- Hindustan Unilever’s board will meet on April 30, 2026, to approve FY26 results
- The meeting will also cover final dividend recommendations for the financial year
- Q3 FY26 profit fell 30% to Rs 2,118 crore, missing Bloomberg estimates
With the final leg of the financial year coming to a close on March 31, 2026, the earnings season will follow shortly. Results of fast-moving consumer goods giant Hindustan Unilever Ltd. are one of the most anticipated earnings of the season.
The firm has announced that its board of directors is scheduled to meet on April 30, 2026 to approve and take on record the audited standalone and consolidated financial results of the company, as per an exchange filing on BSE on Thursday.
"This is to inform that a meeting of the Board of Directors (‘Board Meeting') of the Company will be held on Thursday, April 30 2026," the filing said.
The agenda of the meeting includes approving and taking on record the audited standalone and consolidated financial results of the company under Indian Accounting Standards, and recommend a final dividend, if any, on the equity shares of the company for the financial year 2026.
HUL Q3 Profit A Miss
HUL made a notable splash in the markets with its third quarter results for FY26 on Feb. 12.
Notably, the FMCG giant reported lower than anticipated profit with a consolidated bottom-line of Rs 2,118 crore in the quarter ended December 2025, which indicated a 30% decline compared to Rs 12,075 crore in the last quarter.
The profit also failed to match or surpass Bloomberg analysts' estimates of Rs 2,615 crore. HUL reported a 5.7% higher quarterly revenue of Rs 16,441 crore, exceeding estimates.
The company's underlying volume growth stood at 4% during the quarter and fell short of estimates.
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Dividend
HUL had also declared a dividend of Rs 35 per share for the third quarter of the ongoing fiscal. The record date for determining shareholder eligibility was Feb. 18.
HUL Share Price
Shares of HUL ended flat at Rs 2,065.30 apiece on the NSE on Thursday, as compared to a 0.15% uptick in the Nifty index.
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