Unilever doubles down on India as HUL targets high-single-digit growth
Unilever CEO Fernando Fernandez said the company will keep investing in India, its second-largest market. HUL expects high-single-digit growth in coming quarters after reporting 5% volume growth and 10% value growth in Q1 FY27.
Unilever will continue investing in India, its second-largest market, to defend leadership. HUL expects high-single-digit growth in coming quarters after Q1 FY27 volume and value growth of 5% and 10%, respectively, and reported record shares in laundry and hair.
Why this matters
The outlook follows HUL's Q1 profit dip and 13-quarter sales-growth high, while reinforcing Unilever's view of India as a high-single-digit growth market for the next decade.
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