Hindustan Unilever (HUL) reported a 5.6 per cent rise in its consolidated net profit to Rs 2,756 crore in the first quarter of financial year 2025–26, up from Rs 2,610 crore in the same quarter last year.
The FMCG major posted revenue from the operations at Rs 16,296 crore and total sales of Rs 16,323 crore for the April–June quarter, registering a 5 per cent year-on-year growth.
While commenting on the Q1FY26 numbers reported by the company, Rohit Jawa, CEO and Managing Director, said, “FMCG demand has continued to remain stable, with a gradual uptick in recency. Encouraged by favourable macro-economic indicators, we strategically stepped up our investments to effectively advance our portfolio transformation agenda in this quarter.”
Beauty & Wellbeing portfolio grows 7% with Minimalist onboard
During the quarter HUL completed the acquisition of a 90.5 per cent stake in Uprising Science Private Limited (USPL), the company that owns and operates the skincare brand, Minimalist. The D2C beauty brand was folded into HUL’s Beauty & Wellbeing portfolio, which delivered a strong 7 percent underlying sales growth and low-single-digit volume gains.
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