Hindustan Zinc Limited (HINDZINC) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Oct 14, 2026: fair value of Hindustan Zinc Limited ₹602, price ₹540, upside +11.4%, quality 76 out of 100. Calculated from audited financials with 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Oct 13, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range ₹169.07 – ₹717.12 · fair‑value band ₹383.39 – ₹898.63 · the ₹540.00 price screens below the ₹601.59 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). Dashed = 300-day average. As of Oct 13, 2026.
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Hindustan Zinc Limited explores for, extracts, and processes minerals in India, rest of Asia, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Zinc, Lead, Silver & Others; and Wind Energy.
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The company produces refined zinc and lead, precious metals, and silver; sulphuric acid; rock-phosphate; and metals and related alloys. It also operates captive thermal, wind and solar power, and waste heat recovery boiler power plants.
In addition, the company offers di ammonium phosphate/nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium fertilizers. The company was incorporated in 1966 and is based in Udaipur, India. Hindustan Zinc Limited is a subsidiary of Vedanta Limited.
Stock analysis
Hindustan Zinc Limited (HINDZINC) currently trades at ₹540.00, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is ₹601.59, implying the stock looks roughly 10.2% undervalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the DCF Models group reads highest at a median of ₹654.32 per share, and 11 of the 26 models we run sit above the ₹540.00 price.
Bear case: the Multiples group reads lowest at ₹160.67, and 15 of the 26 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is high.
Scenario range: ₹383.39 (bear) to ₹898.63 (bull), the price of ₹540.00 sits inside it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 76/100 (high quality), in the Basic Materials sector.
Healthy Growth: Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Hindustan Zinc Limited reported revenue of ₹392B in FY2026 versus ₹288B in FY2022, a compound +8.0%/yr. Reported net income was ₹138B in FY2026, compounding +9.5%/yr from FY2022.
Key figures
Market cap ₹2.5T (≈ $26.2B) · P/E ratio 13.4 · P/S ratio 4.72 · EPS (TTM) ₹40.40 · Dividend yield 2.0% · Net margin 35.3% · Return on equity 76.9% · Return on assets (EBIT) 37.0%.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 90 out of 100 (low confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 24% below its 52-week high and 21% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Basic Materials peers we cover trades at 10% fair-value upside, at 11%, HINDZINC screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
Bear₹383.39Fair Value ₹601.59Bull₹898.63
Price ₹540.00 · Upside +11.4%
Model ⓘEach model values the company its own way (discounted cash flow, earnings, assets, dividends). The fair value above is their evidence-weighted blend, not the output of a single model. Based on fiscal year 2026 figures (about 6 months old). Earnings retained since then (₹15.87 per share) are deliberately not added.Bear ⓘBear = the cautious scenario: the same model computed with conservative anchors (lower growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bull it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.BaseBull ⓘBull = the optimistic scenario: the same model computed with favourable anchors (higher growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bear it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target. If a model's bull case is above four times its base value, the table shows that limit with a > sign (like the overall Bull above): beyond it no assumption holds.Coverage ⓘCoverage = how well-backed THIS model's estimate is for this stock (0–100): how complete and reliable its input data are, and how well the model fits the company. The final Fair Value is an evidence-weighted blend, so better-evidenced models count more. Green ≥70, amber 50–69, grey below 50.
Growth Quality ⓘGrowth is valuable only when reinvestment earns attractive returns (Aswath Damodaran): sustainable growth depends on return on capital, reinvestment and efficiency. Basis: total company revenue over the periods shown on the cards (3Y/5Y/all years), not per share, so a merger can show up as a growth jump; per-share earnings growth is in the value-creation card.96/100
Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Revenue growth 1 year
+18.6%
Revenue growth 3 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+5.6%
Revenue growth 5 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+12.2%
Start year 2021 (pandemic). Over 10 years: +10.0% a year
Revenue growth 21 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+14.7%
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What shareholders gained per year (last 5 years), in INR ⓘWhat the business itself delivers per year: earnings growth per share plus the dividend yield. This is what you get IF the market keeps valuing the stock the same way: it contains no assumption about the market changing its mind. Computed per share, so buybacks count and a merger does not pass as growth. For a company that pays no dividend it is pure earnings growth per share. Period: earnings growth per share as CAGR over the last 5 reported fiscal years (annual statements), plus the current dividend yield. The start value is the median of the three years around the start, so a single crisis year (a pandemic or a write-down) does not distort the rate. Measured in INR: this currency has depreciated against the euro and dollar over the long run, so part of the nominal rate is currency erosion that never reaches a EUR/USD investor.
+13.6%
Earnings growth per share plus dividend.
Earnings per share, growth per year+11.6%
Dividend (yield on the price)2.0%
Pace: 5 vs 10 years ⓘTwo data points, not a trend model: earnings growth per share over the last 5 fiscal years against the last 10. Labelled "steady" when both rates are within 3 percentage points of each other, otherwise picking up or flattening. Shown only when ten years of history exist.11.6% vs 5.4%, picking up
Profit margin 2021 to 2026 ⓘOperating margin then vs now, from reported annual statements. A falling margin after a boom year is the classic peak-earnings signal: the growth rate then leans on an inflated base.42% → 47%
Pace: the 5-year rate starts in 2021 (pandemic)
Growth Forecast
A lot of optimism in the price
The price assumes about as much growth as the company has delivered so far and more than analysts expect.
What the price assumes ⓘThis turns our valuation around: instead of asking what the share is worth, it asks what growth the current price requires. It uses the cash the company keeps after all spending (free cash flow), the same discount rate as our models, five years of growth, then slowing evenly to 2 % a year by year ten. Compared with the analysts' sales forecasts extended to the same five years (at least three analysts, for context only, it does not enter the Fair Value): within 3 percentage points counts as "in line" (amber), below that little optimism (green), above that a lot of optimism (red).
+11.5%
Yearly growth needed for the next five years to justify today's price.
What forecasts expect ⓘAnalysts publish sales forecasts for the next two fiscal years. For the years after that, growth slows evenly to 2 % a year by year ten (2 % is the long-run rate our models use). Projected years are marked as such.
+6.0%
Yearly sales growth analysts expect, extended to five years.
After inflation (India: IMF forecast 4.1% a year to 2030, 4.7% from 2016 to 2025) that is about +7.0% a year for the price and +1.8% for the forecasts.
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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Other Industrial Metals & Mining · 375 stocks
Beats the industry median on 10/14 measures
Overall it ranks above its industry peers.
Valuation
Quality Score76 · Top 25%
Fair Value upside+11.4% · Top 25%
Profitability
Return on equity (12 months)76.9% · Top 25%
Return on assets32.7% · Top 25%
Net margin (12 months)38.1% · Top 25%
Operating margin (12 months)54.7% · Top 25%
Growth and dividend
Revenue growth71.7% · Top 25%
Dividend yield (12 months)2.0% · Above median
Balance sheet
Debt / equity0.20× · Above median
Valuation Multiplesvs Other Industrial Metals & Mining median · lower = cheaper
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Is Hindustan Zinc Limited (HINDZINC) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Oct 13, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of ₹601.59 versus a price of ₹540.00, about +11% upside (undervalued).
What is the fair value of HINDZINC?
Our model-based fair value for Hindustan Zinc Limited is ₹601.59 (as of Oct 13, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: ₹540.00.
What is the quality score of HINDZINC?
Hindustan Zinc Limited has a Quality Score of 76/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the price target for Hindustan Zinc Limited (HINDZINC)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of ₹601.59 (as of Oct 13, 2026) from 26 valuation models. Cautious scenario ₹383.39, optimistic scenario ₹898.63. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the Hindustan Zinc Limited stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at ₹601.59, about +11% upside versus a price of ₹540.00 (undervalued). Cautious scenario ₹383.39, optimistic scenario ₹898.63. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of Hindustan Zinc Limited (HINDZINC)?
Hindustan Zinc Limited reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about ₹448B (latest available figure, as of Oct 13, 2026).
Does Hindustan Zinc Limited pay a dividend?
Hindustan Zinc Limited currently shows a dividend yield of about 2.04% relative to its recent price (as of Oct 13, 2026).
What growth is priced into Hindustan Zinc Limited (HINDZINC)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, Hindustan Zinc Limited would have to grow free cash flow by +11.5 % per year for five years (discount rate 10.9 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 5 years revenue grew +12.2 % per year. As of Oct 13, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of HINDZINC use?
Our models discount Hindustan Zinc Limited at 10.9 %: a base by market capitalisation (large), damped by beta 0.67, country premium for India. The same rate applies in all 26 models.
What is a reverse DCF?
A reverse DCF turns the usual calculation around. Instead of deriving a value from assumptions, it takes today's price as given and asks: what free-cash-flow growth would a company have to deliver for exactly this price to be fair? The result is not a forecast but the expectation already priced in. For Hindustan Zinc Limited that is +11.5 % per year a year over ten years, using the same discount rate (10.9 %) and the same formula as our fair value.
How much growth has Hindustan Zinc Limited (HINDZINC) delivered so far?
Over the past 5 years revenue at Hindustan Zinc Limited grew +12.2 % a year. The price currently implies +11.5 % per year free-cash-flow growth a year. Comparing the two shows how much confidence is in the price: if it demands more than has been delivered, the business has to accelerate for the maths to work.
How fast is the sector of Hindustan Zinc Limited (HINDZINC) growing?
The median revenue growth in the sector is +9.2 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into Hindustan Zinc Limited (+11.5 % per year a year): it shows whether the expectation is within the usual range or beyond it.
What is the free cash flow yield of Hindustan Zinc Limited (HINDZINC)?
The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 5.14 %: that much free cash flow Hindustan Zinc Limited produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (10.9 %), the business already earns more than its cost of capital demands, and the price needs little additional growth.
What is the intrinsic value of Hindustan Zinc Limited (HINDZINC)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For Hindustan Zinc Limited it is ₹601.59 per share (as of Oct 13, 2026), against a price of ₹540.00. It is the blended result of 26 valuation models (cash flow, earnings, asset, dividend).
Is Hindustan Zinc Limited stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Oct 13, 2026, HINDZINC trades below its calculated fair value: price ₹540.00, fair value ₹601.59, a gap of about +11% (undervalued). The calculation is refreshed with each new quarterly report, so the verdict can change during the year.
Is fair value the same as the market price of HINDZINC?
No. The price is what the market pays today (₹540.00); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify (₹601.59). For Hindustan Zinc Limited the two are ₹61.59 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is Hindustan Zinc Limited worth?
The market values Hindustan Zinc Limited at about ₹2.5T (market capitalisation, as of Oct 13, 2026). Per share that is ₹540.00; our models calculate a fair value of ₹601.59 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about HINDZINC?
Our models span a range for Hindustan Zinc Limited: cautious scenario ₹383.39, base ₹601.59, optimistic ₹898.63 per share (as of Oct 13, 2026, price ₹540.00). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
What is the P/E ratio of HINDZINC?
Hindustan Zinc Limited trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.4 (as of Oct 13, 2026). A P/E on its own says little: it compares the price with ONE year of profit, while our fair value of ₹601.59 is built from several models across several years. Other multiples: P/B 11.0, P/S 5.6, EV/EBITDA 9.6.
How solid is the balance sheet of Hindustan Zinc Limited (HINDZINC)?
Balance-sheet figures for Hindustan Zinc Limited (as of Oct 13, 2026): return on equity 76.9%, debt of 0.20 per unit of equity. They feed the Quality Score of 76/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is HINDZINC from its 52-week high?
Hindustan Zinc Limited trades at ₹540.00, about 24% below its 52-week high of ₹714.15 and 21% above the low of ₹445.85 (as of Oct 14, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of ₹601.59 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to Hindustan Zinc Limited?
From the same area (Basic Materials) we also value Saudi Arabian Mining Company, CMOC Group, Korea Zinc Company, Western Mining Co, among others. Each of them has its own fair-value calculation on this site using the same models, so the comparison is like for like.
Is Hindustan Zinc Limited stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Oct 13, 2026: price ₹540.00, calculated fair value ₹601.59 (+11%), Quality Score 76/100, from 26 models. Whether that fits your horizon and risk tolerance is your call. We provide the calculation, not investment advice.
How is the fair value of HINDZINC calculated?
We run Hindustan Zinc Limited through 26 models from four families: discounted cash flow, earnings models, asset and balance-sheet models, and dividend models. Every model gets the same audited fundamentals; the result is the weighted average of ₹601.59, with the spread shown as a cautious and an optimistic scenario.
Is it still worth investing in stocks now?
The global stock market currently sits 14.7 % above its aggregate fair value. Hindustan Zinc Limited currently trades 10 % below its own fair value, and the market average says nothing about that. An expensive market is no reason to stay out and no reason to buy everything at once: keep a broad savings plan running, buy single stocks only with money you can do without, and hold part of your money liquid while the market is high. The full picture including sectors is on is it worth investing now.
What is the share price of Hindustan Zinc Limited (HINDZINC)?
The closing price on Oct 14, 2026 was ₹540.00. Our model-based fair value is ₹601.59, about +11% upside (undervalued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with Hindustan Zinc Limited right now?
A fairly wide model range (₹383.39 to ₹898.63) leaves room in how you read the outcome. The price sits in the lower half of our model range, the side with the larger margin of safety. The data supports the verdict: every model runs on fully documented inputs.
Where does the earnings growth of Hindustan Zinc Limited (HINDZINC) come from?
Earnings per share at Hindustan Zinc Limited grew +2.9 % a year from 2015 to 2026. Broken into its drivers: revenue per share +8.8 %, EBIT margin −0.5 %, tax rate −1.6 %, residual (interest, one-offs) −3.5 %. The four rates multiply to the earnings growth rate, they do not add up. Start and end are three-year averages so a single exceptional year does not distort the result.
Key figures of Hindustan Zinc Limited
How large is the market capitalisation of Hindustan Zinc Limited (HINDZINC)?
The market capitalisation of Hindustan Zinc Limited is ₹2.5T (≈ $26.2B). The stock-market value of the whole company: share price times number of shares. It is what the market asks for the entire business today.
What is the P/S ratio of Hindustan Zinc Limited (HINDZINC)?
The price-to-sales ratio of Hindustan Zinc Limited is 4.72 (P/E × margin). Price to sales: market value relative to yearly revenue. Useful when profit is thin or distorted.
What are the earnings per share of Hindustan Zinc Limited (HINDZINC)?
Earnings per share at Hindustan Zinc Limited are ₹40.40 (price ÷ EPS = P/E 13.4). Earnings per share over the last twelve months: total profit spread across every single share.
What is the dividend yield of Hindustan Zinc Limited (HINDZINC)?
The dividend yield of Hindustan Zinc Limited is 2.0% (payout 27.2%). Yearly dividend relative to the share price. 3% pays 3 per 100 invested. Below: how much of profit is used for it.
What is the net margin of Hindustan Zinc Limited (HINDZINC)?
The net margin of Hindustan Zinc Limited is 35.3% (fiscal year 2026). How much of every unit of revenue ends up as profit. 10% means 10 cents of profit per dollar of sales.
What is the return on equity of Hindustan Zinc Limited (HINDZINC)?
The return on equity (ROE) of Hindustan Zinc Limited is 76.9% (last twelve months). Profit relative to shareholders' equity, how efficiently the company works with its owners' money.
What is the EBIT return on assets of Hindustan Zinc Limited (HINDZINC)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of Hindustan Zinc Limited is 37.0% (avg 5y). Operating profit (EBIT) relative to everything the company owns, as a multi-year average. It describes the business model rather than one good or bad year.
What is the operating margin of Hindustan Zinc Limited (HINDZINC)?
The operating margin of Hindustan Zinc Limited is 54.7% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at Hindustan Zinc Limited (HINDZINC)?
Revenue at Hindustan Zinc Limited is growing +71.7% versus a year earlier (3y avg +5.6%). How much revenue grew versus a year earlier (YoY). The 3-year average next to it puts the single year in context.
How fast are earnings growing at Hindustan Zinc Limited (HINDZINC)?
Earnings per share at Hindustan Zinc Limited are growing +145% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.
How much net debt does Hindustan Zinc Limited (HINDZINC) carry?
The net debt of Hindustan Zinc Limited is ₹85.4B (fiscal year 2026, ≈ 0.7 yrs of FCF). Debt minus cash on hand. The note shows how many years of free cash flow could in theory pay it off.
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