High ROE Stocks in India

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Discover Indian companies demonstrating exceptional profitability and shareholder value creation. Our curated list focuses on stocks with a Return on Equity (ROE) exceeding 20%, a key indicator of efficient capital deployment. These are the quality compounders poised for sustained growth in the current market cycle.

Finding stocks with consistently high ROE is crucial for identifying businesses that effectively reinvest profits to generate further returns. We screen the NSE and BSE universe for companies that not only achieve ROE above 20% but also exhibit strong business fundamentals. This approach filters for durable competitive advantages and prudent management, essential traits for long-term wealth creation. These high ROE stocks often represent sectors with favourable economics or companies that have carved out significant market share. By focusing on these quality compounders, investors can gain exposure to businesses likely to outperform through market cycles, driven by their inherent ability to generate superior returns on equity.

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Compare ROE with debt-to-equity, ROCE, free cash flow, margin profile, and earnings stability across cycles. A company earning strong returns with modest leverage deserves a different level of respect from one producing headline ROE through financial engineering.

#CompanyPrice1D ChangeROE %Market CapScore
1Indosolar Limited
Heavy Electrical Equipment
397.00-0.15%420.20%₹2K Cr50
2Sri Adhikari Brothers Television Network Ltd
TV Broadcasting & Software Production
48.17+0.00%391.13%₹3K Cr
3RRPSemiconductor
Other Financial Services
11320.20+0.00%208.63%₹15K Cr
4Timex Group India Ltd
Gems, Jewellery And Watches
484.10-0.93%196.63%₹3K Cr
5Anantam Highways
103.90+0.00%177.03%₹2K Cr
6Strides Pharma Science Ltd
Pharmaceuticals
1106.90+0.38%150.67%₹8K Cr
7Avishkar Infra Realty Ltd
Residential, Commercial Projects
596.30+0.00%148.05%₹2K Cr
8Ge Power India Ltd
Heavy Electrical Equipment
306.40+0.00%105.32%₹2K Cr
9Emmvee Photovol.
343.25+2.05%104.58%₹15K Cr
10InterGlobe Aviation Ltd
Airline
4878.40+0.79%103.80%₹224K Cr
11GK Energy
145.94-1.54%100.52%₹3K Cr
12Saatvik Green
477.90+0.37%94.06%₹5K Cr
13Oswal Pumps Limited
Compressors, Pumps & Diesel Engines
423.05-0.20%87.50%₹6K Cr
14Euro Asia Exports Ltd
Trading & Distributors
637.25+0.00%87.02%₹1K Cr
15Sanofi Consumer Healthcare Inc
Pharmaceuticals
4753.30+0.20%83.81%₹11K Cr
16Nestle India Ltd
Packaged Foods
1407.30+1.12%83.02%₹243K Cr
17Tips Music Ltd
Media & Entertainment
642.95+1.24%82.88%₹7K Cr
18Ghv Infra Projects Ltd
Civil Construction
219.40-2.21%82.10%₹2K Cr
19Colgate Palmolive India Ltd
Personal Care
2034.20-2.99%81.19%₹58K Cr
20Websol Energy Systems Ltd
Other Electrical Equipment
106.32+0.18%80.17%₹4K Cr
21SAFEENTPSM
Furniture, Home Furnishing
268.65+2.09%77.55%₹1K Cr
22Procter & Gamble Hygiene Limited
Personal Care
8995.50-0.90%75.67%₹42K Cr
23Schneider Electric Infrastructure Limited
Heavy Electrical Equipment
1266.60+7.21%73.96%₹17K Cr
24Hindustan Zinc Ltd
Zinc
572.55+1.46%72.42%₹211K Cr
25Raymond Realty Limited
Residential, Commercial Projects
595.30-1.90%72.31%₹3K Cr
26Waaree Renewable Technologies Ltd
Other Electrical Equipment
971.70+0.12%65.56%₹11K Cr
27Nirlon Ltd
Diversified Commercial Services
614.70-0.20%59.88%₹4K Cr
28Network People Services Technologies Ltd
IT Enabled Services
1623.90+4.33%56.01%₹3K Cr
29Tata Communications Ltd
Telecom - Cellular & Fixed line services
1899.80-0.72%55.18%₹52K Cr
30Ashoka Buildcon Ltd
Civil Construction
130.69-1.45%54.78%₹5K Cr
31International Gemmological Institute
Diversified Commercial Services
357.15-2.58%54.37%₹14K Cr
32Premier Energies Ltd
Other Electrical Equipment
1055.80+0.05%53.55%₹44K Cr
33MONOLITHSM
Electrodes & Refractories
679.35-2.95%53.30%₹1K Cr
34Britannia Industries Ltd
Packaged Foods
5232.00+0.28%52.94%₹140K Cr
35Shilchar Technologies Ltd
Other Electrical Equipment
4406.20+5.60%52.93%₹5K Cr
36Meghna Infracon Infrastructure Ltd
Residential, Commercial Projects
753.95+3.46%52.57%₹1K Cr
37Tata Consultancy Services Ltd
Computers - Software & Consulting
2223.00+1.09%52.38%₹1133K Cr
38Esab India Ltd
Other Industrial Products
5723.50+0.32%52.34%₹9K Cr
39Rajesh Power
Multi Utilities
1244.50+0.00%50.83%₹2K Cr
40Billionbrains
198.97-0.36%49.92%₹97K Cr
41Dam Capital Advisors Ltd
Stockbroking & Allied
149.93-1.74%49.22%₹2K Cr
42Fujiyama Power
319.60+1.82%49.14%₹6K Cr
43Page Industries Ltd
Garments & Apparels
39300.00+0.60%48.54%₹42K Cr
44Oriana Power Ltd
Other Electrical Equipment
1641.40-1.48%48.35%₹5K Cr
45ALPEX SOLAR LIMITE
Other Electrical Equipment
968.25-1.40%47.72%₹3K Cr
46Zinka Logistics Solutions Ltd
Transport Related Services
548.50-0.70%47.30%₹12K Cr
47Sanofi India Limited
Pharmaceuticals
3304.20+0.02%47.15%₹10K Cr
48GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Pharmaceuticals
2199.80-0.14%46.87%₹42K Cr
49Kesar India
Residential, Commercial Projects
1237.15+0.61%46.19%₹2K Cr
50Life Insurance Corporation of India
Life Insurance
418.15+1.74%45.72%₹558K Cr

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is high ROE considered attractive by investors?

Because it often signals efficient use of capital. Warren Buffett famously prioritises businesses with consistently high ROE as a measure of durable competitive advantage.

What makes ROE misleading as a standalone metric?

Heavy leverage, share buybacks, or temporary profit spikes can inflate ROE without improving the underlying quality of the business. Always cross-check with ROCE.

What is a good ROE for Indian companies?

An ROE consistently above 15-20% is generally considered strong. However, sector context matters — banking ROEs are structurally different from IT or manufacturing businesses.

How is ROE different from ROCE?

ROE measures returns on equity capital only. ROCE measures returns on total capital — both debt and equity — making it a more complete picture of capital efficiency for asset-heavy businesses.

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