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JSW Dulux Limited is an Indian paints and coatings company focused on decorative and performance coatings for residential, commercial, and industrial applications. Headquartered in India and incorporated in 1954, the company offers a broad portfolio spanning interior and exterior wall paints, wood finishes, enamels, and specialty coatings. Through the Dulux brand and other global coating brands, JSW Dulux Limited serves homeowners, professional painters, real estate developers, and institutional clients. The company’s products are distributed via a nationwide network of dealers, retail outlets, and project sales channels, enabling strong presence in both urban and semi-urban markets. In addition to manufacturing and trading paints and related products, JSW Dulux Limited provides technical support and color consultancy to customers, and conducts research and development services for group entities. Within the Indian consumer goods and construction ecosystem, it plays a significant role in home décor, infrastructure finishing, and protective coatings for a variety of surfaces and environments.
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JSW Dulux (NSE: JSWDULUX), Paints and coatings (decorative and industrial): revenue of ₹3,599 crore in FY26 (-11.6% on FY25), an EBITDA margin of 14.1%, net profit of ₹1,974 crore and net cash of ₹190.7 crore.
JSW Dulux (formerly Akzo Nobel India) makes and sells decorative paints under Dulux (now owned by the company for India) and industrial coatings (marine and protective, automotive and specialty, coil) under licensed AkzoNobel brands International and Sikkens. Decorative is about 60% of revenue, with premium 45% of decorative. It runs five plants (305 MLPA) and reaches about 22,000 retailers in over 5,000 towns. Since December 2025 it is controlled by JSW Paints (61.2%), which is integrating the two paint businesses under Project Akshaya while running them as separate listed and unlisted companies.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Legal name | JSW Dulux Limited (formerly Akzo Nobel India Limited, ICI India Limited) |
| Exchange and ticker | NSE: JSWDULUX; BSE: 500710 |
| ISIN | INE133A01011 |
| CIN | L24292WB1954PLC021516 |
| Sector | Consumer / Basic Materials |
| Industry | Paints and coatings (decorative and industrial) |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, India |
| Fiscal year end | March |
| Reporting basis and unit | consolidated, in ₹ crore |
| Auditor | Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP (from FY27; Price Waterhouse Chartered Accountants LLP audited FY26) (since FY27) |
| Market capitalisation | ₹13,964 crore (19 Oct 2026) |
| Shares outstanding | 4.55 crore shares (FY26) |
| Price | ₹3,045 (close, 19 Oct 2026) |
| Website | https://www.jswdulux.com |
Parent: JSW Paints Limited (61.20%), part of JSW Group.
| Entity | Holding | Business |
|---|---|---|
| ICI India Research & Technology Centre Private Limited | 99.99% | Research services to the holding company; held real estate monetised in FY26-FY27 |
Powder Coatings and International Research Center divisions sold by slump sale to Akzo Nobel Powder Coatings India Pvt Ltd on 2 Jul 2025; Dulux decorative IPR for India bought from AkzoNobel for Rs 1,152 cr in Jun 2025; JSW Paints acquired control 10 Dec 2025.
| Shareholding (% of shares) | Q2FY26 | Q3FY26 | Q4FY26 | Q1FY27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promoter | 69.76% | 61.20% | 61.20% | 61.20% |
| Promoter holding pledged | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Foreign institutions | 7.97% | 8.66% | 8.43% | 8.49% |
| Domestic institutions | 13.77% | 20.58% | 21.79% | 21.96% |
| of which mutual funds | 11.34% | 17.57% | 18.55% | 18.66% |
| Retail | 6.08% |
The promoter holding pledged is a share of the promoter's own holding.
| Peer | Why the dossier compares them |
|---|---|
| Asian Paints (ASIANPAINT) | Decorative market leader; JSW Dulux benchmarks its pricing against it |
| Berger Paints India (BERGEPAINT) | No.2 decorative player; mid-market price parity cited by management |
| Kansai Nerolac Paints (KANSAINER) | Similar market cap; decorative plus industrial/auto coatings mix |
| Indigo Paints (INDIGOPNTS) | Smaller decorative challenger competing in mid/economy |
| Grasim Industries (Birla Opus) (GRASIM) | |
| Sirca Paints India (SIRCA) | Listed wood-finishes specialist, overlaps with Sadolin wood coatings |
| Profit and loss (₹ crore) | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue from operations | 3,962 | 4,069 | 3,599 |
| Cost of revenue (vendor classification) * | 2,461 | 2,189 | |
| Other operating costs (vendor classification) * | 640.8 | 573.2 | |
| EBITDA (vendor classification) * | 668.0 | 599.8 | |
| Operating EBIT excluding other income and exceptional items | 549.7 | 552.1 | 433.2 |
| Finance costs | 12.5 | 9.80 | 12.1 |
| Profit before tax | 573.0 | 569.9 | 2,366 |
| Total income-tax expense | 146.4 | 140.4 | 391.7 |
| Consolidated profit after tax | 426.6 | 429.5 | 1,974 |
| Diluted earnings per share (₹) | 93.68 | 94.31 | 433.4 |
| Cost of materials consumed | 2,009 | 2,163 | 1,868 |
| Purchases of stock-in-trade | 208.3 | 211.9 | 183.4 |
| Signed change in finished goods, WIP and traded inventory | 5.20 | -56.4 | 57.2 |
| Materials, purchases and signed inventory change | 2,223 | 2,318 | 2,109 |
| Employee benefits expense | 328.1 | 337.4 | 313.0 |
| Other operating expenses | 778.7 | 772.4 | 668.9 |
| Operating EBITDA excluding other income and property gains | 632.0 | 641.5 | 508.5 |
| Depreciation and amortisation | 82.3 | 89.4 | 75.3 |
| Other income as separately presented by issuer | 35.8 | 27.6 | 17.7 |
| Net gain on sale of immovable properties | 0.00 | 0.00 | 80.8 |
| Other income including separately presented property gains | 35.8 | 27.6 | 98.5 |
| Exceptional items signed income/(expense) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,846 |
| Current income-tax expense | 150.8 | 140.9 | 331.3 |
| Deferred income-tax expense/(credit) | -4.40 | -0.50 | 60.4 |
| Profit attributable to owners | 426.6 | 429.5 | 1,974 |
| Profit attributable to non-controlling interests | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Share of profit/(loss) of associates | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Other expenses: stores and spare parts | 4.10 | 3.00 | 1.70 |
| Other expenses: plant and machinery repairs | 35.4 | 38.8 | 24.4 |
| Other expenses: building repairs | 4.30 | 3.10 | 2.20 |
| Other expenses: power and fuel | 17.7 | 20.0 | 20.9 |
| Other expenses: travelling | 35.5 | 36.7 | 37.1 |
| Other expenses: rates and taxes | 2.50 | 3.00 | 3.70 |
| Other expenses: rent | 2.80 | 3.70 | 5.20 |
| Other expenses: insurance | 12.0 | 11.8 | 10.9 |
| Other expenses: freight and transport | 159.0 | 162.1 | 154.7 |
| Other expenses: advertisement and publicity | 119.2 | 93.3 | 94.3 |
| Other expenses: royalty | 141.1 | 139.8 | 78.6 |
| Other expenses: consultancy charges | 14.0 | 28.1 | 25.6 |
| Other expenses: net foreign-exchange differences | 0.50 | 0.00 | 2.20 |
| Other expenses: payments to auditors | 1.50 | 1.60 | 2.60 |
| Other expenses: corporate social responsibility | 7.70 | 9.30 | 10.7 |
| Other expenses: IT support and maintenance | 43.5 | 48.0 | 36.1 |
| Other expenses: warehouse charges | 22.7 | 31.4 | 30.2 |
| Other expenses: provision for doubtful debts and advances | 4.00 | 3.10 | 7.20 |
| Other expenses: net loss on sale of PPE | 1.10 | 0.70 | 0.70 |
| Other expenses: subcontracting charges | 80.3 | 64.8 | 61.5 |
| Other expenses: miscellaneous expenses | 69.8 | 70.1 | 58.4 |
| Vendor revenue reference, do not model-bind * | 4,065 | 3,580 | |
| Vendor EBIT reference, do not model-bind * | 579.0 | 2,376 | |
| Vendor finance cost reference, do not model-bind * | 9.10 | 10.4 |
| Balance sheet (₹ crore) | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equity attributable to owners | 1,330 | 1,330 | 2,452 |
| Lease-inclusive interest-bearing debt | 60.4 | 62.1 | 79.1 |
| Cash and cash equivalents including liquid mutual funds | 273.7 | 248.2 | 269.8 |
| Trade receivables net | 575.4 | 584.9 | 602.9 |
| Inventories excluding held-for-sale disposal group | 611.5 | 604.7 | 571.1 |
| Total trade payables excluding held-for-sale disposal group | 997.5 | 956.3 | 756.5 |
| Net property, plant and equipment excluding ROU and intangibles | 436.7 | 395.7 | 359.7 |
| Capital work-in-progress | 119.1 | 66.7 | 48.6 |
| Total assets | 2,904 | 2,903 | 3,795 |
| Right-of-use assets | 86.3 | 83.7 | 100.8 |
| Intangible assets | 3.00 | 1.90 | 1,153 |
| Non-current investments | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Non-current loans | 0.40 | 0.50 | 0.20 |
| Other non-current financial assets | 9.70 | 10.1 | 11.4 |
| Net deferred-tax assets | 32.0 | 31.4 | 0.00 |
| Non-current income-tax assets net | 172.6 | 196.9 | 227.8 |
| Other non-current assets | 122.5 | 115.1 | 106.9 |
| Total non-current assets | 982.3 | 902.0 | 2,008 |
| Liquid mutual funds included within cash | 0.00 | 0.00 | 114.7 |
| Bank balances other than cash equivalents | 250.2 | 52.3 | 53.9 |
| Current loans | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 |
| Other current financial assets | 11.0 | 8.90 | 12.5 |
| Other current assets | 199.8 | 173.1 | 276.7 |
| Assets held for sale | 0.00 | 329.3 | 0.00 |
| Total current assets including held for sale | 1,922 | 2,001 | 1,787 |
| Paid-up equity share capital | 45.5 | 45.5 | 45.5 |
| Other equity | 1,284 | 1,285 | 2,406 |
| Non-controlling interests in equity | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Non-current lease liabilities | 45.1 | 44.8 | 63.1 |
| Current lease liabilities | 15.3 | 17.3 | 16.0 |
| Lease-inclusive net debt, negative for net cash | -213.3 | -186.1 | -190.7 |
| Other non-current financial liabilities | 2.00 | 0.20 | 0.00 |
| Other non-current liabilities | 9.10 | 9.10 | 6.20 |
| Non-current provisions | 94.3 | 69.0 | 104.1 |
| Net deferred-tax liabilities | 0.00 | 0.00 | 27.1 |
| Total non-current liabilities | 150.5 | 123.1 | 200.5 |
| Trade payables to micro and small enterprises | 32.1 | 35.3 | 41.8 |
| Other trade payables | 965.4 | 921.0 | 714.7 |
| Other current financial liabilities | 100.8 | 97.7 | 94.3 |
| Other current liabilities | 268.8 | 258.7 | 249.7 |
| Current provisions | 41.1 | 39.0 | 26.7 |
| Liabilities related to assets held for sale | 0.00 | 81.1 | 0.00 |
| Total current liabilities including held for sale | 1,424 | 1,450 | 1,143 |
| Total liabilities | 1,574 | 1,573 | 1,344 |
| Vendor net-block reference, do not model-bind * | 217.0 | 232.1 | |
| Vendor CWIP reference, do not model-bind * | 70.5 | 49.2 |
| Cash flow (₹ crore) | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash flow from operating activities | 485.5 | 312.1 | 93.2 |
| Free cash flow (vendor definition) * | 204.5 | -1,106 | |
| Dividends paid, signed outflow | -409.9 | -432.6 | -847.0 |
| Total cash capex including intellectual property acquisition | -118.5 | -106.5 | -1,199 |
| Cash purchases of PPE and CWIP, signed outflow | -118.5 | -106.5 | -47.0 |
| Cash purchases of intangible assets, signed outflow | 0.00 | 0.00 | -1,152 |
| Cash flow from operations plus signed total capex | 367.0 | 205.6 | -1,106 |
| Cash flow from investing activities | -86.0 | 121.6 | 803.7 |
| Cash flow from financing activities | -439.4 | -459.5 | -875.4 |
| Principal element of lease payments | -17.5 | -17.8 | -18.0 |
| Interest paid | -12.0 | -9.10 | -10.4 |
| Income taxes paid classified in operating activities | -170.8 | -165.4 | -74.8 |
| Operating profit before working-capital changes | 635.9 | 647.0 | 531.4 |
| Cash generated from operations before taxes | 656.3 | 477.5 | 168.0 |
| Net change in cash before FX effect | -39.9 | -25.8 | 21.5 |
| Opening cash equivalents | 314.7 | 273.7 | 248.2 |
| Effect of exchange rates on cash | -1.10 | 0.30 | 0.10 |
| Closing cash equivalents | 273.7 | 248.2 | 269.8 |
| Non-cash acquisition of right-of-use assets | 10.4 | 19.7 | 40.9 |
| Net cash proceeds from divested Powder Coatings and IRC | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,188 |
| Taxes on slump sale gain in investing cash flow | 0.00 | 0.00 | -275.1 |
| Net proceeds from immovable-property disposals | 0.00 | 0.00 | 83.7 |
| Taxes on property disposal gains in investing cash flow | 0.00 | 0.00 | -12.4 |
| Cash reimbursement for incremental carveout costs | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.10 |
| Net cash inflow/(outflow) from other bank deposits | -1.20 | 198.2 | 0.70 |
| Interest received in investing cash flow | 33.7 | 29.9 | 10.8 |
| Proceeds from sale of investments | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Operating cash change in trade receivables | -26.9 | -125.8 | -34.3 |
| Operating cash change in inventory | -20.1 | -75.9 | 3.20 |
| Operating cash change in loans | 0.00 | -0.10 | 0.10 |
| Operating cash change in other financial assets | 0.20 | 0.00 | -5.40 |
| Operating cash change in other assets | -97.7 | 28.7 | -106.4 |
| Operating cash change in trade payables | 144.3 | 9.40 | -181.5 |
| Operating cash change in other financial liabilities | -0.70 | -8.40 | -19.6 |
| Operating cash change in provisions | 7.70 | 0.80 | -13.3 |
| Operating cash change in other liabilities | 13.6 | 1.80 | -6.20 |
| Depreciation and amortisation addback | 82.3 | 89.4 | 75.3 |
| Finance-cost addback | 12.5 | 9.80 | 12.1 |
| Other noncash/nonoperating CFO adjustments net | -31.9 | -22.1 | -1,922 |
| Vendor CFO reference, do not model-bind * | 375.6 | 93.2 |
| Other reported lines (₹ crore) | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-split equity shares outstanding | 4.55 | 4.55 | 4.55 |
| Quarterly profit and loss (₹ crore) | Q2FY25 | Q3FY25 | Q4FY25 | Q1FY26 | Q2FY26 | Q3FY26 | Q4FY26 | Q1FY27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue from operations | 982.3 | 1,051 | 1,014 | 993.1 | 834.9 | 894.4 | 883.3 | 965.0 |
| Cost of revenue (vendor classification) * | 723.6 | 568.8 | 525.0 | 524.8 | 604.2 | |||
| Other operating costs (vendor classification) * | -306.1 | 194.1 | 179.0 | 156.5 | 163.1 | |||
| EBITDA (vendor classification) * | 161.4 | 143.5 | 139.9 | 194.1 | 140.7 | |||
| Operating EBIT excluding other income and exceptional items | 124.2 | 143.5 | 137.3 | 116.2 | 92.4 | 117.7 | 106.9 | 94.7 |
| Finance costs | 1.50 | 3.30 | 2.50 | 2.70 | 2.30 | 2.80 | 4.30 | 2.60 |
| Profit before tax | 131.8 | 146.2 | 137.6 | 122.5 | 1,972 | 101.3 | 169.7 | 117.7 |
| Current plus deferred income-tax expense | 33.9 | 37.6 | 29.2 | 31.5 | 289.2 | 27.0 | 44.0 | 38.0 |
| Consolidated profit after tax | 97.9 | 108.6 | 108.4 | 91.0 | 1,683 | 74.3 | 125.7 | 79.7 |
| Diluted earnings per share, pre-split (₹) | 21.49 | 23.85 | 23.80 | 19.98 | 369.5 | 16.32 | 27.60 | 17.51 |
| Cost of materials consumed | 575.1 | 509.2 | 549.2 | 518.6 | 440.7 | 437.7 | 471.2 | 635.8 |
| Purchases of stock-in-trade | 57.6 | 52.3 | 47.9 | 41.6 | 54.3 | 47.8 | 39.7 | 44.2 |
| Signed change in finished goods, WIP and traded inventory | -79.5 | 48.8 | -16.3 | 8.60 | -4.80 | 39.5 | 13.9 | -75.8 |
| Materials, purchases and signed inventory change | 553.2 | 610.3 | 580.8 | 568.8 | 490.2 | 525.0 | 524.8 | 604.2 |
| Employee benefits expense | 86.8 | 77.6 | 84.4 | 97.7 | 72.9 | 67.4 | 75.0 | 82.6 |
| Other operating expenses | 195.9 | 195.7 | 189.9 | 192.1 | 161.1 | 165.7 | 156.5 | 163.1 |
| Operating EBITDA excluding other income and property gains | 146.4 | 166.9 | 159.3 | 134.5 | 110.7 | 136.3 | 127.0 | 115.1 |
| Depreciation and amortisation | 22.2 | 23.4 | 22.0 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 18.6 | 20.1 | 20.4 |
| Other income as separately presented by issuer | 9.10 | 6.00 | 2.80 | 9.00 | 7.70 | 3.60 | 2.30 | 25.6 |
| Net property gains separately presented | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.1 | 64.8 | 0.00 |
| Other income plus separately presented property gains | 9.10 | 6.00 | 2.80 | 9.00 | 7.70 | 14.7 | 67.1 | 25.6 |
| Exceptional items signed income/(expense) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,874 | -28.3 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Current income-tax expense | 35.2 | 35.8 | 28.0 | 32.7 | 257.5 | 18.3 | 22.8 | 22.0 |
| Deferred income-tax expense/(credit) | -1.30 | 1.80 | 1.20 | -1.20 | 31.7 | 8.70 | 21.2 | 16.0 |
| Profit attributable to owners | 97.9 | 108.6 | 108.4 | 91.0 | 1,683 | 74.3 | 125.7 | 79.7 |
| Profit attributable to non-controlling interests | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Share of profit/(loss) of associates | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Vendor revenue reference, do not model-bind * | 995.7 | 995.1 | 907.7 | 883.3 | 965.0 | |||
| Vendor EBIT reference, do not model-bind * | 139.4 | 125.2 | 104.1 | 174.0 | 120.3 | |||
| Vendor finance cost reference, do not model-bind * | 1.80 | 2.70 | 2.80 | 4.30 | 2.60 |
Consolidated, restated. Lines marked * are the market-data provider's figures; the rest are extracted from the company's filings or derived from them. n.d. not disclosed, n.r. not retrieved, n.a. not applicable.
| Metric | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth | 2.7% | -11.6% | |
| EBITDA margin | 16.0% | 15.8% | 14.1% |
| Net margin | 10.8% | 10.6% | 54.8% |
| Return on equity | 32.1% | 32.3% | 104.4% |
| Return on capital employed | 39.5% | 39.7% | 22.1% |
| Return on assets | 14.7% | 14.8% | 58.9% |
| Net debt (₹ crore) | -213.3 | -186.1 | -190.7 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -0.34x | -0.29x | -0.38x |
| Interest cover | 44.0x | 56.3x | 35.8x |
| Asset turnover | 1.36x | 1.40x | 1.07x |
| Receivable days | 53 | 52 | 61 |
| Inventory days (on revenue) | 56 | 54 | 58 |
| Payable days (on revenue) | 92 | 86 | 77 |
| Cash conversion | 1.14x | 0.73x | 0.05x |
| Capex intensity | 3.0% | 2.6% | 33.3% |
| Free cash flow (₹ crore) | 367.0 | 205.6 | -1,106 |
| Dividend payout | 96.1% | 100.7% | 42.9% |
| EPS, diluted (₹) | 93.68 | 94.31 | 433.4 |
| Book value per share (₹) | 292.0 | 292.1 | 538.3 |
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