{"id":171758,"date":"2025-10-23T06:22:56","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T10:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/44.250.171.167\/?p=171758"},"modified":"2025-10-23T06:22:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T10:22:56","slug":"hindustan-unilever-q2-fy26-earnings-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alphastreet.com\/india\/hindustan-unilever-q2-fy26-earnings-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Hindustan Unilever Q2 FY26 Earnings Results"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hindustan Unilever Ltd is a leading FMCG company operating primarily in Home Care, Beauty &amp; Personal Care, and Foods &amp; Refreshment segments with manufacturing facilities across India.<\/p>\n<h2>Q2 FY26 Earnings Summary<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Consolidated revenue rose 1.98% year on year to \u20b916,241 crore from \u20b915,926 crore.<\/li>\n<li>Total expenses increased 3.3% to \u20b913,002 crore from \u20b912,587 crore.<\/li>\n<li>Consolidated Net <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bseindia.com\/xml-data\/corpfiling\/AttachLive\/c1326928-e6bd-4fd5-9286-96edb9117ef4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Profit<\/a> increased 3.82% to \u20b92,694 crore from \u20b92,595 crore in the year-ago period.<\/li>\n<li>Earnings Per Share (EPS) rose 3.63% to \u20b911.43 from \u20b911.03.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Operational and Business Highlights<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The quarter reflected the transitory impact of GST reforms and monsoon disruptions but price discounts taken earlier affected volumes, resulting in flat underlying volume growth.<\/li>\n<li>Home Care and Foods segments delivered competitive volume growth, supported by innovations such as Comfort Perfume Deluxe in fabric conditioners, and Horlicks PRO Fitness and Bru Gold Edition in beverages.<\/li>\n<li>Lower EBITDA margin by 90 basis points to 23.2% was due to higher business investments.<\/li>\n<li>One-off gains related to tax resolution contributed positively to net profit growth despite a 4% decline in profit before exceptional items.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Financial Position and Outlook<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The company declared an interim dividend of \u20b919 per share, reflecting strong cash generation and shareholder returns.<\/li>\n<li>Management is confident of normalized trading conditions post GST transition and expects sustained volume-led growth over the mid-to-long term driven by portfolio transformation and digital capabilities enhancement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Hindustan Unilever Ltd remains focused on innovation, marketing transformation, and portfolio injection of high-growth demand spaces to accelerate growth and profitability through FY26 and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>Explore the company\u2019s past earnings and latest concall transcripts, <a href=\"https:\/\/44.250.171.167\/symbol\/hindunilvr\/\">click here<\/a> to visit the AlphaStreet India News Channel.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-171759\" src=\"https:\/\/alphastreet.com\/india\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/HU.png\" alt=\"Q2 FY26\" width=\"1489\" height=\"1817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alphastreet.com\/india\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/HU.png 1489w, https:\/\/alphastreet.com\/india\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/HU-246x300.png 246w, https:\/\/alphastreet.com\/india\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/HU-839x1024.png 839w, https:\/\/alphastreet.com\/india\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/HU-768x937.png 768w, https:\/\/alphastreet.com\/india\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/HU-1259x1536.png 1259w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1489px) 100vw, 1489px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hindustan Unilever Ltd is a leading FMCG company operating primarily in Home Care, Beauty &amp; Personal Care, and Foods &amp; Refreshment segments with manufacturing facilities across India. Q2 FY26 Earnings Summary Consolidated revenue rose 1.98% year on year to \u20b916,241 crore from \u20b915,926 crore. Total expenses increased 3.3% to \u20b913,002 crore from \u20b912,587 crore. 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