CIPLA.NS

Cipla Limited

NSI · Healthcare

₹1,399.00

₹16.00 (+1.16%)up 1.16%

24 September 2026 · delayed 15+ min

D-

Quality score60.2 / 100

Cut-offs are the grader's own: 97+ for an A+, below 60 is an F.

Cipla Limited earns a D- on good profit margins (>10%) and strong trend (ADX > 25) but negative earnings growth and low Sharpe ratio (0.39). Consider alternatives with better risk/reward profiles.

Model stance WEAK HOLD Suggested position 4.0% · ₹400.00 IQInvest estimate
Adjusted for Moderate investors, Medium-term investors 4.0% suggested allocation Change these

These change the suggested position size and the stance, not the category scores. Amount is in rupees.

IQ-CIPLA.NS-20260924engine v1 · 7-category weighted scorecard

What it is worth, depending who you ask.

Today’s price against the year it has had and the targets analysts publish. Every marker is a reported figure, not a projection of ours.

52-week low

₹1,166.70

Lowest analyst target

₹1,170.00

Today's price

₹1,399.00

Mean analyst target

₹1,509.08

52-week high

₹1,673.00

Highest analyst target

₹1,768.00

CIPLA.NS trades 46% of the way up its 52-week range, between ₹1,166.70 and ₹1,673.00. The mean analyst target of ₹1,509.08 is 7.9% above today's price.

Today’s price 52-week range Analyst price targets

Scored categories

Financial healthGood profit margins (>10%); Negative earnings growth 50.023%

Profit margin

12.01%

Net profit per unit of revenue

healthyWhat this means

Of every 100 units of revenue, this much survives as profit.

A comfortable buffer between revenue and costs.

Operating margin

12.55%

Before interest and tax

healthyWhat this means

Profit from operations, before interest and tax, per 100 of revenue.

The operations themselves are comfortably profitable.

Gross margin

63.28%

After the cost of goods only

highWhat this means

What is left of revenue after only the direct cost of the product.

Little marginal cost per sale, which is what lets software and pharma fund heavy R&D.

Debt to equity

1.78

Borrowings against equity

conservativeWhat this means

Borrowings measured against shareholder capital.

Comfortably financed.

Revenue growth

3.50%

Year on year

flatWhat this means

Change in revenue against the same period last year.

Growing slower than a typical economy — the business is mature or under pressure.

Earnings growth

-39.20%

Year on year

fallingWhat this means

Change in earnings against the same period last year.

Profit is declining even if revenue is not.

Revenue

₹28,068 Cr

Trailing twelve months

Payout ratio

31.18%

Dividends as a share of earnings

conservativeWhat this means

The share of earnings paid out as dividends.

Comfortably covered, with room to keep raising it.

Growth & momentumLow Sharpe ratio (0.39) 50.022%

Return, 1 month

-1.48%

Return, 3 months

-4.53%

Return, 6 months

15.35%

Return, year to date

-5.91%

Return, 1 year

-8.18%

Return, 3 years

15.21%

Sharpe ratio

0.39

Return earned per unit of risk

modestWhat this means

Return earned per unit of risk taken.

Below 1 is the common case; return did not strongly outpace the volatility.

Win rate

49.76%

Share of days that closed up

about evenWhat this means

The share of trading days that closed higher.

Close to a coin flip, which is the norm — returns come from the size of moves, not their count.

Average daily return

0.04%

Best day

9.64%

Worst day

-7.93%

Valuation8 measured figures 45.018%

P/E ratio

33.49

Price against trailing earnings

highWhat this means

You pay 33.49 for every 1 unit of annual earnings.

Above about 25 the market is paying up for expected growth.

Forward P/E

22.04

Price against forecast earnings

moderateWhat this means

Price against next year's *forecast* earnings.

A conventional range.

Price to book

3.28

Price against balance-sheet equity

well above bookWhat this means

Price against the accounting value of the company's net assets.

Normal for asset-light businesses, where the value sits in brands and software the balance sheet never records.

Price to sales

4.03

Price against revenue

highWhat this means

Price against revenue — usable when a company has no profit yet.

The price assumes today's revenue will convert into much more profit later.

EV / EBITDA

20.01

Whole-company value against cash earnings

highWhat this means

Whole-company value, debt included, against cash earnings.

Expensive even before interest, tax and depreciation are considered.

Enterprise value

₹1.04 L Cr

Market value plus debt, minus cash — the price of the whole business

Shares outstanding

80,78,58,447

Shares the profit is split across

Dividend yield

0.94%

Annual dividend against price

modestWhat this means

Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price.

A small income component.

TechnicalStrong trend (ADX > 25); RSI in healthy range (30-70) 100.015%

RSI (14)

51.3

Above 70 overbought, below 30 oversold

neutralWhat this means

A 0–100 momentum gauge over the last 14 sessions.

The middle band, where most trading days sit.

MACD

-10.19

Momentum against its own trend

MACD histogram

4.01

Positive is bullish

ADX

26.3

Trend strength; above 25 is a real trend

trendingWhat this means

Trend strength, regardless of direction.

Above 25 is conventionally read as a genuine trend in force.

20-day average

₹1,386.38

50-day average

₹1,420.62

200-day average

₹1,375.62

Price vs 50-day

-1.45%

Price vs 200-day

1.77%

Bollinger upper

₹1,426.46

Bollinger lower

₹1,346.30

Average true range

24.01

Typical daily trading range

Stochastic %K

73.2

Risk4 measured figures 55.012%

Volatility, annualised

22.81%

How far it swings in a year

normalWhat this means

How far the price typically swings over a year.

A typical range for an individual share.

Beta

0.08

Moves against the wider market

steadier than the marketWhat this means

How much the price moves relative to the wider market.

Tends to move less than the index, in both directions.

Maximum drawdown

-28.32%

Worst peak-to-trough fall

significantWhat this means

The worst peak-to-trough fall in the period measured.

A serious decline, though not unusual over a multi-year window.

Risk category

Moderate

The engine's own banding

Analyst viewAnalyst consensus: Buy; Strong analyst coverage (36 analysts) 80.010%

Consensus

Buy

What covering analysts rate it

Analysts covering

36

Mean price target

₹1,509.08

Highest target

₹1,768.00

Lowest target

₹1,170.00

Implied upside

7.87%

Target against today's price

limitedWhat this means

How far the mean analyst target sits above today's price.

Little headroom to the consensus target.

Price against the NIFTY 50

180 trading days to 2026-09-24

CIPLA.NS is 3.3% down over the window, against 9.4% down for the NIFTY 50 — ahead by 6.1 points.
CIPLA.NS -3.3%NIFTY 50 -9.4%
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Sampled across the window. Both columns are rebased to 100 on 2026-01-08, so they can be compared directly.
DateCloseCIPLA.NS rebasedNIFTY 50 rebased
2026-01-08₹1,447.02100.0100.0
2026-01-30₹1,312.6990.697.9
2026-02-20₹1,329.6491.898.8
2026-03-16₹1,288.9289.090.5
2026-04-09₹1,213.0283.891.9
2026-05-01₹1,297.4389.7—
2026-05-22₹1,386.2095.891.7
2026-06-12₹1,389.4096.091.3
2026-07-03₹1,458.20100.893.8
2026-07-24₹1,411.6097.591.8
2026-08-14₹1,450.00100.294.2
2026-09-04₹1,385.0095.792.4

How the score was built

Each category is scored 0–100, then multiplied by its weight. The seven contributions sum to the quality score.
CategoryScoreWeightContribution
Financial health50.023%11.5
Growth & momentum50.022%11.0
Valuation45.018%8.1
Technical100.015%15.0
Risk55.012%6.6
Analyst view80.010%8.0
ESG50.00%0.0
Quality score100%60.2

ESG is scored but carries no weight in this grade. Add ?esg=1 to the address to include it — the engine then redistributes weight across the other six, so the whole scorecard changes, not just one row.

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ModelThe emphasis
IQInvest defaultThe engine's own weighting: financial health 23% and performance 22% lead, valuation 18%, then technicals, risk and analysts.
Value investorPrice against worth dominates: valuation 40%, financial health 25%. Chart signals count for almost nothing.
Growth investorMomentum first: performance 40% and technicals 20%. Whether the price is fair today gets just 5%.
Sleep at nightStability over everything: risk 35% and financial health 30% together outweigh all other categories combined.
ChartistThe tape over the fundamentals: technicals 45% and performance 25%. Valuation is nearly ignored.
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Your grade

D-

60.2 / 100

Identical to the IQInvest grade.

All 59 metricsOne flat sortable table, for when you want everything at once.
Metric Category Value Source
Analysts coveringAnalyst view36Yahoo Finance
ConsensusAnalyst viewBuyYahoo Finance
Highest targetAnalyst view₹1,768.00Yahoo Finance
Implied upsideAnalyst view7.87%Yahoo Finance
Lowest targetAnalyst view₹1,170.00Yahoo Finance
Mean price targetAnalyst view₹1,509.08Yahoo Finance
Debt to equityFinancial health1.78Yahoo Finance
Earnings growthFinancial health-39.20%Yahoo Finance
Gross marginFinancial health63.28%Yahoo Finance
Operating marginFinancial health12.55%Yahoo Finance
Payout ratioFinancial health31.18%Yahoo Finance
Profit marginFinancial health12.01%Yahoo Finance
RevenueFinancial health₹28,068 CrYahoo Finance
Revenue growthFinancial health3.50%Yahoo Finance
Average daily returnGrowth & momentum0.04%Yahoo Finance
Best dayGrowth & momentum9.64%Yahoo Finance
Return, 1 monthGrowth & momentum-1.48%Yahoo Finance
Return, 1 yearGrowth & momentum-8.18%Yahoo Finance
Return, 3 monthsGrowth & momentum-4.53%Yahoo Finance
Return, 3 yearsGrowth & momentum15.21%Yahoo Finance
Return, 6 monthsGrowth & momentum15.35%Yahoo Finance
Return, year to dateGrowth & momentum-5.91%Yahoo Finance
Sharpe ratioGrowth & momentum0.39Yahoo Finance
Win rateGrowth & momentum49.76%Yahoo Finance
Worst dayGrowth & momentum-7.93%Yahoo Finance
52-week highMarket data₹1,673.00Yahoo Finance
52-week lowMarket data₹1,166.70Yahoo Finance
Average volumeMarket data11,00,192Yahoo Finance
Day highMarket data₹1,419.00Yahoo Finance
Day lowMarket data₹1,365.60Yahoo Finance
EmployeesMarket data31,369Yahoo Finance
OpenMarket data₹1,375.00Yahoo Finance
Previous closeMarket data₹1,383.00Yahoo Finance
VolumeMarket data15,80,370Yahoo Finance
BetaRisk0.08Yahoo Finance
Maximum drawdownRisk-28.32%Yahoo Finance
Risk categoryRiskModerateYahoo Finance
Volatility, annualisedRisk22.81%Yahoo Finance
20-day averageTechnical₹1,386.38Yahoo Finance
200-day averageTechnical₹1,375.62Yahoo Finance
50-day averageTechnical₹1,420.62Yahoo Finance
ADXTechnical26.3Yahoo Finance
Average true rangeTechnical24.01Yahoo Finance
Bollinger lowerTechnical₹1,346.30Yahoo Finance
Bollinger upperTechnical₹1,426.46Yahoo Finance
MACDTechnical-10.19Yahoo Finance
MACD histogramTechnical4.01Yahoo Finance
Price vs 200-dayTechnical1.77%Yahoo Finance
Price vs 50-dayTechnical-1.45%Yahoo Finance
RSI (14)Technical51.3Yahoo Finance
Stochastic %KTechnical73.2Yahoo Finance
Dividend yieldValuation0.94%Yahoo Finance
Enterprise valueValuation₹1.04 L CrYahoo Finance
EV / EBITDAValuation20.01Yahoo Finance
Forward P/EValuation22.04Yahoo Finance
P/E ratioValuation33.49Yahoo Finance
Price to bookValuation3.28Yahoo Finance
Price to salesValuation4.03Yahoo Finance
Shares outstandingValuation80,78,58,447Yahoo Finance
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