Margin Pressure Pulls HUL’s Q4 Net Down By 3.3%

New Delhi: FMCG major Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) on Thursday reported a decline of 3.35 per cent in its consolidated net profit at Rs2,475 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2025 on lower margins. The company had logged a net profit of Rs2,561 crore in the January-March quarter a year ago, the company said in a regulatory filing.

However, revenue from product sales was at Rs 15,416 crore in the March quarter, led by volume growth, up 2.68 per cent from Rs 15,013 crore in the year-ago period. “HUL reported an Underlying Sales Growth (USG) of 3 per cent and an Underlying Volume Growth (UVG) of 2 per cent,” said HUL in its earnings statement.

However, the EBITDA margin, which was at 23.1 per cent, declined 30 bps year-on-year, it added. HUL’s total expenses in the March quarter was at Rs 12,478 crore, up 3.12 per cent and total income, which includes other revenue, was up 3.48 per cent to Rs 15,979 crore. In the March quarter, HUL’s revenue from the Home Care segment grew 1.85 per cent to Rs 5,815 crore on account of price cuts. “The segment witnessed negative price growth on account of pricing actions taken to pass on commodity-led benefits to consumers,” it said.