Is It Cheap? · Intermediate · Pro filter
Price / sales: what it means and how to read it
Market cap ÷ yearly sales.
What is Price / sales?
Market cap ÷ yearly sales.
A worked example
A market cap of ₹6,000 Cr on yearly sales of ₹2,000 Cr is a price/sales of 3: you pay ₹3 for every ₹1 the company sells in a year.
Why does Price / sales matter?
Works even when a company has little or no profit yet.
How do you read Price / sales?
Lower is cheaper. Low-margin businesses like retail naturally have low price / sales.
Lower is usually better.
What is a typical Price / sales in India today?
The median across the 5414 listed companies that report it, as of 12 Oct 2026. Half sit above each figure and half below.
By company size
Median
Large Cap · 100 companies3.40
Mid Cap · 153 companies4.26
Small Cap · 5161 companies1.59
By industry
Median, largest industries first
Private Sector Bank · 201.84
Pharmaceuticals · 2102.50
Computers - Software & Consulting · 622.29
Refineries & Marketing · 80.28
Public Sector Bank · 120.98
Non Banking Financial Company (NBFC) · 743.30
Power Generation · 293.12
Heavy Electrical Equipment · 433.78
Auto Components & Equipments · 1141.54
Cement & Cement Products · 321.01
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