Hindustan Unilever
- Market cap
- ₹ 4,27,626 Cr.
- P/E
- 38.7x
- P/B
- 8.81x
- 52-week range
- 1,758.2 – 2,484.75
- ROE
- 31%
- ROCE
- 28%
- Dividend yield
- 2.2%
- Debt / equity
- 0.03
- Sector
- Diversified FMCG
- Industry
- Diversified FMCG
- Listed on
- NSE, BSE
About
Hindustan Unilever Limited is an India-based fast-moving consumer goods company. The Company's segments include Home Care, Beauty & Wellbeing, Personal Care, Foods, and Others (includes Exports, Consignment, etc.). Its product categories include skin cleansing, hair care, skin care and color cosmetics, oral care, deodorant and male toiletries, fabric wash, household care, nutrition drinks, foods, and beverages. It has over 50 brands, including Active Wheel 2 in 1, Axe, Boost, Brooke Bond 3 Roses, Brooke Bond Red Label, Brooke Bond Taaza, Brooke Bond Taj Mahal, Bru, Cif, Clinic Plus, Closeup, Comfort, Pears, Glow & Handsome, Domex, Dove, Elle 18, Glow & Lovely, Hellmann's, Hamam, Horlicks, Horlicks Diabetes Plus, Lipton, and Nexxus. Lux is a global brand which offers beauty soaps, shower gels, bath additives and others. ELLE 18 brand's range of cosmetics includes eyeliner, kajal, lipstick, nail polish, compact and foundation. Dove brand includes deodorants, facial cleansers and others.
Quick check
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Compared with its industry
Diversified FMCG: 5 companies →Hindustan Unilever against the typical company in its industry. The rank is out of the companies that report each figure; green means the better quarter of the pack, red the worse quarter.
- Valuation (P/E)38.7 against a typical 38.7: in line than most peers (1st = cheapest).3rd of 5
- Sales growth+10.1% against a typical +10.1% from a year earlier.3rd of 5
- Profit growth−3.2% against a typical −9.4% from a year earlier.2nd of 4
- Share price, 3 months−14.2% against a typical −14.2%.3rd of 5
- Size₹ 4,27,625.6 Cr. market value against a typical ₹ 3,847.3 Cr. (1st = largest).1st of 4
Latest announcements
Exchange filings and their impact on the company.
- Strongest sales growth in 14 quarters with 7% volume growth and 9% underlying profit growth, plus Rs 19 interim dividend.
Hindustan Unilever reported September quarter turnover of Rs 18,071 crore with 15% underlying sales growth and 7% volume growth, its highest sales growth in 14 quarters. EBITDA grew 8% to Rs 4,089 crore at 22.6% margin, and underlying profit after tax grew 9%, while reported profit at Rs 2,796 crore was flat due to a Rs 273 crore one-off tax gain last year. The board declared an interim dividend of Rs 19 per share with record date 12 November 2026, payable 25 November 2026.
Credit ratings
Every rating action on file, newest first, including reaffirmations. Open a row for the agency's reasoning. All credit rating updates
Highest safety
Rated AAA by CRISIL- No warnings from the agency.
| Agency | Current rating | Outlook | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRISIL | Crisil AAA | Stable | 3 Oct 2025 |
| Rating | Details | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 2025 | Reaffirmed | Crisil AAA | — | CRISIL | ₹ 6,000 Cr. |
Board meetings
Results dates and other board meetings. Full calendar
| Details | ||
|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 2026Upcoming | Financial Results/Dividend | Board Meeting Intimation for Consideration of Unaudited Standalone and Consolidated Financial Results for quarter and half year ended 30th September, 2026 and payment of Interim Dividend (if any) |
| 28 Jul 2026 | Financial Results | To consider and approve Unaudited Standalone and Consolidated Financial Results for the quarter ended 30th June, 2026. |
| 30 Apr 2026 | Financial Results/Dividend | Board Meeting Intimation for consideration of Audited Standalone and Consolidated Financial Results for the quarter and financial year ended 31st March, 2026 and recommendation of Final Dividend, if any |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Financial Results | Board Meeting Intimation for consideration of Unaudited Standalone and Consolidated Financial Results for the quarter and nine months ended 31st December, 2025 |
| 23 Oct 2025 | Financial Results/Dividend | Consideration of unaudited standalone and consolidated Financial Results for the quarter and half year ended 30th September 2025 and payment of Interim Dividend (if any). |
| 31 Jul 2025 | Financial Results | Board Meeting Intimation for Consideration of Unaudited Standalone and Consolidated Financial Results for the Quarter ended 30th June, 2025. |
| 24 Apr 2025 | Financial Results/Dividend | To consider and approve audited standalone and consolidated financial results for the quarter and financial year ending 31st March, 2025 and recommendation of final dividend, if any |
Financials
Consolidated figures in ₹ crore.
| ₹ Cr. | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 15,623 | 15,567 | 15,210 | 15,707 | 15,926 | 15,556 | 15,190 | 15,757 | 15,919 | 16,441 | 16,351 | 17,341 |
| Expenses | 11,828 | 11,902 | 11,675 | 11,965 | 12,139 | 11,867 | 11,572 | 12,118 | 12,137 | 12,660 | 12,514 | 13,394 |
| Operating Profit | 3,795 | 3,665 | 3,535 | 3,742 | 3,787 | 3,689 | 3,618 | 3,639 | 3,782 | 3,781 | 3,837 | 3,947 |
| OPM % | 24% | 24% | 23% | 24% | 24% | 24% | 24% | 23% | 24% | 23% | 23% | 23% |
| Other Income | 178 | 184 | 309 | 209 | 203 | 733 | 149 | 103 | 269 | 4,048 | 503 | 113 |
| Interest | 88 | 91 | 105 | 93 | 110 | 109 | 77 | 122 | 124 | 88 | 76 | 75 |
| Depreciation | 297 | 313 | 320 | 329 | 338 | 318 | 318 | 326 | 322 | 337 | 348 | 353 |
| Profit before tax | 3,588 | 3,445 | 3,419 | 3,529 | 3,542 | 3,995 | 3,372 | 3,294 | 3,605 | 7,404 | 3,916 | 3,632 |
| Tax % | 26% | 27% | 25% | 26% | 27% | 25% | 27% | 16% | 25% | 11% | 24% | 26% |
| Net Profit | 2,657 | 2,508 | 2,561 | 2,612 | 2,595 | 2,989 | 2,475 | 2,768 | 2,694 | 6,603 | 2,994 | 2,680 |
| EPS in Rs | 11.3 | 10.68 | 10.89 | 11.11 | 11.03 | 12.7 | 10.49 | 11.73 | 11.43 | 28.12 | 12.73 | 11.38 |
Growth and returns
Compounded yearly rates over each period.
- 10 Years
- 7%
- 5 Years
- 7%
- 3 Years
- 2%
- TTM
- 6%
- 10 Years
- 14%
- 5 Years
- 13%
- 3 Years
- 14%
- TTM
- 4%
- 10 Years
- 9%
- 5 Years
- −4%
- 3 Years
- −6%
- TTM
- —
- 10 Years
- 28%
- 5 Years
- 22%
- 3 Years
- 24%
- TTM
- —
P/E and EPS over time
Daily P/E and trailing 12-month EPS. EPS updates with each result.
Peers
Listed companies in the same business.
| Hindustan Unilever | ₹ 1,815.80 | ₹ 4,27,626 Cr. | 38.7x | 8.8x | 31% | — |
| Godrej Consumer Products | ₹ 851.50 | ₹ 87,134 Cr. | 54.2x | 8.7x | 15.1% | 12.3% |
| Marico | ₹ 764.10 | ₹ 99,347 Cr. | 62.2x | 26x | 43.1% | 13.3% |
| Dabur India | ₹ 366.00 | ₹ 64,927 Cr. | 40x | 6.6x | 17.1% | 14.2% |
| Cupid | ₹ 306.50 | ₹ 41,214 Cr. | 271.9x | 64.1x | 27.3% | 30.3% |
| Gillette India | ₹ 7,222.60 | ₹ 23,535 Cr. | 38.9x | 26.9x | 66.4% | 21.1% |
Management
- Priya Sukumar Nair
- Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director, Executive Director
- Niranjan Kumar Gupta
- Chief Financial Officer, Executive Director - Finance
- Bittianda Ponappa Biddappa
- Chief People, Transformation and Sustainability Officer, Whole-Time Director
- Radhika Karthik Shah
- Company Secretary and Compliance Officer
- Harman Dhillon
- Executive Director - Beauty & Wellbeing
- Rajneet Singh Kohli
- Executive Director - Foods
- Vipul Mathur
- Executive Director - Personal Care
- Yogesh Mishra
- Executive Director - Supply Chain
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