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HUL Dividend 2025: FMCG major Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) on Thursday reported its consolidated financial results for the second quarter of FY26, showing modest growth in profit and sales, while also announcing an interim dividend for shareholders.

The company has also declared the record and payment date for the dividend eligibility and payout.

HUL also declared an interim dividend of Rs 19 per equity share of Rs 1 each for FY26, which corresponds to a 1900% per cent dividend on face value for FY26.

The record date for the dividend is Friday, November 7, 2025, and the payout will be made to shareholders on Thursday, November 20, 2025.

Looking at HUL’s dividend history, the company has consistently rewarded shareholders with substantial payouts.

For FY25, it paid a final dividend of Rs 24 in June 2025 and an interim dividend of Rs 19, along with a special dividend of Rs 10 in November 2024. This reflects HUL’s continued commitment to delivering returns to its investors.

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The company posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 2,694 crore, up 4 per cent from Rs 2,595 crore in the same quarter last year. Total sales grew by 2 per cent to Rs 16,061 crore, reflecting steady demand across its product portfolio.

The company’s EBITDA for the quarter stood at Rs 3,729 crore, slightly lower than Rs 3,793 crore in Q2 FY25, resulting in an EBITDA margin of 23.2 per cent, down by 90 basis points year-on-year.

Profit after tax before exceptional items declined 4 per cent to Rs 2,482 crore from Rs 2,594 crore in the year-ago period. However, exceptional items contributed positively this quarter, including a one-off gain of Rs 273 crore from the resolution of prior years’ tax matters between the UK and Indian tax authorities.

Other exceptional costs included restructuring expenses of Rs 51 crore and acquisition/disposal-related costs of Rs 38 crore. After accounting for these items, HUL’s profit after tax grew 4 per cent to Rs 2,694 crore.

In corporate developments, HUL’s shareholders approved a scheme of arrangement to demerge the company’s ice cream business into Kwality Wall’s (India) Limited (KWIL).

The scheme is subject to statutory and regulatory approvals, including from the NCLT under Sections 230 and 232 of the Companies Act, 2013. The demerger does not impact HUL’s reported financials for Q2 FY26.

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