# Asian Paints (NSE: ASIANPAINT) share analysis

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Source: VestCall by Vestmind, price as of 14 October 2026.

> Asian Paints (NSE: ASIANPAINT) was trading at ₹2,357.2 on 14 October 2026. VestCall scores its business health 58/100 (adequate). On valuation, the price sits in the “Valuation Premium” zone (₹2,281.23 and above) — above the modelled fair-value range. This is a reading of the evidence, not a buy or sell recommendation.

## Valuation zones

| Zone | Price band | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Deeply Discounted | ₹2,069.48 – ₹2,189.57 | Furthest below the modelled fair-value range |
| Attractive Valuation | ₹2,189.57 – ₹2,220.34 | Below the modelled fair-value range |
| Fairly Valued | ₹2,220.34 – ₹2,281.23 | Inside the modelled fair-value range |
| Valuation Premium (current) | ₹2,281.23 and above | Above the modelled fair-value range |

## The case for and against

- Supports — Capital Allocation 100/100
- Supports — Shareholding Quality 80/100
- Supports — Business Quality 76/100
- Supports — Financial Strength 70/100
- Supports — Management Stability 65/100
- Needs proof — Growth 13/100

## Key ratios

| Ratio | Asian Paints | Sector median |
| --- | --- | --- |
| P/E | 16.54x | — |
| P/B | 2.41x | — |
| P/S | 1.38x | — |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 21.1% | — |
| Return on capital employed (ROCE) | 28.9% | — |
| Operating margin | 16.5% | — |
| Net margin | 12.1% | — |
| Current ratio | 2.46x | — |

## Bull, base and bear case (model outputs, not forecasts)

| Scenario | Modelled CAGR | Weight | Assumption |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bear | −4.9% | 21% | Growth decelerates to -0.9% and the multiple de-rates toward the cohort's trough. |
| Base | +3.9% | 54% | Earnings compound near the measured 3.9% and the multiple drifts toward its quality-adjusted warranted level. |
| Bull | +10.4% | 25% | Growth holds at 6.9% and the market pays the full premium the measured quality supports. |

## Questions

### Is Asian Paints overvalued or undervalued?

At ₹2,357.2, Asian Paints sits in VestCall’s “Valuation Premium” zone (₹2,281.23 and above): above the modelled fair-value range. Its valuation scores 74/100 (fair) against Unclassified peers. Zones describe where the price sits against modelled value; they are not an instruction to buy or sell.

### Is Asian Paints fundamentally strong?

VestCall scores Asian Paints’s business health 58/100 (adequate). The strongest measured pillars are capital allocation and shareholding quality. The ones that need proof are growth. Each pillar is computed from reported financials, and a pillar whose inputs were not reported is excluded rather than scored as zero.

### What is Asian Paints’s P/E ratio?

Asian Paints trades at a P/E of 16.54x, on VestCall’s latest read. A multiple only means something against the business it buys: the quality-adjusted fair value on this page weighs it against Asian Paints’s returns and growth.

### What are the risks of investing in Asian Paints?

The review triggers VestCall watches for Asian Paints are: revenue growth falls below the thesis floor (revenue cagr below 8%); return on equity falls below the quality floor (roe below 15%); promoter holding drops materially (promoter holding below 49.63%, 3 points under the Mar 2026 filing). On the fundamentals, growth is the weakest measured pillar at 13/100. A trigger is a named condition that would change the reading, published so the case against the stock is as visible as the case for it.

### Is this a recommendation to buy or sell Asian Paints?

No. VestCall states where Asian Paints’s price sits against modelled value, what supports the case and what would break it, with every figure sourced. It does not issue buy, sell or hold calls or price targets. Vestmind is not a SEBI-registered investment adviser or research analyst, and nothing on this page is personalised investment advice.

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