Online listings for jobs, cars, B2B suppliers and local businesses, and marketplaces for home services (Naukri, CarWale, IndiaMART, Just Dial, Urban Company).
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Urban Company (URBANCO)
Marketplace for home services (beauty, cleaning, repairs) that trains and equips professionals; also sells Native water purifiers and smart locks
Price
₹158.00
snapshot 6 Nov 2026
Strengths
Clear leader in organised home services in India, with operations in the UAE and Saudi Arabia
Native products add a higher-margin hardware business
Listed in Sep 2025 with a strong cash position
Risks
Gig-worker welfare rules and partner protests over commissions
New 'Insta Help' (15-minute household help) burns cash
Thin margins outside the core India business
Key stats — company snapshot as of 6 Nov 2026
Mkt Cap
₹24,350 Cr
Stock P/E
—
Div Yield
0%
ROCE
−7.8%
ROE
−12.0%
P/B
12.3x
Revenue growth
+36.0%FY26
Profit growth
Turned to lossFY26
Net margin
−15.1%FY26
1Y vs Nifty
+12 ptsNifty −1.9%
Revenue, ₹ Cr (5-yr) — company table
438FY22
637FY23
828FY24
1,144FY25
1,556FY26
Stock price return · as of 6 Nov 2026
1Y price return
+10%
3Y CAGR
—
5Y CAGR
—
Trend65th percentile
52-week range as of 6 Nov 2026 vs snapshot price · 14% below its high
Market cap, ratios, CAGR and revenue: company table snapshot as of 6 Nov 2026 (the same figures on every page). Price: snapshot as of 6 Nov 2026. Not investment advice.
Where it fits
Connects buyers with sellers - recruiters with job seekers, car buyers with dealers, businesses with suppliers, households with service professionals - and charges the paying side subscriptions, listing fees or a commission. Urban Company goes further: it trains, equips and manages the professionals.
Why it matters
Classifieds are the most profitable corner of Indian internet: network effects make the No. 1 portal in each vertical very hard to displace, cash comes in upfront as subscriptions, and there is little inventory or delivery cost.
Where the value pool sits
Mature leaders (Naukri, IndiaMART) earn 35-50%+ operating margins on subscriptions. Car classifieds earn from dealer subscriptions and auctions (CarTrade's Shriram Automall). Services marketplaces earn a 15-25% commission but carry training and quality costs, and are near breakeven.
Key drivers
Formal hiring and new sectors (GCCs) for recruitment portals
SME digitisation for B2B listings
Used-car financing and auctions
New home-service categories (Insta Help, water purifiers, smart locks)
Potential bottlenecks
Hiring cycles in IT services set Naukri's billings
Paying-customer growth among small businesses is slow (IndiaMART)
Quality control and worker retention for services (Urban Company)