Auto stocks: An outstanding start to the financial year of 2026, in which some stocks from Nifty Auto are seen beating India’s benchmark Nifty 100 index by a big margin, but which are they? Here is the list of our researched stocks that have yielded more than 30% returns during FY26 so far.
TVS Motor Company
The two-wheeler maker, TVS Motors, hit a new all-time high of Rs 3,349, as it has surged nearly 40% since the start of financial year 2026. As of today the share of TVS Motors is currently trading at Rs 3,276.60 with 0.63% gains.
Price Trend
After breaking its 200 DMA on 7th April 2025, the stock found its way to touch its previous all-time high of Rs 2,958, which was set in September 2024. Following that, the stock managed to break that high on 4th August 2025. Later, it continued its rally to make a new all-time high of Rs 3,349 on August 28.
Quarter Results Q1FY26
Figs. In Cr
| Q1FY25 | Q1FY26 | % Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 10,314.47 | 12,210.05 | +18.38% |
| Net Profit | 484.82 | 642.86 | +32.60% |
From the table above we can understand the company has posted double-digit growth in its sales (revenue) and managed to use its resources well to gain more profits compared to last year’s same quarter. In FY26, the company posted revenue of 12,210.05 Cr (18.38% more than last year’s quarter), and the net profit rose by 32.60% to 642.86 Cr.
Current Fundamentals
Today, the share price of TVS Motors is 3,276.60. However, its current P/E ratio suggests to us the stock is trading at a higher valuation compared to its sector P/E. The current P/E of TVS Motors stands at 65.61x, while the sector P/E stands at 33.77x.
As it stands now, the market cap stands at Rs 155,966 Cr. Meanwhile, the stock is trading 50% away from its 52-week low price.
Nifty 100 YTD Gainers
Hyundai Motor India Ltd
A newly launched IPO, Hyundai Motors, has shown significant gains of 44% since the start of FY 2026. This gain makes the stock one of the top gainers of the Nifty 100.
Price Trend
From setting a high of Rs 1970 on its IPO launch day, the stock struggled to break its IPO price several times during the period of eight and a half months. During this period, Hyundai Motors stock also made its all-time low at Rs. 1,541.70 on the 7th of April 2025.
However, overcoming its resistance level of Rs 1,960 (also the IPO price) on June 9th, the stock finally found its strong momentum to reach its all-time high of Rs 2,624. Which also means the gains of 33% from its IPO price.
Quarter Results FY26
Figs. In Cr
| Q1FY25 | Q1FY26 | % Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 17131.24 | 16,179.62 | -5.55% |
| Net Profit | 1489.65 | 1369.23 | -8.09% |
Posting little bit negative results, the company’s net profit & revenue came down by a slight margin this year. Net profit declined by 8% to 1,369.23 Cr from its previous year’s profit of 1,489.65. Additionally, the revenue also dropped by over 5% to 16,179.62 Cr from 17,131 Cr.
Current Fundamentals
As of today, 29th August, the stock is trading strongly with gains of nearly 44% so far in this financial year, 2026. Meanwhile, the market capitalisation is at Rs 199,804 Cr, and the P/E (price to earnings) ratio stands at 36.22x, which is somewhat similar to the sector P/E.
Maruti Suzuki India
India’s most loved passenger vehicle seller, Maruti Suzuki India, is not far behind its other competitors in share trading either. In FY26, the share price of the passenger vehicle manufacturer surged by nearly 30% to make its new all-time high of Rs. 14,895.
Price Trend
After participating in the market downfall from September 2024, this company had made its 52-week low of Rs 10,725 on 24 December 2024. While gaining strongly afterwards, the stock surged until its resistance level of 13,400 in January. However, after failing to break out, the stock showed weaknesses and reached levels of Rs 11,000 in April 2025. Besides that, the stock surged all the way to the top, breaking all the records to make new highs after the announcement of the GST reduction.
After the GST reduction news, the stock broke its resistance level of 11,400 and made a new high of Rs 14,895.
Quarter Results FY26
Figs. In Cr
| Q4FY25 | Q1FY26 | % Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 35779.4 | 38605.2 | +7.90% |
| Net Profit | 3759.7 | 3794.4 | +0.92% |
In Q1FY26, Maruti Suzuki India reported revenue of 38605.2 Cr. An 8% rise from its last year’s same quarter when the company had reported 35779.4 Cr. Even so, the car manufacturer only managed to post 0.92% growth in the net profit at 3794.4 cr.
Current Fundamentals
As of 29th August, the price-to-earnings ratio of Maruti Suzuki stood at 32.00x. Suggesting an average valuation if we compare its P/E with the sector P/E, which is standing at 34.36%.
The share is currently trading 38% away from its 52-week low at Rs 14,791, with the market capitalisation at 465,284 Cr. While the RoE (Return on Equity) is at 16% and RoCE (Return on Capital Employed) stands at 21.7%.