Hindustan Unilever quarterly profit falls 4% as costs pressure margins

Hindustan Unilever reported a 4% decline in quarterly profit, with rising costs weighing on performance at one of India’s largest consumer-goods companies.

— Filed Tue, 28 Jul, 2026, 11:02 IST · Source ET BrandEquity · Updated

Hindustan Unilever reported a 4% decline in quarterly profit as rising costs weighed on performance, signalling margin pressure for one of India’s largest consumer-goods companies.

Why this matters

The result follows related signals that HUL revenue rose 10% in Q1FY27 while profit fell 4%, shares dropped over 5%, and the company missed estimates—showing input costs are offsetting sales growth.

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