HINDUNILVR.NS — Hindustan Unilever Limited ₹2,117.80

CONSUMER DEFENSIVE · Generated 2026-07-29 21:15
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Quality Scorecard Stable

B70/100
✅ Pricing power (gross margin) 50% Gross margin 50% — wide margins, likely pricing power
⚪ Return on equity — data unavailable
✅ Leverage (net debt / EBITDA) net cash Net cash — $55.2B more cash than debt
✅ Interest coverage 33x EBIT covers interest 33x — comfortably covered
🟡 Earnings consistency (revenue) 1/3 down 1 revenue-down year(s) in 3 — one down year
✅ Earnings growth (net income YoY) +41% Net income +41% YoY — earnings growing
🟡 Cash conversion (CFO/NI) 73% Operating cash ÷ net income 73% — moderate conversion
❌ Operating margin trend eroding Operating margin eroding
✅ Free cash flow margin 15% FCF margin 15% — strong cash generation
🟡 Returns capital to shareholders yes dividend ~2.2%; shares +0.0%/yr
🟡 Buyback efficiency (net share-count Δ) +0.0%/yr Shares outstanding +0.0% YoY — roughly flat

Stable-stage checklist (proxy metrics from yfinance). 10 of 11 criteria scored. Not financial advice.

Buy-Now Score

67/100
Quality ×40%70
Trajectory ×30%60
Valuation ×30%69

Comparative rank: 40% Quality + 30% Trajectory + 30% Valuation — higher = better buy now. Not financial advice.

Valuation

₹790.86₹2,771.85
Price ₹2,117.80DCF ₹878.73 (-59%)Analyst ₹2,519.86 (+19%)MarketGist fair ₹2,191.64 (+3%)

DCF: 2% start growth → 2.5%, 7.0% discount (band ₹732.15–₹1,097.94). Analyst: 37 analysts. MarketGist fair = 80% analyst + 20% DCF. Not financial advice.

Key Trends (6-yr)

GAAP EPS
▲ +41.2% YoY
Sales
▲ +5.3% YoY
Shares Outstanding
▲ +0.0% YoY

Company Overview

Basic Information

Company Name: Hindustan Unilever Limited
Symbol: HINDUNILVR.NS
Exchange: NSI
Sector: Consumer Defensive
Industry: Household & Personal Products

Company Details

Country: India
City: Mumbai
Employees: 17,477
Market Cap: ₹4.98T
Website: https://www.hul.co.in

Business Description

Hindustan Unilever Limited, a fast-moving consumer goods company, manufactures and sells food, home care, and personal care products in India and internationally. It operates through Home Care, Beauty & Wellbeing, Personal Care, Foods, and Others segments. The company offers detergent bars, detergent powders, detergent liquids, and scourers; skin care and hair care products; skin cleansing, oral care, bodywash, and deodorants; and culinary products, such as tomato based products, fruit based products, soups, etc., as well as tea, coffee, functional nutrition drinks, and lifestyle nutrition products. It is also involved in beauty salons, job work, real estate, and discharge trust business. Hindustan Unilever Limited was founded in 1888 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

Key Metrics

Price & Valuation

Current Price
₹2.12K
Market Cap
₹4.98T
P/E Ratio
46.95
Forward P/E
39.65
PEG Ratio
3.69
Price to Book
10.21

Profitability

Profit Margin: 22.64%
Operating Margin: 20.72%
Gross Margin: 50.37%
Return on Equity (ROE): N/A
Return on Assets (ROA): N/A
Revenue Growth: 5.00%

Financial Health

Current Ratio: N/A
Quick Ratio: N/A
Debt to Equity: 3.02
Total Debt: ₹14.78B
Total Cash: ₹69.93B
Beta: 0.36

Trading & Analyst Info

52-Week Range

52-Week High: ₹2.75K
52-Week Low: ₹2.02K
50-Day Average: ₹2.16K
200-Day Average: ₹2.27K

Analyst Recommendations

Recommendation: BUY
Target Mean Price: ₹2.52K
Target High: ₹2.86K
Target Low: ₹1.76K

Quarterly Verdict

🟡 60/100

Hold / watch

Quality grade B; 2 improving / 4 weakening metrics YoY.

➕ Pricing power (gross margin): Gross margin 50% — wide margins, likely pricing power
➕ Leverage (net debt / EBITDA): Net cash — $55.2B more cash than debt
➕ Interest coverage: EBIT covers interest 33x — comfortably covered
➕ Earnings growth (net income YoY): Net income +41% YoY — earnings growing
➖ Operating margin trend: Operating margin eroding
➕ Free cash flow margin: FCF margin 15% — strong cash generation
➕ Revenue +10.3% YoY
➖ Net income -3.0% YoY
➖ Operating margin -0.4 pts YoY
➖ Free cash flow -9.2% YoY
➖ Cash -57.5% YoY
➕ Debt -10.3% YoY

Heuristic from the Quality Scorecard + quarter-over-quarter trends. Not financial advice.

Financial Statements

Income Statement (Annual)

Item2026-03-312025-03-312024-03-312023-03-312022-03-31
Tax Effect Of Unusual Items₹-91.60M₹1.57B₹668.10M₹83.65MN/A
Tax Rate For Calcs₹0.23₹0.26₹0.26₹0.24N/A
Normalized EBITDA₹156.98B₹155.69B₹152.21B₹145.75BN/A
Total Unusual Items₹-400.00M₹6.03B₹2.55B₹350.00MN/A
Total Unusual Items Excluding Goodwill₹-400.00M₹6.03B₹2.55B₹350.00MN/A
Net Income From Continuing Operation Net Minority Interest₹106.33B₹106.58B₹102.77B₹101.20BN/A
Reconciled Depreciation₹14.36B₹13.63B₹12.16B₹11.52BN/A
Reconciled Cost Of Revenue₹328.36B₹309.65B₹308.92B₹327.19BN/A
EBITDA₹156.58B₹161.72B₹154.76B₹146.10BN/A
EBIT₹142.22B₹148.09B₹142.60B₹134.58BN/A
Net Interest Income₹1.36B₹3.74B₹2.12B₹2.97BN/A
Interest Expense₹4.10B₹3.81B₹3.34B₹1.14BN/A
Interest Income₹5.46B₹7.55B₹5.46B₹4.11BN/A
Normalized Income₹106.64B₹102.12B₹100.89B₹100.93BN/A
Net Income From Continuing And Discontinued Operation₹150.40B₹106.49B₹102.77B₹101.20BN/A

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Balance Sheet (Annual)

Item2026-03-312025-03-312024-03-312023-03-31
Ordinary Shares Number₹2.35B₹2.35B₹2.35B₹2.35B
Share Issued₹2.35B₹2.35B₹2.35B₹2.35B
Total Debt₹14.78B₹16.48B₹14.84B₹12.19B
Tangible Book Value₹-5.08B₹36.93B₹55.05B₹45.75B
Invested Capital₹487.38B₹494.03B₹512.31B₹504.02B
Working Capital₹34.72B₹55.14B₹84.45B₹49.70B
Net Tangible Assets₹-5.08B₹36.93B₹55.05B₹45.75B
Capital Lease Obligations₹14.78B₹16.47B₹14.71B₹11.21B
Common Stock Equity₹487.38B₹494.02B₹512.18B₹503.04B
Total Capitalization₹487.38B₹494.02B₹512.18B₹503.04B
Total Equity Gross Minority Interest₹490.07B₹496.09B₹514.23B₹505.22B
Minority Interest₹2.69B₹2.07B₹2.05B₹2.18B
Stockholders Equity₹487.38B₹494.02B₹512.18B₹503.04B
Other Equity Interest₹270.00M₹110.00M₹509.83B₹500.69B
Retained Earnings₹77.26B₹86.22B₹104.43B₹95.44B

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Cash Flow Statement (Annual)

Item2026-03-312025-03-312024-03-312023-03-312022-03-31
Free Cash Flow₹96.38B₹106.11B₹139.92B₹87.99BN/A
Repayment Of Debt₹-460.00M₹0.00₹-850.00M₹-2.08BN/A
Issuance Of DebtN/AN/A₹0.00₹2.86B₹550.00M
Issuance Of Capital StockN/AN/A₹0.00₹-20.00M₹0.00
Capital Expenditure₹-13.61B₹-12.75B₹-14.77B₹-11.92BN/A
End Cash Position₹25.83B₹60.70B₹8.12B₹7.01BN/A
Other Cash Adjustment Outside Changein Cash₹80.00MN/AN/A₹100.00MN/A
Beginning Cash Position₹60.70B₹8.12B₹7.01B₹11.47BN/A
Changes In Cash₹-34.95B₹52.58B₹1.11B₹-4.56BN/A
Financing Cash Flow₹-108.10B₹-131.01B₹-100.34B₹-89.53BN/A
Net Other Financing ChargesN/AN/A₹-850.00M₹850.00MN/A
Interest Paid Cff₹-1.33B₹-1.30B₹-1.10B₹-880.00MN/A
Cash Dividends Paid₹-101.24B₹-124.73B₹-94.16B₹-84.74BN/A
Net Common Stock IssuanceN/AN/A₹0.00₹-20.00M₹0.00
Common Stock IssuanceN/AN/A₹0.00₹-20.00M₹0.00

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