Hindustan Unilever slips 3%, hits over 6-year low ahead of Q2 results
Hindustan Unilever moved higher in a quarterly results development.
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Analysts expect HUL to report double-digit revenue driven by price hikes and anticipate pricing growth to impact volume growth, with volume growth likely to be close to mid-single digits.
The analysis
Hindustan Unilever reported movement of 3%. Those are the figures as filed — what moves the price is how they sit against what the market already expected, not their absolute size.
Against that, the stock is -1.6% on the day at ₹1,789.90, and has returned -15.2% over three months. It sits 29% below its 52-week high, which means a good deal of bad news was already in the price. The fmcg sector has moved -10.0% over the same period, so Hindustan Unilever is running 5.2 points behind its peers.
For Hindustan Unilever, the question is how much of this is already reflected in the price and how much re-rates the fmcg peer set alongside it.
Why it matters
- Earnings versus expectations is what actually re-rates a stock; the surprise matters more than the absolute number.
Market context
- In focus: Hindustan Unilever (HINDUNILVR), in FMCG.
- Over three months: Hindustan Unilever -15.2% against FMCG -10.0% (5.2 points behind).
- At least 25% below the 52-week high: Hindustan Unilever (29%).
- Trading well above normal today: Hindustan Unilever at 2.0 times its 20-day average volume.
| Company | Price | Day | 1M | 3M | From 52-wk high | Volume vs 20-day | Market cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindustan UnileverHINDUNILVR · FMCG | ₹1,789.90 | -1.6% | -6.4% | -15.2% | -28.7% | 2.0× | — |
FMCG
1M -8.0% · 3M -10.0%
Hindustan Unilever
Prices as of 27 Oct 2026, 13:42 IST. Sector moves are the average of the stocks we track in each sector.
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