Oil India Limited (OIL.NS) stock analysis

In our weekly check, Oil India Limited is graded B (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 18 pass, warnings: 3, red flags: 4.

About Oil India Limited

Oil India Limited is an Energy company (Oil & Gas Integrated) based in India, listed on NSE as OIL.NS.

What our checks show for OIL.NS

Red flags

• Analysts expect revenue to shrink about 9.7% a year.
• The stock has fallen as much as 79% from a peak. Would you have held through that?
• Recovering from its deepest fall took about 3.4 years.
• Return on capital (ROCE) is zero or negative: the business does not earn on the money put into it.

Warning signs

• Revenue grew only 2.2% a year over the last 3 years.
• Earnings per share fell 1.4% a year over the last 3 years.
• Net profit fell 1.5% a year over the last 3 years.

Strengths

• Debt is low: 0x equity.
• Operating profit covers interest 8.5 times over.
• The gross margin is 69.3% and has risen by 7.2 points: pricing power is holding.
• Operating cash flow is 1.34x net profit: the profit arrives as real cash.
• Analysts expect the net margin to improve by 14.2 points from today's 21.7%.
• The company keeps 21.7% of its revenue as net profit.

Next earnings report: 2026-11-12

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Questions

What grade does Oil India Limited (OIL.NS) have?

In our weekly check, Oil India Limited is graded B (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 18 pass, warnings: 3, red flags: 4. The grade is a risk check, not a buy or sell recommendation.

What are the main risks of OIL.NS stock?

This week's biggest flags for Oil India Limited: Weak revenue forecast, Deep past fall, Slow recovery after falls. In total 7 of 25 checks show a warning or a red flag.

What does Oil India Limited do?

Oil India Limited is an Energy company (Oil & Gas Integrated) based in India, listed on NSE as OIL.NS.

When does Oil India Limited report earnings next?

The next earnings report is expected on 2026-11-12. We re-run the checks every week, so the grade can change after it.

The grade is a risk check, not a price forecast, and not investment advice. In our 10-year test (S&P 500, 2016-2026), stocks we graded A or B fell more than 30% 2-3 times less often than D or F, without a lower average return.

Updated 2026-10-31

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