About Explosives
26 Aug 2026Explosives is one of 11 industries in the Chemicals sector. Solomo tracks 5 listed companies classified as Explosives on India's NSE and BSE, out of 316 in the Chemicals sector. Their combined market capitalisation was ₹1,72,120 crore (₹1.72 lakh crore) on 26 Aug 2026, 12.0% of the Chemicalssector's total and the 5th largest of its 11 industries by market value. All 5 carry both an NSE symbol and a BSE scrip code.
The 3 largest by market capitalisation are Solar Industries India Ltd (₹1,65,025 crore), Premier Explosives Ltd (₹3,694 crore) and GOCL Corporation Ltd (₹2,017 crore).
Median trailing P/E across the 5 companies with a reported ratio is 38.9, and median return on capital employed (ROCE) across 5 companies is 19.0%.
One of them ranks among the 100 largest listed companies in India by market capitalisation on 26 Aug 2026: Solar Industries India Ltd (#54).
| Company | Market cap | P/E | ROCE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solar Industries India Ltd | ₹1,65,025 Cr | 98.4 | 29.1% |
| Premier Explosives Ltd | ₹3,694 Cr | 80.6 | 19.9% |
| GOCL Corporation Ltd | ₹2,017 Cr | 7.5 | 12.2% |
| Keltech Energies Ltd | ₹868 Cr | 33.0 | 19.0% |
| Beezaasan Explotech Ltd | ₹516 Cr | 38.9 | 10.0% |
Other industries in Chemicals: Specialty Chemicals (110), Fertilizers (30), Pesticides & Agrochemicals (36), Commodity Chemicals (80), Industrial Gases (7), Carbon Black (2), Petrochemicals (16), Dyes And Pigments (14), Trading - Chemicals (15) and Printing Inks (1).
Market capitalisation, P/E and ROCE are from Solomo's fundamentals snapshot dated 26 Aug 2026; the interactive table above re-prices market cap and P/E against live quotes during market hours, so intraday figures there will differ. Sector and industry labels follow the NSE and BSE classification, and any market-cap rank quoted above is taken across Solomo's full NSE and BSE universe. Reference data, not investment advice.