The company said its India FMCG business is likely to post near double-digit growth during the quarter, while the international business is expected to deliver high-teen growth in rupee terms.
Within the domestic portfolio, the home and personal care business is projected to grow at a near-teen rate, led by strong performance in hair oils and shampoos, which are expected to register high-teen growth. Dabur’s foods business is also likely to report high double-digit growth during the quarter.
The company said its digital channels continued to perform well, with e-commerce, quick commerce and modern trade expected to record strong double-digit growth.
added that rural demand remained stronger than urban markets during the quarter, continuing the trend seen in recent quarters as consumption in villages outpaced cities.
The FMCG company also flagged elevated input costs but said it had managed the impact through calibrated price hikes across select categories.
In the fourth quarter of FY26, with profit and revenue coming in ahead of Street estimates despite inflationary pressures and geopolitical disruptions in overseas markets.
The FMCG major posted a consolidated net profit of ₹362 crore for the quarter ended March, up 15.8% year-on-year from ₹312.7 crore. The figure was ahead of the CNBC-TV18 poll estimate of ₹356 crore.
Revenue from operations rose 7.4% to ₹3,038 crore against ₹2,830.1 crore a year earlier, also surpassing the CNBC-TV18 estimate of ₹2,976 crore.
(Edited by : Ajay Vaishnav)
