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United Breweries financials: balance sheet, profit and loss, cash flow

NSE: UBLBSE: 532478BeveragesMid Cap

United Breweries Limited · Face value ₹1 · Listed Oct 2002 on BSE, Jul 2008 on NSE
Last close ₹1,180.30down ₹11.40 (0.96%)BSE ₹1,178.20

Share price at the NSE close on 30 Oct 2026. Previous close ₹1,191.70.

30 Oct: open ₹1,196.00, high ₹1,208.00, low ₹1,155.00

52-week range of traded prices to 30 Oct 2026
₹1,128.60Low, 26 Oct 2026₹1,827.90High, 4 Nov 2025
Market cap
₹31,208 Cr228th largest listed
P/E
64.42
P/E without one-offs
72.73
P/B
6.84
Dividend yield
0.85%
ROE
10.9%
ROE without one-offs
9.6%
ROCE
10.6%
Debt to equity
0.22
Volume, NSE
2,64,88947.4% delivered

United Breweries' financial statements for the 10 years to Mar 2026, consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together, with the half year to Sep 2026 after them.

10 years at a glance

₹ crore, years to March.United Breweries annual reports

Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore

  • Revenue
  • Net profit
  • Borrowings
10,230230Mar 1712,431395Mar 1814,140563Mar 1914,651428169Mar 2010,186114115Mar 21Mar 2216,6513050Mar 2318,38041177Mar 2419,409442620Mar 2517,4634131,175Mar 26
Peak revenue ₹19,409 Cr, year to Mar 2025; lowest ₹10,186 Cr, year to Mar 2021

Operating and net margin, per cent

  • Operating margin
  • Net margin
8.1%1.1%6.3%7.3%8.1%6.0%3.7%3.7%3.8%4.3%4.6%2.2%3.2%4.0%2.9%1.1%1.8%2.2%2.3%2.4%Mar 17Mar 19Mar 21Mar 23Mar 25Mar 26

From Apr 2019 leases sit on the balance sheet: rent is charged as depreciation and interest instead, so operating profit and total assets step up with nothing about the business having changed. Borrowings here leave lease liabilities out. Lease payments were 2.2% of operating profit in the first full year.

Results for the year to Mar 2026

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. ₹ crore.

From revenue to net profit

  1. Revenue17,463
  2. Materials and goods−5,170
  3. Employee costs−762
  4. Other expenses−10,726
  5. Operating profit806
  6. Depreciation−272
  7. Other income+45
  8. One-off items+55
  9. Finance costs−72
  10. Profit before tax562
  11. Tax−149
  12. Net profit413

What the company owns

  • Plant, investments and other assets₹4,027 Cr
  • Receivables₹2,944 Cr
  • Inventory₹2,150 Cr
  • Cash and bank₹572 Cr

What pays for it: net worth and liabilities

  • Net worth₹4,528 Cr
  • Other liabilities₹2,190 Cr
  • Owed to suppliers₹1,799 Cr
  • Borrowings₹1,175 Cr

Profit and loss

Consolidated, ₹ crore, years to March. The year to Mar 2022 is not shown: its results were filed at the wrong scale, a power of ten off the company's own year-to-date figures. The last column is the twelve months to Sep 2026, the latest four quarters added.United Breweries quarterly results

₹ croreMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026Twelve monthsFiled 27 Oct
Revenue from operations10,23012,43114,14014,65110,186–16,65118,38019,40917,46318,888
9,58811,52913,00113,7759,805–16,03517,68318,56816,65817,981
Materials and goods bought2,1982,6313,0823,1512,029–4,2654,6525,0695,1705,561
Employee costs–––504485–412452718762799
Other expenses–––10,1207,290–11,35812,57912,78110,72611,621
Operating profit before depreciation6429021,138876381–616696841806906
Operating margin6.3%7.3%8.1%6.0%3.7%–3.7%3.8%4.3%4.6%4.8%
Materials, % of revenue–––21.5%19.9%–25.6%25.3%26.1%29.6%29.4%
Employee costs, % of revenue–––3.4%4.8%–2.5%2.5%3.7%4.4%4.2%
Other expenses, % of revenue–––69.1%71.6%–68.2%68.4%65.9%61.4%61.5%
Depreciation and amortisation287260260285232–211212233272320
Operating profit after depreciation355642879591149–406484608534586
Other income521332950–49743645111
Finance costs5948313123–57137297
Profit before one-off items and tax348608879569177–450551631507600
One-off items0000−7–−330−265555
Profit before tax348608879569169–417551605562656
11821331614156–113140163149172
230395563428114–305411442413484
Other comprehensive income–––−1215–3229−2
Total comprehensive income–––417129–308413445423482
Net margin2.2%3.2%4.0%2.9%1.1%–1.8%2.2%2.3%2.4%2.6%
Materials, employee costs and other expenses are shown for the years they add up to operating expenses; for the years to Mar 2017, Mar 2018 and Mar 2019 they do not, so they are left blank.

Balance sheet

Consolidated, ₹ crore, at 31 March. The last column is the half year to Sep 2026, after the latest full year: the balance sheet at its end.

₹ croreMar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026Half yearFiled 27 Oct
3,5243,586–3,9704,1844,3704,5284,566
3,5203,582–3,9654,1784,3644,5224,561
Share capital2626–2626262626
Reserves3,4943,556–3,9384,1524,3374,4964,534
Belonging to outside owners of subsidiaries34–55665
169115–0776201,175990
1,9902,138–2,2772,8293,7835,0334,328
37128–334170132581
5,5515,852–6,2807,0538,2239,6939,474
2,5892,529–2,5942,6382,5443,4663,559
2,9543,319–3,6824,4115,6746,2265,915
Net debt90−354–−395−137177604371
Borrowings are counted again inside the liabilities due within a year and after a year. Plant in use and plant being built are given for full years only. No balance sheet is on record for the years to Mar 2017, Mar 2018 and Mar 2019, so its lines and the ratios worked from it are blank there.

Cash flow

Consolidated, ₹ crore, years to March. The last column is the half year to Sep 2026, after the latest full year: the cash flow over its six months.

₹ croreMar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026Half year
620–−12077235435806
703–20216427649897
298–−616−517−422−158351
Receivables−16–−161−919−559−87195
Inventories−43–−49259−248−534162
Payables75–84234196325141
Other working capital281–−47109188138−148
Tax paid−82–−140−139−192−214−91
Capital spending201–156192258512316
Free cash flow420–−276−114−23−77490
−152–−121−148−239−409−295
−88–−292−13021792−483
Dividends paid66–278199265249245
Shares bought back0–00000
Shares issued0–00000
Net change in cash380–−533−20121311728
Capital spending is part of cash from investing, and dividends paid, shares bought back and shares issued are part of cash from financing. Each is shown as an amount on a line of its own, and the section's other items are in its total only. No cash flow statement is on record for the years to Mar 2017, Mar 2018, Mar 2019 and Mar 2020.

Per share

Consolidated, ₹ per share, years to March.United Breweries dividend history

₹ per shareMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Earnings per share₹8.70₹14.93₹21.30₹16.18₹4.28–₹11.50₹15.51₹16.71₹15.63
Diluted earnings per share₹8.70₹14.93₹21.30₹16.18₹4.28–₹11.50₹15.51₹16.71₹15.63
Dividend per share₹1.15₹2.00₹2.50₹2.50₹0.50–₹7.50₹10.00₹10.00₹10.00
Book value per share–––₹133.14₹135.49–₹149.96₹158.03₹165.05₹171.03
Dividend payout13.2%13.4%11.7%15.5%11.7%–65.2%64.5%59.9%64.0%
Shareholder yield––––0.2%–0.7%0.4%0.5%0.6%
Market cap at the year end (₹ crore)20,38025,06236,87924,29532,825–37,66345,89952,86140,718

Ratios

Consolidated, years to March.United Breweries PE ratio and valuation

RatioMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Revenue growth101.5%21.5%13.7%3.6%−30.5%––10.4%5.6%−10.0%
Operating profit growth−11.3%40.5%26.2%−23.1%−56.5%––13.0%20.8%−4.2%
Net profit growth−22.1%71.6%42.7%−24.0%−73.4%––34.8%7.7%−6.6%
Earnings per share growth–71.6%42.7%−24.0%−73.5%––34.9%7.7%−6.5%
–––12.2%3.2%–7.7%10.1%10.3%9.3%
––––−9.0 pts––2.4 pts0.3 pts−1.0 pts
From the net margin––––−7.5 pts––1.7 pts0.2 pts0.4 pts
From asset turnover––––−1.5 pts––0.4 pts−0.8 pts−2.5 pts
From borrowing––––0.1 pts––0.3 pts0.9 pts1.1 pts
Return on capital employed–––16.0%4.0%–10.2%11.4%12.2%9.4%
Cash conversion––––544.9%–−39.2%18.8%53.1%105.2%
Interest cover6.113.528.219.06.6–87.470.347.37.4
Debt to equity–––0.050.03–0.000.020.140.26
Receivable days–––3450–31465462
Inventory days–––127204–122107116152
Payable days–––63111–617483127
Cash conversion cycle, days–––97143–92798786
Working capital days–––2625–22293838
Asset turnover–––2.641.79–2.652.762.541.95
Assets per rupee of net worth–––1.581.61–1.581.641.792.02
Sales per rupee of plant–––7.805.30–9.0910.4411.198.57
Capital spending to depreciation––––0.86–0.740.901.111.88
Plant being built, % of plant in use–––10.6%6.7%–4.2%9.8%14.6%25.1%
No balance sheet is on record for the years to Mar 2017, Mar 2018 and Mar 2019, so its lines and the ratios worked from it are blank there.

Growth and returns over 3, 5 and 10 years

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. Each window ends with the year to Mar 2026.

Return on assets, latest year
4.6%
Cash from operations against operating profit
54.0%
Measure10 years5 years3 years
Revenue growth, yearly rate13.2%11.4%1.6%
Profit growth, yearly rate3.4%29.6%10.8%
Return on equity, average–9.3%9.9%
Return on capital employed, average–10.8%11.0%
Operating margin, average5.3%4.1%4.2%
Net margin, average2.5%2.2%2.3%
Asset turnover, average–2.472.42
Cash conversion cycle, days, average–8684
Interest cover, average31.753.141.7
Debt to equity, average–0.110.14

Where the cash came from and went

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. ₹ crore, added up over each window, which ends with the year to Mar 2026.

₹ crore3 yearsLatest year
Cash from operations747435
Cash from investing−796−409
Cash from financing17892
Capital spending962512
Dividends paid712249
Shares bought back00
Shares issued for cash00
Borrowings raised1,175600
Borrowings repaid00

Accounting checks

Consolidated, years to March. Published tests of whether reported profit is backed by cash and the balance sheet.

CheckMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Piotroski score, out of 9Published threshold 3 points out of 9––––––––35
Altman Z-scorePublished threshold 1.81–––11.2811.63–13.8013.5611.857.54
Beneish M-scorePublished threshold −1.78––––−2.78––−1.76−2.34−2.28
Profit not backed by cash, % of assetsPublished threshold 10 per cent of average total assets––––−6.22––7.225.854.33
Cash from operations to profit, 3 yearsPublished threshold 0.7 times––––––––0.170.59
Receivables growth less revenue growthOur threshold 0 percentage points––––33.78––54.0318.0312.94
Inventory growth less cost-of-goods growthOur threshold 0 percentage points––––39.51––−13.219.1531.03
Other current assets growth less revenue growthOur threshold 5 per cent of revenue––––−1.12––0.341.24−1.11
Assets under construction, years of additionsOur threshold 2 years of additions––––0.47––1.241.220.89
Effective tax ratePublished threshold 17.16 per cent33.9635.0735.9424.7232.81–26.9925.4526.8926.48
Tax charged less tax paid, % of profitOur threshold 10 percentage points––––––−6.500.28−4.83−11.65
A threshold marked as ours has no published figure; it is the line we read the check against.

Credit ratings

An agency's view of the chance the company repays a borrowing on time, from AAA, the highest, down to D, in default.

DateAgencyBorrowing ratedRatingOutlookAmount, ₹ Cr
3 Dec 2025ICRA LimitedFund-based/Non-fund based-Others[ICRA]AA+ /[ICRA]A1+Review, Re-affirmStable1,380
3 Dec 2025ICRA LimitedFund-based-Term loan[ICRA]AA+New, NewStable1,000
The latest rating on each borrowing. The agency's name opens its reasoning for the rating.