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Indian (NIFTY) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedSep 05, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies4751
  • 7D1.4%
  • 3M-1.3%
  • 1Y-7.2%
  • YTD-0.9%

The market is up 1.4% over the last week, with the Consumer Discretionary sector leading the way, up 2.9%. In contrast, the market has seen a decline of 7.2% over the last 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 16% annually.

Trending IndustriesOil and GasBiotechSoftwareRenewable Energy

Market Valuation and Performance

Has the Indian Market valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 05 Sep 2025₹450.4t₹177.8t₹17.6t27.7x25.6x2.5x
Sun, 03 Aug 2025₹442.3t₹175.2t₹17.4t29x25.4x2.5x
Tue, 01 Jul 2025₹459.4t₹173.4t₹17.1t29.6x26.8x2.7x
Thu, 29 May 2025₹442.2t₹173.4t₹17.2t27.9x25.8x2.6x
Sat, 26 Apr 2025₹418.6t₹169.3t₹16.6t26.7x25.2x2.5x
Mon, 24 Mar 2025₹408.9t₹169.0t₹16.8t25.8x24.4x2.4x
Wed, 19 Feb 2025₹394.5t₹168.9t₹16.8t25.7x23.5x2.3x
Fri, 17 Jan 2025₹426.3t₹167.9t₹16.4t31.2x26x2.5x
Sun, 15 Dec 2024₹457.4t₹167.6t₹16.3t33x28x2.7x
Tue, 12 Nov 2024₹440.8t₹166.6t₹16.3t33x27.1x2.6x
Thu, 10 Oct 2024₹459.0t₹163.0t₹16.0t33.5x28.7x2.8x
Sat, 07 Sep 2024₹456.9t₹162.8t₹16.0t34.5x28.6x2.8x
Mon, 05 Aug 2024₹453.1t₹161.8t₹15.8t34.5x28.7x2.8x
Wed, 03 Jul 2024₹440.1t₹160.1t₹15.8t33.5x27.9x2.7x
Fri, 31 May 2024₹408.6t₹165.5t₹16.6t30.1x24.6x2.5x
Sun, 28 Apr 2024₹399.7t₹156.3t₹15.0t31.7x26.6x2.6x
Tue, 26 Mar 2024₹378.0t₹154.9t₹14.8t29x25.6x2.4x
Thu, 22 Feb 2024₹384.2t₹154.8t₹14.8t31.5x26x2.5x
Sat, 20 Jan 2024₹369.3t₹153.1t₹14.2t31.3x25.9x2.4x
Mon, 18 Dec 2023₹353.8t₹152.2t₹14.2t29.1x25x2.3x
Wed, 15 Nov 2023₹318.6t₹152.7t₹14.2t27.6x22.4x2.1x
Fri, 13 Oct 2023₹318.4t₹151.3t₹13.2t28.2x24.2x2.1x
Sun, 10 Sep 2023₹322.4t₹152.3t₹13.4t28x24.1x2.1x
Tue, 08 Aug 2023₹307.5t₹151.9t₹13.3t27x23x2x
Thu, 06 Jul 2023₹297.0t₹149.9t₹12.5t25.8x23.8x2x
Sat, 03 Jun 2023₹282.4t₹150.3t₹12.5t24.1x22.6x1.9x
Mon, 01 May 2023₹269.3t₹145.5t₹12.2t22.3x22x1.9x
Wed, 29 Mar 2023₹249.8t₹144.9t₹12.2t19.8x20.6x1.7x
Fri, 24 Feb 2023₹258.1t₹145.0t₹12.2t21.3x21.2x1.8x
Sun, 22 Jan 2023₹277.9t₹139.5t₹11.9t23.2x23.3x2x
Tue, 20 Dec 2022₹285.5t₹139.2t₹11.9t23.2x24x2.1x
Thu, 17 Nov 2022₹281.1t₹138.6t₹11.8t22.1x23.7x2x
Sat, 15 Oct 2022₹263.9t₹131.4t₹11.9t21.9x22.2x2x
Mon, 12 Sep 2022₹275.9t₹130.9t₹11.9t22.4x23.3x2.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

23.3x


Total Market Cap: ₹275.9tTotal Earnings: ₹11.9tTotal Revenue: ₹130.9tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Indian Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 24.8x202320242025
Current Market PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Indian market at the moment, indicating that they expect earnings will grow in line with historical growth rates.
  • The market is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 24.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for Indian listed companies have grown 14% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 11% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Sector Trends

Which sectors have driven the changes within the Indian Market?

IN Market1.37%
Consumer Discretionary2.93%
Materials2.38%
Consumer Staples2.18%
Industrials1.75%
Healthcare1.38%
Utilities1.30%
Financials1.10%
Real Estate0.50%
Tech-0.31%
Telecom-0.38%
Energy-0.47%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Consumer Staples sector the most for future growth, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 48.5x.
    • The market's confidence is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 13.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 10.2% per year.
  • The Energy sector is the least preferred by investors for future growth, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 13.5x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Real Estate sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 26% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 13% per year.
  • In contrast, the Energy sector is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.4% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuationSector
M&M Mahindra & Mahindra₹3.56k11.3%
+₹403.9b		32.0%PE29xConsumer Discretionary
BAJFINANCE Bajaj Finance₹937.606.8%
+₹370.9b		28.1%PE33.4xFinancials
RELIANCE Reliance Industries₹1.38k1.3%
+₹240.9b		-6.1%PE22.8xEnergy
HDFCBANK HDFC Bank₹963.401.2%
+₹181.2b		17.7%PB2.7xFinancials
500470 Tata Steel₹167.658.5%
+₹164.8b		10.8%PE46.1xMaterials
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