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Hindustan Unilever Ltd

NSE: HINDUNILVR BSE: 500696FMCG

Hindustan Unilever is in the FMCG business comprising primarily of Home Care, Beauty & Personal Care and Foods & Refreshment segments. The Company has manufacturing facilities across the country and sells primarily in India.[1]

₹2,247
52W: ₹2022 — ₹2660
PE 48.6 · Book ₹210 · +970% vs book
Market Cap₹5,27,977 Cr
Stock P/E48.6Price to Earnings
ROCE28.1%Return on Capital
ROE22.1%Return on Equity
Div. Yield1.82%Face Value ₹1

Strengths

  • +Company is almost debt free.
  • +Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 92.4%

Weaknesses

  • −Stock is trading at 10.7 times its book value
  • −The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 6.14% over past five years.
  • −Earnings include an other income of Rs.5,572 Cr.

Shareholding Pattern

Promoters61.9%
FIIs10.1%
DIIs16.33%
Public11.6%
CategoryJun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
Promoters61.9%61.9%61.9%61.9%61.9%61.9%61.9%61.9%
FIIs11.87%12.17%▲0.311.43%▼0.710.62%▼0.810.18%▼0.410.79%▲0.610.71%▼0.110.1%▼0.6
DIIs14.09%14.13%▲0.014.67%▲0.515.48%▲0.815.99%▲0.515.62%▼0.415.68%▲0.116.33%▲0.6
Public12.11%11.75%▼0.411.94%▲0.211.93%▼0.011.86%▼0.111.62%▼0.211.64%▲0.011.6%▼0.0

Financial Statements

MetricDec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
Sales15,18814,85715,33915,50815,14614,73415,93115,26315,80515,733
Expenses11,64811,42211,73311,86111,58211,26812,37311,64412,16512,008
Operating Profit3,5403,4353,6063,6473,5643,4663,5583,6193,6403,725
OPM %23%23%24%24%24%24%22%24%23%24%
Net Profit2,5192,4062,5382,6123,0012,4932,7322,6907,0752,930
EPS ₹10.7210.2410.811.1212.7710.6111.6311.4530.1112.47

AI Insights

Revenue Trend

Mar 2026 revenue at ₹61,975Cr, up 0.8% YoY. OPM at 23%.

Debt Position

Borrowings at ₹1,325Cr. Debt-to-equity ratio: 0.03x. Healthy balance sheet.

Capex Cycle

CWIP at ₹833Cr (2% of fixed assets). Moderate ongoing capital expenditure.

Institutional Flow

DIIs: 16.33% (+4.86pp change). FIIs: 10.1% (-4.38pp change). Promoters hold 61.9%.

Margin & Efficiency

ROCE declining from 150% (Mar 2015) to 28% (Mar 2026). Working capital days: -1.

Valuation

PE 48.6x with 28.1% ROCE. Price is 970% above book value of ₹210. Dividend yield: 1.82%.

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