FMCG majors post strong Q1 FY27 as price hikes, rural demand lift revenues

Dabur, GCPL, Marico and AWL Agri Business report double-digit Q1 FY27 revenue/profit growth. GCPL saw high-teens growth, Marico revenue rose in the early twenties, and AWL's food & FMCG segment grew 20%+ with rice up 40%+ despite input-cost inflation.

— Filed Fri, 3 Jul, 2026, 21:13 IST · Source Financial Express · BrandWagon · Updated

Leading FMCG firms Dabur, GCPL, Marico and AWL Agri report strong Q1 FY27 updates with double-digit revenue/profit growth, driven by price hikes, rural demand, and broad-based category gains despite inflationary input-cost pressures.

Why this matters

Confirms Dabur's earlier guidance of double-digit Q1 FY27 revenue and profit growth on HPC and Foods momentum, with price hikes offsetting inflation—now echoed across GCPL, Marico and AWL.

Retail-company signals accelerating, up +537300% QoQ.