LT Foods share price
NSE: LTFOODSBSE: 532783Agricultural Food & other ProductsSmall Cap
LT Foods Limited · Formerly L. T. Overseas · Face value ₹1 Face value. The nominal value of one share as the company issued it, the unit its share capital is counted in and a dividend can be stated as a percentage of; it has no link to the share price. Face value in the glossary · Listed Dec 2006
Last close ₹381.10down ₹4.70 (1.22%)BSE ₹381.25
Share price at the NSE close on 29 Oct 2026. Previous close ₹385.80.
29 Oct: open ₹381.35, high ₹385.00, low ₹375.35
52-week range of traded prices to 29 Oct 2026
₹333.15Low, 20 Jan 2026₹490.70High, 24 Aug 2026
- Market capMarket capitalisation. Share price times the number of shares: what the whole company is worth at the day's price. The rank is by average market value over the six months to Jun 2026, among listed companies. Market capitalisation: how it is worked out
- ₹13,234 Cr463rd largest listed
- P/EPrice to earnings, trailing. Market cap divided by the profit of the last twelve months (the latest four quarters, or two half years for a company that reports half-yearly) that belongs to the company's own shareholders, after the share of the other owners of its subsidiaries: what investors pay for each rupee of a year's profit. Price to earnings, trailing: how it is worked out
- 20.15
- P/BPrice to book. Market cap divided by the net worth that belongs to the company's own shareholders, its assets less everything it owes and less the other owners' share of its subsidiaries, on its latest balance sheet. Price to book: how it is worked out
- 2.70
- Dividend yieldDividend yield. Dividends paid per share in the twelve months to the day, as a percentage of the day's share price.
- 0.52%
- ROEReturn on equity. Profit over the last twelve months (the latest four quarters, or two half years for a company that reports half-yearly) that belongs to the company's own shareholders, as a percentage of their net worth, the money they have in the business. Net worth is the average of the latest balance sheet and the one a year before it.
- 14.5%
- ROCEReturn on capital employed. Operating profit after depreciation (revenue less operating expenses and depreciation, without other income and one-off items) as a percentage of all the money the business runs on: the whole group's net worth, the other owners of its subsidiaries included, plus borrowings. Lease liabilities are not counted: the results filings do not state them. The profit is over the last twelve months (the latest four quarters, or two half years for a company that reports half-yearly); net worth and borrowings are on the latest balance sheet.
- 16.6%
- Debt to equityDebt to equity. Borrowings divided by the whole group's net worth, the other owners of its subsidiaries included: rupees borrowed for each rupee of equity in the business. Lease liabilities are not counted: the results filings do not state them. From the balance sheet at the end of Sep 2026.
- 0.22
- Volume, NSEVolume. Shares traded on the last trading day; delivery is the part buyers kept rather than sold again the same day. Volume in the glossary
- 3,37,94839.9% delivered
About LT Foods
LT Foods Limited is a consumer food company that sells basmati and other speciality rice, organic staples, ready-to-cook meals and snacks to consumers in India, the United States, Europe, the UK, the Middle East and the Far East.12 It runs an integrated farm-to-fork chain that covers sourcing, ageing, processing, manufacturing and distribution.2
Its main brands are DAAWAT® in India and Royal® in North America, alongside Golden Star, Heritage, 817 Elephant, Devaaya, Ecolife and Kari Kari.31 It sells in more than 85 countries and reports 3 segments: basmati and other speciality rice; organic food and ingredients, run through Nature Bio Foods; and ready-to-eat, ready-to-cook and ready-to-heat foods.245
It was incorporated in 1990, has its registered office in New Delhi and was set up by the Amritsar-based Arora family.67 Vijay Kumar Arora is Chairman and Managing Director, and Ashwani Kumar Arora is Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer.8 Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Company (SALIC) is among its institutional investors, and its promoters' shares are unencumbered (not pledged against loans).9 Golden Star, a jasmine rice brand in the United States, became a wholly owned subsidiary in 2025.10
LT Foods key points
Results
- In the quarter to Sep 2026, consolidated revenue including other income was ₹3,253 crore, up 17%; EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation) rose 13% to ₹358 crore and profit after tax 10% to ₹180 crore.11
- In the half year to Sep 2026, consolidated revenue including other income rose 22% (18% normalised, including Golden Star, as the company presents it) to ₹6,414 crore from ₹5,273 crore, EBITDA 17% to ₹721 crore and profit after tax 9% to ₹364 crore.1112
- In the year to Mar 2026, consolidated revenue including other income was a record ₹11,023 crore, up 26% (about 19% excluding US tariffs passed on to buyers, as the company presents it); EBITDA was ₹1,236 crore and profit after tax ₹625 crore.13
- At the end of September 2026 the company had net cash (cash above borrowings) of ₹247 crore; its working capital days (the days of sales tied up in stock and receivables, net of payables) fell to 143.14
Market position
Business segments
- Revenue by segment (₹ crore)18Basmati and other speciality rice was 90% of revenue.
Item half year to Sep 2026 half year to Sep 2025 Basmati and other speciality rice 5,764 4,552 Organic food and ingredients 520 583 Ready-to-eat, ready-to-cook and ready-to-heat 102 95 - In the year to Mar 2026, basmati and other speciality rice was 88% of revenue at ₹9,742 crore, up 29% (21% excluding US tariffs, as the company presents it); organic foods and ingredients revenue was ₹1,016 crore, up 9%.19
- On its earnings call of 31 Jul 2026, the company said its organic food and ingredients business had moved from selling to wholesalers to selling directly to retailers.20
Where revenue comes from
- Share of revenue by region2122Revenue grew 21% in North America (13% normalised, including Golden Star, as the company presents it), 24% in India and 25% in the Middle East and rest of the world; Europe was flat, from reduced non-strategic business-to-business sales.
Item half year to Sep 2026 North America 50% India 29% Europe 12% Middle East and rest of the world 9%
Plants and capacity
- The company runs 9 plants, including manufacturing units at Bahalgarh and Kamaspur (Haryana), Varpal and Bhikhiwind (Punjab), Mandideep (Madhya Pradesh), Rotterdam (Netherlands), Houston (US) and Harlow (UK).2324
- Yearly capacity in India is 7 lakh tonnes of paddy processing and 8 lakh tonnes of rice packing, plus 1 lakh tonnes of organic paddy processing; Indian basmati and speciality rice plants ran at 92% of capacity in the year to Mar 2026.2423
- Nature Bio Foods opened a 20,000 square metre plant for organic products at Maasvlakte, Rotterdam, on 10 July 2025, investing ₹35 crore.25
- Capital spending was ₹574 crore in the year to Mar 2026, on processing, packaging and supply chain.23
What the company expects
- The company stated in its annual report for the year to Mar 2026 that it is well positioned to deliver double-digit revenue growth while restoring normalised EBITDA margins to above 12%.26
- On its earnings call of 31 Jul 2026, the company said its guidance is growth of 10% to 12% for basmati, 15% to 20% for ready-to-heat and 10% to 12% for organic; it named no period.27
- On its earnings call of 31 Jul 2026, the company said it expects the organic business's EBITDA margin, 4% at the time, to reach 7% to 8% by the end of the year (the call does not say which year), and later double digits.28
- On its earnings call of 31 Jul 2026, the company said it aims to double ready-to-heat revenue in 3 years, and that ready-to-heat would reach break-even (the call does not name the profit measure) at ₹400 crore of revenue, in 2 to 3 years.2930
Recent events
- In an exchange filing of 30 Sep 2026, the company said Nature Bio Foods B.V. had agreed to buy a further 40.75% of Leev.nu B.V., a Dutch snacking company, for €1.735 million; its presentation of 27 Oct 2026 puts the holding at 70.75%, a majority.3132
- On 16 Sep 2026, the company agreed to buy Kameda Seika's 49% of Kameda LT Foods (India), their rice-snack joint venture, for ₹1.12 crore, taking its holding to 100%; completion is expected by 31 Dec 2026.3334
- On 25 Feb 2026, CRISIL Ratings upgraded the company's long-term credit rating (its view of the ability to repay) to AA/Stable from AA-/Positive; it rates ₹880 crore of bank loans.35
Last updated
All 35 sources, each with its page
- 1. Annual report, 7 Sep 2026, page 20
- 2. Annual report, 7 Sep 2026, page 88
- 3. Annual report, 7 Sep 2026, page 98
- 4. Investor presentation, 27 Oct 2026, page 11
- 5. Annual report, 7 Sep 2026, page 96
- 6. Annual report, 7 Sep 2026, page 2
- 7. Exchange filing, 25 Feb 2026, page 4
- 8. Annual report, 7 Sep 2026, page 77
- 9. Annual report, 7 Sep 2026, page 42
- 10. Annual report, 7 Sep 2026, page 26
- 11. Investor presentation, 27 Oct 2026, page 4
- 12. Investor presentation, 27 Oct 2026, page 8
- 13. Annual report, 7 Sep 2026, page 25
- 14. Investor presentation, 27 Oct 2026, page 5
- 15. Investor presentation, 27 Oct 2026, page 14
- 16. Investor presentation, 27 Oct 2026, page 14
- 17. Annual report, 7 Sep 2026, page 27
- 18. Investor presentation, 27 Oct 2026, page 12
- 19. Annual report, 7 Sep 2026, page 27
- 20. Earnings call, 31 Jul 2026, page 11
- 21. Investor presentation, 27 Oct 2026, page 14
- 22. Investor presentation, 27 Oct 2026, page 14
- 23. Annual report, 7 Sep 2026, page 28
- 24. Annual report, 7 Sep 2026, page 23
- 25. Annual report, 7 Sep 2026, page 49
- 26. Annual report, 7 Sep 2026, page 25
- 27. Earnings call, 31 Jul 2026, page 13
- 28. Earnings call, 31 Jul 2026, page 14
- 29. Earnings call, 31 Jul 2026, page 17
- 30. Earnings call, 31 Jul 2026, page 16
- 31. Exchange filing, 30 Sep 2026, page 1
- 32. Investor presentation, 27 Oct 2026, page 16
- 33. Exchange filing, 16 Sep 2026, page 1
- 34. Exchange filing, 16 Sep 2026, page 3
- 35. Exchange filing, 25 Feb 2026, page 1
Results
Consolidated; ₹ crore.LT Foods quarterly results
- Revenue growth, 12 monthsRevenue growth, 12 months. The last twelve months against the twelve before them. Left empty where the earlier figure was nought or a loss: growth out of a loss has no percentage.
- +24.3%
- Net profit growth, 12 monthsNet profit growth, 12 months. The last twelve months against the twelve before them. Left empty where the earlier figure was nought or a loss: growth out of a loss has no percentage.
- +3.2%
Quarter to Sep 2026, against the quarter before
- RevenueRevenue. The pill is the change in revenue against the quarter before: this period's figure divided by that one's, less one, in per cent.
- ₹3,234 Crup 2.61%
- Net profitNet profit. The pill is the change in net profit against the quarter before: this period's figure divided by that one's, less one, in per cent. Net profit in the glossary
- ₹180 Crdown 1.77%
- Net marginNet margin. Net profit as a percentage of revenue: how much of each rupee of sales is left after every cost, interest and tax. Net margin in the glossary
- 5.6%
Revenue by quarter
Peak revenue ₹3,234 Cr, quarter to Sep 2026; lowest ₹2,228 Cr, quarter to Mar 2025
Net profit by quarter, a loss in red
| ₹ crore | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 | Sep 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 2,275 | 2,228 | 2,464 | 2,766 | 2,809 | 2,907 | 3,152 | 3,234 |
| Net profit | 145 | 161 | 169 | 164 | 157 | 136 | 183 | 180 |
| Net margin | 6.4% | 7.2% | 6.8% | 5.9% | 5.6% | 4.7% | 5.8% | 5.6% |
Consolidated. The last eight quarters. The latest is shaded. Net profit is the whole group's, the other owners of its subsidiaries included; P/E and ROE use the company's own share.
Year to Mar 2026, against the year before
- RevenueRevenue. The pill is the change in revenue against the year before: this period's figure divided by that one's, less one, in per cent.
- ₹10,946 Crup 26.08%
- Net profitNet profit. The pill is the change in net profit against the year before: this period's figure divided by that one's, less one, in per cent.
- ₹625 Crup 2.22%
- Net margin
- 5.7%
Revenue by year
Peak revenue ₹10,946 Cr, year to Mar 2026; lowest ₹3,287 Cr, year to Mar 2017
Net profit by year, a loss in red
| ₹ crore | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 3,287 | 3,614 | 3,890 | 4,146 | 4,644 | 5,427 | 6,936 | 7,772 | 8,681 | 10,946 |
| Net profit | 117 | 144 | 137 | 199 | 289 | 309 | 423 | 598 | 612 | 625 |
| Net margin | 3.6% | 4.0% | 3.5% | 4.8% | 6.2% | 5.7% | 6.1% | 7.7% | 7.0% | 5.7% |
Consolidated. Years to March. The latest is shaded. Net profit is the whole group's, the other owners of its subsidiaries included; P/E and ROE use the company's own share.
Business segments
In the year to Mar 2026 the company reports one business segment, rice processing, which carries all its revenue.
Valuation
Today, against the company's own history.LT Foods PE ratio and valuation
Price to earnings
At or below today's level on 74% of 2,110 trading days over the last 10 years.
LowestHighest
Its median11.37Industry median14.81
Price to book
At or below today's level on 70% of 1,918 trading days since Nov 2018.
LowestHighest
Its median1.57Industry median1.75
Dividend yieldDividend yield. Dividends paid per share in the twelve months to the day, as a percentage of the day's share price. When a year's dividend goes ex later than the year before's, the yield reads zero for the days between; a run of under 60 such trading days is left out of the yield's medians and percentiles. The ex-date is the day from which a buyer of the share no longer gets the dividend.
At or below today's level on 40% of 2,472 trading days over the last 10 years.
LowestHighest
Its median0.62%Industry median0.70%
Where the return came from
Yearly rates to Mar 2026, per-share figures restated for splits and bonuses.
| Over | Return a year | Earnings growth | Change in P/E | Dividend yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | −3.8% | +3.3% | −7.7% | 0.8% |
| 3 years | +56.4% | +13.9% | +36.5% | 0.8% |
| 5 years | +45.1% | +16.0% | +24.2% | 1.0% |
Return is price growth plus the average dividend yield. Change in P/E is (1 + price growth) / (1 + earnings growth) - 1, so the parts compound rather than add. Earnings growth over 3 years is on profit divided by shares in issue at both ends: the earnings per share stated for one end does not match that year's profit and share count.
Mutual fund holdings
62 funds disclosed a holding for Sep 2026. What they did in Sep 2026, against each fund's month before. 47 of the 49 funds that added or cut are index funds, ETFs or arbitrage funds: an index fund or ETF holds what its index holds, and an arbitrage fund holds the share against a sale of its future. 1 more fund filed its first portfolio on record, holding it.All 62 funds holding LT Foods
- Bought for the first timeBought for the first time. Funds that held it at the month's end and had not held it in any month on record before.
- 3
- AddedAdded. Funds that held more shares than at the end of the month before.
- 16
- CutCut. Funds that held fewer shares than at the end of the month before.
- 33
- Held unchangedHeld unchanged. Funds that held the same number of shares as at the end of the month before.
- 9
| Fund | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Bandhan Small Cap FundBandhan Mutual Fund | 1,62,04,914 | 1.81% | ₹648.8 Cr |
 DSP Small Cap FundDSP Mutual Fund | 97,38,927 | 1.82% | ₹389.9 Cr |
| Bandhan Focused FundBandhan Mutual Fund | 42,51,116 | 8.16% | ₹170.2 Cr |
| Bandhan Large & Mid Cap FundBandhan Mutual Fund | 19,55,079 | 0.38% | ₹78.3 Cr |
| DSP Value FundDSP Mutual Fund | 4,05,813 | 0.73% | ₹16.2 Cr |
 Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index FundNippon India Mutual Fund | 2,12,803 | 0.25% | ₹8.52 Cr |
 HDFC Nifty Smallcap 250 ETFHDFC Mutual Fund | 1,66,988 | 0.25% | ₹6.69 Cr |
 SBI Nifty Smallcap 250 Index FundSBI Mutual Fund | 1,08,102 | 0.25% | ₹4.33 Cr |
| DSP Nifty Smallcap250 Quality 50 Index FundDSP Mutual Fund | 96,769 | 1.28% | ₹3.87 Cr |
 Mirae Asset Nifty Smallcap 250 Momentum Quality 100 ETFMirae Asset Mutual Fund | 85,445 | 0.37% | ₹3.42 Cr |
Portfolios disclosed for Sep 2026. Weight is the holding as a share of the fund's assets.
Promoter and insider buying and selling
Trades made since 30 Oct 2025.LT Foods insider trading
No promoter, director, key manager or employee bought or sold on the market.
- Promoters and promoter group: no market trade · 2 off-market moves
- Directors and key managers: no market trade · 2 off-market moves
- Others: no market trade · 3 pledge filings of unclear kind
Bought and sold count trades on the market only. A pledge is shares given to a lender as security for a loan; a lender invokes it by selling them.
LT Foods competitors and peers
Other Agricultural Products, 93 listed companies, priced on 29 Oct 2026. The table lists the 8 companies closest to LT Foods in market cap.FMCG companies
Where the company sits among the companies nearest its size
| Company | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 KRBLKRBL | 8,151 | 10.75 | 1.40 | +0.5% | +40.4% | 13.7% | 15.0% | 1.26% |
 Gujarat Ambuja ExportsGAEL | 6,644 | 13.03 | 1.85 | +15.8% | +147.1% | 15.3% | 14.5% | 0.21% |
 Kaveri Seed CompanyKSCL | 3,512 | 13.70 | 1.73 | −2.8% | −15.3% | 13.4% | 11.9% | 0.73% |
 TruAlt BioenergyTRUALT | 3,217 | 14.55 | 1.99 | – | – | 14.6% | 11.8% | 0.00% |
 Amir Chand Jagdish Kumar (Exports)AEROPLANE | 2,177 | – | 2.36 | – | – | – | – | 0.00% |
 GRM OverseasGRMOVER | 1,911 | – | 3.18 | +43.2% | – | – | 10.1% | 0.00% |
 SanstarSANSTAR | 1,835 | 41.70 | – | +2.2% | +63.2% | 6.5% | 5.8% | 0.00% |
 AVT Natural ProductsAVTNPL | 1,364 | 16.28 | 2.44 | +40.8% | +54.1% | 15.7% | 15.2% | 0.89% |
Market cap in ₹ crore. Growth is the last twelve months against the twelve before. A figure is left empty where it would rest on a loss or the company has under a year of results on record. ROE is the shareholders' profit over their net worth. ROCE is profit before interest and tax over the whole group's net worth plus borrowings, as in the figures at the top of the page.
Dividends
Per share, by the year it was paid for, and the latest payments.LT Foods dividend history
Dividend per share, ₹, restated for later splits and bonuses
Dividend per share. The dividends declared for the year, each restated to today's share count by the splits and bonuses after its own ex-date, added up. Dividend per share in the glossaryHighest ₹3.00 a share, year to Mar 2026.
| Ex-date | Type | Per share |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Sep 2026 | FinalFinal dividend. Called final by its date: the company did not say which kind it was, and it went ex within six months after the company's year end, the time in which the annual general meeting that declares the final dividend must be held. Final dividend in the glossary | ₹1.00 |
| 2 Feb 2026 | Interim | ₹1.00 |
| 19 Sep 2025 | Final | ₹1.00 |
| 1 Aug 2025 | Interim | ₹1.00 |
| 4 Feb 2025 | Dividend | ₹0.50 |
| 6 Nov 2024 | Interim | ₹0.50 |
Latest payments, as declared, by ex-date.
Latest announcements
Routine notices left out.LT Foods announcements
Oct 2026
29 Oct · Analysts
27 Oct · Results
22 Oct · Analysts
LT Foods share price by year
Each calendar year to 2025.LT Foods share price history
| Year | Close at year end | Change | Highest close | Lowest close |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 389.45 | −7.1% | 509.05 | 319.50 |
| 2024 | 419.10 | +106.3% | 441.60 | 162.60 |
| 2023 | 203.20 | +75.9% | 228.80 | 90.60 |
| 2022 | 115.55 | +54.2% | 135.15 | 60.25 |
| 2021 | 74.95 | +31.0% | 88.85 | 50.00 |
| 2020 | 57.20 | +153.1% | 61.40 | 14.75 |
| 2019 | 22.60 | −46.1% | 44.05 | 18.20 |
| 2018 | 41.95 | −54.0% | 109.05 | 35.95 |
| 2017 | 91.10 | +219.8% | 91.10 | 28.48 |
| 2016 | 28.49 | +7.7% | 30.47 | 18.30 |
₹ per share, adjusted for splits and bonuses since. Change is on the close at the end of the year before.
Recent sessions
The 9 trading days to 28 Oct 2026, as traded on NSE; the latest is at the top of the page.
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Average price | Volume | Delivery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 2026 | 382.10 | 388.35 | 362.95 | 385.80 | 373.76 | 13,27,042 | 30.8% |
| 27 Oct 2026 | 385.55 | 394.55 | 380.80 | 391.55 | 389.44 | 2,95,641 | 41.5% |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 379.00 | 388.45 | 373.55 | 382.20 | 380.51 | 3,02,169 | 42.4% |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 385.00 | 385.70 | 372.50 | 379.85 | 379.38 | 3,78,684 | 41.7% |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 395.00 | 395.05 | 383.10 | 385.00 | 388.30 | 6,89,303 | 47.9% |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 404.80 | 406.30 | 393.05 | 394.75 | 397.50 | 2,27,772 | 36.8% |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 416.00 | 416.45 | 398.00 | 404.85 | 406.16 | 7,01,850 | 45.2% |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 421.85 | 422.75 | 417.00 | 417.65 | 419.52 | 2,08,632 | 48.0% |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 418.40 | 421.60 | 411.70 | 419.60 | 417.34 | 3,31,167 | 43.4% |
Prices in ₹ per share as traded, not adjusted.
Price adjustments
What the price chart is corrected for, so it reads as one share held throughout.Stock split history
| Ex-date | Event | Price factor | What happened |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Feb 2017 | Split | 0.1000 | Each share became 10. |
Earlier prices are multiplied by the factor, so the chart reads as one share held throughout.
Company details
- NSE symbol
- LTFOODS
- BSE code
- 532783
- ISIN
- INE818H01020
- Industry
- Agricultural Food & other Products
- Former symbols
- DAAWAT
- Website
- www.ltfoods.com
- CIN
- L74899DL1990PLC041790
- Corporate identity number, the registrar of companies' code for it
- Incorporated
- 1990
- Registered office
- Unit No. 134, First Floor, Rectangle - 1, Saket District Centre, New Delhi 110017, Delhi
- Share registrar
- Bigshare Services Pvt. Ltd
- Keeps the register of shareholders and handles transfers and dividend payments
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