Reliance Industries (CHIX:RIGDL) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 1.60 (As of Mar. 2026) — 97% Below Median

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CHIX:RIGDL Reliance Industries Ltd CHIX:RIGDL
84 GF Score
Price $54.90
GF Value $69.20
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Reliance Industries Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Reliance Industries CHIX:RIGDL -0.18% 84 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 1.60 as of Mar. 2026, which is 97% below its 10-year median of 46.23. GuruFocus rates CHIX:RIGDL with a GF Score™ of 84/100 and a GF Value™ of $69.20 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 457 Oil & Gas companies, Reliance Industries ranks worse than 86% on this metric.

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

Reliance Industries's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $1.60. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 34.31.


The historical rank and industry rank for Reliance Industries's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

CHIX:RIGDl' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 24.54   Med: 46.23   Max: 293.19
Current: 34.31


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Reliance Industries was 293.19. The lowest was 24.54. And the median was 46.23.


CHIX:RIGDl's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked worse than
86% of 457 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 11.05 vs CHIX:RIGDl: 34.31

Reliance Industries's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was $0.65. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $2.41. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 22.76.

Reliance Industries's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was $0.65. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $2.41. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 22.76.


Be Aware

Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


Reliance Industries Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Reliance Industries Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Reliance Industries's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Reliance Industries Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Reliance Industries Annual Data
Trend Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25 Mar26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.25 -0.44 0.72 1.15 1.66

Reliance Industries Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.66 0.00

CHIX:RIGDL vs MPC, VLO, PSX: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, Reliance Industries's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Reliance Industries Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Reliance Industries's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Reliance Industries's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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Reliance Industries Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

Reliance Industries's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

Last Year Average of Last 5 Years
Net Income 8,702
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 6,215
Change In Deferred Tax 0
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 12,026
Change In Working Capital 1,346
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 3,383

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Reliance Industries's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $8,702 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Reliance Industries's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $6,215 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. Reliance Industries's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $0 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $12,026 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous year. If the revenue decreased from the previous year, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous year, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

Reliance Industries's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $12,026 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Reliance Industries's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $1,346 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. Reliance Industries's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Mar. 2026 was 3383.184 Mil.

Reliance Industries's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Mar. 2026 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 8702.496 +6215.16+0
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-12026.17+1346.395)/3383.184
=1.60

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=54.90/1.60
=34.31

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

What does a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 1.60 mean?
Reliance Industries (CHIX:RIGDL) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 1.60 as of Mar. 2026. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Reliance Industries. This is 97% below median its historical median of 46.23. Over the past decade, Reliance Industries' Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 24.54 to 293.19. According to the industry distribution chart, Reliance Industries ranks #393 out of 457 companies in the Oil & Gas industry, placing it in the top 86%.
Is Reliance Industries' Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Reliance Industries' current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 1.60 is 97% below median its 10-year median of 46.23. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 24.54 to a high of 293.19. The Oil & Gas industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 11.05. Reliance Industries' value of 1.60 is 85.5% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Reliance Industries ranks #393 out of 457 companies in the Oil & Gas industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Reliance Industries has a GF Score™ of 84/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Reliance Industries' Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to MPC and VLO?
According to the Oil & Gas industry distribution chart, Reliance Industries ranks #393 out of 457 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places Reliance Industries in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 11.05. Reliance Industries' value of 1.60 is 85.5% below this benchmark. Historically, Reliance Industries' own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 24.54 to 293.19 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 46.23 vs. the industry median of 11.05, Reliance Industries has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) for an Oil & Gas company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Oil & Gas companies is 11.05, based on 457 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Reliance Industries's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 1.60 is 85.5% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) mean?
A high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Reliance Industries. For the Oil & Gas industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 11.05 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Reliance Industries's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 1.60, which is 97% below median its own 10-year median of 46.23. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Reliance Industries stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Reliance Industries (CHIX:RIGDL) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $69.20, compared to a current price of $54.90 — trading 20.7% below its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 1.60, which is 97% below median its 10-year median of 46.23 and 85.5% below the Oil & Gas industry median of 11.05. Reliance Industries' overall GF Score™ is 84/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) calculated?
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Reliance Industries (CHIX:RIGDL), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 1.60 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Reliance Industries (CHIX:RIGDL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Reliance Industries stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $54.90 is trading 20.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of $69.20. GuruFocus considers Reliance Industries to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for CHIX:RIGDL:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 1.60 (97% below median its 10-year median of 46.23)
  • GF Value™: $69.20 vs. price of $54.90 (20.7% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 84/100 with 2 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 85.5% below the Oil & Gas median (#393 of 457)

No single metric tells the full story. See the CHIX:RIGDL stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Reliance Industries Business Description

Industry EnergyOil & Gas
Address 222, Nariman Point, 3rd Floor, Maker Chambers IV, Mumbai, MH, IND, 400021
Reliance Industries Ltd is engaged in hydrocarbon exploration and production, refining and marketing, petrochemicals, financial services, retail, and communications. The company has five principal operating and reporting segments: Oil to Chemicals (O2C), Oil and Gas, Retail, Digital Services, and other services. Reliance's refineries produce a range of petroleum products that find use as fuel variants, feedstock, and fuel for power and cement plants. Fuels produced in refineries are exported to several countries and can be processed into any grade of gasoline or diesel. The Oil to Chemicals segment, which derives the majority of revenue, includes Refining, Petrochemicals, fuel retailing through Reliance BP Mobility Limited, aviation fuel, and bulk wholesale marketing.
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