HUL Q4 results: Profit jumps 21% to ₹2,994 crore, revenue rises 8% YoY; ₹22/share dividend declared

The NSE filing, HUL’s net profit for the fourth quarter rose 21% to ₹2,994 crore, compared year-on-year with ₹2,475 crore in the same period a year ago, according to the consolidated financial statements.

Hindustan Unilever recorded an 8.1% rise in its core revenue from operations (sale of products business) to ₹16,172 crore in the March quarter of the financial year ended 2025-26, compared with ₹14,955 crore in the same period a year earlier.

The company statements also showed that HUL’s earnings per share (EPS) improved to ₹12.73 apiece in the fourth quarter, compared to ₹10.48 per share in the same period a year ago.

HUL’s segmental snapshot

Hindustan Unilever’s ‘home care’ and ‘beauty & wellbeing’ portion revenues witnessed the largest growth in the March quarter of the financial year ended 2025-26, amid an overall growth in all its business units.

HUL’s home care business witnessed a 9% YoY rise to ₹6,344 crore in the January to March quarter, compared with ₹5,815 crore in the same period a year ago, according to the consolidated financial statements.

The company’s beauty & wellbeing business operations recorded a 13% rise in Q4 revenues to ₹3,697 crore, compared year-on-year with ₹3,265 crore in the same period a year ago, as per the filing data.

HUL also recorded a 4.8% rise in its revenues from the personal care products business, and a 4.3% increase in revenue from the food products business, according to the consolidated statements.

However, the company’s other revenues, which include exports, dropped 9.3% to ₹515 crore in the fourth quarter, compared to ₹568 crore in the same quarter of the previous year due to the supply chain disruption in West Asia.

Hindustan Unilever dividend

HUL’s board of directors, after its quarterly meeting on April 30, considered and recommended a final dividend of ₹22 per share with a face value of ₹1 apiece, according to the exchange filing.

“Recommended a final dividend of ₹22 per share for the financial year ended March 31, 2026, on Equity Shares of ₹1 each,” Hindustan Unilever informed the stock exchanges through its filing.

This means that every eligible shareholder will receive a final dividend payment of ₹22 per share for every share they own in HUL, till 24 hours ahead of the pre-determined record date of the corporate action.

The company fixed the record date of the dividend issue on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, to determine the eligibility of the shareholders for the final dividend.

Shares of Hindustan Unilever jumped nearly 2% after the earnings release, but the company’s stock was trading 3.36% lower at ₹2,236.70 as of 11:53 am during Thursday’s market session, compared to ₹2,314.40 at the previous stock market close.