WinstonWınston
Godrej Consumer Products Limited logo

Godrej Consumer Products Limited

GODREJCP.NS
47
Household & Personal Products · Consumer Defensive
Price
₹1050.00
-27.30 (-2.53%)
Market Cap
₹1.07T
Exchange
National Stock Exchange of India
Winston Score
47
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 9, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

Godrej Consumer Products Limited (GCPL) is an Indian company that makes everyday household and personal care products. Its main product categories include soaps, hair color, insecticides (bug-killing sprays and coils), and air fresheners. Brands like Godrej No. 1 soap, Good Knight mosquito repellents, and Hit insecticide sprays are sold to hundreds of millions of households across India and other emerging markets.

GCPL earns money by selling these consumer goods through a vast network of retailers, distributors, and increasingly through e-commerce. The company operates across India, Africa, Indonesia, and Latin America, making it one of the larger emerging-market consumer goods companies. Its moat comes from strong brand recognition, deep rural distribution in India, and leadership positions in the home insecticide category. The key growth driver is expanding its product reach in underpenetrated African and Asian markets, while the main risk is rising raw material costs — such as palm oil and chemicals — which can squeeze its healthy gross margins.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

When traditional metrics don't capture the full picture, these are the signals growth stock investors use instead.

Revenue Growth

+15.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+11.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

Declining (-100% vs prior year)

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (2%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

61.9%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$39.0B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth + cash flow

Godrej Consumer Products Limited is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 15%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

Share count broadly stable

+0.1% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 1.02B (2022) → 1.02B (2026)

Score breakdown

Every number that matters to educated investors.

Each metric is explained in plain language so you know exactly what you're looking at. Start your free trial now.

Quality

Gross Margin
38.7%
Modest — 38.7% gross margin
Operating Margin
17.2%
Healthy — 17.2% operating margin
ROCE
4.3%
Weak — 4.3% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

Full breakdown available with your free trial

See every metric, trend, and what it means for this stock.

Try free

Growth

Sales YoY
+9.2%
Steady sales growth (+9.2% YoY)
EPS YoY
+3.3%
Modest earnings growth (+3.3% YoY)

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

EPS Consistency
5/8 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

Full breakdown available with your free trial

See every metric, trend, and what it means for this stock.

Try free

Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
34%
Weak — only 34% of profit becomes cash
FCF Margin
2.3%
Thin free cash flow (2.3%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

Full breakdown available with your free trial

See every metric, trend, and what it means for this stock.

Try free

Stability

Debt / Equity
0.33
Conservative — low debt load (0.33)
Interest Cover
8.98x
Comfortably covers interest (9.0x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

Full breakdown available with your free trial

See every metric, trend, and what it means for this stock.

Try free

Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
56.1x
Expensive — P/E 56.1

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

P/E vs Forward
+21.5
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (56.1 → 34.7)

Full breakdown available with your free trial

See every metric, trend, and what it means for this stock.

Try free

Dividends

Dividend Yield
1.87%
Small dividend — 1.87% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend Growth
+0.0%
Dividend flat

Full breakdown available with your free trial

See every metric, trend, and what it means for this stock.

Try free
🔒 See full fundamentals and if they are improving or declining — click here for your free trial now.
Start free trial