Companies behind India's sneaker and athleisure craze
6 Indian listed companies the Valarth AI Screener found for this question, as of 13 Oct 2026. Below: how it read the question, the filters it used, and why each company is on the list.
How Valarth read it
confidence 90%
Indian footwear and athleisure/apparel companies riding the sneaker and athleisure consumer trend; no numeric filters given.
Filters it used · 3
Sector = Consumer DiscretionarySub-sector = FootwearTheme in Retail Formalisation, Premiumisation
semantic_residue semantic_only sneaker and athleisure consumer craze, branded athletic footwear and activewear demand in India
No column in the data backs this part of the question, so it was used to rank the results, not to include or exclude a company.
What these companies have in common · written by the model
Six Indian footwear and apparel names riding casual and athleisure demand, mostly beaten down
The kept basket combines branded footwear makers and retailers with knitted casual-wear and innerwear apparel companies, all tied to the shift toward sneakers, athleisure and organised retail. Returns have been weak, with five of six stocks down over the past year, while Page Industries and Metro Brands carry most of the weight. The group is best read as a bet on a structural consumer trend that has not yet shown up in share prices.
Stocks6
Weighted ROCE43.2%
Median P/E30.4x
Combined mcap₹0.74L Cr
Median 1Y return-24.3%
Median beta0.71
Risks of holding them together
Concentration: Page Industries and Metro Brands together make up most of the basket's market cap, so single-name results will drive the outcome.
Discretionary demand cycle: footwear and apparel spending is sensitive to urban consumption slowdowns and rising input costs, and the basket is already down over the past year.
Valuation and competition: premium P/E multiples in a crowded branded and online market leave limited room for execution misses, while low-cost online and unbranded players pressure pricing.
6 matches
Campus Activewear Ltd
CAMPUS · Small Cap · Footwear
89%match
Market cap₹5,997 Cr
P/E39.1x
ROCE20.8%
1 year−31.3%
industry_l1: Consumer Discretionary. matches
industry_l2: Footwear. matches
Retail Formalisation. theme tag from the entity model
Premiumisation. theme tag from the entity model
Lehar Footwears Ltd
532829 · Small Cap · Consumer Cyclical
57%match
Market cap₹352 Cr
P/E21.7x
ROCE21.0%
1 year−18.1%
Reported segment. Footwears, Accessories and other like Products: 46% of revenue
Retail Formalisation. theme tag from the entity model
Premiumisation. theme tag from the entity model
Rupa & Company Ltd
RUPA · Small Cap · Apparel
42%match
Market cap₹995 Cr
P/E13.2x
ROCE9.1%
1 year−36.8%
industry_l1: Consumer Discretionary. matches
Retail Formalisation. theme tag from the entity model
Premiumisation. theme tag from the entity model
Kewal Kiran Clothing Ltd
KKCL · Small Cap · Apparel
51%match
Market cap₹2,812 Cr
P/E19.3x
ROCE18.4%
1 year−16.9%
industry_l1: Consumer Discretionary. matches
Retail Formalisation. theme tag from the entity model
Premiumisation. theme tag from the entity model
Page Industries Ltd
PAGEIND · Mid Cap · Apparel
46%match
Market cap₹41,163 Cr
P/E54.4x
ROCE62.1%
1 year−10.0%
industry_l1: Consumer Discretionary. matches
Retail Formalisation. theme tag from the entity model
Premiumisation. theme tag from the entity model
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