand names. In addition, the company offers industrial and specialty chemicals, such as phosphorus, cynation, phosgenation, and acrolein; other non-agricultural related products; post-harvest solutions; farmer education and engagement; environmental solutions; and apiculture services, as well as operates nurture.farm, a digital platform for growers, farming communities, and food systems. It serves input suppliers, distributors, farmers, food wholesalers/traders, food manufacturers, food retailers, consumers, industry associations, media, cooperatives, government, restaurants, agriculture chemical distributors, and non-government organisations. The company exports its products. The company was formerly known as United Phosphorus Limited and changed its name to UPL Limited in October 2013. UPL Limited was founded in 1969 and is based in Mumbai, India.

Who owns it

Promoters33.7%
Institutions42.1%
Public & other24.2%

203 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 3.0 points over the period — profitability is trending down.

Net margin trend6.7% → 3.7%

Margin has compressed by about 3.0 points over the period — profitability is trending down.

Growth qualityrev -1% · PAT -19%

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 ₹13,600 Cr · EPS 15.00

Next fiscal year

Rev ₹61,170 Cr · EPS 47.03

Est. earnings growth +25.5%

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)

₹51,839 Cr

Net margin

3.7%

Revenue CAGR (3y)

-1.1%

Profit CAGR (3y)

-18.6%

Net profit (FY2026)

₹1,922 Cr

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Why it moved

Aug 4, 2026
UPL fell sharply after its Q1 results disappointed, with EBITDA growth missing the company's 14-18% guidance (hitting only the lower end on revenue) even as results were broadly in-line with Street estimates; separate reports also flagged a senior management change.
source 1 ↗source 2 ↗source 3 ↗· confidence: high

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	Net margin
FY2026	₹51,839 Cr	₹1,922 Cr	3.7%
FY2025	₹46,637 Cr	₹897 Cr	1.9%
FY2024	₹43,098 Cr	₹-1,200 Cr	-2.8%
FY2023	₹53,576 Cr	₹3,570 Cr	6.7%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	Net margin
Q1 FY27	₹10,181 Cr	₹10 Cr	0.1%
Q4 FY26	₹18,335 Cr	₹1,061 Cr	5.8%
Q3 FY26	₹12,269 Cr	₹396 Cr	3.2%
Q2 FY26	₹12,019 Cr	₹553 Cr	4.6%
Q1 FY26	₹9,216 Cr	₹-88 Cr	-1.0%

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

In the news

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