Past Performance · Beginner
1M return: what it means and how to read it
How much the share price changed over the last month.
What is 1M return?
How much the share price changed over the last month.
A worked example
A share that went from ₹500 to ₹540 in a month returned 8%. One month is mostly noise: news and mood, not the business.
Why does 1M return matter?
Context for recent news. It isn't a forecast.
How do you read 1M return?
Short-term moves are mostly noise.
A fact about the company, not a score.
What is a typical 1M return in India today?
The median across the 5398 listed companies that report it, as of 12 Oct 2026. Half sit above each figure and half below.
By company size
Median
Large Cap · 101 companies-3.6%
Mid Cap · 153 companies-3.2%
Small Cap · 5144 companies-2.3%
By industry
Median, largest industries first
Private Sector Bank · 200.5%
Pharmaceuticals · 204-3.0%
Computers - Software & Consulting · 64-5.5%
Refineries & Marketing · 8-2.1%
Public Sector Bank · 12-1.1%
Non Banking Financial Company (NBFC) · 72-4.2%
Power Generation · 28-1.4%
Heavy Electrical Equipment · 430.4%
Auto Components & Equipments · 115-2.4%
Cement & Cement Products · 33-7.1%
Compare a company with its own industry before the whole market. Every industry, and each company's rank within it, is in the screener.
What is 1M return for India's largest companies today?
The latest figure for the largest companies with a page here. Each links to what the rest of that company's numbers mean.
1M return
As of 12 Oct 2026
Reliance Industries-5.3%
Bharti Airtel-1.4%
HDFC Bank-1.3%
ICICI Bank0.3%
State Bank of India-0.9%
Bajaj Finance-4.9%
Larsen & Toubro-3.8%