HUL Q4FY26 Preview: Hindustan Unilever (HUL) is expected to report stable performance for the fourth quarter ended March 2026 (Q4 FY26). Revenue is expected around Rs 16,280 crore, compared to Rs 15,670 crore in the same quarter last year, with a growth of about 4 per cent (QoQ).
The EBITDA is expected at Rs 3,754 crore, up 3.7 per cent YoY from Rs 3,619 crore.
Net profit (PAT) is like up to Rs 2,612 crore from Rs 2,464 crore, with a growth of around 6 per cent.
Margins are expected to remain flat at around 23 per cent, staying within management’s earlier guidance range of 22.5 per cent to 23.5 per cent.
Underlying volume (UVG) is expected to be in the range of 3-5 per cent.
When excluding the ice-cream business, like-to-like (LTL) volume growth is seen at around 3 per cent, while underlying sales growth (USG) is expected to be close to 7 per cent.
Different business segments are expected to show mixed trends:
Home care may grow by about 6.5 per cent YoY.
Beauty & Wellbeing is likely to lead with around 9.5 per cent growth.
Personal care may see growth of nearly 6 per cent.
Foods segment is expected to remain flat.
HUL reported a 30 per cent decline in consolidated net profit from continuing operations to Rs 2,118 crore for the third quarter of FY26. In the same quarter last year, the company had posted a profit of Rs 3,027 crore.
The company’s profit for the period, however, came in at Rs 6,603 crore, up 121 per cent year-on-year (YoY).
HUL’s revenue from continuing operations stood at Rs 16,441 crore, up 5.6 per cent YoY from Rs 15,556 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year.
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) from continuing operations stood at Rs 3,788 crore, up 3 per cent from the same quarter last year. However, the EBITDA margin declined 70 basis points YoY to 23.3 per cent.
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