Hindustan Unilever Ltd.
NSE: HINDUNILVRHindustan Unilever Ltd.: A 30-second snapshot
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.
P/E
45.8
Forward P/E
38.8
ROE
—
Debt / Equity
3.02
Profit Margin
+22.6%
Div. Yield
+2.1%
5Y ROE > 15%
4/5
5Y FCF > 0
4/5
Quality
60/100
News
8 headlines · 2 positive · 2 negative
Hindustan Unilever's Fiscal First-Quarter Net Profit Down 3%; Revenue Jumps 10% - marketscreener.com
marketscreener.com
HUL Profit Falls 3% in Q1; Shares Slump 3.16% in Early Session - HDFC Sky
HDFC Sky
HINDUNILVR: Sales and profit rose strongly year-over-year, with robust margins and innovation-led growth - TradingView
TradingView
HINDUNILVR: 10% sales growth and 8% EBITDA growth, with robust segment performance and stable outlook - TradingView
TradingView
HINDUSTAN UNILEVER LTD. (HINDUNILVR-BL.NS) Q3 25/26 earnings call transcript - finance.yahoo.com
finance.yahoo.com
Recent context
- ·Marketscreener and HDFC Sky reported on 2026-07-28 that HUL's fiscal first-quarter net profit fell 3% YoY even as revenue rose 10%, with shares down 3.16% in early trading that session.
- ·TradingView coverage published a day earlier, on 2026-07-27, described the same reporting period in terms of 10% sales growth and 8% EBITDA growth with what it called 'robust segment performance.'
- ·Across the 8 headlines tracked, sentiment split 2 positive, 4 neutral and 2 negative, with an overall neutral label; a neutral-labeled Q3 FY25/26 earnings-call transcript from finance.yahoo.com was the most recent item, dated 2026-08-09.
Strengths
- +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).
Weaknesses
- −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.
Open questions
- ?Does the trailing PE of 45.81 rest more on the margin profile (22.64%) and multi-year consistency (ROE above 15% in 4 of the tracked years) than on the 5-year revenue growth of 5% and earnings growth of 8.4%?
- ?What is behind the gap between price and both moving averages -- down 16.49% over 12 months and 23.55% below the 52-week high -- company-specific volume trends, or broader FMCG sector conditions reflected across peers like ITC, NESTLEIND and BRITANNIA?
- ?How does the reported 3% YoY decline in net profit on 10% revenue growth (per the 2026-07-28 coverage) reconcile with the debt-trend indicator recorded as rising in the persistence data, even from a low base?
- ?What explains the gap between a mean analyst rating of 1.95 (1-5 scale, lower = more constructive) across 38 analysts and the stock trading below both its 50-DMA and 200-DMA?
Peer comparison: FMCG
Ranks 4 of 6 on quality| Symbol | Name | P/E | ROE | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HINDUNILVR | Hindustan Unilever Ltd.You're viewing | 45.8 | — | 44 |
| Industry avg | across 5 peers | 53.1 | — | 43 |
| NESTLEIND | Nestle India Ltd. | 75.7 | — | 57 |
| TATACONSUM | Tata Consumer Products Ltd. | 65.3 | — | 47 |
| GODREJCP | Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. | 54.8 | — | 45 |
| BRITANNIA | Britannia Industries Ltd. | 51.8 | — | 39 |
| ITC | ITC Ltd. | 17.6 | — | 29 |
Technical state
Current price
₹2,064.90
SMA 50
₹2,134.85
SMA 200
₹2,245.39
RSI (14)
42.0 (neutral)
From 52w high
-23.6%
1Y return
-16.5%
3M return
-8.2%
50-DMA
Below
200-DMA
Below
Algorithmic support levels
Algorithmic resistance levels
Risk flags
- mediumHINDUNILVR trades at ₹2,064.90, below its 50-DMA (₹2,134.85) and 200-DMA (₹2,245.39); it is down 16.49% over the trailing 12 months and 8.2% over the trailing 3 months, and sits 23.55% below its 52-week high. RSI is 41.96 (neutral).
- mediumTrailing PE of 45.81 (forward PE 38.79) sits well above the company's own 5-year revenue growth of 5% and 5-year earnings growth of 8.4%, a valuation premium not obviously matched by the recorded growth trend; quality score is 44 of 100.
- lowCurrent-year ROE is unavailable (null) in the fundamental data even though the persistence series shows ROE above 15% in 4 of the tracked years; 1-year price-change and ROE figures are also unavailable for all 5 tracked FMCG peers, limiting a peer-relative comparison on those two metrics.
- lowCoverage dated 2026-07-28 reported the most recent quarterly net profit down 3% YoY despite a 10% revenue increase, with shares reported down 3.16% in the following session; of 8 tracked headlines, sentiment split 2 positive / 4 neutral / 2 negative (overall label: neutral).
Cross-section contradictions
- Mean analyst rating of 1.95 across 38 analysts (1-5 scale, lower = more constructive) sits toward the constructive end of the scale, while the stock trades below both its 50-DMA and 200-DMA and is down 16.49% over the trailing 12 months.
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