Asian Paints shares down by more than 2% today

Asian Paints shares are among top losers today. At 2:45 p.m. 25^th September, 2025 the stock price is down by 2.23%, trading at Rs 2,402.40. Nifty 50 index is down by 0.45% at this time. In the past 5 days, Asian paints shares have lost 3.17%.

GST on paints was already reduced to 18% from 28% in 2018. Therefore, in the most recent GST cuts, that came into force on 22nd September, 2025, paints did not get any additional relief. Asian Paints’ stock has been under pressure for the past some time due to the intense competition that the company is facing now, This competition intensified with the entry of Birla Opus and JSW Paints in the market.

Asian Paints losing market share to new entrants

Asian Paints is still the market leader in its segment. But according to some reports, the company has already lost more than 6% of its market share in the past 1 year. This explains the performance of its shares too, this year. Year-to-date (YTD) in 2025, Asian Paints’ stock has gained 4.24%. In the same period, Nifty 50 has gained 5.06%. This stock has underperformed the Nifty 50 index, this year.

Asian Paints stock big underperformer in the past 5 years

In the past 5 years, Asian Paints shares have gained 24.7%. In the same period Nifty 50 has gained 125.73%. The stock has underperformed the Nifty 50 index by more than 100% in the past 5 years. That makes it one of the biggest underperformers in this period.

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Source: NSE