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HUL Q2 FY26 Results Preview: Mumbai-headquartered FMCG giant Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) is scheduled to report its financial results on Thursday, October 23. Analysts expect the company -- whose popular brands include Red Label, CloseUp, Taj Mahal and Dove -- to stage a lacklustre financial performance for the July-September period amid mild volume growth and volatile edible oil rates.

According to Zee Business research, HUL is estimated to register a consolidated net profit of Rs 2,520 crore for the quarter ended September 30, translating to a 2.7 per cent decline compared to the corresponding period a year ago.

The analysts estimate its second-quarter revenue to drop 0.8 per cent to Rs 15,800 crore.

The FMCG firm is set to register Rs 3,558 crore in second-quarter earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA), marking a fall of 6.2 per cent on a year-on-year basis, according to the research.

Its margin -- a key measure of profitability -- is estimated at 22.5 per cent for the September quarter, as against 23.8 per cent a year ago.

Analysts anticipate the GST 2.0 reforms to have impacted about 40 per cent of the FMCG major's portfolio.

Last month, the central government rolled out the biggest overhaul of the country's indirect tax system since 2017, replacing four main slabs with two core rates (5 per cent and 18 per cent) with an additional 40 per cent slab on luxury and sin goods like tobacco, aerated drinks and high-end cars.​

Here are a few things investors can expect in the upcoming earnings report:

HUL share price

As of October 20, the HUL stock has declined 3.4 per cent so far in 2025, underperforming an 8.9 per cent gain in the Nifty50.