Tata Consumer Products Limited (TATACONSUM.NS) stock analysis

In our weekly check, Tata Consumer Products Limited is graded B (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 20 pass, warnings: 2, red flags: 3.

About Tata Consumer Products Limited

Tata Consumer Products Limited is a Consumer Defensive company (Packaged Foods) based in India, listed on NSE as TATACONSUM.NS.

What our checks show for TATACONSUM.NS

Red flags

• The gross margin fell by 11.4 points, to 30.9%: costs are rising faster than prices.
• The price is 58.3 times earnings (P/E): the market already pays for a lot of future growth.
• Return on capital (ROCE) is zero or negative: the business does not earn on the money put into it.

Warning signs

• The net margin is only 7.8%: little room if costs rise.
• The stock has fallen as much as 55% from a peak. Would you have held through that?

Strengths

• Debt is low: 0x equity.
• Operating profit covers interest 15.9 times over.
• Operating cash flow is 1.48x net profit: the profit arrives as real cash.
• Analysts expect earnings per share to grow about 20.4% a year over the next years.
• Analysts expect the net margin to improve by 2.1 points from today's 7.8%.
• Net profit grew 10.7% a year over the last 3 years.

Next earnings report: 2026-10-26

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Questions

What grade does Tata Consumer Products Limited (TATACONSUM.NS) have?

In our weekly check, Tata Consumer Products Limited is graded B (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 20 pass, warnings: 2, red flags: 3. The grade is a risk check, not a buy or sell recommendation.

What are the main risks of TATACONSUM.NS stock?

This week's biggest flags for Tata Consumer Products Limited: Gross margin falling, High P/E, Low return on capital. In total 5 of 25 checks show a warning or a red flag.

What does Tata Consumer Products Limited do?

Tata Consumer Products Limited is a Consumer Defensive company (Packaged Foods) based in India, listed on NSE as TATACONSUM.NS.

When does Tata Consumer Products Limited report earnings next?

The next earnings report is expected on 2026-10-26. 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 2026-10-24

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