Cipla (LUX:CIPLA) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 0.57 (As of Mar. 2026) — 98% Below Median

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LUX:CIPLA Cipla Ltd LUX:CIPLA
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What is Cipla Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Cipla LUX:CIPLA 97 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.57 as of Mar. 2026, which is 98% below its 10-year median of 25.84. GuruFocus rates LUX:CIPLA with a GF Score™ of 97/100 and a GF Value™ of $19.91. The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 474 Drug Manufacturers companies, Cipla ranks worse than 60.76% 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)."

Cipla's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $0.57. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 31.75.


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

LUX:CIPLA' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 13.92   Med: 25.84   Max: 33.5
Current: 31.59


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Cipla was 33.50. The lowest was 13.92. And the median was 25.84.


LUX:CIPLA's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked worse than
60.76% of 474 companies
in the Drug Manufacturers industry
Industry Median: 23.53 vs LUX:CIPLA: 31.59

Cipla's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was $0.10. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $0.46. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 39.43.

Cipla's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was $0.10. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $0.49. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 36.86.


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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.


Cipla Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Cipla Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Cipla'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.

Cipla Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Cipla 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 0.49 0.43 0.57 0.78 0.66

Cipla 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 0.66 0.00

LUX:CIPLA vs ZTS, UTHR: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Cipla'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.


Cipla Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Cipla's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Cipla 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)

Cipla's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

Last Year Average of Last 5 Years
Net Income 418
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 117
Change In Deferred Tax 0
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 128
Change In Working Capital -24
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 808

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Cipla's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $418 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Cipla's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $117 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. Cipla'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 = $128 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.

Cipla's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $128 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Cipla's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $-24 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. Cipla's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Mar. 2026 was 808.247 Mil.

Cipla'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
=( 417.939 +116.747+0
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-127.576+-24.265)/808.247
=0.57

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=18.10/0.57
=31.75

* 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 0.57 mean?
Cipla (LUX:CIPLA) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.57 as of Mar. 2026. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Cipla. This is 98% below median its historical median of 25.84. Over the past decade, Cipla's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 13.92 to 33.50. According to the industry distribution chart, Cipla ranks #288 out of 474 companies in the Drug Manufacturers industry, placing it in the top 60.8%.
Is Cipla's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Cipla's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.57 is 98% below median its 10-year median of 25.84. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 13.92 to a high of 33.50. The Drug Manufacturers industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 23.53. Cipla's value of 0.57 is 97.6% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Cipla ranks #288 out of 474 companies in the Drug Manufacturers industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Cipla has a GF Score™ of 97/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Cipla's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to ZTS and UTHR?
According to the Drug Manufacturers industry distribution chart, Cipla ranks #288 out of 474 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places Cipla in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 23.53. Cipla's value of 0.57 is 97.6% below this benchmark. Historically, Cipla's own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 13.92 to 33.50 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 25.84 vs. the industry median of 23.53, Cipla 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 a Drug Manufacturers company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Drug Manufacturers companies is 23.53, based on 474 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. Cipla's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.57 is 97.6% 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 Cipla. For the Drug Manufacturers industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 23.53 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Cipla's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.57, which is 98% below median its own 10-year median of 25.84. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Cipla stock overvalued right now?
Cipla (LUX:CIPLA) has a current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.57. The stock's GF Value™ is $19.91, compared to a current price of $18.10 — trading 9.1% below its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.57, which is 98% below median its 10-year median of 25.84 and 97.6% below the Drug Manufacturers industry median of 23.53. Cipla's overall GF Score™ is 97/100 with 3 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 Cipla (LUX:CIPLA), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.57 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 Cipla (LUX:CIPLA) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Cipla stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $18.10 is trading 9.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of $19.91.

Key valuation signals for LUX:CIPLA:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 0.57 (98% below median its 10-year median of 25.84)
  • GF Value™: $19.91 vs. price of $18.10 (9.1% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 97/100 with 3 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 97.6% below the Drug Manufacturers median (#288 of 474)

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


Cipla Business Description

Other Exchanges CIPLA:India500087:India
Address Ganpatrao Kadam Marg, Cipla House, Peninsula Business Park, Lower Parel, Mumbai, MH, IND, 400 013
Cipla Ltd is a drug manufacturing company that focuses on a variety of pharmaceutical products. The company's product portfolio spans complex generics as well as drugs in the respiratory, anti-retroviral, urology, cardiology, anti-infective, CNS, and various other key therapeutic segments. The bulk of its sales are generated in India, although it maintains a large world-wide presence. Cipla's growth plan focuses on new product launches. It has two segments Pharmaceuticals and new ventures. It derives maximum revenue from Pharmaceuticals Segment.
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