Best Stocks to Buy for the Long Term
Durable compounders — high returns on capital, low debt, built to grow wealth over years.
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These lists are rules-based research, not buy recommendations. Rankings are generated from NSE & BSE data by a deterministic formula and do not account for your personal circumstances. For informational purposes only. Consult a SEBI-registered advisor before investing.
How we rank: We require a strong, resilient profile (market cap > ₹5,000 Cr, ROE > 18%, ROCE > 15%, debt-to-equity < 0.5) and rank the survivors 0–100 by our composite score. Rules-based, not a recommendation.
#1
LUPIN LIMITEDLUPIN
₹2,443.2-2.29%Score 80/100
ROE 29.1%ROCE 30.3%P/E 20.6Mkt Cap (Cr) 1,11,704
- ROE of 29% — excellent capital efficiency
- ROCE of 30% — highly efficient use of capital
- Healthy ROE of 29%
- Conservatively financed (D/E 0.29)
#2
₹11,771+0.77%Score 76/100
ROE 32.6%ROCE 45.3%P/E 36.2Mkt Cap (Cr) 1,02,464
- ROE of 33% — excellent capital efficiency
- ROCE of 45% — highly efficient use of capital
- Healthy ROE of 33%
- Virtually debt-free (D/E 0.00)
#3
NMDC LTD.NMDC
₹83.22-1.02%Score 76/100
ROE 23.4%ROCE 27.6%P/E 10.1Mkt Cap (Cr) 73,192
- ROE of 23% — excellent capital efficiency
- ROCE of 28% — highly efficient use of capital
- Healthy ROE of 23%
- Conservatively financed (D/E 0.19)
#4
ECLERX SERVICES LTDECLERX
₹1,979.8+12.51%Score 76/100
ROE 29.0%ROCE 34.8%P/E 18.5Mkt Cap (Cr) 18,895
- ROE of 29% — excellent capital efficiency
- ROCE of 35% — highly efficient use of capital
- Healthy ROE of 29%
- Conservatively financed (D/E 0.15)
#5
₹346.35-1.17%Score 76/100
ROE 23.2%ROCE 30.7%P/E 25.9Mkt Cap (Cr) 14,965
- ROE of 23% — excellent capital efficiency
- ROCE of 31% — highly efficient use of capital
- Healthy ROE of 23%
- Virtually debt-free (D/E 0.00)
#6
CRISIL LTDCRISIL
₹4,245.7+0.35%Score 74/100
ROE 24.5%ROCE 32.6%P/E 35.3Mkt Cap (Cr) 31,055
- ROE of 25% — excellent capital efficiency
- ROCE of 33% — highly efficient use of capital
- Healthy ROE of 25%
- Virtually debt-free (D/E 0.10)
#7
NIPPON L I A M LTDNAM-INDIA
₹1,186.5+3.04%Score 73/100
ROE 34.5%ROCE 43.8%P/E 50.6Mkt Cap (Cr) 75,730
- ROE of 35% — excellent capital efficiency
- ROCE of 44% — highly efficient use of capital
- Healthy ROE of 35%
- Virtually debt-free (D/E 0.02)
#8
AJANTA PHARMA LIMITEDAJANTPHARM
₹3,419.4-0.97%Score 73/100
ROE 27.1%ROCE 34.5%P/E 39.6Mkt Cap (Cr) 42,731
- ROE of 27% — excellent capital efficiency
- ROCE of 35% — highly efficient use of capital
- Healthy ROE of 27%
- Virtually debt-free (D/E 0.06)
#9
NESTLE INDIA LIMITEDNESTLEIND
₹1,427.2+0.26%Score 72/100
ROE 73.2%ROCE 84.1%P/E 78.7Mkt Cap (Cr) 2,75,268
- ROE of 73% — excellent capital efficiency
- ROCE of 84% — highly efficient use of capital
- Healthy ROE of 73%
- Virtually debt-free (D/E 0.09)
#10
₹1,897.1+1.82%Score 72/100
ROE 40.3%ROCE 36.9%P/E 43.7Mkt Cap (Cr) 32,596
- ROE of 40% — excellent capital efficiency
- ROCE of 37% — highly efficient use of capital
- Healthy ROE of 40%
- Conservatively financed (D/E 0.48)
#11
ACUTAAS CHEMICALS LIMITEDACUTAAS
₹3,619.4+0.99%Score 72/100
ROE 24.0%ROCE 31.6%P/E 84.8Mkt Cap (Cr) 29,728
- ROE of 24% — excellent capital efficiency
- ROCE of 32% — highly efficient use of capital
- Healthy ROE of 24%
- Virtually debt-free (D/E 0.02)
#12
INFOSYS LIMITEDINFY
₹1,096.5+1.30%Score 71/100
ROE 31.9%ROCE 40.0%P/E 14.3Mkt Cap (Cr) 4,55,414
- ROE of 32% — excellent capital efficiency
- ROCE of 40% — highly efficient use of capital
- Healthy ROE of 32%
- Virtually debt-free (D/E 0.10)
#13
COAL INDIA LTDCOALINDIA
₹427.65+0.07%Score 71/100
ROE 28.5%ROCE 35.3%P/E 8.7Mkt Cap (Cr) 2,63,576
- ROE of 29% — excellent capital efficiency
- ROCE of 35% — highly efficient use of capital
- Healthy ROE of 29%
- Conservatively financed (D/E 0.12)
#14
HINDUSTAN ZINC LIMITEDHINDZINC
₹518.35-0.69%Score 71/100
ROE 76.4%ROCE 69.2%P/E 16.3Mkt Cap (Cr) 2,19,033
- ROE of 76% — excellent capital efficiency
- ROCE of 69% — highly efficient use of capital
- Healthy ROE of 76%
- Conservatively financed (D/E 0.39)
#15
SOLAR INDUSTRIES (I) LTDSOLARINDS
₹18,467+0.36%Score 71/100
ROE 31.5%ROCE 36.8%P/E 100.7Mkt Cap (Cr) 1,67,148
- ROE of 32% — excellent capital efficiency
- ROCE of 37% — highly efficient use of capital
- Healthy ROE of 32%
- Conservatively financed (D/E 0.24)
#16
MARICO LIMITEDMARICO
₹844+0.55%Score 71/100
ROE 43.0%ROCE 47.2%P/E 63.1Mkt Cap (Cr) 1,09,579
- ROE of 43% — excellent capital efficiency
- ROCE of 47% — highly efficient use of capital
- Healthy ROE of 43%
- Conservatively financed (D/E 0.13)
#17
CAPLIN POINT LAB LTD.CAPLIPOINT
₹2,614.2-2.14%Score 71/100
ROE 20.6%ROCE 24.6%P/E 30.1Mkt Cap (Cr) 19,893
- ROE of 21% — excellent capital efficiency
- ROCE of 25% — highly efficient use of capital
- Healthy ROE of 21%
- Virtually debt-free (D/E 0.00)
#18
₹2,269+3.09%Score 70/100
ROE 51.8%ROCE 63.0%P/E 15.2Mkt Cap (Cr) 8,20,971
- ROE of 52% — excellent capital efficiency
- ROCE of 63% — highly efficient use of capital
- Healthy ROE of 52%
- Conservatively financed (D/E 0.11)
#19
EICHER MOTORS LTDEICHERMOT
₹7,563.5+1.95%Score 70/100
ROE 24.0%ROCE 30.5%P/E 36.1Mkt Cap (Cr) 2,07,486
- ROE of 24% — excellent capital efficiency
- ROCE of 31% — highly efficient use of capital
- Healthy ROE of 24%
- Virtually debt-free (D/E 0.02)
#20
CUMMINS INDIA LTDCUMMINSIND
₹5,448-2.58%Score 70/100
ROE 30.2%ROCE 39.5%P/E 65.5Mkt Cap (Cr) 1,51,038
- ROE of 30% — excellent capital efficiency
- ROCE of 40% — highly efficient use of capital
- Healthy ROE of 30%
- Virtually debt-free (D/E 0.00)
About this list
Long-term wealth comes from owning high-quality businesses that reinvest at high rates of return and don’t blow up on debt. This list ranks companies that clear those bars today.
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Past quality doesn’t guarantee future returns, and even great businesses can be poor investments if bought at the wrong price. Consider valuation and your own time horizon.
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