Comparative Analysis of Risk and Return Across Sectors in the Indian Equity Market

Santhosh M; M Kotteeswaran

doi:10.55524/ijirem.2026.13.2.19

Abstract

The Indian stock market has seen a lot of growth in the past ten years. This is because more people are investing in the market and there are systems in place for trading. The government has also made some changes to help the market. All these things have made the market bigger. It is also more complicated for people to decide where to invest their money. This study looks at how four important parts of the stock market did over ten years. These parts are Banking, Information Technology, Pharmaceuticals and Moving Consumer Goods. The study uses data from twenty companies, five from each part to see how they did from January 2015 to December 2025. This study uses tools to see how each part of the market did. It looks at how much money the companies made, how much risk they took and how well they did compared to how much risk they took. The study also looks at how the companies did during some events like when the government took away some currency in 2016, the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and the trade problems with the US in 2024 and 2025. What the study found out is that the Moving Consumer Goods part of the market did the best. It generated the highest return compared to how much risk it took. The Banking part of the market made a lot of money. It was also very risky. The Information Technology and Pharmaceuticals parts of the market did not do well especially during the trade problems with the US in 2025. The study is important because it can help people make decisions about where to invest their money. It can also help the government make decisions about how to regulate the market. The Indian stock market is a part of the Indian economy and the Indian stock market has many different parts, like Banking, Information Technology, Pharmaceuticals and Fast-Moving Consumer Goods and each part of the Indian stock market has its own strengths and weaknesses.

Keywords

Banking Sector, FMCG, Risk-Return Analysis, Sharpe Ratio, Sectoral Performance.

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S. M, . M. Kotteeswaran, "Comparative Analysis of Risk and Return Across Sectors in the Indian Equity Market", International Journal of Innovative Research in Engineering and Management (IJIREM), Vol-13, Issue-2, Page No-143-151, 2026. Available from: https://doi.org/10.55524/ijirem.2026.13.2.19

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Santhosh M

MBA Scholar, Department of Management Studies, Vels Institute of Science, Technology and Advanced Studies, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

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