New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- Shree Cement Ltd continues to prioritize value over volumes. While peers chase market share, the company's premiumization strategy is helping it score better on key financial and operational metrics.

A rising share of premium products and price hikes in eastern India drove realizations higher both year-on-year and sequentially in the June quarter (Q1FY26). Shree Cement saw a sequential rise in realizations of Rs.203 per tonne to Rs.5,528 per tonne in Q1FY26-the highest among large-cap peers UltraTech Cement ( Rs.157 per tonne) and Ambuja Cements ( Rs.115 per tonne), according to a 4 August report by Elara Securities (India).

Premium products accounted for 17.7% of Shree's trade sales in Q1FY26, up from 15.6% in the ...