{"id":320172,"date":"2026-10-21T13:16:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T07:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/?p=320172"},"modified":"2026-10-21T13:16:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T07:46:07","slug":"ultratech-bets-on-higher-prices-as-input-costs-bite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/ultratech-bets-on-higher-prices-as-input-costs-bite\/","title":{"rendered":"UltraTech Cement Share Price: Why the Company Is Betting on Higher Prices as Input Costs Bite After Q2 FY27"},"content":{"rendered":"

The UltraTech Cement share price traded at Rs 10,797 on NSE at 12:51 PM IST on 21 Oct 2026, up 1.38% from Rs 10,650, after the Q2 FY27 results announced on 19 Oct. Net profit rose 21.3% to Rs 1,501 crore but missed the LSEG estimate of about Rs 1,705 crore, while the cost of materials and the cost of power and fuel each rose about 24% against net sales growth of 18.9%. I found no management statement in the Q2 sources that says the company is betting on higher prices, so that part of the headline rests on analyst estimates of price hikes.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The UltraTech Cement share price traded at Rs 10,797 on NSE at 12:51 PM IST on 21 Oct 2026, up 1.4% from Rs 10,650, after falling on 19 Oct when the Q2 FY27 results were announced. Net profit rose 21.3% to Rs 1,501 crore but missed the LSEG estimate of about Rs 1,705 crore, because the cost of materials and the cost of power and fuel each rose about 24% against net sales growth of 18.9%. Operating EBITDA per tonne rose Rs 60 from a year earlier to Rs 974, and JM Financial estimated that average cement prices rose Rs 6 to Rs 7 per bag in late September as producers passed on fuel costs. The stock trades at 35.4 times earnings against an industry figure of 29.1 and about 3.2% below its 50-day average, so price hikes and festive demand are the next tests.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

The UltraTech Cement share price opened at Rs 10,822 on 21 Oct and has held between Rs 10,717 and Rs 10,959 so far. On 19 Oct, the day the results were announced, the stock swung between Rs 11,219 and Rs 10,551 and closed at Rs 10,650 on NSE. Business Standard reported a fall of as much as 5.3% from the day’s high, and the Sensex fell 1.17% that day.<\/p>\n

This guide to the UltraTech Cement share price covers the live snapshot, the Q2 FY27 numbers, how input costs and price hikes interact, capacity, valuation against peers and the levels to watch. It is educational and not a recommendation to buy or sell any share.<\/p>\n

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