Shares of are among the closely watched stocks on Dalal Street on Friday, trading at ₹1,980.10 as of 11.57 AM, up ₹18.10 or 0.92 per cent from Thursday’s close of ₹1,962, even as the stock touched a fresh 52-week low of ₹1,950.40 earlier in the session, before recovering. The day’s high stands at ₹1,984.20, with the opening at ₹1,967.
HUL held its Capital Markets Day 2026, where Managing Director and CEO Priya Nair outlined the company’s strategy under the theme ‘Winning in New India.’
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HUL reported an annual turnover of ₹63,763 crore for FY2026, with an EBITDA margin of 23.6 per cent and operating cash flow of approximately ₹11,000 crore. The company’s return on capital employed stands at 110.9 per cent, with reserves of ₹48,988 crore. The total market capitalisation as of Friday morning is ₹4,65,242.57 crore, with a free float market cap of ₹1,75,180.11 crore.
The company acknowledged that revenue growth has been muted over the past two years. Underlying sales growth improved sequentially, from 3 per cent in the first half of FY2026 to 5 per cent in the December quarter, 7 per cent in the March quarter, and 10 per cent in the June quarter of FY2026, signalling a recovery trajectory. HUL’s four segments, Home Care (₹23,672 crore), Beauty & Wellbeing (₹14,990 crore), Foods (₹14,061 crore), and Personal Care (₹9,564 crore), together form the revenue base. Beauty & Wellbeing carries a segment EBIT margin of 28 per cent.
The Capital Markets Day presentation outlined a growth framework centred on consumption expansion, premiumisation, market-making in underpenetrated categories, and entry into select new spaces such as male grooming, masstige skincare, protein, and ready-to-drink beverages. HUL’s portfolio now includes 21 brands, each with more than ₹1,000 crore in annual turnover, and its products reach over 9 million retail outlets.
On the market data front, the stock’s 52-week high was ₹2,750, recorded exactly a year ago on 4 September 2025, underscoring a 28 per cent decline over one year. Year-to-date, the stock has fallen 14.76 per cent, against a Nifty 50 decline of 8.27 per cent in the same period. The symbol P/E ratio stands at 30.79.
The total traded volume by mid-morning was 5.58 lakh shares, with a traded value of ₹109.89 crore. Buy orders accounted for 55.11 per cent of the total quantity, against 44.89 per cent on the sell side, with 60.14 per cent of traded quantity marked for delivery, suggesting a meaningful portion of Friday’s activity is positional rather than purely intraday.