HINDUNILVR vs NESTLEIND
Side-by-side comparison of Hindustan Unilever Ltd. and Nestle India Ltd.. Descriptive only — not investment advice.
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.
FMCG
Quality Score: 60/100
Nestle India Ltd.
FMCG
Quality Score: 73/100
At a glance
| Metric | HINDUNILVR | NESTLEIND |
|---|---|---|
| Quality Score | 60/100 | 73/100 |
| P/E (trailing) | 45.8 | 75.7 |
| Forward P/E | 38.8 | 60.2 |
| ROE | — | — |
| Profit margin | +22.6% | +15.6% |
| Debt-to-equity | 3.02 | 8.62 |
| Dividend yield | +2.11% | +0.79% |
| 1Y price return | -16.5% | +38.3% |
| From 52w high | -23.6% | -1.6% |
| Analyst rating1 = Strong Buy, 5 = Strong Sell | 1.95 | 2.39 |
Highlighted value = better on the metric (lower for P/E, D/E, drawdown, analyst rating; higher elsewhere). Descriptive only.
Snapshots
HINDUNILVR last traded at ₹2,064.90, down 16.49% over the trailing 12 months and 23.55% below its 52-week high, with price below both the 50-DMA (₹2,134.85) and 200-DMA (₹2,245.39). The stock carries a trailing PE of 45.81 against 5-year revenue growth of 5% and earnings growth of 8.4%, and ranks 4th of 6 tracked FMCG peers on quality score (44) while ranking 2nd of 6 on PE. Mean analyst rating stands at 1.95 across 38 analysts on a 1-5 scale where lower is more constructive.
Nestle India trades at ₹1528.60, up 38.29% over the trailing 12 months and 5.23% over three months, sitting just 1.57% below its 52-week high with price above both the 50-day (₹1438.21) and 200-day (₹1327.38) moving averages. Trailing PE of 75.72x (forward 60.15x) is the richest among six tracked FMCG peers, following Q1 FY26 results showing 14.9% revenue growth and profit up 48% to ₹959 crore. Mean analyst rating stands at 2.39 across 36 analysts (1-5 scale, lower = more constructive).
Pros
- ✓Profit margin of 22.64% and a trailing PE of 45.81 that ranks 2nd-lowest (cheaper) among the 6 tracked FMCG names, behind only ITC (PE 17.62) and below NESTLEIND (75.72), TATACONSUM (65.25), GODREJCP (54.81) and BRITANNIA (51.85).
- ✓Persistence data shows ROE above 15% in 4 of the tracked years and positive free cash flow in 4 of the tracked years, with a consistency score of 57.
- ✓Dividend yield of 2.11% alongside 5-year earnings growth of 8.4%, ahead of the 5-year revenue growth of 5% over the same stretch.
- ✓Mean analyst rating of 1.95 across 38 covering analysts (1-5 scale, lower = more constructive).
- ✓Q1 FY26 profit jumped 48% YoY to ₹959 crore on 14.9% revenue growth, with all 8 tracked news items in the past month registering neutral-to-positive sentiment (7 positive, 1 neutral, 0 negative).
- ✓Best-in-sector quality score of 57, ranking 1st of 6 tracked FMCG peers (HUL 44, Tata Consumer 47, Godrej Consumer 45, Britannia 39, ITC 29).
- ✓5-year revenue growth of 25.2% and 5-year earnings growth of 48.1%, alongside a profit margin of 15.62%.
- ✓Price holds above both the 50-day (₹1438.21) and 200-day (₹1327.38) moving averages, with the stock 1.57% below its 52-week high.
Cons
- ✗Price sits below both the 50-DMA and 200-DMA, down 16.49% over 12 months and 8.2% over 3 months, and is 23.55% below its 52-week high.
- ✗Trailing PE of 45.81 (forward 38.79) is well above the company's own 5-year revenue growth (5%) and earnings growth (8.4%), a premium not obviously matched by the recorded growth trend.
- ✗Quality score of 44 ranks 4th of 6 in the tracked FMCG peer set, and the debt-trend indicator in the persistence data is recorded as rising (though absolute debt-to-equity remains low at roughly 0.03x).
- ✗Most recent quarterly net profit fell 3% YoY despite a 10% revenue increase, per news coverage dated 2026-07-28, with shares down 3.16% in the following session.
- ✗Trailing PE of 75.72x (forward 60.15x) is the richest among the six tracked FMCG peers (HUL 45.81x, ITC 17.62x, Tata Consumer 65.25x, Britannia 51.85x, Godrej Consumer 54.81x), placing it last (6 of 6) on the sector's PE ranking.
- ✗Free cash flow was positive in only 3 of the years covered by the persistence tracker, the debt trend is flagged 'rising', and the overall consistency score sits at 65/100.
- ✗RSI reads 63.59 (neutral band) with the stock just 1.57% below its 52-week high after a 38.29% advance over 12 months and 5.23% over 3 months, and no resistance level is currently listed above price.
- ✗Current-period ROE is reported as null, and ROE plus 1-year price change are missing for all 5 tracked FMCG peers, limiting a direct like-for-like comparison on those metrics.
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