Sapphire Foods India Ltd (SAPPHIRE) — shareholding pattern, promoter holding, financials and share price

About Sapphire Foods India Ltd (SAPPHIRE)

Sapphire Foods India Ltd operates in the Restaurants industry, within the Consumer Services sector. It trades on the NSE as SAPPHIRE and on the BSE under scrip code 543397. Its ISIN is INE806T01020.

Sapphire Foods is one of the largest franchisees of Yum! Brands Inc. in the subcontinent, and operates more than 400 KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell restaurants across India, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives. [1]

Sapphire Foods India Limited is a leading Yum! Brands franchisee operating quick-service restaurants — primarily KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell — across India and Sri Lanka, running 1,028 restaurants as of December 31, 2025 with omnichannel operations spanning dine-in, takeaway and delivery and a digital footprint supported by apps and kiosks.

Q3 FY26 delivered consolidated restaurant sales of ₹8,112 Mn (+7% YoY) but adjusted EBITDA declined 5% YoY to ₹774 Mn (9.5% margin) and consolidated PAT swung negative after exceptional items, highlighting a recovery in top-line scale but near-term margin pressure from exceptional charges and prior promotional investments.

Listed peers in Restaurants: Westlife Foodworld Ltd, Restaurant Brands Asia Ltd, United Foodbrands Ltd, Spice Lounge Food Works Ltd, Coffee Day Enterprises Ltd, Speciality Restaurants Ltd.

Valuation & Returns

10 Jul 2026

At ₹182.75 a share on 10 Jul 2026, Sapphire Foods India Ltd (SAPPHIRE) was valued at a price-to-earnings ratio of -183.66x against an industry P/E of 38.95x and a price-to-book of 4.2x on a book value of ₹43.5 per share as of Mar 2025. Solomo computes return on equity of -2.29% and return on capital employed of 3.18% from filed results. Earnings ratios use consolidated results for the twelve months Jun 2025 to Mar 2026.

P/E
-183.66x
Industry P/E
38.95x
P/B
4.2x
EPS (TTM)
₹-0.99
Book value / share
₹43.5
ROE
-2.29%
ROCE
3.18%
ROA
-1.05%
Debt / equity
0.92x
Dividend yield
0%
EBITDA margin
15.28%
52-week range
₹140.25 – ₹368.1

Ratios are computed from filed results and the last recorded price. Not investment advice.

Financial Performance

Mar 2026

In the year ended Mar 2026, Sapphire Foods India Ltd (SAPPHIRE) reported revenue of ₹3,125 crore, net profit of ₹-32 crore and earnings per share of ₹-0.99. That compares with revenue of ₹2,882 crore and net profit of ₹17 crore in Mar 2025. Figures are consolidated, as filed with the exchanges.

In the quarter ended Mar 2026, revenue was ₹792 crore and net profit ₹-13 crore (consolidated).

Consolidated annual results for Sapphire Foods India Ltd (SAPPHIRE), Mar 2022 to Mar 2026. Revenue and net profit in ₹ crore; EPS in ₹ per share.
MetricMar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Revenue (₹ cr)1,7222,2662,5942,8823,125
Net profit (₹ cr)462335217-32
EPS (₹)1.467.351.660.6-0.99
Compound annual growth for Sapphire Foods India Ltd (SAPPHIRE). Stock price CAGR is price return and excludes dividends.
Measure5Y3Y1Y
Sales growth26.66%9.83%8.45%
Profit growth---291.32%
Stock price CAGR--14%-46%

Ownership Summary

Jun 2026

As of Jun 2026, promoters hold 26.07% of Sapphire Foods India Ltd (SAPPHIRE) (unchanged from the previous quarter), foreign institutional investors (FII) hold 25.25% and domestic institutional investors (DII) hold 41.92%. Market capitalisation was ₹5,873 crore on 10 Jul 2026. Shareholding is filed quarterly with BSE and NSE; Solomo carries every filing back to Dec 2021.

Largest disclosed public shareholders in Jun 2026: Nippon Life India Trustee Ltd-A/C Nippon India Small Cap Fund 8.56%, HDFC Trustee Company Limited-HDFC Flexi Cap Fund 6.66%, Mirae Asset Great Consumer Fund 6.34%, Government of Singapore 3.75%, Kotak Funds - India Midcap Fund 3.68%, Fidelity Funds - India Focus Fund 3.15%. Only stakes above the 1% disclosure threshold are named in filings.

QuarterPromoterPledgedFIIDIIPublic
Jun 202626.07%-25.25%41.92%73.93%
Mar 202626.07%-28.98%37.49%73.93%
Dec 202526.07%-29.22%37.55%73.93%
Sep 202526.07%-31.31%37.25%73.93%
Jun 202526.07%-31.55%37.86%73.93%
Mar 202526.08%-30.42%38.51%73.92%
Dec 202426.13%-30.67%38.32%73.87%
Sep 202426.2%-31.46%37.11%73.8%
Every quarter since Dec 2021 Filing data, not investment advice.